Paul Engelen
Make-Up Artist
About Paul Engelen
Lived 1949 – 2024 (aged 75). Paul Engelen was a make-up artist.
Paul Richard Anthony Engelen (30 October 1949 – 3 November 2024) was a British make-up artist. He had over 75 credits in television and film, including the television show Game of Thrones, for which he won a number of Emmy Awards.
Life and career Engelen was born in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey on 30 October 1949.
Engelen was also twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Makeup and Hairstyling:
1984 Academy Awards- nominated for the film Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes. Nomination was shared with Rick Baker. Lost to Amadeus. 1994 Academy Awards- nominated for Mary Shelley's Frankenstein, nomination shared with Carol Hemming and Daniel Parker. Lost to Ed Wood.
Engelen died from cancer on 3 November 2024, at the age of 75.
Selected filmography The Man With The Golden Gun (1974) The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Escape to Athena (1979) Moonraker (1979) Reds (1981) Pink Floyd - The Wall (1982) Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) Little Shop of Horrors (1986) Empire of the Sun (1987) Batman (1989) Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) The Three Musketeers (1993) Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) The Ghost and the Darkness (1996) Seven Years in Tibet (1997) The Saint (1997) Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace (1999) A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999) Gladiator (2000) Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001) The Hours (2002) Die Another Day (2002) Cold Mountain (2003) Troy (2004) Munich (2005) Kingdom of Heaven (2005) Casino Royale (2006) Quantum of Solace (2008) The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian (2008) Robin Hood (2010) Wrath of the Titans (2012) Hercules (2014)
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Make-Up Artist
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Paul Engelen was born on 30 October 1949 in Surrey.
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Paul Engelen died on 3 November 2024.
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Paul Engelen was a make-up artist.
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