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Robert Gordon Bau, known as Gordon Bau and sometimes as Gordy Bau (July 1, 1907 – July 21, 1975), was the make-up supervisor at Warner Brothers Studios in Los Angeles, California, who worked in scores of films and episodes of more than twenty television series.
Gordon Bau and his brother George Bau worked for Rubbercraft, a firm which specialized in rubber parts for industrial uses. They began moonlighting by performing make-up for films and later television. The brothers built rubber eye prosthetics which could make white actors appear Asian on screen. While Gordon became head of make-up services for Warner Brothers, George headed the prosthetics laboratory at the studio.
Bau's work in films is voluminous, from Andy Griffith's Onionhead and Auntie Mame (1958) to John Wayne's Rio Bravo and Clint Walker's Yellowstone Kelly (both 1959), and Jeffrey Hunter's Sergeant Rutledge (1960). He also worked on Susan Slade (1961), The Days of Wine and Roses (1962), Kisses for My President (1964), and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966). His last film work was Dirty Harry (1971) and The All American Boy (1973).
Known For
Out of the Past
(1947)
Makeup Supervisor
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
I Confess
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Dirty Harry
(1971)
Makeup Supervisor
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Makeup Artist
Giant
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
My Fair Lady
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Makeup Artist
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Makeup Supervisor
Dial M for Murder
(1954)
Makeup Artist
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Makeup Supervisor
The Big Steal
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
Them!
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Dead Ringer
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Full Filmography
Costume & Make-Up
Mr. Wong, Detective
(1938)
Makeup Artist
The Fatal Hour
(1940)
Makeup Artist
The Ape
(1940)
Makeup Artist
The Letter
(1940)
Makeup Artist
Doomed to Die
(1940)
Makeup Artist
Jungle Book
(1942)
Makeup Artist
To Be or Not to Be
(1942)
Makeup Artist
It's a Wonderful Life
(1946)
Makeup Artist
Mourning Becomes Electra
(1947)
Makeup Artist
They Won't Believe Me
(1947)
Makeup Supervisor
The Farmer's Daughter
(1947)
Makeup Supervisor
Out of the Past
(1947)
Makeup Supervisor
Crossfire
(1947)
Makeup Supervisor
Night Song
(1948)
Makeup Department Head
Return of the Bad Men
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Every Girl Should Be Married
(1948)
Makeup Artist
The Miracle of the Bells
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Race Street
(1948)
Makeup Artist
The Boy with Green Hair
(1948)
Makeup Artist
Station West
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Rachel and the Stranger
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Blood on the Moon
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
Berlin Express
(1948)
Makeup Supervisor
The Set-Up
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
They Live by Night
(1949)
Makeup Artist
Follow Me Quietly
(1949)
Makeup Artist
Easy Living
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
Roughshod
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
A Woman's Secret
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
Bride for Sale
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
The Big Steal
(1949)
Makeup Supervisor
Born to Be Bad
(1950)
Makeup Supervisor
The Iroquois Trail
(1950)
Makeup Artist
Rocky Mountain
(1950)
Makeup Artist
Double Dynamite
(1951)
Makeup Supervisor
Along the Great Divide
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Fort Worth
(1951)
Makeup Artist
I Was a Communist for the FBI
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Operation Pacific
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Inside the Walls of Folsom Prison
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Distant Drums
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Starlift
(1951)
Makeup Artist, Hairstylist, and Costume Supervisor
Strangers on a Train
(1951)
Makeup Artist
A Streetcar Named Desire
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Come Fill the Cup
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Jim Thorpe – All-American
(1951)
Makeup Artist
The Tanks Are Coming
(1951)
Makeup Artist
Goodbye, My Fancy
(1951)
Makeup Artist
I'll See You in My Dreams
(1951)
Makeup Artist
The Big Trees
(1952)
Makeup Artist
Mara Maru
(1952)
Makeup Artist
Retreat, Hell!
(1952)
Makeup Artist
Carson City
(1952)
Makeup Artist
Room for One More
(1952)
Makeup Designer
The Miracle of Our Lady of Fatima
(1952)
Makeup Artist
April in Paris
(1952)
Makeup Artist
The Winning Team
(1952)
Makeup Artist
The Iron Mistress
(1952)
Makeup Artist
Bugles in the Afternoon
(1952)
Makeup Artist
This Woman Is Dangerous
(1952)
Makeup Artist
I Confess
(1953)
Makeup Artist
By the Light of the Silvery Moon
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Thunder Over the Plains
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Crime Wave
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Blowing Wild
(1953)
Makeup Artist
House of Wax
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Calamity Jane
(1953)
Makeup Artist
Young at Heart
(1954)
Makeup Artist
The Bounty Hunter
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Drum Beat
(1954)
Makeup Artist
A Star Is Born
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Lucky Me
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Track of the Cat
(1954)
Makeup Supervisor
Them!
