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The creature designer/makeup artist went from making his own Super 8 movies, to working on the 1970s Claymation TV show Davey and Goliath, to helping with special effects on The Exorcist in...
Baker played the title role in the 1976 remake of King Kong. He had initially only been hired to create an ape suit that would fill in for scenes where it was not practical to use a life-sized mechanical version of Kong that had been designed by Carlo Rambaldi , but problems with Rambaldi's creation resulted in Baker playing Kong on-screen for ...
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- Richard Alan Baker, December 8, 1950 (age 72), Binghamton, New York, U.S.
- 1967–2014; 2017–2018
It stars Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, and Jessica Lange in her first film role, and features mechanical effects by Carlo Rambaldi and makeup effects by Rick Baker who also played the title character. It is the fifth entry in the King Kong franchise .
- December 17, 1976
- Dino De Laurentiis
makeup artist Jo McCarthy ... hair stylist Michaeldino ... hair design: for Kong Rick Baker ... makeup effects (uncredited) Rob Bottin ... makeup effects (uncredited) John Inzerella ... makeup artist (uncredited) John Truwe ... makeup artist (uncredited)
Mar 22, 2021 · Fun Fact: Legendary Makeup Artist Rick Baker is actually the one in the King Kong suit. The movie was sold on a giant King Kong animatronic—and it barely worked. If you can find videos of Rick talking about working on the film, it’s pretty great. Edit: Here’s a video of Rick Baker on Kevin Smith’s podcast. He talks about King Kong at 59 ...
May 16, 2012 · Rick's cinematic love affair with gorillas and their other hairy friends was first seen on the big screen in 1976's King Kong.
