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Gordon Bau

Gordon Bau

Known For Costume & Make-Up
Birthday Jul 01, 1907
Died Jul 21, 1975 (68)
Birthplace Minnesota, USA
Popularity 0.1 (history)
Updated Aug 18, 2025 (Update)
Entry Date Aug 18, 2025
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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia 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

Filmography

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The All-American Boy

The All-American Boy

1973

Makeup Artist

Probe

Probe

1972

Makeup Supervisor

Dirty Harry

Dirty Harry

1971

Makeup Supervisor

The Omega Man

The Omega Man

1971

Makeup Supervisor

There Was a Crooked Man...

There Was a Crooked Man...

1970

Makeup Supervisor

Rabbit, Run

Rabbit, Run

1970

Makeup Supervisor

The Illustrated Man

The Illustrated Man

1969

Makeup Supervisor

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

The Good Guys and the Bad Guys

1969

Makeup Supervisor

Assignment to Kill

Assignment to Kill

1968

Makeup Supervisor

Sweet November

Sweet November

1968

Makeup Supervisor

Finian's Rainbow

Finian's Rainbow

1968

Makeup Artist

Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

1967

Makeup Artist

First to Fight

First to Fight

1967

Makeup Artist

Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

1967

Makeup Artist

Camelot

Camelot

1967

Makeup Artist

Countdown

Countdown

1967

Makeup Supervisor

Hotel

Hotel

1967

Makeup Supervisor

Any Wednesday

Any Wednesday

1966

Makeup Supervisor

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

1966

Makeup Artist

Chamber of Horrors

Chamber of Horrors

1966

Makeup Artist

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

A Big Hand for the Little Lady

1966

Makeup Supervisor

A Fine Madness

A Fine Madness

1966

Makeup Supervisor

Harper

Harper

1966

Makeup Supervisor

Not With My Wife, You Don't

Not With My Wife, You Don't

1966

Makeup Supervisor

My Blood Runs Cold

My Blood Runs Cold

1965

Makeup Artist

Never Too Late

Never Too Late

1965

Makeup Supervisor

Brainstorm

Brainstorm

1965

Makeup Supervisor

Marriage on the Rocks

Marriage on the Rocks

1965

Makeup Supervisor

Dear Heart

Dear Heart

1965

Makeup Artist

Two on a Guillotine

Two on a Guillotine

1965

Makeup Supervisor

The Great Race

The Great Race

1965

Makeup Supervisor

Robin and the 7 Hoods

Robin and the 7 Hoods

1964

Makeup Supervisor

Youngblood Hawke

Youngblood Hawke

1964

Makeup Artist

My Fair Lady

My Fair Lady

1964

Makeup Supervisor

Dead Ringer

Dead Ringer

1964

Makeup Supervisor

Sex and the Single Girl

Sex and the Single Girl

1964

Makeup Supervisor

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

The Incredible Mr. Limpet

1964

Makeup Supervisor

Ensign Pulver

Ensign Pulver

1964

Makeup Supervisor

PT 109

PT 109

1963

Makeup Supervisor

Spencer's Mountain

Spencer's Mountain

1963

Makeup Supervisor

Palm Springs Weekend

Palm Springs Weekend

1963

Makeup Supervisor

Mary, Mary

Mary, Mary

1963

Makeup Supervisor

Critic's Choice

Critic's Choice

1963

Makeup Artist

Red Nightmare

Red Nightmare

1962

Makeup Department Head

About Time

About Time

1962

Makeup Supervisor

Gypsy

Gypsy

1962

Makeup Supervisor

House of Women

House of Women

1962

Makeup Supervisor

The Music Man

The Music Man

1962

Makeup Supervisor

The Chapman Report

The Chapman Report

1962

Makeup Supervisor

Rome Adventure

Rome Adventure

1962

Makeup Supervisor

Portrait of a Mobster

Portrait of a Mobster

1961

Makeup Artist

Claudelle Inglish

Claudelle Inglish

1961

Makeup Supervisor

A Majority of One

A Majority of One

1961

Makeup Supervisor

Susan Slade

Susan Slade

1961

Makeup Supervisor

A Fever in the Blood

A Fever in the Blood

1961

Makeup Artist

Parrish

Parrish

1961

Makeup Supervisor

The Sins of Rachel Cade

The Sins of Rachel Cade

1961

Makeup Artist

Ocean's Eleven

Ocean's Eleven

1960

