Makeup artist in American film (and occasionally TV) who was hand-picked by John Chambers to handle the job of Maurice Evans' Dr. Zaius makeup in THE PLANET OF THE APES (1968). His first feature credit was JEREMIAH JOHNSON (1972). Other notable credits include HEAVEN'S GATE (1980), ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK, LOOKER and SHARKY'S MACHINE (all 1981), THE TOY and John Carpenter's THE THING (both 1982), STAR 80 and THE STING II (both 1983), THE FALCON AND THE SNOWMAN, FLETCH, BACK TO THE FUTURE and FIRST STEPS (all 1985), BIG TROUBLE IN LITTLE CHINA and THE GOLDEN CHILD (both 1986), THROW MOMMA FROM THE TRAIN (1987), THE COUCH TRIP and MEMORIES OF ME (both 1988), TROOP BEVERLY HILLS, WHEN HARRY MET SALLY... and BACK TO THE FUTURE PART II (all 1989), CITY SLICKERS (1991), BEETHOVEN'S 2ND (1993), MR. HOLLAND'S OPUS (1995, Richard Dreyfuss' makeup artist), SIX DAYS SEVEN NIGHTS (1998), EDTV, PLAY IT TO THE BONE and THE LIMEY (all 1999), NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS (2000, special makeup effects artist), and WHAT'S THE WORST THAT COULD HAPPEN? and EVOLUTION (both 2001).  Nominated for Achievement in Makeup 1985: THE COLOR PURPLE 1 nomination