Leonard Engelman obit

Leonard Engelman Dies: Emmy Nominated, Lifetime Achievement Award-Winning Makeup Artist Was 83

 He was not on the list.

Leonard Engelman, who lobbied the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to install a makeup branch and served as its first governor when they did so, died Thursday at 88 in Northridge Hospital Medical Center.

His death was confirmed by the Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles, but no cause has been given.

Engelman worked on such films as Rocky IV, The Princess Diaries, Batman & Robin and How the Grinch Stole Christmas and did Cher’s makeup for more than 30 years.

He also served as an Academy of Motion Pictures Arts & Sciences VP and board member for many years.

Born in Burbank, he was the son of a Hollywood makeup artist. Engelman graduated from Burbank High School, and received his first film credit on Alfred Hitchcock’s Topaz (1969).

Engelman received Emmy nominations in 1972 for an episode of Night Gallery and in 2001 for the miniseries Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis. He was honored with a lifetime achievement award from the Hollywood Makeup Artists & Hair Stylists Guild in 2017.

Working as Cher’s personal makeup artist, Engelman was with her on photo shoots and her films Moonstruck (1987), Suspect (1987), The Witches of Eastwick (1987), Mermaids (1990), Faithful (1996), Tea With Mussolini (1999) and Burlesque (2010).

Engelman also handled makeup for Sylvester Stallone on Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985), Rocky IV (1985) and Cobra (1986).

His other clients included Debra Winger and Meg Ryan.

Engelman was part of the Cinema Makeup School in Los Angeles and was a member of Local 706 of the makeup and hairstylists guild for more than five decades.

Survivors include his wife, Esther Engelman, children, Steven, Kimberly, Anna and Jennifer, and six grandchildren.

 

Makeup Department

Dear Mom, Love Cher (2013)

Dear Mom, Love Cher

8.3

TV Movie

makeup artist

2013

 

Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, James Franco, and Michelle Williams in Oz the Great and Powerful (2013)

Oz the Great and Powerful

6.3

background makeup supervisor (as Leonard Engleman)

2013

 

Cher and Christina Aguilera in Burlesque (2010)

Burlesque

6.4

makeup artist: Cher

2010

 

Tim Allen and Martin Short in The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (2006)

The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause

4.8

makeup artist: elves

2006

 

Michael Chiklis in The Shield (2002)

The Shield

8.7

TV Series

makeup artist

2004–2005

14 episodes

 

Debra Winger, Stephen Warner, Krista Rae, Tatiana Maslany, and Sam Howard in Dawn Anna (2005)

Dawn Anna

6.8

TV Movie

personal makeup artist: Debra Winger

2005

 

Julie Andrews and Anne Hathaway in The Princess Diaries (2001)

The Princess Diaries

6.4

assistant makeup artist

2001

 

Jim Carrey in How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000)

How the Grinch Stole Christmas

6.3

makeup artist

2000

 

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis (2000)

Jackie Bouvier Kennedy Onassis

5.9

TV Movie

makeup artist: Joanne Whalley

2000

 

Lauren Holly, Burt Reynolds, and Benjamin Bratt in The Last Producer (2000)

The Last Producer

4.6

makeup artist: Ms. Ann-Margret (as Leonard Engleman)

2000

 

Running Mates (2000)

Running Mates

5.7

TV Movie

makeup department head

2000

 

Renée Zellweger and Chris O'Donnell in The Bachelor (1999)

The Bachelor

5.1

makeup artist: Chris O'Donnell

1999

 

Ted Danson, David Paymer, Martin Short, Elisabeth Moss, Alfre Woodard, Hope Davis, Zooey Deschanel, and Pruitt Taylor Vince in Mumford (1999)

Mumford

6.8

makeup artist

1999

 

Cher, Judi Dench, Maggie Smith, Lily Tomlin, and Joan Plowright in Tea with Mussolini (1999)

Tea with Mussolini

6.9

makeup artist: Cher

1999

 

Val Kilmer and Mira Sorvino in At First Sight (1999)

At First Sight

6.0

makeup artist: Val Kilmer (as Leonard Engleman)

1999

 

Bruce Willis and Miko Hughes in Mercury Rising (1998)

Mercury Rising

6.1

key makeup artist (as Leonard Engleman)

