One of the greatest makeup artists in Hollywood history. His work on Max von Sydow in “The Exorcist,” turning an athletic late-40s man into a doddering gump in his late 60s, was amazing.
I had the pleasure of watching Mr. Smith perform his magic on “Everybody’s All-American” in the late 1980s. Wonderful stuff.
I just was watching a documentary on Dick and his life work...the man was an amazing artist and innovator in SFX
RIP Mr. Smith
For those who remember “Dark Shadows”, he also aged Jonathan Frid (Barnabas, JF’s vampire character)for the first movie in 1970, and in the series as well (I think)! He made him up to look like Barnabas at his real age! (frightful!) He also made up Dustin Hoffman’s character to look like a very old man too, in “Little Big Man” long ago!