Robert J. Schiffer

Robert J. Schiffer aka Bob Schiffer (4 September, 1916 - 26 April, 2005) did the make-up on Escape to Witch Mountain, alongside Lynn F. Reynolds.

Life
Shiffer was born in Seattle, Washington on 4 September, 1916. His star sign is a Virgo. He broke into the movie business as a teenager, when he did uncredited make-up work in the Marx Brothers' "Horse Feathers" in 1932. In a 69-year career, he worked on nearly 200 movies, including many classics. He made Burt Lancaster appear to age from 18 to 80 for his role in "The Birdman of Alcatraz". He was director, make-up & hairstyling for Walt Disney Studios. He married Florence Schiffer somewhere in 1952, and stayed married until his death.

Death
Robert died from complications from a storke on 26 April, 2005, in his home in Los Angeles. California.

in Make-Up Department
1987Legacy of the Hollywood Blacklist (TV documentary) (makeup artist) 1986Tough Guys(makeup artist, makeup supervisor) Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color (TV series) (makeup artist - 23 episodes, 1969-1982) (hair stylist - 2 episodes, 1970) (special makeup - 1 episode, 1986) – I-Man(1986) (special makeup)– The Adventures of Pollyanna(1982) (makeup artist)– Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang(1982) (makeup artist)– The Ghosts of Buxley Hall: Part 2(1980) (makeup artist)– The Ghosts of Buxley Hall: Part 1(1980) (makeup artist)See all 26 episodes » 1985My Science Project(makeup supervisor) 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend(makeup artist: USA) 1984Frankenweenie (short) (makeup artist) 1984Country(makeup supervisor) 1984Splash(makeup supervisor) 1983Something Wicked This Way Comes(creative makeup) 1982Tex(makeup supervisor) 1982TRON(makeup supervisor) 1982The Adventures of Pollyanna (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1982Tales of the Apple Dumpling Gang (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1981Condorman(makeup supervisor) 1981Amy(makeup supervisor) 1981The Devil and Max Devlin(makeup supervisor) 1980The Ghosts of Buxley Hall (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1980The Last Flight of Noah's Ark(makeup supervisor) 1980Herbie Goes Bananas(makeup supervisor) 1980The Kids Who Knew Too Much (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1980Midnight Madness(makeup artist) 1979The Black Hole(makeup supervisor) 1979The Apple Dumpling Gang Rides Again(makeup artist) 1979The North Avenue Irregulars(makeup artist) 1978Hot Lead and Cold Feet(makeup artist) 1978The Cat from Outer Space(makeup artist) 1978Child of Glass (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1978Return from Witch Mountain(makeup artist) 1977Pete's Dragon(makeup artist) 1977Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo(makeup artist) 1977The New Mickey Mouse Club (TV series) (makeup artist - 1 episode) – Showtime Day(1977) (makeup artist) 1976Freaky Friday(makeup artist) 1976The Shaggy D.A.(makeup artist) 1976Gus(makeup artist) 1976Treasure of Matecumbe(makeup artist) 1976The Flight of the Grey Wolf (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1976No Deposit, No Return(makeup artist) 1976The Whiz Kid and the Carnival Caper (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1975The Apple Dumpling Gang(makeup artist) 1975Escape to Witch Mountain(makeup artist) 1975The Strongest Man in the World(makeup artist) 1974The Island at the Top of the World(makeup artist) 1974Return of the Big Cat (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1974The Castaway Cowboy(makeup artist) 1974The Bears and I(makeup artist) 1974Herbie Rides Again(makeup artist) 1974Hog Wild (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1974The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1973One Little Indian(makeup artist) 1973Charley and the Angel(makeup artist) 1973The World's Greatest Athlete(makeup artist) 1973Mystery in Dracula's Castle (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1972Snowball Express(makeup artist) 1972Now You See Him, Now You Don't(makeup artist) 1972Napoleon and Samantha(makeup artist) 1972The Biscuit Eater(makeup artist) 1971Bedknobs and Broomsticks(makeup artist) 1971The Million Dollar Duck(makeup artist) 1971Scandalous John(makeup artist) 1971The Barefoot