Make-up Effects Legend Dick Smith Has Died

Dick Smith has died at age 92. I could write about all the amazing films that have featured his work, but images would be far more eloquent. Enjoy some of the magic that Smith gave us.

An example of his early work with the TV anthology Way Out. From the episode Soft Focus.

One of the forms of Jeff Bridges in Altered States.

Old F. Murray Abraham in Amadeus.

More old age make-up, this time Dustin Hoffman in Little Big Man.

A disturbing effect from Ghost Story.

A damned soul from The Sentinel in which Christina Raines finds out her apartment building in New York City is a portal to Hell. Features a lot of weird, unsettling make-up from Smith.

And, finally, a behind-the-scenes shot of Smith and Linda Blair from The Exorcist and the finished work. It is amazing what he did with latex, imagination and talent.