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Michael G. Westmore Biography (1938-)
Full name, Michael George Westmore; born March 22, 1938, in Hollywood, CA; son of Montague George (a makeup artist) and Edith Adeline (maiden name, McCarrier) Westmore; married Marion Christine Bergeson, December 4, 1966; children:Michael George, Michele, McKenzie (an actress). Addresses: Office: Star Trek: The Next Generation, Paramount Pictures, 5555 Melrose Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90038.; Contact: 4616 Balboa Blvd., Encino, CA 91316-4105.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Makeup artist, makeup supervisor, prosthetics creator, prosthetics designer, special effects designer
- Birth Details
- March 22, 1938
- Hollywood, California, United States
Famous Works
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CREDITS
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Film Makeup Artist
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Flower Drum Song, Universal, 1961
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The List of Adrian Messenger, Universal, 1963
- (As Michael Westmore) Harlow, Magna, 1965
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Gambit, Universal, 1966
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The Andromeda Strain, Universal, 1971
- (As Mike Westmore) Rocky, United Artists, 1976
- (As Mike Westmore) Trackdown, United Artists, 1976
- (As Michael Westmore; with Christian Smith) New York, New York, United Artists, 1977
- (As Mike Westmore) F.I.S.T., United Artists, 1978
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Capricorn One, Warner Bros., 1978
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Paradise Alley, Universal, 1978
- (As Mike Westmore) Circle of Iron (also known as The Silent Flute), Avco Embassy, 1979
- (As Michael Westmore) Rocky II, United Artists, 1979
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Raging Bull, United Artists, 1980
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True Confessions, United Artists, 1981
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Escape to Victory, 1981
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Blade Runner, Warner Bros., 1982
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First Blood (also known as Rambo: First Blood), Orion, 1982
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Rocky III, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1982
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Uncommon Valor, Paramount, 1983
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The Star Chamber, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
- (As Michael Westmore; with Michele Burke) Iceman, Universal, 1984
- (And makeup supervisor) 2010 (also known as 2010: The Year We Make Contact), United Artists, 1984
- (With John M. Elliot, Zoltan Elek, and Tommy Cole) Mask, Universal, 1985
- (With Michele Burke; and special makeup creations and special makeup design) The Clan of the Cave Bear, Warner Bros., 1986
- (As Michael Westmore; and with Mark Reedall, special makeup designer) Psycho III (also known as Pyscose 3), Universal, 1986
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Project X, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
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Backfire, 1987
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Texasville, Columbia, 1990
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Revenge, Columbia, 1990
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Film Work
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Other
- (As Michael Westmore) Makeup conceptual designer, Masters of the Universe, Cannon, 1987
- (As Michael Westmore) Special makeup design, Roxanne, Columbia, 1987
- (As Michael Westmore) Special effects makeup, Stripped to Kill, Concorde, 1987
- Special makeup designer, The Blood of Heroes (also known as Salute of the Jugger), New Line Cinema, 1988
- (As Michael Westmore) Special makeup designer, Johnny Handsome, Tri-Star, 1989
- Assistant editor, Halloween V: The Revenge of Michael Meyers, 1989
- Special makeup, Rocky V, United Artists, 1990
- Special makeup effects designer and supervisor, Star Trek: Generations (also known as Star Trek 7), Paramount, 1994
- Makeup designer and supervisor, Star Trek: First Contact (also known as Star Trek 8), Paramount, 1996
- Makeup designer and supervisor, Star Trek: Insurrection (also known as Star Trek 9), Paramount, 1998
- Prosthetics makeup designer, Along Came a Spider, Paramount, 2001
- Makeup supervisor, Star Trek: Nemesis, Paramount, 2002
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Film Appearances
- (Uncredited) Himself, 2010: The Odyssey Continues, 1984
- Himself, Journey's End-The Saga of Star Trek: The Next Generation,Paramount, 1995
- Himself, Trekkies, Paramount, 1997
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Television Work
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Series
- Makeup supervisor, Star Trek: The Next Generation (also known as Star Trek: TNG), syndicated, 1987-1994
- Makeup design and supervision, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (also known as DS9,
Deep Space Nine, and Star Trek: DS9), syndicated, 1993-1999
- Makeup designer and supervisor, Star Trek: Voyager (also known asVoyager), UPN, 1995-2001
- Makeup supervisor, Enterprise, UPN, 2001-?