Executive(makeup artist) 1970The Wild Country(makeup artist) 1970The Boatniks(makeup artist) 1970Menace on the Mountain (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1969The Computer Wore Tennis Shoes(makeup artist) 1969Secrets of the Pirates' Inn (TV movie) (makeup artist) 1969The Gypsy Moths(makeup artist - uncredited) 1969Castle Keep(makeup artist) 1968The Legend of Lylah Clare(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying(makeup artist) 1967Oh Dad, Poor Dad, Mamma's Hung You in the Closet and I'm Feelin' So Sad(makeup supervisor) 1966The Professionals(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1966The Fortune Cookie(makeup artist - uncredited) 1966The Trouble with Angels(makeup artist - uncredited) 1966Cast a Giant Shadow(makeup artist - uncredited) 1965Cat Ballou(makeup artist - uncredited) 1965The Hallelujah Trail(makeup artist) 1964Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte(makeup artist - uncredited) 1964My Fair Lady(makeup artist - uncredited) 1964Ensign Pulver(makeup artist - uncredited) 1964Robin and the 7 Hoods(makeup artist - uncredited) 1964Flight from Ashiya(makeup artist) 19634 for Texas(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1963Cleopatra(makeup artist - uncredited) 1963The Leopard(makeup artist - uncredited) 1963A Child Is Waiting(makeup artist - uncredited) 1962Freud(makeup artist) 1962'''[http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0056687/ What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? ]'''(makeup artist) 1962Birdman of Alcatraz(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1962The Music Man(makeup artist - uncredited) 1961Judgment at Nuremberg(makeup artist) 1961The Devil at 4 O'Clock(makeup artist - uncredited) 1961The Young Savages(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1960The Wackiest Ship in the Army(makeup artist - uncredited) 1960Ocean's Eleven(makeup artist - uncredited) 1960Elmer Gantry(makeup - as Robert Schiffer) 1959The Devil's Disciple(makeup artist - uncredited) 1959They Came to Cordura(makeup artist - uncredited) 1959Black Saddle (TV series) (makeup artist - 9 episodes) – Client: Vardon(1959) (makeup artist)– Client: Nelson(1959) (makeup artist)– Client: Frome(1959) (makeup artist)– Client: Banks(1959) (makeup artist)– Client: Braun(1959) (makeup artist)See all 9 episodes » 1959The Rifleman (TV series) (makeup artist - 1 episode) – The Angry Man(1959) (makeup artist) 1959The David Niven Show (TV series) (makeup artist - 1 episode) – Life Line(1959) (makeup artist) 1958Separate Tables(makeup artist - uncredited) 1958Auntie Mame(makeup artist - uncredited) 1958Gigi(makeup artist - uncredited) 1958Run Silent Run Deep(assistant makeup artist - uncredited) 1957Pal Joey(makeup artist - uncredited) 1957The Amazing Colossal Man(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1957Forty Guns(makeup artist) 1957Operation Mad Ball(makeup artist - uncredited) 19573:10 to Yuma(makeup artist - uncredited) 1957Sweet Smell of Success(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1957Fury at Showdown(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1957The Bachelor Party(makeup artist) 1957Crime of Passion(makeup artist) 1956Around the World in Eighty Days(makeup artist - uncredited) 1956Attack(makeup artist) 1956The Solid Gold Cadillac(makeup artist - uncredited) 1956Storm Center(makeup artist) 1956The Eddy Duchin Story(makeup artist - uncredited) 1956The Harder They Fall(makeup artist - uncredited) 1955Picnic(makeup artist - uncredited) 1955My Sister Eileen(makeup artist - uncredited) 1955The Kentuckian(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1955Mister Roberts(makeup artist - uncredited) 1955Kiss Me Deadly(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1955Marty(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1955The Long Gray Line(makeup artist - uncredited) 1954Vera Cruz(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1954The Mickey Rooney Show (TV series) (makeup supervisor - 1 episode) – Pilot(1954) (makeup supervisor) 1954Apache(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1954The Caine Mutiny(makeup artist - uncredited) 1953Miss Sadie Thompson(makeup artist - uncredited) 1953From Here to Eternity(makeup artist - uncredited) 1953The 5,000 Fingers of Dr. T.