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David P. Barton

  • Make-up Department
  • Special Effects
  • Visual Effects
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David P. Barton was born in Akron, Ohio, USA. His work in Hollywood was as a special make-up artist. He is known for The Usual Suspects (1995), Starship Troopers (1997), Face/Off (1997) and Apocalypto (2006), Sleepwalkers (1992), Silence of the Hams (1994). He owns and runs Ghoul Brothers Haunted House in Akron, Ohio.
BornJune 5, 1966
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      • 1 win total

    Known for

    Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
    Starship Troopers
    7.3
    • Makeup Department(as David Barton)
    • 1997
    Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
    Face/Off
    7.3
    • Special Effects(as David Barton)
    • 1997
    María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
    Apocalypto
    7.9
    • Makeup Department(as David Barton)
    • 2006
    Kevin Spacey, Stephen Baldwin, Gabriel Byrne, Benicio Del Toro, and Kevin Pollak in The Usual Suspects (1995)
    The Usual Suspects
    8.5
    • Makeup Department(as David Barton)
    • 1995

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Bryan Callen, Tania Raymonde, Texas Battle, Charlie Sanders, and Caity Lotz in Death Valley (2011)
      Death Valley
      7.7
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • H. Jon Benjamin in Jon Benjamin Has a Van (2011)
      Jon Benjamin Has a Van
      7.6
      TV Series
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2011
    • The Hills Run Red (2009)
      The Hills Run Red
      5.4
      Video
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2009
    • The Rage (2007)
      The Rage
      4.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2007
    • 300 (2006)
      300
      7.6
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2006
    • María Isabel Díaz Lago, Antonio Monroi, Mayra Serbulo, Pepe Suárez, Gerardo Taracena, Raoul Max Trujillo, Jonathan Brewer, Hiram Soto, Morris Birdyellowhead, Rudy Youngblood, Dalia Hernández, Sayuri Gutierrez, Ricardo Diaz Mendoza, Carlos Emilio Báez, Israel Ríos, Ariel Galvan, Iazua Larios, Amilcar Ramírez, Bernardo Ruiz, Espiridion Acosta Cache, Itandehui Gutierrez, Israel Contreras, Lorena Heranandez, Rodolfo Palacios, and Carlos Ramos in Apocalypto (2006)
      Apocalypto
      7.9
      • makeup effects artist: Captive Audience (as David Barton)
      • 2006
    • Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Little Man (2006)
      Little Man
      4.6
      • lab technician: Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions
      • 2006
    • Martin Lawrence and Steve Zahn in National Security (2003)
      National Security
      5.6
      • sculptor lab work
      • 2003
    • Dead & Rotting (2002)
      Dead & Rotting
      4.1
      Video
      • special makeup coordinator (as Notrab Divad)
      • 2002
    • Russell Crowe in A Beautiful Mind (2001)
      A Beautiful Mind
      8.2
      • makeup effects sculptor: Captive Audience Productions (as David Barton)
      • 2001
    • Stitches (2001)
      Stitches
      3.8
      Video
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2001
    • Horrorvision (2001)
      Horrorvision
      3.3
      Video
      • special effects makeup artist: 'Wetwire' character
      • 2001
    • Witchouse II: Blood Coven (2000)
      Witchouse II: Blood Coven
      4.0
      Video
      • creature / makeup effects department head
      • 2000
    • I See You
      Short
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 1998
    • Dina Meyer and Casper Van Dien in Starship Troopers (1997)
      Starship Troopers
      7.3
      • animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions, Inc. (as David Barton)
      • 1997

    Special Effects

    • Buried Alive (2007)
      Buried Alive
      4.0
      • special effects makeup
      • 2007
    • The Rage (2007)
      The Rage
      4.2
      • special effects technician (as David Barton)
      • 2007
    • Undead or Alive: A Zombedy (2007)
      Undead or Alive: A Zombedy
      5.1
      • mold maker (as David Barton)
      • 2007
    • Horrorvision (2001)
      Horrorvision
      3.3
      Video
      • creator of animatronic 'Manifesto' character
      • 2001
    • Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender (1999)
      Power Rangers Lost Galaxy: Return of the Magna Defender
      6.3
      Video
      • RYGOG character animatronic design and construction (uncredited)
      • 1999
    • Mafia! (1998)
      Mafia!
      5.6
      • special effects makeup (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Natasha Henstridge in Species II (1998)
      Species II
      4.6
      • effects supervisor: polyp boy, XFX (uncredited)
      • 1998
    • Nicolas Cage and John Travolta in Face/Off (1997)
      Face/Off
      7.3
      • animatronics: Kevin Yagher Productions (as David Barton)
      • 1997
    • Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie (1997)
      Turbo: A Power Rangers Movie
      3.8
      • animatronic characters
      • 1997
    • The Dentist (1996)
      The Dentist
      5.4
      • mechanical designer: Kevin Yagher Productions, inc (uncredited)
      • 1996
    • Marlon Wayans and Shawn Wayans in Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)
      Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
      6.6
      • prosthetic special effects: second unit (as David Barton)
      • 1996
    • Rachel McLish in Raven Hawk (1995)
      Raven Hawk
      5.1
      TV Movie
      • special effects props
      • 1995
    • Spitfire (1995)
      Spitfire
      4.7
      • special effects props (as David Barton)
      • 1995
    • Uninvited (1993)
      Uninvited
      3.6
      • special effects technician
      • 1993
    • Necronomicon: Book of Dead (1993)
      Necronomicon: Book of Dead
      5.9
      • "wall safe" creature supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX Inc.
      • 1993

    Visual Effects

    • Stitches (2001)
      Stitches
      3.8
      Video
      • creator of paper dolls and oriented effects
      • 2001
    • Nemesis 3: Time Lapse (1996)
      Nemesis 3: Time Lapse
      3.0
      Video
      • visual effects
      • 1996
    • Keith Cooke in Heatseeker (1995)
      Heatseeker
      4.2
      • makeup & visual effects creation
      • 1995
    • Ian McShane in Lovejoy (1986)
      Lovejoy
      7.8
      TV Series
      • visual effects designer (as Dave Barton)
      • 1986
    • Adrian Edmondson, Rik Mayall, Nigel Planer, and Christopher Ryan in The Young Ones (1982)
      The Young Ones
      8.2
      TV Series
      • visual effects
      • 1982–1984

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Dave Barton
    • Born
      • June 5, 1966
      • Akron, Ohio, USA

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