Rick Stratton Richard " Rick " Stratton is a special effects and makeup artist who worked on several " Star Trek " projects between and . Stratton has not received on - screen credit for any of his " Trek " work . Stratton started his career in the make - up department in the late ' 70s when he worked with Ben Lane and Leo Lottito at Warner Brothers and when Fred Phillips hired him to work on " Star Trek : The Motion Picture " . Among his earlier credits as makeup artist are the science fiction film " Battle Beyond the Stars " ( 1980 , for which both received a Saturn Award nomination for Best makeup in 1981 ) , the comedy " Under the Rainbow " ( 1981 , with Fred Phillips , Joy Zapata , and Steve LaPorte ) , the horror film " Q " ( 1982 ) , the comedy " Class Reunion " ( 1982 , with TOS makeup designer John Chambers ) , makeup designer for ' s character in the television series " The Blue and the Gray " ( 1982 ) , the science fiction series " V : The Final Battle " ( 1984 ) , the science fiction film " The Last Starfighter " ( 1984 , with Werner Keppler , Brian Wade , and Gerald Solomon ) , ' s science fiction comedy " Cocoon " ( 1985 , with Greg Cannom , Kevin Haney , Brian Penikas , and Michael Burnett ) , the horror comedy " Fright Night " ( 1985 , with Dale Brady ) , and the fantasy film " Moonwalker " ( 1988 , with Bob Smithson ) . In 1988 Stratton began a collaboration with Eric Allard ' s " All Effects Company " and shortly thereafter founded his " Creative Make - up Effects " company . Stratton worked as make - up supervisor on the television pilot of the science fiction series " Alian Nation " in 1989 , followed by twenty - two episodes for which he served as special effects make - up artist . On this series , which starred Gary Graham , Eric Pierpoint , and Michele Scarabelli , he worked with fellow " Trek " artists Steve LaPorte , R . Christopher Biggs , Richard Howard , Richard Snell , Katalin Elek , Ellis Burman , Edouard F . Henriques , and Burt Dalton . In 1990 the make - up crew won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series for the episode " Chains of Love " . Following the successful series five television movies based on the TV show were produced in the ' 90s : " Alien Nation : Dark Horizon " ( 1994 ) , " Alien Nation : Body and Soul " ( 1995 ) , " Alien Nation : Millennium " ( 1996 ) , " Alien Nation : The Enemy Within " ( 1996 ) , and " Alien Nation : The Udara Legacy " ( 1997 ) . Stratton , who worked on all five was also part of the teams who earned Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup for a Miniseries or a Special for " Dark Horizon " ( along with Edouard F . Henriques , Craig Reardon , Zoltan Elek , Janna Phillips , and Richard Snell ) , " Body and Soul " ( along with Richard Snell , Craig Reardon , Steve LaPorte , Janna Phillips , David Abbott , Ken Myers , and Jill Rockow ) , and " The Enemy Within " ( along with Richard Snell , Craig Reardon , Janna Phillips , David Abbott , Edouard F . Henriques , Karen Westerfield , and Ken Myers ) . Beside his work on " Alien Nation " , Stratton worked on the cyborg teachers in the science fiction film " Class of 1999 " ( 1990 , on which he worked with Barney Burman , Rob Burman , Rolf John Keppler , and Dave Quashnick ) , ' s fantasy film " Edward Scissorhands " ( 1990 , with Ve Neill , Kim Santantonio , Yolanda Toussieng , Brad Wilder , and Steve LaPorte ) , the fantasy film " The Addams Family " ( 1991 ) , the horror film " Sleepwalkers " ( 1992 ) , ' s horror film " Dracula " ( 1992 , along with Greg Cannom , Gilbert A . Mosko , Josée Normand , and Joel Harlow ) , the science fiction comedy " Coneheads " ( 1993 ) , as make - up artist for on ' s drama " Ed Wood " ( 1994 ) , the television series " ER " ( 1994 - 1995 ) , the fantasy film " Batman Forever " ( 1995 ) and its sequel " Batman & Robin " ( 1997 ) , ' s science fiction film " Armageddon " ( 1998 , along with Yolanda Toussieng , Edouard F . Henriques , and Lee Ann Brittenham ) , and the science fiction comedies " Wild Wild West " ( 1998 ) and " Galaxy Quest " ( 1999 ) . Further Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Makeup include his work on the " Murphy Brown " episode " One " ( 1993 ) , on the television movie " In Search of Dr . Seuss " ( 1995 ) , on the horror film " Trilogy of Terror II " ( 1997 ) , and on the " Angel " episode " The Ring " ( 2000 ) , which he shared with Robert Maverick , Earl Ellis , Toby Lamm , Jill Rockow , Steve LaPorte , David DeLeon , and Dayne Johnson . In 1999 , Stratton was part of the makeup team which won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Makeup for a Series for the two - part " " episode " / " . Fellow " Trek " artists Mark Shostrom , Jake Garber , Craig Reardon , Steve LaPorte , Perri Sorel , and Kevin Haney shared this award . Further credits as special effects makeup artist include ' s fantasy comedy " How the Grinch Stole Christmas " ( 2000 ) , the science fiction film " The Time Machine " ( 2002 ) , the war drama " Windtalkers " ( 2002 ) , the science fiction sequel " The Matrix Reloaded " ( 2003 ) , ' s science fiction remake " War of the Worlds " ( 2005 ) , and the television series " Cold Case " and " Charmed " ( 1996 - 2006 ) . Since 2004 , Stratton is specialized in creating his own " Strat - Tatts " , temporary tattoos for makeup effects , which were used on productions such as the war drama " Jarheads " ( 2005 ) , the thriller " Smokin ' Aces " ( 2006 ) , the fantasy film " Pirates of the Caribbean : Dead Man ' s Chest " ( 2006 ) and its sequel " Pirates of the Caribbean : At World ' s End " ( 2007 ) , the television series " NCIS " ( 2006 ) , " Day Break " ( 2007 ) , " CSI : New York " ( 2007 ) , " Women ' s Murder Club " ( 2007 ) , and " Terminator : The Sarah Connor Chronicles " ( 2008 ) , the thriller " Street Kings " ( 2008 ) , the action film " Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull " ( 2008 ) , the thriller " Max Payne " ( 2008 ) , the comic adaptation " Watchmen " ( 2009 ) , and the upcoming comedies " Crazy on the Outside " ( 2010 ) and " My Own Love Song " ( 2009 ) , the horror film " Legion " ( 2010 ) , and the action film " The Expendables " ( 2010 ) .