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Frank Charles Lutkus III

  • Puppetry
  • Special Effects
  • Make-up Department
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Frank Charles Lutkus III is known for Jurassic Park (1993), Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991) and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995). He died on 21 May 2022 in the USA.
DiedMay 21, 2022
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Known for

Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park
8.2
  • Puppetry(as Charles Lutkus III)
  • 1993
Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
Terminator 2: Judgment Day
8.6
  • Special Effects(as Charles Lutkus)
  • 1991
Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
6.7
  • Puppetry(as F. Charles Lutkus III)
  • 1995
Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
Night of the Creeps
6.7
  • Makeup Department(as Charles Lutkus)
  • 1986

Credits

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Puppetry

  • John Kassir in Bordello of Blood (1996)
    Bordello of Blood
    5.4
    • puppeteer: Crypt Keeper (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1996
  • Fluke (1995)
    Fluke
    6.6
    • puppeteer (as Charlie Lutkus)
    • 1995
  • Tales from the Crypt (1989)
    Tales from the Crypt
    8.0
    TV Series
    • puppeteer: Crypt Keeper
    • 1989–1995
  • Billy Zane and John Kassir in Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (1995)
    Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight
    6.7
    • puppeteer (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1995
  • Tim Allen in The Santa Clause (1994)
    The Santa Clause
    6.6
    • puppeteer: Amalgamated Dynamics
    • 1994
  • Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Nicholle Tom, Christopher Castile, and Sarah Rose Karr in Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
    Beethoven's 2nd
    5.0
    • puppeteer (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1993
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
    Jurassic Park
    8.2
    • puppeteer (as Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1993
  • Brad Dourif in Child's Play 2 (1990)
    Child's Play 2
    6.0
    • puppeteer: Chucky (as F. Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1990
  • Brad Dourif and Dinah Manoff in Child's Play (1988)
    Child's Play
    6.7
    • puppeteer: "Chucky"
    • 1988
  • Jade Calegory in Mac and Me (1988)
    Mac and Me
    3.4
    • puppeteer
    • 1988

Special Effects

  • Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Ian Abercrombie, Anjelica Huston, Carol Kane, Matthew Beebe, Chris Ellis, Christopher Hart, Ryan Holihan, Kaitlyn Hooper, Kristen Hooper, Dana Ivey, and Jimmy Workman in Addams Family Values (1993)
    Addams Family Values
    6.9
    • puppets and prosthetics ceator: "Thing" and "Pubert", David B. Miller Studio (as Charles Lutkus)
    • 1993
  • Jeff Goldblum, Richard Attenborough, Laura Dern, Sam Neill, Ariana Richards, BD Wong, Joseph Mazzello, Martin Ferrero, and Bob Peck in Jurassic Park (1993)
    Jurassic Park
    8.2
    • mechanical designer: Stan Winston Studio (as Charles Lutkus III)
    • 1993
  • Arnold Schwarzenegger and John Pantellas in Terminator 2: Judgment Day (1991)
    Terminator 2: Judgment Day
    8.6
    • mechanical department: Stan Winston Studio (as Charles Lutkus)
    • 1991
  • A Gnome Named Gnorm (1990)
    A Gnome Named Gnorm
    4.5
    • key mechanical: Stan Winston Studio
    • 1990
  • ABC Weekend Specials (1977)
    ABC Weekend Specials
    7.8
    TV Series
    • armatures (as Charles Lutkus)
    • 1986

Makeup Department

  • Rick Moranis, Daniel Shalikar, and Joshua Shalikar in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992)
    Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
    4.9
    • puppet makeup effects artist: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Frank Lutkus)
    • 1992
  • Brad Dourif in Child's Play 2 (1990)
    Child's Play 2
    6.0
    • mechanical technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
    • 1990
  • Return of the Living Dead II (1988)
    Return of the Living Dead II
    5.7
    • special makeup crew (as Charles Lutkus)
    • 1988
  • Jason Lively and Jill Whitlow in Night of the Creeps (1986)
    Night of the Creeps
    6.7
    • makeup effects artist (as Charles Lutkus)
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Charles Lutkus III
  • Died
    • May 21, 2022
    • USA(Undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Head set designer/builder for Bradley pictures in Irving Texas building sets for catalogs and still photography.

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