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Television Makeup Artist
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Movies
- (With Marvin Westmore) Frankenstein, ABC, 1973
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The Kansas City Massacre, 1975
- (With Del Armstrong) Eleanor and Franklin, ABC, 1976
- (With Ed Butterworth and Charlie Schram) The Million Dollar Rip-off, NBC, 1977
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The Spell, 1977
- (With Hank Edds and Lynn Reynolds) The Amazing Howard Hughes, CBS,1977
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Death Moon, CBS, 1978
- (With Frank C. Westmore) A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story, NBC, 1978
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Once upon a Brothers Grimm, CBS, 1978
- (With others) The Three Wishes of Billy Grier, ABC, 1984
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Malice in Wonderland, CBS, 1985
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The Burning Bed, NBC, 1985
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The Rape of Richard Beck (also known as The Broken Badge and Violated), ABC, 1985
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The Annihilator, NBC, 1986
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The Defiant Ones, ABC, 1986
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There Must Be a Pony, ABC, 1986
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Television Work
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Movies
- Makeup creator, The Day After, ABC, 1983
- Special makeup designer, Why Me?, ABC, 1984
- Makeup supervisor, Star Trek: The Next Generation--Encounter at Farpoint (also known as Encounter at Farpoint), 1987
- Special makeup designer, Babe Ruth, NBC, 1991
- Makeup design and supervision, Star Trek: Deep Space Nine--Emissary, syndicated, 1992
- Prosthetics creator, Geppetto, ABC, 2000
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Pilots
- Makeup designer, Star Trek: Voyager--Caretaker (also known as Caretaker), UPN, 1995
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Television Makeup Artist
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Specials
- Makeup artist, Blackout, HBO, 1985
- Makeup artist, Mabel and Max, 1987
- Special makeup, David, 1988
- Special makeup, Remo Williams, 1988
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Episodic
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Land of the Lost, 1974
- Also worked on episodes of Amazing Stories, NBC; Night Gallery;
The Munsters;
Skullduggery;
Redd Fox Show;
Evolution of Man;
Highway to Heaven;
thirtysomething;
Cheers.
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Television Work
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Episodic
- Special makeup designer, "Kill Zone," MacGyver, ABC, 1988
- Special makeup designer, "Cleo Rocks," MacGyver, ABC, 1989
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Television Appearances
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Episodic
- Michael Westmore #1, To Tell the Truth, syndicated, 2000
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RECORDINGS
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Video Games
- Makeup artist, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, 1997
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WRITINGS
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Books
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The Art of Theatrical Makeup for Stage and Screen, McGraw, 1973
- Contributor of chapters on cosmetics to medical books concerning plasticsurgery and the treatment of burn victims. Also cowriter, Star Trek MakeupFX Journal, Star Trek--Aliens & Artifacts.
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SIDELIGHTS
- Michael G. Westmore's work has been exhibited in Atlantic City for Universal Studios, in the traveling special effects exhibit "The Makeup Artistry ofMichael Westmore," 1987-91, and is included in the permanent exhibit "2010"at the American Museum of the Moving Image in Astoria, New York. Westmore isthe thirteenth member of his family to pursue a career as a makeup artist infilm and television.
Further Reference
OTHER SOURCES
Books
- Westmore, Frank, and Muriel Davidson, Westmores of Hollywood, Lippincott, 1976
Periodicals
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Smithsonian, May, 2000, p. 110
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Theatre Crafts, August/September, 1990
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