Makeup Supervisor

Guns of the Timberland

Guns of the Timberland

1960

Makeup Supervisor

Sergeant Rutledge

Sergeant Rutledge

1960

Makeup Supervisor

The Crowded Sky

The Crowded Sky

1960

Makeup Supervisor

Cash McCall

Cash McCall

1960

Makeup Artist

The FBI Story

The FBI Story

1959

Makeup Supervisor

The Hanging Tree

The Hanging Tree

1959

Makeup Supervisor

A Summer Place

A Summer Place

1959

Makeup Supervisor

Yellowstone Kelly

Yellowstone Kelly

1959

Makeup Artist

Island of Lost Women

Island of Lost Women

1959

Makeup Supervisor

Up Periscope

Up Periscope

1959

Makeup Supervisor

Westbound

Westbound

1959

Makeup Supervisor

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

Makeup Supervisor

The Young Philadelphians

The Young Philadelphians

1959

Makeup Supervisor

Too Much, Too Soon

Too Much, Too Soon

1958

Makeup Supervisor

Marjorie Morningstar

Marjorie Morningstar

1958

Makeup Supervisor

The Left Handed Gun

The Left Handed Gun

1958

Makeup Supervisor

Violent Road

Violent Road

1958

Makeup Supervisor

Lafayette Escadrille

Lafayette Escadrille

1958

Makeup Supervisor

Auntie Mame

Auntie Mame

1958

Makeup Supervisor

Top Secret Affair

Top Secret Affair

1957

Makeup Supervisor

Untamed Youth

Untamed Youth

1957

Makeup Department Head

The Spirit of St. Louis

The Spirit of St. Louis

1957

Makeup Supervisor

Pharaoh's Curse

Pharaoh's Curse

1957

Makeup Artist

The Big Land

The Big Land

1957

Makeup Supervisor

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

Shoot-Out At Medicine Bend

1957

Makeup Supervisor

The Wrong Man

The Wrong Man

1956

Makeup Supervisor

Giant

Giant

1956

Makeup Supervisor

Toward the Unknown

Toward the Unknown

1956

Makeup Supervisor

The Girl He Left Behind

The Girl He Left Behind

1956

Makeup Supervisor

The Lone Ranger

The Lone Ranger

1956

Makeup Supervisor

The Burning Hills

The Burning Hills

1956

Makeup Artist

Miracle in the Rain

Miracle in the Rain

1956

Makeup Artist

East of Eden

East of Eden

1955

Makeup Artist

Rebel Without a Cause

Rebel Without a Cause

1955

Makeup Supervisor

Battle Cry

Battle Cry

1955

Makeup Artist

Hell on Frisco Bay

Hell on Frisco Bay

1955

Makeup Supervisor

Mister Roberts

Mister Roberts

1955

Makeup Artist

Pete Kelly's Blues

Pete Kelly's Blues

1955

Makeup Artist

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

1955

Makeup Supervisor

I Died a Thousand Times

I Died a Thousand Times

1955

Makeup Supervisor

Tall Man Riding

Tall Man Riding

1955

Makeup Artist

Drum Beat

Drum Beat

1954

Makeup Artist

Dial M for Murder

Dial M for Murder

1954

Makeup Artist

Young at Heart

Young at Heart

1954

Makeup Artist

The Bounty Hunter

The Bounty Hunter

1954

Makeup Artist

Track of the Cat

Track of the Cat

1954

Makeup Supervisor

Lucky Me

Lucky Me

1954

Makeup Artist

Them!

Them!

1954

Makeup Artist

Riding Shotgun

Riding Shotgun

1954

Makeup Artist

King Richard and the Crusaders

King Richard and the Crusaders

1954

Makeup Artist

A Star Is Born

A Star Is Born

1954

Makeup Artist

Calamity Jane

Calamity Jane

1953

Makeup Artist

Crime Wave

Crime Wave

1953

Makeup Artist

House of Wax

House of Wax

1953

Makeup Artist

I Confess

I Confess

1953

Makeup Artist

Thunder Over the Plains

Thunder Over the Plains

1953

Makeup Artist

Blowing Wild

Blowing Wild

1953

Makeup Artist

Bugles in the Afternoon

Bugles in the Afternoon

1952

Makeup Artist

Carson City

Carson City

1952

Makeup Artist

Room for One More

Room for One More

1952

Makeup Designer

April in Paris

April in Paris

1952

Makeup Artist

Springfield Rifle

Springfield Rifle

1952

Makeup Artist

The Winning Team

The Winning Team

1952

Makeup Artist

The Iron Mistress

The Iron Mistress

1952

Makeup Artist

The Big Trees

The Big Trees

1952

Makeup Artist

This Woman Is Dangerous

This Woman Is Dangerous

1952

Makeup Artist

Mara Maru

Mara Maru

1952

Makeup Artist

Retreat, Hell!

