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Tom Smith(1920-2009)

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Tom Smith was born on 15 August 1920 in the UK. He is known for Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984), Gandhi (1982) and Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983). He died on 3 April 2009 in the UK.
BornAugust 15, 1920
DiedApril 3, 2009(88)
BornAugust 15, 1920
DiedApril 3, 2009(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 3 nominations total

Known for

Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
  • Makeup Department
  • 1984
Gandhi (1982)
Gandhi
8.0
  • Makeup Department
  • 1982
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Makeup Department
  • 1983
Laurence Olivier and Michael Caine in Sleuth (1972)
Sleuth
7.9
  • Makeup Department
  • 1972

Credits

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Makeup Department



  • A Man for All Seasons (1988)
    A Man for All Seasons
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • chief makeup designer
    • 1988
  • Just Ask for Diamond (1988)
    Just Ask for Diamond
    6.2
    • special makeup: Patricia Hodge
    • 1988
  • Jenny Seagrove in Hold the Dream (1986)
    Hold the Dream
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • makeup chief
    • 1987
  • The Innocent (1985)
    The Innocent
    5.1
    • chief makeup artist
    • 1985
  • Jenny Seagrove in A Woman of Substance (1984)
    A Woman of Substance
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1985
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1984
  • Ian Richardson in The Sign of Four (1983)
    The Sign of Four
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1983
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1983)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1983
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • chief makeup artist
    • 1983
  • Gandhi (1982)
    Gandhi
    8.0
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1982
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • key makeup artist
    • 1981
  • Cry Wolf
    6.0
    Short
    • special makeup effects artist
    • 1980
  • The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu (1980)
    The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu
    4.9
    • makeup supervisor
    • 1980
  • The Shining (1980)
    The Shining
    8.4
    • makeup artist
    • 1980
  • Jean Simmons in Dominique (1979)
    Dominique
    5.5
    • makeup artist
    • 1979

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 15, 1920
    • UK
  • Died
    • April 3, 2009
    • UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    He contributed with the makeup department of four films that were nominated for the Best Picture Oscar: Around the World in 80 Days (1956), Anne of the Thousand Days (1969), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) and Gandhi (1982). Of those, Around the World in 80 Days (1956) and Gandhi (1982) are winners in the category.
  • Trademark
    Makeup artist of many early Roman Polanski films.

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