John Chambers (make-up artist)

John Chambers
Born	September 12, 1922 Chicago, Illinois, U.S.
Died	August 25, 2001(2001-08-25) (aged 78) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupation(s)	Make-up artist, prosthetic makeup expert

John Chambers (September 12, 1922 – August 25, 2001) was an American make-up artist and prosthetic makeup expert in both television and film. He received an Academy Honorary Award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in 1968. He is best known for creating the pointed ears of Spock in the television series Star Trek (1966), and for his groundbreaking prosthetic make-up work on the Planet of the Apes film franchise.

Chambers was awarded CIA's Intelligence Medal of Merit for his involvement in the Canadian Caper, in which six American hostages escaped during the 1979 Iran hostage crisis. The incident was the basis of the film Argo, which won the 2012 Academy Award for Best Picture,^[1] and in which Chambers was played by John Goodman.