1998

 

George Clooney, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alicia Silverstone, Uma Thurman, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman & Robin (1997)

Batman & Robin

3.8

makeup artist

1997

 

Sandra Bullock and Chris O'Donnell in In Love and War (1996)

In Love and War

5.9

makeup artist: Chris O'Donnell

1996

 

Gene Hackman and Chris O'Donnell in The Chamber (1996)

The Chamber

6.0

key makeup artist

1996

 

The Island of Dr. Moreau (1996)

The Island of Dr. Moreau

4.6

makeup artist: Mr. Kilmer (as Leonard Engleman)

1996

 

Cher in Faithful (1996)

Faithful

5.7

makeup artist: Cher

1996

 

Robert De Niro, Val Kilmer, Al Pacino, Ted Levine, Wes Studi, Jerry Trimble, and Mykelti Williamson in Heat (1995)

Heat

8.3

hair stylist: Mr. Kilmer

makeup artist: Mr. Kilmer

1995

 

Jim Carrey, Tommy Lee Jones, Nicole Kidman, Val Kilmer, and Chris O'Donnell in Batman Forever (1995)

Batman Forever

5.4

make-up artist

1995

 

Peter Falk and D.B. Sweeney in Roommates (1995)

Roommates

6.4

makeup artist

1995

 

Scarlett (1994)

Scarlett

6.3

TV Mini Series

makeup artist: Joanne Whalley-Kilmer

1994

4 episodes

 

Meg Ryan and Andy Garcia in When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)

When a Man Loves a Woman

6.5

key makeup artist: Ms. Ryan

1994

 

Flesh and Bone (1993)

Flesh and Bone

6.3

makeup artist: Meg Ryan

1993

 

Wilder Napalm (1993)

Wilder Napalm

5.5

key makeup artist

1993

 

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Sleepless in Seattle (1993)

Sleepless in Seattle

6.8

makeup artist: Meg Ryan

1993

 

Kevin Kline, Steve Martin, Danny Glover, Mary-Louise Parker, Mary McDonnell, and Alfre Woodard in Grand Canyon (1991)

Grand Canyon

6.8

makeup artist

1991

 

Dead Again (1991)

Dead Again

6.8

second makeup artist

1991

 

William Hurt in The Doctor (1991)

The Doctor

6.9

makeup artist

1991

 

Tom Hanks, Bruce Willis, and Melanie Griffith in The Bonfire of the Vanities (1990)

The Bonfire of the Vanities

5.6

makeup artist

1990

 

Christina Ricci, Winona Ryder, Cher, and Bob Hoskins in Mermaids (1990)

Mermaids

6.7

makeup artist: Cher

1990

 

An Evening with Friends of the Environment (1990)

An Evening with Friends of the Environment

8.3

TV Movie

makeup artist

1990

 

Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)

Joe Versus the Volcano

5.9

makeup artist

1990

 

Everybody Wins (1990)

Everybody Wins

5.1

makeup artist: Debra Winger

1990

 

The Accidental Tourist (1988)

The Accidental Tourist

6.7

makeup artist

1988

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Danny DeVito in Twins (1988)

Twins

6.2

makeup artist

1988

 

Tom Berenger and Debra Winger in Betrayed (1988)

Betrayed

6.3

makeup artist: Ms. Winger

1988

 

Cher in Moonstruck (1987)

Moonstruck

7.2

makeup artist: Cher

1987

 

Cher and Dennis Quaid in Suspect (1987)

Suspect

6.6

makeup artist: Cher

1987

 

Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Susan Sarandon, and Cher in The Witches of Eastwick (1987)

The Witches of Eastwick

6.5

makeup artist

1987

 

Steve Martin, Chevy Chase, and Martin Short in Three Amigos! (1986)

Three Amigos!

