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Roy Ashton is a Makeup Artist and Makeup Effects Australien born on 17 april 1909 at Perth (Australie)
Howard Roy Ashton (17 April 1909 – 10 January 1995) was an Australian tenor, associated for a while with Benjamin Britten's English Opera Group, and make-up artist who became particularly associated with his work on the Hammer Horror films.
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Nationality Australie
Birth 17 april 1909 at Perth (Australie)
Death 10 january 1995 (at 85 years) at Farnham (United-kingdom)
Birth 17 april 1909 at Perth (Australie)
Death 10 january 1995 (at 85 years) at Farnham (United-kingdom)
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The Masks of Death (1984)
, 1h12Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Crime
Themes Sherlock Holmes films, Buddy films
Actors Peter Cushing, John Mills, Anne Baxter, Ray Milland, Anton Diffring, Gordon Jackson
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating61%
The story takes place in 1913. Sherlock Holmes, virtually in retirement, is persuaded by Inspector Alec MacDonald of Scotland Yard to take on a baffling case. Three dead bodies have been found in London's East End, all with no discernible cause of death, but the expressions on their faces suggest that they all died in a state of terror.
The Monster Club (1981)
, 1h37Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Vincent Price, Donald Pleasence, John Carradine, Stuart Whitman, Anthony Steel, Britt Ekland
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating59%
A fictionalised version of author R. Chetwynd-Hayes (John Carradine) is approached on a city street by a strange man (Vincent Price) who turns out to be a starving vampire named Eramus. Eramus bites the writer, and in gratitude for the small "donation", takes his (basically unharmed but bewildered) victim to the titular club, which is a covert gathering place for a multitude of supernatural creatures. In between the club's unique music and dance performances, Eramus introduces three stories about his fellow creatures of the night.
Candleshoe (1977)
, 1h41Directed by Norman Tokar
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy-drama
Themes Heist films, Children's films
Actors David Niven, Helen Hayes, Jodie Foster, Leo McKern, Sydney Bromley, John Alderson
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating67%
Con-artist Harry Bundage (McKern) believes that the lost treasure of pirate captain Joshua St. Edmund is hidden at Candleshoe, the large country estate of Lady St Edmund (Hayes). Having gained access to Captain St. Edmund's hidden will with the help of a corrupt former cleaning woman at Candleshoe, Harry recruits American Casey Brown (Foster)—-an unwanted foster child and hooligan-—into the plot, employing her to pose as Lady St Edmund's granddaughter, the Honourable Margaret, 4th Marchioness of St Edmond, who was kidnapped at age four by her father and subsequently disappeared after her father's death. Casey is the right age to pass for Margaret and possesses several identifying scars that young Margaret was known to have. Casey agrees to go along with the con and discover further clues in exchange for a cut of the treasure.
Frankenstein: The True Story (1974)
, 3h5Directed by Jack Smight
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Science fiction, Horror
Themes Films about computing, Films based on science fiction novels, Frankenstein films, Cyberpunk films
Actors Leonard Whiting, Jane Seymour, David McCallum, James Mason, Michael Sarrazin, Nicola Pagett
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating70%
Part one Victor Frankenstein is a man training as a doctor, engaged to Elizabeth Fanshawe. After Victor's younger brother, William, drowns, Victor renounces his belief in God and declares that he would join forces with the Devil if he could learn how to restore his brother to life.
The Vault of Horror (1973)
, 1h23Directed by Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Anthology film, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Vampires in film
Actors Terry-Thomas, Curd Jürgens, Daniel Massey, Tom Baker, Dawn Addams, Denholm Elliott
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating64%
Framing Story Five strangers board a descending lift, one by one, in a modern office block in London. They reach the sub-basement, though none of them have pressed for that destination. There they find a large, elaborately furnished room which appears to be a gentlemen's club. The lift door has closed and there are no buttons to bring it back, nor any other exit. Resigned to waiting for help, they settle down with drinks and talk. The conversation turns to dreams, and each man tells of a recurring nightmare.
The Creeping Flesh (1973)
, 1h28Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Fantastic, Horror
Actors Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Lorna Heilbron, Jenny Runacre, George Benson, Duncan Lamont
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating60%
Prof. Emmanuel Hildern (Peter Cushing), a Victorian era scientist is shown in what appears to be a laboratory meeting a young doctor. Hildern excitedly tells the doctor that he needs help because he has discovered a form of evil that is real, a living being, and that he has unwittingly unleashed the evil thousands of years too soon. Hildern then recounts how his discovery was made.
Tales from the Crypt (1972)
, 1h32Directed by Freddie Francis
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Horror
Themes Zombie films, Comedy horror films
Actors Ralph Richardson, Joan Collins, Peter Cushing, Roy Dotrice, Richard Greene, Ian Hendry
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating67%
Five strangers go with a tourist group to view old catacombs. They do not realise that they are all dead. Separated from the main group, they find themselves in a room with the mysterious Crypt Keeper (Ralph Richardson), who details how each of the strangers have died.
Asylum (1972)
, 1h28Directed by Patrick Magee, Roy Ward Baker
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Psychologie, Films about psychiatry, Films set in psychiatric hospitals
Actors Peter Cushing, Britt Ekland, Robert Powell, Herbert Lom, Barry Morse, Patrick Magee
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating64%
Dr Martin (Robert Powell) arrives at a secluded asylum "for the incurably insane" to be interviewed for a job by the wheelchair-bound, authoritarian Dr Lionel Rutherford (Patrick Magee). Rutherford explains that he owes his current incapacitation to an attack by an inmate.