(1954)
Makeup Artist
King Richard and the Crusaders
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Dial M for Murder
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Riding Shotgun
(1954)
Makeup Artist
Rebel Without a Cause
(1955)
Makeup Supervisor
Mister Roberts
(1955)
Makeup Artist
Tall Man Riding
(1955)
Makeup Artist
East of Eden
(1955)
Makeup Artist
Hell on Frisco Bay
(1955)
Makeup Supervisor
The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
(1955)
Makeup Supervisor
Pete Kelly's Blues
(1955)
Makeup Artist
I Died a Thousand Times
(1955)
Makeup Supervisor
The Lone Ranger
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
Giant
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
The Wrong Man
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
Miracle in the Rain
(1956)
Makeup Artist
The Burning Hills
(1956)
Makeup Artist
Toward the Unknown
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
The Girl He Left Behind
(1956)
Makeup Supervisor
The Big Land
(1957)
Makeup Supervisor
Top Secret Affair
(1957)
Makeup Supervisor
Pharaoh's Curse
(1957)
Makeup Artist
Untamed Youth
(1957)
Makeup Department Head
Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend
(1957)
Makeup Supervisor
Too Much, Too Soon
(1958)
Makeup Supervisor
Marjorie Morningstar
(1958)
Makeup Supervisor
Lafayette Escadrille
(1958)
Makeup Supervisor
The Left Handed Gun
(1958)
Makeup Supervisor
Violent Road
(1958)
Makeup Supervisor
The Young Philadelphians
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
Island of Lost Women
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
Up Periscope
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
Westbound
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
Rio Bravo
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
The Hanging Tree
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
Yellowstone Kelly
(1959)
Makeup Artist
The FBI Story
(1959)
Makeup Supervisor
The Crowded Sky
(1960)
Makeup Supervisor
Cash McCall
(1960)
Makeup Artist
Sergeant Rutledge
(1960)
Makeup Supervisor
Ocean's Eleven
(1960)
Makeup Supervisor
Guns of the Timberland
(1960)
Makeup Supervisor
Susan Slade
(1961)
Makeup Supervisor
A Majority of One
(1961)
Makeup Supervisor
Claudelle Inglish
(1961)
Makeup Supervisor
The Sins of Rachel Cade
(1961)
Makeup Artist
A Fever in the Blood
(1961)
Makeup Artist
Portrait of a Mobster
(1961)
Makeup Artist
Parrish
(1961)
Makeup Supervisor
Rome Adventure
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
House of Women
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
The Chapman Report
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
About Time
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
The Music Man
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
Red Nightmare
(1962)
Makeup Department Head
Gypsy
(1962)
Makeup Supervisor
Spencer's Mountain
(1963)
Makeup Supervisor
Critic's Choice
(1963)
Makeup Artist
Mary, Mary
(1963)
Makeup Supervisor
Palm Springs Weekend
(1963)
Makeup Supervisor
PT 109
(1963)
Makeup Supervisor
Ensign Pulver
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
Robin and the 7 Hoods
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
My Fair Lady
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
Dead Ringer
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
Youngblood Hawke
(1964)
Makeup Artist
Sex and the Single Girl
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
The Incredible Mr. Limpet
(1964)
Makeup Supervisor
The Great Race
(1965)
Makeup Supervisor
Marriage on the Rocks
(1965)
Makeup Supervisor
Dear Heart
(1965)
Makeup Artist
My Blood Runs Cold
(1965)
Makeup Artist
Two on a Guillotine
(1965)
Makeup Supervisor
Never Too Late
(1965)
Makeup Supervisor
Brainstorm
(1965)
Makeup Supervisor
Any Wednesday
(1966)
Makeup Supervisor
A Fine Madness
(1966)
Makeup Supervisor
Not With My Wife, You Don't
(1966)
Makeup Supervisor
Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
(1966)
Makeup Artist
Harper
(1966)
Makeup Supervisor
A Big Hand for the Little Lady
(1966)
Makeup Supervisor
Chamber of Horrors
(1966)
Makeup Artist
Countdown
(1967)
Makeup Supervisor
Hotel
(1967)
Makeup Supervisor
Camelot
(1967)
Makeup Artist
Cool Hand Luke
(1967)
Makeup Artist
Wait Until Dark
(1967)
Makeup Artist
First to Fight
(1967)
Makeup Artist
Assignment to Kill
(1968)
Makeup Supervisor
Sweet November
(1968)
Makeup Supervisor
Finian's Rainbow
(1968)
Makeup Artist
The Illustrated Man
(1969)
Makeup Supervisor
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Makeup Supervisor
There Was a Crooked Man...
(1970)
Makeup Supervisor
Rabbit, Run
(1970)
Makeup Supervisor
Dirty Harry
(1971)
Makeup Supervisor
The Omega Man
(1971)
Makeup Supervisor
Probe
(1972)
Makeup Supervisor
The All-American Boy
(1973)
Makeup Artist