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Carlos Cruz Gemora (June 15, 1903 – August 19, 1961), commonly known as Charles Gemora, was a Hollywood makeup artist renowned as "the King of the Gorilla Men" for his prolific appearances in many Hollywood films while wearing a gorilla suit.
Charles Gemora. Make-Up Department. Actor. Art Department. IMDbPro Starmeter See rank. 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.
- January 1, 1
- Negros, Philippines
- January 1, 1
- Hollywood, California, USA
Charles Gemora. Costume Department: Curse of the Faceless Man. 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.
- June 15, 1903
- August 19, 1961
Charles Gemora was the first to specialize in gorilla portrayals. He worked in Hollywood as a set designer and makeup artist before he built a gorilla costume for the 1927 silent film The...
Jul 18, 2017 · Charles (“Charlie”) Gemora had one of the most unique, wide-ranging, and sadly unheralded careers in Hollywood history. Between the mid-’20s and the early ‘60s, he worked as a makeup ...
actor, special effects. 58 years biography, photo, best movies and TV shows, news, birthday and age, Date of Death. «Flight of the Lost Balloon» (1961), «Mardi Gras» (1958), «I Married a Monster from Outer Space» (1958), «Phantom of the Rue Morgue» (1954), «White Witch Doctor» (1953)...
Charles Gemora is known as an Actor, Makeup Artist, Set Designer, Sculptor, Creature Design, Painter, Costume Design, Stunts, and Costumer. Some of his work includes The War of the Worlds, Island of Lost Souls, The Chimp, Murders in the Rue Morgue, Blonde Venus, Swiss Miss, At the Circus, and Africa Screams.
