Biography
Philip Leakey (4 May 1908 in London, England – 26 November 1992) was a British make-up artist known chiefly for his work on Hammer films. In 1956 he became the first make-up designer ever to receive on-screen credit for "special" make-up effects for his "bold and innovative" work in X the Unknown.He provided Christopher Lee's celebrated makeup for Hammer's The Curse of Frankenstein (1957), whose "monster" had to be memorable and terrifying without infringing the copyright on Universal's earlier makeup, created by Jack Pierce for Boris Karloff.
Leakey created make-up for Dracula and The Revenge of Frankenstein (both 1958) before leaving Hammer, disgusted by the cost-cutting measure by Hammer's associate producer, Anthony Nelson Keys, of revoking his retainer. His assistant, Roy Ashton, took charge of Hammer make-up from then onwards.
Filmography
all 52
Movies 51
TV Shows 1
The Romantic Englishwoman (1975)
Vampira (1974)
The Zoo Gang (1974)
Henry VIII and His Six Wives (1972)
The Buttercup Chain (1970)
Three Sisters (1970)
Mumsy, Nanny, Sonny & Girly (1970)
Far from the Madding Crowd (1967)
Morgan: A Suitable Case for Treatment (1966)
Every Day's a Holiday (1965)
The Ipcress File (1965)
The Eyes of Annie Jones (1964)
Sammy Going South (1963)
Only Two Can Play (1962)
Five Golden Hours (1961)
Further Up the Creek (1958)
The Man Upstairs (1958)
The Snorkel (1958)
The Revenge of Frankenstein (1958)
The Steel Bayonet (1958)
Cat Girl (1957)
The Abominable Snowman (1957)
Quatermass 2 (1957)
The Curse of Frankenstein (1957)
X the Unknown (1956)
Women Without Men (1956)
One Way Out (1955)
The Quatermass Xperiment (1955)
Mask of Dust (1954)
The Men of Sherwood Forest (1954)
Five Days (1954)
Blackout (1954)
Face the Music (1954)
36 Hours (1953)
The Saint's Return (1953)
Blood Orange (1953)
Murder at 3am (1953)
The Flanagan Boy (1953)
The Gambler and the Lady (1952)
Tread Softly (1952)
Lady in the Fog (1952)
Stolen Face (1952)
The Last Page (1952)
Death of an Angel (1952)
The Black Widow (1951)
A Case For P.C. 49 (1951)
The Rossiter Case (1951)
What the Butler Saw (1950)
Room to Let (1950)
Someone at the Door (1950)
The Man in Black (1950)
Meet Simon Cherry (1949)
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Known ForCostume & Make-Up
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-04
Deathday1992-11-26 (84 years old)
Birth PlaceLondon, England, UK
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, United Kingdom
Also Known AsPhil Leakey
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