What Was The Best Fred Phillips Make Up Job On An Alien?

[KirksStuntMan]

IMO, the late/great Fred Phillips was a master make up artist, who really created some unique and believable aliens for TOS. What was your favorite alien that he designed and produced?

One of my personal favorites...Ted Cassidy as Ruk the android. Of course, Bill Theiss helped immensely by dressing Ted in an outfit that created the illusion of a hulking alien android. And they also both did a fantastic job on Sherry Jackson, too. Humina, humina!!!

 

[Therin of Andor]

Shras & Thelev by Therin of Andor, on Flickr

The Andorians from "Journey to Babel".

Also loved his Rhaandarite for TMP: designed by Phillips, usually applied on Billy Van Zandt each day by Ve Neill:


billy by Therin of Andor, on Flickr

 

[KirksStuntMan]

The makeup for Lal and Thann was pretty impressive, considering just how low the budget was for the 3rd season.

 

[scotpens]

^^ Fred Phillips used similar facial appliances on David McCallum in the Outer Limits episode “The Sixth Finger.”

Although the Talosians in “The Cage” were yet another example of the big-headed, superior-brained aliens typical of pulp sci-fi, I thought their makeup was quite effective. The pulsating blood vessel on the Keeper’s cranium was a cool touch.

 

[KirksStuntMan]

Fred Phillips working his make up magic to turn Susan Oliver into a green Orion slave girl.

 

[KirksStuntMan]

Although the Talosians in “The Cage” were yet another example of the big-headed, superior-brained aliens typical of pulp sci-fi, I thought their makeup was quite effective. The pulsating blood vessel on the Keeper’s cranium was a cool touch.

Bob Justman playing with the air bulb that controls the pulsating veins while GR watches the effect.

 

[FormerLurker]

Fred Phillips working his make up magic to turn Susan Oliver into a green Orion slave girl.

He's powdering her so the green makeup(essentially paint) doesn't shine in the stage lights and make her look wet.

 

[scotpens]

^^ Boy, some guys have all the luck.

The story goes that when Yvonne Craig had to be transformed into a green Orion girl for “Whom Gods Destroy,” whatever makeup they’d used on Susan Oliver was no longer manufactured or the formula couldn’t be found. Yvonne’s body makeup kept rubbing off on everything she touched — in the scene where she’s trying to seduce Kirk, you can see the green stuff coming off on Shatner’s face.

Finally they used spray fixative, the kind used for art projects, to keep Yvonne’s makeup in place. She sweated quite a bit under the hot soundstage lights, making the spray stuff congeal into cobwebs. In the scene where she’s taken out into the planet’s poisonous atmosphere and pleads for her life with arms outstretched, she said it looked like green moss was hanging from her armpits! Fortunately, it didn’t show up on camera.

EDIT: Upon re-recalling Yvonne Craig's anecdote, I remember that it was actually spray-on liquid bandage they used, not art fixative. Whatever.

 

[Phantassm]

I can't choose one or the other. He was a very talented man and ALL of them look great.

 

[erastus25]

I think he did on awesome job on the Talosians. I also enjoyed the subtlety of Gary Marshall's hair change and contacts in WNMHGB.

The creepiness of the lady with no face in Charlie X stands out.

When I was younger I used to love Pike's makeup in The Menagerie. For some reason it looked super convincing to me. He gets bonus points for doing such a good job few people know it's Sean Kinney and not the original actor!

 

[Bixby]

I also enjoyed the subtlety of Gary Marshall's hair change and contacts in WNMHGB

I think you mean Gary Lockwood. Gary Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman...

 

[erastus25]

I also enjoyed the subtlety of Gary Marshall's hair change and contacts in WNMHGB

I think you mean Gary Lockwood. Gary Marshall was the creator of Happy Days and the director of Pretty Woman...

I actually meant Gary Mitchell but Lockwood works too!

 

[A beaker full of death]

His work sure put the hack Michael Westmore to shame (how low a great family has descended!)
Aliens aside, his old-age job on De Kelley was masterful.

 

[Anji]

My vote to goes to the Orion Slave Girl. You can't see any of her skin tone anywhere on her!

 

[scotpens]

My vote to goes to the Orion Slave Girl. You can't see any of her skin tone anywhere on her!

Well, if you could peek under her costume . . .

 

[jayrath]

Spock, obviously.

For non-alien, yes, it has to go to McCoy's old age make-up. On the other hand, the best human make-up is that which we don't even notice. Who knows how all the guest beauties really looked without Fred's help?

 

[Myko]

Robert Dawn did the make up for "Where No Man Has Gone Before", so unfortunately we can't give Phillips credit for the brilliant move of greying Mitchell's temples.

 

[Albertese]

I always thought the Rhaandarite just looked sloppy. Not that the make-up was done poorly, just that the character lacked self-respect or a sense of good grooming.

--Alex

 

[RAMA]

I liked the Saurians, though that was mostly a mask appliance.

 

[Therin of Andor]

just that the character lacked self-respect or a sense of good grooming.

Huh? You mean that even Rhaandarites should have Starfleet short-back-and-sides haircuts? What about the native American crew with their long plaits and beads?

Actually, I interviewed Billy Van Zandt in January 1984, and the body language choices (eg. folded arms pose when Spock comes aboard) were deliberate interpretations on his part, even though knowing his character was incredibly minor. He represented Decker's loyal crew, who had had no day-to-day contact with Kirk, Spock or McCoy.