Phil Leakey

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Philip Leakey (born May 4, 1908 in London, England; died November 26, 1992) was a British make-up artist known chiefly for his work on Hammer films.

He provided Christopher Lee's celebrated makeup for Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), whose "monster" had to be memorable and terrifying without infringing the copyright on Universal's earlier makeup, created by Jack Pierce for Boris Karloff.

He created make-up for Dracula and The Revenge of Frankenstein (both 1958) before leaving Hammer, reportedly unimpressed by Hammer's new venture into the horror genre. He happily handed over the reins to his assistant, Roy Ashton.

[edit] Sources

Kinsey, Wayne. Hammer Films: The Bray Studio Years (London: Reynolds & Hearn, 2002)

[edit] External links

Philip Leakey at the Internet Movie Database

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Hammer Films crew & personnel

Jack Asher (cinematographer) • Roy Ashton (make-up artist) • Don Banks (composer) • James Bernard (composer) • Michael Carreras (producer) • Arthur Grant (cinematographer) • Anthony Hinds (producer, writer) • William Hinds (founder, producer) • Phil Leakey (makeup artist) • Eddie Powell (stuntman) • Michael Reed (cinematographer) • Bernard Robinson (designer) • Jimmy Sangster (writer, director)