The Devil Rides Out (1968)
, 1h36Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Films about religion
Actors Christopher Lee, Charles Gray, Nike Arrighi, Patrick Mower, Leon Greene, Sarah Lawson
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating68%
Set in London and the south of England in 1929, the story finds Nicholas, Duc de Richleau, investigating the strange actions of the son of a friend, Simon Aron, who has a house replete with strange markings and a pentagram. He quickly deduces that Simon is involved with the occult. Nicholas de Richleau and Rex Van Ryn manage to rescue Simon and another young initiate, Tanith, from a devil-worshipping cult. During the rescue, they disrupt a ceremony on Salisbury Plain, in which the Devil (Baphomet) himself appears.
Dracula: Prince of Darkness (1966)
, 1h30Directed by Terence Fisher
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantastic, Horror
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Dracula films, Vampires in film
Actors Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Bud Tingwell, Peter Cushing, Suzan Farmer
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating66%
A prologue replays the final scenes from Dracula, in which Dr. Van Helsing (Peter Cushing) destroys Dracula (Christopher Lee) by driving him into the sunlight. These scenes are accompanied by voice-over narration that describes how Van Helsing, a scholar of vampirism, was able to end Dracula's century-long reign of terror and destroy his cult; only the memory of Dracula's evil remains.
Rasputin: The Mad Monk (1966)
, 1h31Directed by Don Sharp
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Biography, Horror
Actors Christopher Lee, Barbara Shelley, Francis Matthews, Richard Pasco, Suzan Farmer, Dinsdale Landen
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating61%
The story begins in the Russian countryside, where Rasputin heals the sick wife of an innkeeper (Derek Francis). When he is later hauled before an Orthodox bishop for his sexual immorality and violence, the innkeeper springs to the monk's defense. Rasputin protests that he is sexually immoral because he likes to give God "sins worth forgiving" (loosely based on Rasputin's rumored connection to Khlysty, an obscure Christian sect which believed that those deliberately committing fornication, then repenting bitterly, would be closer to God). He also claims to have healing powers in his hands, and is unperturbed by the bishop's accusation that his power comes from Satan.
The Reptile (1966)
, 1h31Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Actors Noel Willman, Jennifer Daniel, Ray Barrett, Jacqueline Pearce, Michael Ripper, John Laurie
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating60%
Dans un village reculé des Cornouailles, plusieurs habitants meurent après d'horribles souffrances. Le médecin légiste découvre des traces de morsures de serpent sur les corps. Un couple de nouveaux résidents après plusieurs incidents vont tenter de découvrir la vérité.
The Plague of the Zombies (1966)
, 1h26Directed by John Gilling
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Horror
Themes Medical-themed films, Zombie films, Films about viral outbreaks, Disaster films
Actors André Morell, Diane Clare, Brook Williams, Michael Ripper, Jacqueline Pearce, John David Carson
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating65%
In a Cornish village in August 1860, the inhabitants of the town are dying from a mysterious plague that seems to be spreading at an accelerated rate. Even the local doctor, Peter Tompson (Brook Williams), cannot combat the disease. Alarmed, Tompson sends for outside help from his friend Sir James Forbes (André Morell). Accompanying Sir James is his daughter Sylvia (Diane Clare). In an attempt to learn more about the disease, Sir James and Dr. Thompson disinter the corpses that were recently buried. To their surprise, the men find all the coffins empty. Conducting further investigations on the mystery lead the doctors to encounter zombies walking near an old, deserted tin mine on the estate of Squire Clive Hamilton (John Carson). Sir James is informed that the squire lived in Haiti for several years and practiced voodoo rituals, as well as black magic. This information leads him to research on the subject of the black arts.
She (1965)
, 1h46Directed by Robert Day
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Themes Films set in Africa, Monde imaginaire
Actors Ursula Andress, Peter Cushing, Bernard Cribbins, John Richardson, Rosenda Monteros, Christopher Lee
Roles Special Effects Makeup Artist
Rating57%
After receiving honorable discharges from the British Army in 1918 Palestine, Professor Holly (Peter Cushing), young Leo Vincey (John Richardson) and their orderly Job (Bernard Cribbins) embark on an expedition into a previously unexplored region of north-east Africa. They discover the lost city of Kuma after Leo receives a mysterious map revealing the city's whereabouts.
Fanatic (1965)
, 1h37Directed by Silvio Narizzano
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Thriller, Horror
Actors Tallulah Bankhead, Stefanie Powers, Donald Sutherland, Maurice Kaufmann, Peter Vaughan, Yootha Joyce
Roles Makeup Artist
Rating63%
Mrs. Trefoile, une vieille femme empreinte de fanatisme religieux, vit seule avec ses domestiques dans une maison isolee de la campagne anglaise. Un jour, elle recoit la visite de l'ancienne fiancee de son fils decede qui lui annonce qu'elle va bientot se marier. La pieuse dame l'enferme alors dans son grenier ou elle veut purifier l'ame de celle qui fut destinee a son "inoubliable" rejeton .....