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Bill Sturgeon

  • Make-up Department
  • Puppetry
  • Visual Effects
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Bill Sturgeon is known for Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024), The Addams Family (1991) and The Ring (2002).
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    • Awards
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
    Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
    6.1
    • Makeup Department
    • 2024
    Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Hart, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, and Jimmy Workman in The Addams Family (1991)
    The Addams Family
    7.0
    • Puppetry(as William Sturgeon)
    • 1991
    The Ring (2002)
    The Ring
    7.1
    • Makeup Department
    • 2002
    Embeth Davidtz and Bruce Campbell in Army of Darkness (1992)
    Army of Darkness
    7.4
    • Special Effects
    • 1992

    Credits

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    Makeup Department

    • Matilda Firth and Julia Garner in Wolf Man (2025)
      Wolf Man
      5.6
      • animatronics designer
      • 2025
    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • mechanical designer: R-E-N
      • 2024
    • Jason Momoa and Patrick Wilson in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom (2023)
      Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
      5.6
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2023
    • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
      Ghostbusters: Afterlife
      7.0
      • animatronic designer
      • 2021
    • Julia Roberts, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Jacob Tremblay, and Gidget in Wonder (2017)
      Wonder
      7.9
      • consultant
      • 2017
    • Bonnie Morgan in Rings (2017)
      Rings
      4.5
      • makeup effects producer
      • 2017
    • Jack O'Connell in Unbroken (2014)
      Unbroken
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014
    • Bill Murray, Melissa McCarthy, and Naomi Watts in St. Vincent (2014)
      St. Vincent
      7.2
      • special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
      • 2014
    • Sean Harris and Olivia Horton in Deliver Us from Evil (2014)
      Deliver Us from Evil
      6.2
      • special makeup producer
      • 2014
    • Angelina Jolie in Maleficent (2014)
      Maleficent
      6.9
      • special makeup effects artist
      • 2014
    • Tommy Lee Jones, Will Smith, and Josh Brolin in Men in Black 3 (2012)
      Men in Black 3
      6.8
      • alien effects producer: Cinovation Studios
      • 2012
    • Susan Sarandon, Patrick Dempsey, James Marsden, and Amy Adams in Enchanted (2007)
      Enchanted
      7.1
      • special makeup effects
      • 2007
    • Eddie Murphy in Norbit (2007)
      Norbit
      4.3
      • makeup effects production supervisor
      • 2007
    • Adam Sandler in Click (2006)
      Click
      6.5
      • makeup effects production supervisor: Cinovation Studios
      • 2006
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • foreman: Cinovation Studios
      • 2005

    Puppetry

    • Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, Ernie Hudson, Annie Potts, Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Ian Whyte, Kumail Nanjiani, Carrie Coon, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
      Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire
      6.1
      • puppeteer
      • 2024
    • Paul Rudd, Logan Kim, Mckenna Grace, Finn Wolfhard, and Celeste O'Connor in Ghostbusters: Afterlife (2021)
      Ghostbusters: Afterlife
      7.0
      • puppeteer
      • 2021
    • Bonnie Morgan in Rings (2017)
      Rings
      4.5
      • puppeteer
      • 2017
    • Tommy Lee Jones and Will Smith in Men in Black II (2002)
      Men in Black II
      6.2
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 2002
    • Eddie Murphy in Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
      Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
      4.5
      • puppeteer
      • 2000
    • John Alexander in Mighty Joe Young (1998)
      Mighty Joe Young
      5.7
      • puppeteer
      • 1998
    • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
      The Nutty Professor
      5.7
      • puppeteer (as William Sturgeon)
      • 1996
    • The TV Wheel (1996)
      The TV Wheel
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • puppeteer
      • 1996
    • Raging Angels (1995)
      Raging Angels
      3.3
      Video
      • puppeteer (as William Sturgeon)
      • 1995
    • Cabin Boy (1994)
      Cabin Boy
      5.4
      • puppeteer
      • 1994
    • Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Najimy, and Jason Marsden in Hocus Pocus (1993)
      Hocus Pocus
      6.9
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • Bobcat Goldthwait, Mr. T, Randy Quaid, Tim Burns, John Hawkes, Jeff Kahn, Karyn Malchus, Derek McGrath, Michael Stoyanov, Megan Ward, Alex Winter, and Alex Zuckerman in Freaked (1993)
      Freaked
      6.4
      • puppeteer
      • 1993
    • Mom and Dad Save the World (1992)
      Mom and Dad Save the World
      5.4
      • puppeteer (uncredited)
      • 1992
    • Dollman (1991)
      Dollman
      5.2
      Video
      • puppeteer
      • 1991
    • Christina Ricci, Raul Julia, Christopher Lloyd, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Hart, Judith Malina, Carel Struycken, and Jimmy Workman in The Addams Family (1991)
      The Addams Family
      7.0
      • puppeteer (as William Sturgeon)
      • 1991

    Visual Effects

    • Chris Pratt in Jurassic World (2015)
      Jurassic World
      6.9
      • digital artist
      • 2015
    • Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Penélope Cruz, Ian McShane, Gemma Ward, and Fileena Bahris in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides (2011)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides
      6.6
      • storyboard coordinator (uncredited)
      • 2011
    • Terminator Salvation (2009)
      Terminator Salvation
      6.5
      • visual effects production manager
      • 2009
    • Matthew Fox and Emile Hirsch in Speed Racer (2008)
      Speed Racer
      6.1
      • visual effects production manager
      • 2008
    • Vince Vaughn and Paul Giamatti in Fred Claus (2007)
      Fred Claus
      5.7
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2007
    • Johnny Depp in Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (2007)
      Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End
      7.2
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2007
    • Altered (2006)
      Altered
      5.6
      • visual effects coordinator
      • 2006
    • Doom (2005)
      Doom
      5.2
      • vfx creature coordinator
      • 2005
    • John Goodman in Matinee (1993)
      Matinee
      6.9
      • 'Mant' creature crew
      • 1993

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • William M. Sturgeon

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