John Goodwin During his time at the University of Southern California in 1975 , Goodwin played the lead role in the short film " Recorded Live " on which he also worked in the technical department . Ben Burtt worked as sound re - recordist on this student project . From the 1980s on , Goodwin started to work as makeup and special makeup effects artist on projects such as the television fantasy film " The Archer : Fugitive from the Empire " ( 1981 , co - starring Marc Alaimo and John Hancock , written , directed and produced by Nicholas Corea ) , and with fellow department alumni Gerald Solomon , David Dittmar , and Michael Shawn McCracken ) , the science fiction film " The Thing " ( 1982 , with David Clennon , Joel Polis , and Adrienne Barbeau ) , the fantasy film " Legend " ( 1985 , with Robert Picardo , music by Jerry Goldsmith , and working with Ken Diaz , Katalin Elek , and Margaret Prentice ) , the horror comedy " Critters " ( 1986 , with Scott Grimes , Ethan Phillips , and Corey Burton and makeup artists R . Christopher Biggs , Cary Howe , and Gerald Quist ) , the science fiction comedy " Spaceballs " ( 1987 , with Leslie Bevis , Dey Young , Tim Russ , Felix Silla , and Brenda Strong ) , the horror film " Terror Night " ( 1987 ) , and as makeup artist for in the television movies " The Incredible Hulk Returns " ( 1988 , with Charles Napier and Carl Ciarfalio and directed and executive produced by Nicholas Corea ) and " The Trial of the Incredible Hulk " ( 1989 , with Marta DuBois , John Rhys - Davies , and Stan Lee ) . In the 1990s , he worked in the makeup department on the television series " Dark Shadows " ( 1991 , starring Jean Simmons , Julianna McCarthy , and Michael Cavanaugh ) , the drama " Wide Sargasso Sea " ( 1993 ) , the science fiction comedy " Men in Black " ( 1997 ) , and the television series " Spy Game " ( 1997 , working with Linle White , Jacklin Masteran , and ) , and as makeup department head on the television drama " Snowden on Ice " ( 1997 ) . In addition , Goodwin played supporting roles in the horror comedy " Tremors " ( 1990 , with Bibi Besch ) and the fantasy drama " Heart and Soul " ( 1993 , with Alfre Woodard , Wren T . Brown , John Durbin , and Kurtwood Smith ) . Between 2000 and 2007 , Goodwin worked on over 150 episodes of the television series " CSI : Crime Scene Investigation " and " CSI : NY " . For this work he received five Emmy Award nominations in the categories Outstanding Makeup for a Series ( Prosthetic ) and Outstanding Makeup for a Series ( Non - Prosthetic ) in 2002 , 2003 , 2004 , and 2006 , the latter one shared with James MacKinnon and Perri Sorel . He won an Emmy Award in the category Outstanding Makeup for a Series ( Non - Prosthetic ) in 2002 for his work on the " CSI " episode " Slaves in Las Vegas " . In 2002 he played the psychiatrist in the episode " The Execution of Catherine Willows " . The episode also features Wade Williams , Wayne Péré , David Lee Smith , and Victor Bevine . Further credits include the mystery thriller " Beneath the Dark " ( 2010 , with Jeannetta Arnette and Grainger Hines and working with Brian Penikas ) , the thriller " Level 26 : Dark Prophecy " ( 2010 ) , the comedy " Night Club " ( 2011 , with Sally Kellerman , Daniel Roebuck , Paul Sorvino , and Clint Howard ) , the short drama " Dig " ( 2011 , with Mark Margolis ) , the short war drama " One Minute " ( 2011 , with Anthony Holiday ) , the horror film " Symbiosis " ( 2012 ) , the reality show " Whodunnit ? " ( 2013 ) , the short comedy " A Zombie Next Door " ( 2014 , with Christine Romeo ) , the television fantasy drama " The After " ( 2014 , with Sharon Lawrence ) , the crime drama " Elwood " ( 2014 , with Ron Perlman , Bruce Davison , James Lew , Larry Hankin , and Malcolm McDowell ) , and the adventure " To Have and to Hold " ( 2015 , with Brian Avery , James Cawley , Chris Durand , and John Rhys - Davies ) .