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Jack Pierce

Jack Pierce

ActorCostume & Make-Up May 5 (died age 79) Valdetsyou, Greece 1917–2015 (98 year career)
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jack Pierce (born Janus Piccoula; May 5, 1889 – July 19, 1968) was a Hollywood make-up artist best remembered for creating the iconic makeup worn by Boris Karloff in Frankenstein (1931), along with various other classic monster make-ups for Universal Studios. In the 1920s, Pierce embarked on a series of jobs in cinema—cinema manager, stuntman, actor, even assistant director, but within a few years he settled on mastering makeup. The head of Universal, Carl…

Known For

Frankenstein
Film

Frankenstein

Makeup Artist
The Circus
Film

The Circus

Man Operating Ropes (uncredited)
Bride of Frankenstein
Film

Bride of Frankenstein

Makeup Artist
Dracula
Film

Dracula

Makeup Artist
The Invisible Man
Film

The Invisible Man

Makeup Artist
Scarlet Street
Film

Scarlet Street

Makeup Artist
The Wolf Man
Film

The Wolf Man

Makeup Artist
The Mummy
Film

The Mummy

Makeup Designer

Filmography

Crew (98)

Movies (98)

The Creation of the Humanoids

The Creation of the Humanoids

1962

Makeup Artist

6.3
Beyond the Time Barrier

Beyond the Time Barrier

1960

Makeup Artist

6.0
The Amazing Transparent Man

The Amazing Transparent Man

1960

Makeup Artist

3.8
Giant from the Unknown

Giant from the Unknown

1958

Makeup Artist

4.1
I Bury the Living

I Bury the Living

1958

Makeup Artist

6.1
The Brain from Planet Arous

The Brain from Planet Arous

1957

Makeup Artist

5.0
No. 5 Checked Out

No. 5 Checked Out

1956

Makeup Artist

5.0
Prima Donna

Prima Donna

1956

Makeup Artist

Affair in Sumatra

Affair in Sumatra

1956

Makeup Artist

The Titanic Incident

The Titanic Incident

1955

Makeup Artist

No Escape

No Escape

1953

Makeup Artist

4.5
Tales of Robin Hood

Tales of Robin Hood

1951

Makeup Artist

4.3
Blades of the Musketeers

Blades of the Musketeers

1950

Makeup Artist

Master Minds

Master Minds

1949

Makeup Artist

6.0
The Pilgrimage Play

The Pilgrimage Play

1949

Makeup Artist

3.5
Joan of Arc

Joan of Arc

1948

Makeup Artist

6.1
Doctor Jim

Doctor Jim

1947

Makeup Artist

Buck Privates Come Home

Buck Privates Come Home

1947

Makeup Artist

6.3
The Egg and I

The Egg and I

1947

Makeup Artist

7.0
Time Out of Mind

Time Out of Mind

1947

Makeup Artist

5.0
The Killers

The Killers

1946

Makeup Department Head

7.3
The Cat Creeps

The Cat Creeps

1946

Makeup Artist

4.8
Terror by Night

Terror by Night

1946

Makeup Department Head

6.6
Dressed to Kill

Dressed to Kill

1946

Makeup Department Head

6.6
Little Giant

Little Giant

1946

Makeup Artist

5.1
Canyon Passage

Canyon Passage

1946

Makeup Artist

6.6
The Brute Man

The Brute Man

1946

Makeup Artist

4.5
Black Angel

Black Angel

1946

Makeup Supervisor

6.0
She-Wolf of London

She-Wolf of London

1946

Makeup Artist

5.6
The Spider Woman Strikes Back

The Spider Woman Strikes Back

1946

Makeup Artist

6.5
Tangier

Tangier

1946

Makeup Artist

6.2
Magnificent Doll

Magnificent Doll

1946

Makeup Department Head

5.9
House of Horrors

House of Horrors

1946

Makeup Artist

6.0
Her Adventurous Night

Her Adventurous Night

1946

Makeup & Hair

7.0
Little Miss Big

Little Miss Big

1946

Makeup Department Head

6.0
Temptation

Temptation

1946

Makeup Artist

4.8
Scarlet Street

Scarlet Street

1945

Makeup Artist

7.6
The Jungle Captive

The Jungle Captive

1945

Makeup Artist

5.5
House of Dracula

House of Dracula

1945

Makeup Artist

5.5
Pursuit to Algiers

Pursuit to Algiers

1945

