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Ben Nye

Benjamin Emmet "Ben" Nye, Sr. was an American makeup artist for the Hollywood film industry for over four decades, from the 1930s to the early 1980s. He worked on over five hundred 20th Century Fox films both in and out of Hollywood.

Popularity:1.884

Known For:Costume & Make-Up

Birthday:1907-01-12

Place of Birth:Fremont, Nebraska, USA

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Ben Nye Movies

Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)

Mother Didn't Tell Me (1950)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)

The Lost World (1960)

The Lost World (1960)

The Jackpot (1950)

The Jackpot (1950)

Broken Arrow (1950)

Broken Arrow (1950)

A Bell for Adano (1945)

A Bell for Adano (1945)

Love That Brute (1950)

Love That Brute (1950)

In Like Flint (1967)

In Like Flint (1967)

Can-Can (1960)

Wild River (1960)

Wild River (1960)

House of Bamboo (1955)

House of Bamboo (1955)

Come to the Stable (1949)

Come to the Stable (1949)

The Sound of Music (1965)

The Sound of Music (1965)

A Man Called Peter (1955)

A Man Called Peter (1955)

Rapture (1965)

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Holiday for Lovers (1959)

Desk Set (1957)

Desk Set (1957)

Fourteen Hours (1951)

Fourteen Hours (1951)

Mister 880 (1950)

Mister 880 (1950)

The Hunters (1958)

The Hunters (1958)

The Glory Brigade (1953)

The Glory Brigade (1953)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

Valley of the Dolls (1967)

The Dark Corner (1946)

The Dark Corner (1946)

Les Miserables (1952)

Les Miserables (1952)

The Girl Next Door (1953)

The Girl Next Door (1953)

Wild in the Country (1961)

Wild in the Country (1961)

From Hell to Texas (1958)

From Hell to Texas (1958)

The Fan (1949)

From the Terrace (1960)

From the Terrace (1960)

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

The Seven Year Itch (1955)

River of No Return (1954)

River of No Return (1954)

Seven Thieves (1960)

Seven Thieves (1960)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

The Outcasts of Poker Flat (1952)

White Witch Doctor (1953)

White Witch Doctor (1953)

The Street with No Name (1948)

The Street with No Name (1948)

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

I Was a Male War Bride (1949)

Two Flags West (1950)

Two Flags West (1950)

Jan & Dean: On the Run (1966)

Jan & Dean: On the Run (1966)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

Mutiny on the Bounty (1935)

The Snake Pit (1948)

The Snake Pit (1948)

Beloved Infidel (1959)

Beloved Infidel (1959)

Return of the Texan (1952)

Return of the Texan (1952)

Dangerous Crossing (1953)

Dangerous Crossing (1953)

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)

Taxi (1953)

The I Don't Care Girl (1953)

The I Don't Care Girl (1953)

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

The Guy Who Came Back (1951)

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

The Model and the Marriage Broker (1951)

Vicki (1953)

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

The Pleasure Seekers (1964)

Untamed (1955)

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)

As Young as You Feel (1951)

As Young as You Feel (1951)

Follow the Sun (1951)

Follow the Sun (1951)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)

Scudda Hoo! Scudda Hay! (1948)

The Walls of Jericho (1948)

The Walls of Jericho (1948)

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)

Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell (1951)

Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

Snow White and the Three Stooges (1961)

Mister Scoutmaster (1953)

Mister Scoutmaster (1953)

Tonight We Sing (1953)

Tonight We Sing (1953)

Love Nest (1951)

Love Nest (1951)

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

Let's Make It Legal (1951)

My Blue Heaven (1950)

My Blue Heaven (1950)

Carousel (1956)

Carousel (1956)

That Lady in Ermine (1948)

That Lady in Ermine (1948)

A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)

A Ticket to Tomahawk (1950)

David and Bathsheba (1951)

David and Bathsheba (1951)

People Will Talk (1951)

People Will Talk (1951)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

The Snows of Kilimanjaro (1952)

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

Beneath the 12-Mile Reef (1953)

With a Song in My Heart (1952)

With a Song in My Heart (1952)

The Egyptian (1954)

The Egyptian (1954)

Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)

Wife, Husband and Friend (1939)

Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

Seven Cities of Gold (1955)

Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)

Good Morning, Miss Dove (1955)

On the Threshold of Space (1956)

On the Threshold of Space (1956)

The King and I (1956)

The King and I (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit (1956)

The Iron Curtain (1948)

The Iron Curtain (1948)

King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)

King of the Khyber Rifles (1953)

Winged Victory (1944)

Winged Victory (1944)

Dragonwyck (1946)

Dragonwyck (1946)

