Rick Baker
Costume & Make-Up • AGE 75
Richard A. Baker (born December 8, 1950) is a retired American special make-up effects creator and actor, mostly known for his creature effects and designs. Baker won the Academy Award for Best Makeup...
Filmography
V/H/S/Halloween
Rich (segment "Home Haunt")
2025
Old Time Radio: The Specter of Christmas
The Caretaker
2025
Fear and Love: The Story of The Exorcist
Self
2024
Old Time Radio: Your Move
The Caretaker
2023
AGFA Mystery Mixtape #1
Self
2020
The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault
(archive footage)
2020
Tales Beyond Madness
2019
Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
Self
2019
Keep the Gaslight Burning
Mr Maxwell
2018
DC Daily
Self
2018
King Cohen: The Wild World of Filmmaker Larry Cohen
Self
2018
The Beast Inside: Creating 'Wolf'
Rick Baker
2017
Cult of Terror
Self - Make-up Designer
2017
MonsterKids: The Impact of Things That Go Bump In The Night
Self
2017
Face Off: Game Face
Self - Judge
2017
Charlie Gemora: Uncredited
Himself
2016
Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex
Self
2015
Birth Pains
himself
2015
Maleficent
Makeup Artist
2014
House of Wax: Unlike Anything You've Seen Before!
Self
2013
Men in Black 3
Brain Alien
2012
Unchained Reaction
2012
Face Off
Guest Judge
2011
TRON: Legacy
Makeup Artist
2010
The Wolfman
Gypsy Man / First Killed
2010
The Wolf Man: From Ancient Curse to Modern Myth
Self
2010
Pure in Heart: The Life and Legacy of Lon Chaney, Jr.
Self
2010
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
Self
2009
Monsterland
Self
2009
RKO Production 601: The Making of “Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World”
Self
2008
He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce
Self
2008
Enchanted
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2007
Norbit
Makeup Artist
2007
Working with a Master: John Landis
Self
2006
Click
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2006
The Sci-Fi Boys
Self
2006
The Perfect Scary Movie
Self
2005
The Art of Imagination: A Tribute to Oz
Self
2005
Cursed
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2005
Ray Harryhausen: The Early Years Collection
Self
2005
Ed Wood: Making Bela
Self
2004
Videodrome: Forging the New Flesh
Self
2004
Skinned Deep
Thanks
2004
Rick Baker: Alien Maker
Self
2002
Men in Black II: Creature Featurettes
Self
2002
The Ring
Makeup Effects
2002
Men in Black II
MIB Passport Control Agent
2002
Planet of the Apes
Old Ape #2
2001
How the Grinch Stole Christmas
Puppeteer
2000
Metamorphosis of 'Men in Black'
Self
2000
Mummy Dearest: A Horror Tradition Unearthed
Self
2000
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Special Effects Makeup Artist
2000
The Road to 'Dracula'
Self
1999
Wild Wild West
Makeup Effects Designer
1999
Life
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1999
The 'Frankenstein' Files: How Hollywood Made a Monster
Self
1999
She's Alive! Creating 'The Bride of Frankenstein'
Self
1999
Monster by Moonlight! The Immortal Saga of 'The Wolf Man'
Self
1999
A Tribute to the Wizard of Oz
Himself
1999
Mighty Joe Young
Special Effects
1998
Psycho
Makeup Artist
1998
The Making of Men in Black
Self
1997
Ghosts
Makeup Effects
1997
Men in Black
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1997
Escape from L.A.
Makeup Artist
1996
The Frighteners
Makeup Artist
1996
The Nutty Professor
Makeup Effects Designer
1996
The Amazing Panda Adventure
Special Effects
1995
Batman Forever
Makeup Artist
1995
It's Alive: The True Story of Frankenstein
Self
1994
Ed Wood
Makeup Designer
1994
Baby's Day Out
Makeup Artist
1994
Wolf
Makeup Artist
1994
Masters of Illusion: The Wizards of Special Effects
Self
1994
Body Bags
Makeup Artist
1993
Matinee
Makeup Effects
1993
The Rocketeer
Makeup Artist
1991
Dark Avenger
Makeup Artist
1990
Gremlins 2: The New Batch
Special Effects
1990
Missing Link
Makeup Artist
1988
Gorillas in the Mist
Makeup Artist
1988
Coming to America
Makeup Effects
1988
Beauty and the Beast
Creature Design
1987
Summer School
Makeup Artist
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Makeup Artist
1987
Max My Love
Makeup Effects Designer
1986
Ratboy
Makeup Artist
1986
The Making of Captain EO
Self
1986
Fangoria's Weekend of Horrors
Self
1986
Silver Bullet
Visual Effects
1985
My Science Project
Makeup Artist
1985
Into the Night
Drug Dealer
1985
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Makeup Artist
1984
Making Michael Jackson's Thriller
Self
1983
Michael Jackson's Thriller
Zombie Opening the Crypt (uncredited)
1983
Videodrome
Makeup Effects Designer
1983
The Making of David Cronenberg's Videodrome
Interviewee
1982
Ghost Story
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981
An American Werewolf in London
Makeup Effects
1981
The Funhouse
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981
The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Sidney
1981
The Howling
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1981
Altered States
Special Effects Makeup Artist
1980
Tanya's Island
Special Effects
1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Makeup Artist
1980
An American Christmas Carol
Makeup Artist
1979
It Lives Again
Makeup Effects
1978
The Fury
Makeup Effects
1978
The Incredible Melting Man
Makeup Artist
1977
The Kentucky Fried Movie
Dino (segment "A.M. Today") (as Richard A. Baker)
1977
Star Wars
Makeup Artist
1977
Cop Killers
Makeup Artist
1977
King Kong
King Kong
1976
Squirm
Makeup Designer
1976
Track of the Moon Beast
Makeup Artist
1976
The Zebra Force
Makeup Artist
1976
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
Makeup Artist
1974
It's Alive
Makeup Artist
1974
The Exorcist
Special Effects Assistant
1973
The Night Turkey
Little Kathy's Date
1973
Schlock
Makeup Artist
1973
Black Caesar
Makeup Designer
1973
The Thing with Two Heads
Gorilla
1972
Bone
Makeup Designer
1972
Octaman
Costume Design
1971
Old Time Radio: Dance With Me
Caretaker