Makeup Department Head

6.9
Sudan

Sudan

1945

Makeup Artist

6.3
House of Frankenstein

House of Frankenstein

1945

Makeup Artist

6.0
The Naughty Nineties

The Naughty Nineties

1945

Makeup Artist

6.6
The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

The Strange Affair of Uncle Harry

1945

Makeup Artist

6.2
Cobra Woman

Cobra Woman

1944

Makeup Artist

5.2
The Mummy's Curse

The Mummy's Curse

1944

Makeup Artist

5.5
Jungle Woman

Jungle Woman

1944

Makeup Artist

4.9
Gypsy Wildcat

Gypsy Wildcat

1944

Makeup Artist

5.5
Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

Ali Baba and the Forty Thieves

1944

Makeup Artist

6.1
The Climax

The Climax

1944

Makeup Artist

5.5
The Mummy's Ghost

The Mummy's Ghost

1944

Makeup Artist

5.5
The Mad Ghoul

The Mad Ghoul

1943

Makeup Artist

5.9
Phantom of the Opera

Phantom of the Opera

1943

Makeup Artist

6.2
Flesh and Fantasy

Flesh and Fantasy

1943

Makeup Artist

7.0
Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

Frankenstein Meets the Wolf Man

1943

Makeup Artist

6.2
Captive Wild Woman

Captive Wild Woman

1943

Makeup Artist

5.2
White Savage

White Savage

1943

Makeup Artist

5.2
Son of Dracula

Son of Dracula

1943

Makeup Artist

5.8
The Mummy's Tomb

The Mummy's Tomb

1942

Makeup Artist

5.5
The Ghost of Frankenstein

The Ghost of Frankenstein

1942

Makeup Artist

5.8
The Wolf Man

The Wolf Man

1941

Makeup Artist

7.0
Man-Made Monster

Man-Made Monster

1941

Makeup Artist

6.1
Black Friday

Black Friday

1940

Makeup Artist

6.0
The House of the Seven Gables

The House of the Seven Gables

1940

Makeup Artist

6.9
The Mummy's Hand

The Mummy's Hand

1940

Makeup Artist

5.7
Son of Frankenstein

Son of Frankenstein

1939

Makeup Artist

6.7
Tower of London

Tower of London

1939

Makeup Artist

6.0
Wives Under Suspicion

Wives Under Suspicion

1938

Makeup Artist

5.0
Night Key

Night Key

1937

Makeup Artist

6.2
Let Them Live

Let Them Live

1937

Makeup Artist

Dracula's Daughter

Dracula's Daughter

1936

Makeup Artist

5.9
Two in a Crowd

Two in a Crowd

1936

Makeup Artist

Show Boat

Show Boat

1936

Makeup Artist

6.8
The Invisible Ray

The Invisible Ray

1936

Makeup Artist

6.3
Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein

1935

Makeup Artist

7.5
Werewolf of London

Werewolf of London

1935

Makeup Artist

6.0
The Raven

The Raven

1935

Makeup Designer

6.6
The Good Fairy

The Good Fairy

1935

Makeup Artist

7.0
The Black Cat

The Black Cat

1934

Makeup Artist

6.7
Imitation of Life

Imitation of Life

1934

Makeup Artist

7.0
Great Expectations

Great Expectations

1934

Makeup Artist

6.2
Half a Sinner

Half a Sinner

1934

Makeup Artist

The Invisible Man

The Invisible Man

1933

Makeup Artist

7.5
By Candlelight

By Candlelight

1933

Makeup Artist

5.5
The Big Cage

The Big Cage

1933

Makeup Artist

6.0
The Kiss Before the Mirror

The Kiss Before the Mirror

1933

Makeup Artist

5.4
The Mummy

The Mummy

1932

Makeup Designer

6.8
Murders in the Rue Morgue

Murders in the Rue Morgue

1932

Makeup Artist

6.1
Back Street

Back Street

1932

Makeup Artist

6.2
White Zombie

White Zombie

1932

Makeup Artist

6.0
Dracula

Dracula

1931

Makeup Artist

7.2
Frankenstein

Frankenstein

1931

Makeup Artist

7.5
King of Jazz

King of Jazz

1930

Makeup Artist

6.2
The Last Warning

The Last Warning

1928

Makeup Artist

6.7
The Man Who Laughs

The Man Who Laughs

1928

Makeup Artist

7.3
The Lady of the Harem

The Lady of the Harem

1926

Makeup Artist

The White Black Sheep

The White Black Sheep

1926

Makeup Artist

The Wanderer

The Wanderer

1925

Makeup Artist

1.0