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Charles Gemora (1903–1961)

Stowed away on an American vessel sailing out of the Philippines, a young Charles Gemora arrived in California while the birth of cinema was in full swing. To help earn a little extra cash, Charlie would hang around the Universal entrance offering to sketch portraits. It wasn't long before his natural... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideMake-Up Department (46 titles)
1962 Jack the Giant Killer (makeup artist)
 
1962 Hands of a Stranger (makeup artist)
 
1961 Flight of the Lost Balloon (makeup artist - as Charles Gomura)
 
1961 One-Eyed Jacks (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1960 The Mountain Road (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1959-1960 Hotel de Paree (TV series) (makeup artist - 10 episodes)
Sundance and the Fallen Sparrow (1960) (makeup artist)
Sundance and the Long Trek (1960) (makeup artist)
Vengeance for Sundance (1960) (makeup artist)
Sundance and the Greenhorn Trader (1960) (makeup artist)
Hard Luck for Sundance (1960) (makeup artist)
 
1959 The Four Skulls of Jonathan Drake (makeup artist)
 
1958 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series) (makeup artist - 1 episode)
The Time Element (1958) (makeup artist)
 
1958 I Married a Monster from Outer Space (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1957 Witness for the Prosecution (makeup artist: Marlene Dietrich - uncredited)
 
1957 Omar Khayyam (makeup artist)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1956 The Ten Commandments (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1956 The Harder They Fall (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1955 The Far Horizons (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1955 Hell's Island (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1954 The Naked Jungle (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1952 Son of Paleface (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1950 Union Station (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1948 The Emperor Waltz (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1947 Unconquered (prosthetic lab technician - uncredited)
 
1945 Back to Bataan (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1944 Frenchman's Creek (makeup artist)
 
1944 The Story of Dr. Wassell (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1944 And the Angels Sing (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1944 Double Indemnity (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1942 Here We Go Again (makeup artist: Jerry Maren - uncredited)
 
1942 Between Us Girls (special makeup - uncredited)
 
1942 The Great Man's Lady (special makeup - uncredited)
 
1942 Reap the Wild Wind (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1941 Hold Back the Dawn (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1941 Aloma of the South Seas (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1940 The Quarterback (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1940 Golden Gloves (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1940 Those Were the Days! (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1940 The Grapes of Wrath (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1939 Disputed Passage (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1939 The Magnificent Fraud (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1939 Gunga Din (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1938 I'm from the City (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1938 Swiss Miss (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1938 Her Jungle Love (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1938 The Buccaneer (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1937 The Good Earth (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1936 The Jungle Princess (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
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1958 Mardi Gras
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1958 I Married a Monster from Outer Space
Alien (uncredited)
 
1954 Phantom of the Rue Morgue
Sultan, The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1953 The War of the Worlds
Martian (uncredited)
 
1953 White Witch Doctor
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1949 Africa Screams
The Ape (uncredited)
 
1948 Who Killed Doc Robbin
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1946 Road to Utopia
Bear (uncredited)
 
1944 Gildersleeve's Ghost
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1943 Two Weeks to Live
Plato The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1941 Road to Zanzibar
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1941 The Monster and the Girl
The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1939 At the Circus
Gibraltar the Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1938 Swiss Miss
Gorilla (as Charles Gamore)
 
1935 Gum Shoes (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1934 Bum Voyage (short)
The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1933 So This Is Africa
Josephine the Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1933 Sing, Bing, Sing (short)
Sir Charles, the Gorilla
 
1933 Nature in the Wrong (short)
The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1932 Island of Lost Souls
Gorilla on Pier (uncredited)
 
1932 The Savage Girl
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1932 Hawkins & Watkins Inc. (short)
The Gorilla (as Sir Charles)
 
1932 The Chimp (short)
Ethel the Chimp (uncredited)
 
1932 Murders in the Rue Morgue
Erik, the Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1932 Seal Skins (short)
Jocko the Boxing Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1931 Nu-Ma-Pu - Cannibalism
Cannibal (uncredited)
 
1931 Ghost Parade (short)
Gorilla
 
1931 Scared Stiff (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1930 The Cohens and the Kellys in Africa
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1930 The Gorilla
The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1930 Pure and Simple (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1930 The Unholy Three
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1930 Bear Shooters (short)
Gorilla
 
1930 Ingagi
Ingagi - The Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1929 His Baby Daze (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1929 The Holy Terror (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1929 Stark Mad
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1929 Seven Footprints to Satan
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1929 Why Gorillas Leave Home (short)
 
1928 Do Gentlemen Snore? (short)
Charley the Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1928 The Circus Kid
Zozo - the Gorilla
 
1928 His Favorite Wife (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
1928 The Leopard Lady
The Ape
 
1927 Goose Flesh (short)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (8 titles)
1945 Kitty (painter: "Blue Boy" copy - uncredited)
 
1940 Dancing on a Dime (mask creator - uncredited)
 
1935 Night Life of the Gods (sculptures - uncredited)
 
1929 Stark Mad (sculptor - uncredited)
 
1928 Noah's Ark (sculptor: idols - uncredited)
 
1926 The Black Pirate (set design/sculptures - uncredited)
 
1925 The Phantom of the Opera (opera house set design - uncredited)
 
1923/I The Hunchback of Notre Dame (sculptures - uncredited)
 
Show ShowCostume and Wardrobe Department (6 titles)
1958 Curse of the Faceless Man (costume: The Faceless Man - uncredited)
 
1958 The Colossus of New York (designer: Colossus costume - uncredited)
 
1953 The War of the Worlds (costume maker: Martian costumes - uncredited)
 
1932 The Sign of the Cross (gorilla costume creator - uncredited)
 
1932 Blonde Venus (gorilla costume creator - uncredited)
 
1925 The Lost World (ape-man suit creator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (2 titles)
1958 Curse of the Faceless Man (creature creator - as Charles Gemorra)
 
1954 The Naked Jungle (mechanical designer: ants - uncredited)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
1994 Hollywood Goes Ape! (documentary) (dedicatee)
 
Show ShowSelf (1 title)
1930 Africa Speaks! (documentary)
Gorilla (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2005 The Sky Is Falling: Making 'The War of the Worlds' (video documentary short)
Martian
 
1998 Universal Horror (TV documentary)
 
1949 Down Memory Lane
Charlie, the gorilla
 

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Personal Details


Publicity Listings:

1 Print Biography  | 3 Articles  | See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Sir Charles | Charles Gamore | Carlos Gemora | Charles Gemorra | Charles Gomura
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Did You Know?

Trivia:

His daughter Diana talks about helping him build the Martian costume for "The War of the Worlds" (1953) in the book "A Sci-Fi Swarm and Horror Horde" (McFarland & Co., 2010) by Tom Weaver. See more »

Nickname:

Charlie See more »

Star Sign:

Gemini