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