Paul Engelen

Paul Engelen
Born	Paul Richard Anthony Engelen (1949-10-30)30 October 1949 Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
Died	3 November 2024(2024-11-03) (aged 75)
Occupation	Make-up artist
Years active	1971–2024

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)
• 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)

External links

• Paul Engelen at IMDb
• [1] interview British Entertainment History Project