(makeup artist - uncredited) 1953Salome(makeup artist) 1952Affair in Trinidad(makeup artist - uncredited) 1951Death of a Salesman(makeup artist) 1951The Barefoot Mailman(makeup artist) 1951Ten Tall Men(makeup artist - uncredited) 1951An American in Paris(makeup artist - uncredited) 1951Lorna Doone(makeup artist) 1951The Brave Bulls(makeup artist) 1950The Killer That Stalked New York(makeup artist - uncredited) 1950The Fuller Brush Girl(makeup artist - uncredited) 1950Rookie Fireman(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1950On the Isle of Samoa(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1950The Torch(makeup artist - as Robert Schiffer) 1950The Good Humor Man(makeup artist - uncredited) 1950Blondie's Hero(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949Bodyhold(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949And Baby Makes Three(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949All the King's Men(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949South of Death Valley(makeup artist - as Bob Schiffer) 1949Anna Lucasta(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949The Secret of St. Ives(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949We Were Strangers(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949The Undercover Man(makeup artist - uncredited) 1949Knock on Any Door(makeup artist - uncredited) 1948Adventures of Don Juan(makeup artist - uncredited) 1948Kiss the Blood Off My Hands(makeup artist - uncredited) 1948The Fuller Brush Man(makeup artist - uncredited) 1947The Lady from Shanghai(makeup artist - uncredited) 1947The Corpse Came C.O.D.(makeup artist - uncredited) 1946The Jolson Story(makeup artist - uncredited) 1946Talk About a Lady(makeup artist - uncredited) 1946Gilda(makeup artist - uncredited) 1945Tonight and Every Night(makeup artist - uncredited) 1944Cover Girl(makeup artist - uncredited) 1942The Magnificent Ambersons(makeup artist - uncredited) 1941Here Comes Mr. Jordan(makeup artist - uncredited) 1941Adam Had Four Sons(makeup artist - uncredited) 1940Arizona(makeup artist - uncredited) 1940Angels Over Broadway(makeup artist - uncredited) 1940Boom Town(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939The Hunchback of Notre Dame(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939Blondie Brings Up Baby(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939The Wizard of Oz(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939Coast Guard(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939Blondie Takes a Vacation(makeup artist - uncredited) 1939Only Angels Have Wings(makeup artist - uncredited) 1938Boys Town(makeup artist - uncredited) 1937The Awful Truth(makeup artist - uncredited) 1937Captains Courageous(makeup artist - uncredited) 1937Maytime(makeup artist - uncredited) 1937The Good Earth(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936After the Thin Man(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936Pennies from Heaven(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936The Charge of the Light Brigade(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936The Devil-Doll(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936Trouble for Two(makeup artist - uncredited) 1936The Great Ziegfeld(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935Annie Oakley(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935A Night at the Opera(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935Mutiny on the Bounty(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935The Last Days of Pompeii(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935Top Hat(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935She(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935Becky Sharp(makeup artist - uncredited) 1935The Informer(makeup artist - uncredited) 1934The Gay Divorcee(makeup artist - uncredited) 1934The Merry Widow(makeup artist - uncredited) 1932Horse Feathers(makeup artist - uncredited)

as Himself
Himself (as Bob Schiffer) 2001Into the Shadows: The CIA in Hollywood (TV documentary short) Himself (uncredited) 1998E! Mysteries & Scandals (TV series) Himself– Rita Hayworth(1998)… Himself ==in Archive Footage== 2006The 78th Annual Academy Awards (TV special) Himself, in memorial sequence