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Leave Her to Heaven (1945)

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

Somewhere in the Night (1946)

The Razor's Edge (1946)

The Razor's Edge (1946)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

The Shocking Miss Pilgrim (1947)

Moss Rose (1947)

Moss Rose (1947)

The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

The Foxes of Harrow (1947)

The Homestretch (1947)

The Homestretch (1947)

Forever Amber (1947)

Forever Amber (1947)

Captain from Castile (1947)

Captain from Castile (1947)

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Nightmare Alley (1947)

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Gentleman's Agreement (1947)

Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)

Fury at Furnace Creek (1948)

Call Northside 777 (1948)

Call Northside 777 (1948)

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Sitting Pretty (1948)

Road House (1948)

Road House (1948)

Cry of the City (1948)

Cry of the City (1948)

Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)

Give My Regards to Broadway (1948)

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

Apartment for Peggy (1948)

That Wonderful Urge (1948)

That Wonderful Urge (1948)

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

It Happens Every Spring (1949)

Sand (1949)

Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

Slattery's Hurricane (1949)

Pinky (1949)

Father Was a Fullback (1949)

Father Was a Fullback (1949)

Under My Skin (1950)

Under My Skin (1950)

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Twelve O'Clock High (1949)

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

Cheaper by the Dozen (1950)

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

A Letter to Three Wives (1949)

The Stripper (1963)

The Stripper (1963)

Mother Wore Tights (1947)

Mother Wore Tights (1947)

A Private's Affair (1959)

A Private's Affair (1959)

Margie (1946)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Journey to the Center of the Earth (1959)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953)

The Desert Rats (1953)

The Desert Rats (1953)

A Royal Scandal (1945)

A Royal Scandal (1945)

The Bravados (1958)

The Bravados (1958)

Golden Girl (1951)

Golden Girl (1951)

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

The Sand Pebbles (1966)

5 Fingers (1952)

5 Fingers (1952)

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Panic in the Streets (1950)

Black Widow (1954)

Black Widow (1954)

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Von Ryan's Express (1965)

Stella (1950)

Our Man Flint (1966)

Our Man Flint (1966)

Halls of Montezuma (1951)

Halls of Montezuma (1951)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

The Flight of the Phoenix (1965)

The Story on Page One (1959)

The Story on Page One (1959)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

Pickup on South Street (1953)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

The Beautiful Blonde from Bashful Bend (1949)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Planet of the Apes (1968)

Cluny Brown (1946)

Cluny Brown (1946)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

Miracle on 34th Street (1947)

All About Eve (1950)

All About Eve (1950)

The Lady Eve (1941)

The Lady Eve (1941)

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

Fixed Bayonets! (1951)

The Fly (1958)

War Party (1965)

War Party (1965)

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Five Graves to Cairo (1943)

Diplomatic Courier (1952)

Diplomatic Courier (1952)

The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

The Caribbean Mystery (1945)

Night Without Sleep (1952)

Night Without Sleep (1952)

City of Bad Men (1953)

City of Bad Men (1953)

The Alligator People (1959)

The Alligator People (1959)

Let's Make Love (1960)

Let's Make Love (1960)

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

The Desert Fox: The Story of Rommel (1951)

Garden of Evil (1954)

Garden of Evil (1954)

Flaming Star (1960)

Flaming Star (1960)

Love Me Tender (1956)

Love Me Tender (1956)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (1947)

Niagara (1953)

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

Where the Sidewalk Ends (1950)

The Gunfighter (1950)

The Gunfighter (1950)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951)

My Darling Clementine (1946)

My Darling Clementine (1946)

Broken Lance (1954)

Broken Lance (1954)

The Enemy Below (1957)

The Enemy Below (1957)

Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Colonel Effingham's Raid (1946)

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

Three Coins in the Fountain (1954)

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

The Long, Hot Summer (1958)

The Tall Men (1955)

The Tall Men (1955)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Fantastic Voyage (1966)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (1961)

Yellow Sky (1948)

Yellow Sky (1948)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967)

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

Down to the Sea in Ships (1949)

The Frogmen (1951)

The Frogmen (1951)

We're Not Married! (1952)

We're Not Married! (1952)

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

How to Marry a Millionaire (1953)

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

Deadline - U.S.A. (1952)

The Robe (1953)

The Robe (1953)

The Bullfighters (1945)

The Bullfighters (1945)

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

D-Day the Sixth of June (1956)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)

Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing (1955)

Fraulein (1958)

Fraulein (1958)

Say One for Me (1959)

Say One for Me (1959)

Wabash Avenue (1950)

Wabash Avenue (1950)

The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)

