- Known For
- Costume & Make-Up
- Born
- January 1, 1951
- Place of Birth
- Washington, D.C., United States of America
- Died
- May 9, 2025
Greg Cannom
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).
Filmography
movieRubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson
2026 · Self
movieFerrari
2023 · Prosthetic Designer
movieMaking Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film
2019 · Self
movieVice
2018 · Prosthetic Designer, Makeup Effects Designer
movieFan
2016 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains
2014
movieThe Curious Birth of Benjamin Button
2009 · Self
movieThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button
2008 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieThe Life and Death of Peter Sellers
2004 · Sound Re-Recording Mixer
movieWhite Chicks
2004 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieVan Helsing
2004 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieWreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 · Self
movieThe Singing Detective
2003 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieA Beautiful Mind
2001 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieBreaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal
2001 · Self
movieAmerica's Sweethearts
2001 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieBless the Child
2000 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieBicentennial Man
1999 · Makeup Effects Designer
movieThe Insider
1999 · Makeup Artist
movieIdle Hands
1999 · Makeup Effects
movieDesigning 'Blade'
1998 · Self
movieBeauty
1998 · Makeup Effects, Makeup Artist
movieTitanic
1997 · Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
movie8 Heads in a Duffel Bag
1997 · Makeup Designer
movieJingle All the Way
1996 · Makeup Artist
movieThinner
1996 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieThe Puppet Masters
1994 · Makeup Effects
movieThe Mask
1994 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieMrs. Doubtfire
1993 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieThe Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story
1993 · Makeup Effects
movieSpirit of the Wild
1993 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieHoffa
1992 · Makeup Designer
movieBram Stoker's Dracula
1992 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieAlien³
1992 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieSubspecies
1991 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieKickboxer 2: The Road Back
1991 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieCaptain America
1990 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieMeridian
1990 · Makeup Effects
moviePostcards from the Edge
1990 · Makeup Artist
movieThe Exorcist III
1990 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieCrash and Burn
1990 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieDr. Alien
1989 · Special Effects, Makeup Artist
movieCyborg
1989 · Makeup Effects
tvMonsters
1988 · Director
movieBig Top Pee-wee
1988 · Prosthetic Designer
Kid Safe: The Video
1988 · Alien, Makeup Effects
movieCherry 2000
1987 · Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieThe Lost Boys
1987 · Prosthetics
movieVamp
1986 · Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieRadioactive Dreams
1986 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieAmazing Stories
1986 · Makeup Artist, Creature Design
movieCocoon
1985 · Makeup Effects
movieSurf 2
1984 · Makeup Effects
movieMichael Jackson's Thriller
1983 · Zombie (uncredited), Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieCurtains
1983 · Prosthetics
movieThe Sword and the Sorcerer
1982 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieThe Howling
1981 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
movieWithout Warning
1980 · Makeup Effects
movieAn American Christmas Carol
1979 · Makeup Designer
movieMistress of the Apes
1979 · Makeup Effects
movieIt Lives Again
1978 · Makeup Effects
movieHot Tomorrows
1977 · Special Effects Makeup Artist
tvThe Oscars
1953 · Self