6.5

makeup artist

1986

 

Sylvester Stallone in Cobra (1986)

Cobra

5.8

makeup artist

1986

 

Elizabeth Montgomery in Between the Darkness and the Dawn (1985)

Between the Darkness and the Dawn

6.7

TV Movie

makeup artist

1985

 

Sylvester Stallone, Tony Burton, and Burt Young in Rocky IV (1985)

Rocky IV

6.9

makeup artist (as Leonard Engleman)

1985

 

Sylvester Stallone in Rambo: First Blood Part II (1985)

Rambo: First Blood Part II

6.5

makeup creator (as Leonard Engleman)

1985

 

Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)

Beverly Hills Cop

7.4

makeup artist

1984

 

Tommy Lee Jones and Martha Plimpton in The River Rat (1984)

The River Rat

6.3

makeup artist

1984

 

Ghostbusters (1984)

Ghostbusters

7.8

makeup artist

1984

 

The Winter of Our Discontent (1983)

The Winter of Our Discontent

6.6

TV Movie

makeup artist

1983

 

Princess Daisy (1983)

Princess Daisy

6.2

TV Mini Series

makeup artist (as Leonard Engleman)

1983

 

Second Thoughts (1983)

Second Thoughts

5.3

makeup artist

1983

 

Tyne Daly and Sharon Gless in Cagney & Lacey (1981)

Cagney & Lacey

6.8

TV Series

makeup artist

1982

5 episodes

 

Nastassja Kinski in Cat People (1982)

Cat People

6.2

makeup artist

1982

 

Richard Dreyfuss in Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981)

Whose Life Is It Anyway?

7.3

makeup artist

1981

 

The Mating Season (1980)

The Mating Season

6.8

TV Movie

makeup artist

1980

 

The Jazz Singer (1980)

The Jazz Singer

5.9

makeup artist

1980

 

In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion) (1980)

In God We Trust (or Gimme That Prime Time Religion)

5.4

makeup artist

1980

 

Kirk Douglas, Harvey Keitel, and Farrah Fawcett in Saturn 3 (1980)

Saturn 3

5.1

makeup designer: Miss Fawcett (as Leonard Engelmann)

1980

 

Farrah Fawcett, Kate Jackson, and Jaclyn Smith in Charlie's Angels (1976)

Charlie's Angels

6.6

TV Series

makeup artist: Farrah Fawcett

1979

1 episode

 

Sunburn (1979)

Sunburn

5.0

makeup artist: Farrah Fawcett-Majors

1979

 

The New Adventures of Heidi (1978)

The New Adventures of Heidi

4.3

TV Movie

makeup artist

1978

 

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)

Night Gallery

7.9

TV Series

makeup artist

1972

1 episode

 

The Magnificent Seven Ride! (1972)

The Magnificent Seven Ride!

5.6

makeup artist

1972

 

Topaz (1969)

Topaz

6.2

makeup artist

1969

 

Audrey Long, Jane Nigh, Arthur Shields, and Bill Williams in Blue Blood (1951)

Blue Blood

6.2

makeup artist

1951

 

Smiley Burnette, Helen Mowery, and Charles Starrett in Across the Badlands (1950)

Across the Badlands

7.1

makeup artist (uncredited)

1950

 

Smiley Burnette, Mary Ellen Kay, and Charles Starrett in Streets of Ghost Town (1950)

Streets of Ghost Town

5.7

makeup artist (uncredited)

1950

 

Smiley Burnette, Slim Duncan, Jock Mahoney, and Charles Starrett in Texas Dynamo (1950)

Texas Dynamo

6.2

makeup artist (uncredited)

1950

 

Smiley Burnette, Martha Hyer, and Charles Starrett in Outcast of Black Mesa (1950)

Outcast of Black Mesa

6.8

makeup artist

1950

 

Smiley Burnette, Jock Mahoney, Charles Starrett, and T. Texas Tyler in Horsemen of the Sierras (1949)

Horsemen of the Sierras

7.0

makeup artist (uncredited)

1949

 

1 sheet

The Mutineers

6.1

makeup artist (as Leonard Ingleman)

1949

 

Elena Verdugo and Johnny Weissmuller in The Lost Tribe (1949)

The Lost Tribe

5.4

makeup artist (uncredited)

1949

 

Gene Autry, Patricia Barry, and Champion in Riders of the Whistling Pines (1949)

Riders of the Whistling Pines

5.7

makeup artist (uncredited)

1949

 

Smiley Burnette and Charles Starrett in El Dorado Pass (1948)

El Dorado Pass

makeup artist (as Leonard Ingleman)

1948

 

Art Department

Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)

Night Gallery

7.9

TV Series

props: disembodied hand and foot (uncredited)

1972

1 episode