About
Greg Cannom
Overview
Greg Cannom (1951 – May 9, 2025) was an American special make-up effects artist. He is the recipient of several accolades, including five Academy Awards and two Saturn Awards, and has been nominated for four Primetime Emmy Awards and four BAFTA Awards.
Cannom is best known for his work on a variety of films, including Hook (1991), Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992), Mrs. Doubtfire (1993), The Mask (1994), Titanic (1997), Bicentennial Man (1999), Hannibal (2001), The Passion of the Christ (2004), The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) and Vice (2018).
Known for
Acting |
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| 2019 | Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film | Actor | Self | 58 Average |
| 2014 | The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains | Actor | N/A N/A |
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| 2009 | The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button | Actor | Self | 60 Fair |
| 2003 | Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2001 | Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 1998 | Designing 'Blade' | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1988 | Kid Safe: The Video | Actor | Alien | 59 Average |
| 1983 | Michael Jackson's Thriller | Actor | Zombie (uncredited) | 72 Good |
Sound |
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| 2004 | The Life and Death of Peter Sellers | Sound | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 60 Fair |
Costume & Make-Up |
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| 2023 | Ferrari | Costume & Make-Up | Prosthetic Designer | 62 Fair |
| 2018 | Vice | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer | 68 Fair |
| 2018 | Vice | Costume & Make-Up | Prosthetic Designer | 68 Fair |
| 2016 | Fan | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
| 2008 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer | 75 Good |
| 2004 | White Chicks | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer | 67 Fair |
| 2004 | Van Helsing | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Effects Designer | 63 Fair |
| 2003 | The Singing Detective | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
| 2001 | A Beautiful Mind | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 78 Good |
| 2001 | America's Sweethearts | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
| 2000 | Bless the Child | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 56 Average |
| 1999 | The Insider | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 71 Good |
| 1998 | Beauty | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1997 | 8 Heads in a Duffel Bag | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Designer | 56 Average |
| 1996 | Jingle All the Way | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 60 Fair |
| 1996 | Thinner | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1994 | The Mask | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 69 Fair |
| 1993 | Mrs. Doubtfire | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 70 Good |
| 1992 | Hoffa | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Designer | 60 Fair |
| 1992 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 73 Good |
| 1992 | Alien³ | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 63 Fair |
| 1991 | Subspecies | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
| 1991 | Kickboxer 2: The Road Back | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
| 1990 | Captain America | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 52 Average |
| 1990 | Postcards from the Edge | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 61 Fair |
| 1990 | The Exorcist III | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 61 Fair |
| 1990 | Crash and Burn | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 57 Average |
| 1989 | Dr. Alien | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1988 | Big Top Pee-wee | Costume & Make-Up | Prosthetic Designer | 56 Average |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
| 1987 | The Lost Boys | Costume & Make-Up | Prosthetics | 68 Fair |
| 1986 | Radioactive Dreams | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Vamp | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1983 | Michael Jackson's Thriller | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 72 Good |
| 1983 | Curtains | Costume & Make-Up | Prosthetics | 57 Average |
| 1982 | The Sword and the Sorcerer | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 58 Average |
| 1981 | The Howling | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 63 Fair |
| 1979 | An American Christmas Carol | Costume & Make-Up | Makeup Designer | 58 Average |
| 1977 | Hot Tomorrows | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | 59 Average |
| Spirit of the Wild | Costume & Make-Up | Special Effects Makeup Artist | N/A N/A |
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Crew |
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| 1999 | Idle Hands | Crew | Makeup Effects | 60 Fair |
| 1998 | Beauty | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1997 | Titanic | Crew | Makeup Effects | 78 Good |
| 1994 | The Puppet Masters | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1990 | Meridian | Crew | Makeup Effects | 57 Average |
| 1989 | Dr. Alien | Crew | Special Effects | 58 Average |
| 1989 | Cyborg | Crew | Makeup Effects | 57 Average |
| 1988 | Kid Safe: The Video | Crew | Makeup Effects | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Cherry 2000 | Crew | Makeup Effects | 59 Average |
| 1986 | Vamp | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1985 | Cocoon | Crew | Makeup Effects | 64 Fair |
| 1984 | Surf II: The End of the Trilogy | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1980 | Without Warning | Crew | Makeup Effects | 57 Average |
| 1979 | Mistress of the Apes | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
| 1978 | It Lives Again | Crew | Makeup Effects | 58 Average |
Visual Effects |
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| 1986 | Amazing Stories | Visual Effects | Creature Design | 58 Average |