Retreat, Hell!

1952

Makeup Artist

Double Dynamite

Double Dynamite

1951

Makeup Supervisor

I'll See You in My Dreams

I'll See You in My Dreams

1951

Makeup Artist

Goodbye, My Fancy

Goodbye, My Fancy

1951

Makeup Artist

A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1951

Makeup Artist

Fort Worth

Fort Worth

1951

Makeup Artist

I Was a Communist for the FBI

I Was a Communist for the FBI

1951

Makeup Artist

Come Fill the Cup

Come Fill the Cup

1951

Makeup Artist

Operation Pacific

Operation Pacific

1951

Makeup Artist

Distant Drums

Distant Drums

1951

Makeup Artist

The Tanks Are Coming

The Tanks Are Coming

1951

Makeup Artist

Along the Great Divide

Along the Great Divide

1951

Makeup Artist

Starlift

Starlift

1951

Makeup Artist, Hairstylist, Costume Supervisor

Strangers on a Train

Strangers on a Train

1951

Makeup Artist

Jim Thorpe – All-American

Jim Thorpe – All-American

1951

Makeup Artist

The Iroquois Trail

The Iroquois Trail

1950

Makeup Artist

Born to Be Bad

Born to Be Bad

1950

Makeup Supervisor

Rocky Mountain

Rocky Mountain

1950

Makeup Artist

The Set-Up

The Set-Up

1949

Makeup Supervisor

Bride for Sale

Bride for Sale

1949

Makeup Supervisor

Roughshod

Roughshod

1949

Makeup Supervisor

The Big Steal

The Big Steal

1949

Makeup Supervisor

They Live by Night

They Live by Night

1949

Makeup Artist

A Woman's Secret

A Woman's Secret

1949

Makeup Supervisor

Easy Living

Easy Living

1949

Makeup Supervisor

Follow Me Quietly

Follow Me Quietly

1949

Makeup Artist

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

1948

Makeup Supervisor

Rachel and the Stranger

Rachel and the Stranger

1948

Makeup Supervisor

Berlin Express

Berlin Express

1948

Makeup Supervisor

The Boy with Green Hair

The Boy with Green Hair

1948

Makeup Artist

Blood on the Moon

Blood on the Moon

1948

Makeup Supervisor

Every Girl Should Be Married

Every Girl Should Be Married

1948

Makeup Artist

Return of the Bad Men

Return of the Bad Men

1948

Makeup Supervisor

Race Street

Race Street

1948

Makeup Artist

Night Song

Night Song

1948

Makeup Department Head

Station West

Station West

1948

Makeup Supervisor

The Miracle of the Bells

The Miracle of the Bells

1948

Makeup Supervisor

They Won't Believe Me

They Won't Believe Me

1947

Makeup Supervisor

Crossfire

Crossfire

1947

Makeup Supervisor

The Farmer's Daughter

The Farmer's Daughter

1947

Makeup Supervisor

Out of the Past

Out of the Past

1947

Makeup Supervisor

Mourning Becomes Electra

Mourning Becomes Electra

1947

Makeup Artist

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

Dick Tracy's Dilemma

1947

Makeup Supervisor

It's a Wonderful Life

It's a Wonderful Life

1946

Makeup Artist

To Be or Not to Be

To Be or Not to Be

1942

Makeup Artist

Jungle Book

Jungle Book

1942

Makeup Artist

The Letter

The Letter

1940

Makeup Artist

Doomed to Die

Doomed to Die

1940

Makeup Artist

The Ape

The Ape

1940

Makeup Artist

The Fatal Hour

The Fatal Hour

1940

Makeup Artist

Mr. Wong, Detective

Mr. Wong, Detective

1938

Makeup Artist

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