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Dick Smith
Biography
Richard Emerson Smith (June 26, 1922 – July 30, 2014) was an American special make-up effects artist and author, (nicknamed "The Godfather of Make-Up") known for his work on such films as Little Big Man, The Godfather, The Exorcist, Taxi Driver, Scanners and Death Becomes Her. He won a 1985 Academy Award for Best Makeup for his work on Amadeus and received a 2012 Academy Honorary Award for his career's work. Description above from the Wikipedia article Dick Smith (make-up artist), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Top Filmography

6.9
Making 'Taxi Driver'
1999 // MOVIE

7.3
The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 // MOVIE

5.4
The Mike Douglas Show
1961 // TV

6.6
Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX
2008 // MOVIE
8.2
Witch's Dungeon: 40 Years of Chills
2006 // MOVIE

4.2
Great SFX Adventure: Take Me to 'Sweet Home'
1989 // MOVIE

9.0
Monster Make-Up
1989 // MOVIE
0.0
The New Inventors
NaN // TV
0.0
The New Inventors
NaN // TV