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

• 2023Ferrari — Prosthetic Designer
• 2018Vice — Prosthetic Designer, Makeup Effects Designer
• 2016Fan — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 2014The Ultimate Nightmare: The Making of Curtains
• 2008The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — Makeup Effects Designer
• 2004The Life and Death of Peter Sellers — Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• 2004Van Helsing — Makeup Effects Designer
• 2004White Chicks — Makeup Effects Designer
• 2003The Singing Detective — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 2001A Beautiful Mind — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 2001America's Sweethearts — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 2000Bless the Child — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1999Bicentennial Man — Makeup Effects Designer
• 1999Idle Hands — Makeup Effects
• 1999The Insider — Makeup Artist
• 1998Beauty — Makeup Artist, Makeup Effects
• 19978 Heads in a Duffel Bag — Makeup Designer
• 1997Titanic — Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1996Jingle All the Way — Makeup Artist
• 1996Thinner — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1995Nine Months — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1995Roommates — Makeup Artist
• 1994The Mask — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1994The Puppet Masters — Makeup Effects
• 1993Mrs. Doubtfire — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1993Spirit of the Wild — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1993The Last P.O.W.? The Bobby Garwood Story — Makeup Effects
• 1993The Man Without a Face — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1992Alien³ — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1992Bram Stoker's Dracula — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1992Hoffa — Makeup Designer
• 1991Kickboxer 2: The Road Back — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1991Subspecies — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1990Captain America — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1990Crash and Burn — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1990Meridian — Makeup Effects
• 1990Postcards from the Edge — Makeup Artist
• 1990The Exorcist III — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1989Cyborg — Makeup Effects
• 1989Dr. Alien — Makeup Artist, Special Effects
• 1988Big Top Pee-wee — Prosthetic Designer
• 1988Kid Safe: The Video — Alien, Makeup Effects
• Monsters — Director
• 1987Cherry 2000 — Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1987The Lost Boys — Prosthetics
• 1986Amazing Stories — Makeup Artist, Creature Design
• 1986Radioactive Dreams — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1986Vamp — Makeup Effects, Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1985Cocoon — Makeup Effects
• 1984Surf 2 — Makeup Effects
• 1983Curtains — Prosthetics
• 1983Michael Jackson's Thriller — Zombie (uncredited), Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1982The Sword and the Sorcerer — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1981The Howling — Special Effects Makeup Artist
• 1980Without Warning — Makeup Effects
• 1979An American Christmas Carol — Makeup Designer
• 1979Mistress of the Apes — Makeup Effects
• 1978It Lives Again — Makeup Effects
• 1977Hot Tomorrows — Special Effects Makeup Artist

Appearances as themselves (7)

• 2026Rubberhead: The Life & Monsters of Steve Johnson — Self
• 2019Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film — Self
• 2009The Curious Birth of Benjamin Button — Self
• 2003Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' — Self
• 2001Breaking the Silence: The Making of Hannibal — Self
• 1998Designing 'Blade' — Self
• The Oscars — Self