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Filmography

Hide HideMake-Up Department (75 titles)
2013 The Creek Don't Rise (makeup department head) (pre-production)
 
2013 The Lone Ranger (key makeup artist) (post-production)
 
2012 Lincoln (crowd makeup artist)
 
2012 Men in Black 3 (makeup artist)
 
2011 True Blood (TV series) (makeup artist - 1 episode, 2011) (makeup effects artist - 1 episode, 2011)
And When I Die (2011) (makeup effects artist)
Soul of Fire (2011) (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
2011 Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (principal makeup artist)
 
2011 Thor (special makeup effects artist)
 
2010 The Experiment (makeup department head)
 
2010/I Alice in Wonderland (key prosthetic makeup artist - uncredited)
 
2009 Avatar (makeup department head: Los Angeles live action)
 
2009 Terminator Salvation (makeup effects department head)
 
2009 Star Trek (makeup artist)
 
2009 Push (makeup department head)
 
2008 Fragments (makeup department head)
 
2008 The Love Guru (makeup concept designer)
 
2007 Into the Wild (makeup artist)
 
2007 Spider-Man 3 (makeup tests: pre-production)
 
2007 Wild Hogs (makeup artist)
 
2007 Norbit (prosthetic makeup artist)
 
2006 Tenacious D in The Pick of Destiny (special makeup effects artist: Proteus - as Michael Smithson)
 
2006 World Trade Center (special makeup effects artist)
 
2006 Poseidon (makeup department head: second unit)
 
2004 Spider-Man 2 (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
2003 Big Fish (makeup artist)
 
2003 Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (lead cat makeup artist: Mike Myers)
 
2003 Buffy the Vampire Slayer (TV series) (special makeup effects artist - 1 episode)
Chosen (2003) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2003 Dragnet (TV series) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2002 Men in Black II (background makeup supervisor - uncredited)
 
2002 Murder by Numbers (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
2002 The Sweetest Thing (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
2001 Planet of the Apes (key makeup artist)
 
2001 Six Feet Under (TV series) (makeup artist)
 
2001 Special Unit 2 (TV series) (makeup artist) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2001 The Andy Dick Show (TV series) (special makeup effects artist)
 
2000 How the Grinch Stole Christmas (makeup artist)
 
2000 Little Nicky (makeup & demon effects: Henry Winkler)
 
2000 Lost Souls (lead makeup effects)
 
2000 The Kid (makeup artist)
 
2000 The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (special makeup effects artist)
 
2000 Strong Medicine (TV series) (makeup artist)
 
2000 Battlefield Earth (makeup artist: John Travolta)
 
2000/I Supernova (key prosthetic makeup artist)
 
2000 Malcolm in the Middle (TV series) (makeup artist)
 
1999 Bicentennial Man (old age makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1999 Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (makeup artist: Stan Winston Studio, makeup designer: Fat Bastard)
 
1998 Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1998 Gods and Monsters (makeup artist - uncredited)
 
1997 Alien: Resurrection (makeup artist)
 
1997/I Ghosts (short) (makeup artist: Michael Jackson)
 
1996 The Utilizer (makeup designer)
 
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau (makeup supervisor)
 
1995 Tank Girl (makeup designer)
 
1994 ER (TV series) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1994 Brainscan (designer and sculptor: "Mesh", Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc., special makeup animatronic effects)
 
1994 Golden Gate (effects makeup artist: Matt Dillon)
 
1994 Cabin Boy (special makeup effects artist: Figurehead, Alterian Studios, Inc.)
 
1993 Full Eclipse (TV movie) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1992 Mr. Saturday Night (fabrication)
 
1992 The Vagrant (special makeup supervisor - as Michael Smithson)
 
1992 Sleepwalkers (prosthetic designer, prosthetic sculptor)
 
1991 Dollman (video) (special makeup effects artist)
 
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell (TV movie) (effects sculptor, cosmetics)
 
1991 Timebomb (special makeup effects artist)
 
1991 Scanners II: The New Order (video) (special makeup effects supervisor: Shadoworks)
 
1991 Switch (demon design and prosthetics)
 
1991 Kickboxer 2: The Road Back (makeup artist)
 
1990 The Exorcist III (on set prosthetics coordinator)
 
1988 The Blob (makeup effects key artist: makeup effects crew, makeup effects sculptor: makeup effects crew)
 
1988 Dead Heat (special makeup effects artist - uncredited)
 
1988 Return of the Living Dead Part II (zombie makeup effects)
 
1987 Teen Wolf Too (makeup artist: wolf makeup)
 
1987 Star Trek: The Next Generation (TV series) (makeup artist)
 
1987 Werewolf (TV series) (fabrication)
 
1986 Captain EO (short) (sculptor, cosmetics)
 
1985 The Midnight Hour (TV movie) (fabrication)
 
Show ShowSpecial Effects (10 titles)
2001 Special Unit 2 (TV series) (special effects makeup - 1 episode)
The Brothers (2001) (special effects makeup)
 
2001 Spy Kids (puppeteer and effects)
 
1998 Godzilla (sculptor: Patrick Tatopoulos Designs)
 
1997 The Lost World: Jurassic Park (art department: Stan Winston Studio)
 
1993 Full Eclipse (TV movie) (application: Alterian Creature Crew)
 
1991 Cast a Deadly Spell (TV movie) (sculptor: Old One)
 
1991 Suburban Commando (effects technician: XFX Inc.)
 
1990 Ghost (body effects: Patrick Swayze - uncredited)
 
1987 House II: The Second Story (crew: makeup and creature design unit - as Michael Smithson)
 
1986 The Golden Child (creature sculptor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (5 titles)
1993 Fire in the Sky (lead makeup and puppet effects)
 
1989 Body Wars (short) (effects artist & puppeteer)
 
1989 Ghostbusters II (lead sculptor & prosthetics: ILM)
 
1988 Beetlejuice (stop-motion fabrication - uncredited)
 
1987 Predator (fabricator: Boss Film)
 
Show ShowArt Department (4 titles)
1998 Godzilla (creature sculptor)
 
1997 Alien: Resurrection (sculptor)
 
1996 DragonHeart (preproduction dragon designer - uncredited)
 
1993 Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (character sculptor - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (3 titles)
2001 Shrek (pre-production: Los Angeles)
 
2001 Spy Kids (puppeteer)
 
1986 The Fly (creature effects: C.W.I.)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2003 The Secret Life of... (TV series)
Chocolate (2003)
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
Klingon Helmsman (uncredited)
 
Show ShowAnimation Department (1 title)
2000 The Road to El Dorado (character designer)
 
Show ShowSelf (2 titles)
1997/I Ghosts (short)
Himself - making-of footage during closing credits (uncredited)
 
1994 Movie Magic (TV series documentary)
Himself
Creature Makeup: Masks and Mirrors (1994) … Himself
 
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Personal Details

Other Works:

"Man In The Box": Alice In Chains music video as Make up FX Dept. Head (1996) See more »

Official Sites:

Official Site | See more »

Alternate Names:

Michael Smithson

Height:

6' 2" (1.88 m)