David Dittmar David Alan Dittmar is a makeup artist who worked as prothetic makeup artist on , , and . In 1979 he received two Primetime Emmy Award nominations in the category Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for his work on the television series " Roots : The Next Generations " , shared with Zoltan Elek , and in the category Outstanding Individual Achievement – Special Class for the television documentary " General Electric ' s All - Star Anniversary " . Other credits as makeup artist include the crime thriller " Johnny Firecloud " ( 1975 ) , the horror film " Shivers " ( 1975 ) , the horror film " Ilsa , Harem Keeper of the Oil Sheiks " ( 1976 , starring Dyanne Thorne ) , the game show " Password Plus " ( 1979 ) , the television fantasy adventure " The Archer : Fugitive from the Empire " ( 1981 , directed by Nicholas Corea and hair styling by Gerald Solomon ) , the television drama " The Children Nobody Wanted " ( 1981 ) , the drama " Honkytonk Man " ( 1982 ) , the television series " Bosom Buddies " ( 1982 , makeup design by Michael Westmore ) and " Family Ties " ( 1982 - 1984 ) , the fantasy comedy " Oh God ! You Devil ! " ( 1984 ) , the television mini series " The Atlanta Child Murders " ( 1985 ) , the television series " MacGyver " ( 1985 - 1986 ) and " Our House " ( 1986 , directed by Robert Scheerer ) , the fantasy comedy " Wicked Stepmother " ( 1989 , with Dayne Johnson ) , the television series " Dark Shadows " ( 1991 , starring Ben Cross , Jean Simmons , Julianna McCarthy , and Michael Cavanaugh ) , and the television comedy " The Cherokee Kid " ( 1996 , with Brian McManus ) . Other work as day check makeup artist or key assistant makeup artist includes the television series " Knots Landing " , " Perfect Strangers " , " The Golden Girls " , " Murphy Brown " , " B . J . and the Bear " , " Matlock " , " Remington Steele " , " The Bold and the Beautiful " , " The Young and the Restless " , " Night Court " , " Sisters " , " Dynasty " , " The Fall Guy " , " Hardcastle & McCormick " , " The Love Boat " , " The Gong Show " , " Hollywood Squares " , " General Hospital " , " Jeopardy " , " Wheel of Fortune " , " Days of Our Lives " , " Married with Children " , " The A - Team " , and " Alien Nation " . Among his film work are the horror film " Poltergeist " ( 1982 , with Craig Reardon and Toni - Ann Walker ) , the science fiction film " Ice Pirates " ( 1984 ) , the comedy " The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension " ( 1984 , with Bari Dreiband - Burman and Steve LaPorte ) , the science fiction film " The Last Starfighter " ( 1984 ) , the comedy " Down and Out in Beverly Hills " ( 1986 , with Edouard F . Henriques ) , the science fiction sequel " Terminator 2 : Judgement Day " ( 1991 ) on which he also performed stunts , the horror film " Dracula " ( 1992 ) , the comedy sequel " Hot Shots ! Part Deux " ( 1993 ) , the comic adaptation " The Shadow " ( 1994 ) , the thriller " On Deadly Ground " ( 1994 ) , the crime drama " Things to Do in Denver When You ' re Dead " ( 1995 ) , the sequels " Batman Returns " ( 1992 ) and " Batman Forever " ( 1995 ) , and the science fiction blockbuster " Independence Day " ( 1996 ) . With over twenty - one years of teaching experience , Dittmar worked as teacher in California , Texas , and Osaka , Japan . Between 1996 and 1997 and 2000 and 2002 he taught at the Learning Tree University in Chatsworth , California .