The Fiend Who Walked The West (1958)

Viva Zapata! (1952)

Viva Zapata! (1952)

Do You Love Me (1946)

Do You Love Me (1946)

Bus Stop (1956)

Bus Stop (1956)

Inferno (1953)

Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

Take Her, She's Mine (1963)

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)

I'd Climb the Highest Mountain (1951)

South Pacific (1958)

South Pacific (1958)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

An Affair to Remember (1957)

Anna and the King of Siam (1946)

Anna and the King of Siam (1946)

Daddy Long Legs (1955)

Daddy Long Legs (1955)

Anne of the Indies (1951)

Anne of the Indies (1951)

State Fair (1962)

State Fair (1962)

Three Brave Men (1956)

Three Brave Men (1956)

My Wife's Best Friend (1952)

My Wife's Best Friend (1952)

Way of a Gaucho (1952)

Way of a Gaucho (1952)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

23 Paces to Baker Street (1956)

Powder River (1953)

Powder River (1953)

On the Riviera (1951)

On the Riviera (1951)

Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)

Treasure of the Golden Condor (1953)

Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966)

Planet of the Apes Test Reel (1966)

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

Will Success Spoil Rock Hunter? (1957)

The Young Lions (1958)

The Young Lions (1958)

The Second Time Around (1961)

The Second Time Around (1961)

The Reward (1965)

The Reward (1965)

Elopement (1951)

Elopement (1951)

Dear Brigitte (1965)

Dear Brigitte (1965)

Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)

Stars and Stripes Forever (1952)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

Mr. Hobbs Takes a Vacation (1962)

Thieves' Highway (1949)

Thieves' Highway (1949)

The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

The Brasher Doubloon (1947)

Deep Waters (1948)

Deep Waters (1948)

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet (2020)

Batman '66 Meets the Green Hornet (2020)

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Daisy Kenyon (1947)

Call Me Madam (1953)

Call Me Madam (1953)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)

I Wonder Who's Kissing Her Now (1947)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

Between Heaven and Hell (1956)

The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)

The Secret of Convict Lake (1951)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

John Goldfarb, Please Come Home! (1965)

The Late George Apley (1947)

The Late George Apley (1947)

Marathon Man (1976)

Marathon Man (1976)

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Heaven's Gate (1980)

Hangover Square (1945)

Hangover Square (1945)

The 13th Letter (1951)

The 13th Letter (1951)

Monkey Business (1952)

Monkey Business (1952)

Dancing in the Dark (1949)

Dancing in the Dark (1949)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

There's No Business Like Show Business (1954)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Bigger Than Life (1956)

Behind Green Lights (1946)

Behind Green Lights (1946)

Move Over, Darling (1963)

Move Over, Darling (1963)

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Don't Bother to Knock (1952)

Three Came Home (1950)

Three Came Home (1950)

Bachelor Flat (1961)

Bachelor Flat (1961)

Rawhide (1951)

The Left Hand of God (1955)

The Left Hand of God (1955)

Soldier of Fortune (1955)

Soldier of Fortune (1955)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Fallen Angel (1945)

Whirlpool (1950)

Whirlpool (1950)

Morituri (1965)

Morituri (1965)

Tender Is the Night (1962)

Tender Is the Night (1962)

The Proud Ones (1956)

The Proud Ones (1956)

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

A Blueprint for Murder (1953)

Kiss of Death (1947)

Kiss of Death (1947)

Swingin' Along (1961)

Swingin' Along (1961)

Shock (1946)

The Detective (1968)

The Detective (1968)

What a Way to Go! (1964)

What a Way to Go! (1964)

Way... Way Out (1966)

Way... Way Out (1966)

No Way Out (1950)

No Way Out (1950)

The Man Who Understood Women (1959)

The Man Who Understood Women (1959)

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

The Girl Can't Help It (1956)

Misty (1961)

House of Strangers (1949)

House of Strangers (1949)

Molly and Me (1945)

Molly and Me (1945)

The Wayward Bus (1957)

The Wayward Bus (1957)

What Price Glory (1952)

What Price Glory (1952)

Violent Saturday (1955)

Violent Saturday (1955)

Shock Treatment (1964)

Shock Treatment (1964)

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Goodbye Charlie (1964)

Woman's World (1954)

Woman's World (1954)

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

Fate Is the Hunter (1964)

The Last Wagon (1956)

The Last Wagon (1956)

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)

Judgment: The Trial of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg (1974)

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974)

Judgment: The Court Martial of the Tiger of Malaya — General Yamashita (1974)

Tony Rome (1967)

Tony Rome (1967)

Doctor Dolittle (1967)

Doctor Dolittle (1967)