Jack Pierce
Birthday
1889/05/05
Day of death
1968/07/19 (79 years old)
Gender
Male
Place of Birth
Valdetsyou, Greece
Also know as
Janus Piccoulas, Jack P. Pierce, Janus Piccoula, John Pierce, Jack P. Pearce, Jack Pearce
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Pierce (born Janus Piccoula; May 5, 1889 – July 19, 1968) was a Hollywood make-up artist best remembered for creating the iconic makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931), along with various other classic monster make-ups for Universal Studios. In the 1920s, Pierce embarked on a series of jobs in cinema—cinema manager, stuntman, actor, even assistant director, but within a few years he settled on mastering makeup. The head of Universal, Carl...Read more
Acting
(2008) He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
as Self (archive footage)
(1929) Masquerade
as Second Reporter
(1927) The Isle of Sunken Gold
as ---
(1917) The Enchanted Kiss
as Dwarf
(1922) Riders of the Law
as Pete Gushard
(2015) Jack Pierce: The Man Who Made the Monsters
as Self (archive footage)
(1928) The Circus
as Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
(1997) Midsomer Murders
as Grady Felton