Rolf John Keppler Rolf John Keppler is a makeup effects artist for film and television who worked on , , and the first season of . He shared an Emmy Award nomination in for Outstanding Achievement in Makeup for a Series for the episode , shared with Michael Westmore , his father Werner Keppler , and Gerald Quist . Career . " MacGyver " and Paramount films . Keppler worked under makeup supervisor Michael Westmore on the action - adventure television series " MacGyver " during that show ' s second season ( 1986 - 87 ) before they both moved on to TNG . Westmore and Keppler were nominated for an Emmy Award in 1987 for their work on the " MacGyver " episode " Friends " , which was directed by Cliff Bole and guest - starred John Anderson , Robin Curtis , Teri Hatcher , and Bruce McGill . In addition to " Star Trek V " , Keppler worked on three other Paramount films in 1988 : " Coming to America " ( which featured Madge Sinclair and makeup effects by Margaret Prentice ) , " Scrooged " ( which featured John Glover , Michael J . Pollard , and Alfre Woodard , with makeup by Tom Burman and Bari Dreiband - Burman and set decoration by Linda DeScenna ) , and " The Naked Gun : From the Files of Police Squad ! " ( which starred Ricardo Montalban and featured Raye Birk , Tiny Ron , and Nicholas Worth , with art direction by Donald B . Woodruff ) . 1990s television work and " ER " . During the 1989 - 1990 television season , Keppler was key makeup artist on the short - lived CBS series " Island Son " , which starred Timothy Carhart and Clyde Kusatsu . He then became co - makeup department head on the cult 1990 - 1991 series " The Flash " , based on the DC Comics character of the same name . He worked on three more short - lived series over the next three years : ABC ' s " Human Target " ( 1992 ) , CBS ' " Raven " ( 1992 - 1993 ) , and NBC ' s " Viper " ( 1994 ) . From 1994 through 2001 , Keppler was the makeup effects co - department head on the hit NBC medical drama " ER " . In 2001 , he became the show ' s makeup department head and held that position until the series ended in 2008 . Among the many performers he worked with on the show were " Star Trek " alumni Michelle Bonilla , Scott Grimes , Lily Mariye , and Cress Williams . 1990s film work . Keppler worked on two films released in 1990 : " Dick Tracy " ( working with Doug Drexler , Anthony Fredrickson , Kevin Haney , Gilbert A . Mosko , Ve Neill , Craig Reardon , Mark Shostrom , and Greg Cannom ) and " Class of 1999 " ( working with Barney Burman , Rob Burman , Dana Quashnick , and Rick Stratton ) . The former featured numerous " Star Trek " alumni in the cast ( Ed O ' Ross , Seymour Cassel , John Schuck , Paul Sorvino , Robert Costanzo , Tony Epper , Hamilton Camp , Ed McCready , Colm Meaney , Bert Remsen , Michael J . Pollard , Ian Wolfe ) and had art direction by Harold Michelson , while " Class of 1999 " co - starred Malcolm McDowell and Patrick Kilpatrick . In 1994 , Keppler worked on another film featuring Malcolm McDowell : the science fiction / action comedy " Tank Girl " ( released March 1995 ) . This film starred Lori Petty and the title role , and also featured Reg E . Cathey , Ann Cusack , Jeff Kober , Charles Lucia , and Iggy Pop . This film ' s makeup designer was Mike Smithson , and Keppler again worked with Smithson on the 1996 remake of " The Island of Dr . Moreau " , with Smithson as makeup supervisor . Barry Koper and Alan Tuskes were also makeup effects artists on this film , which featured actor Ron Perlman in the cast . Keppler himself was the makeup supervisor on the 1997 action film " The Peacemaker " , which featured appearances by Bruce Gray and Matt Winston . Recent film work . During a break in production on " ER " , Keppler did some prosthetic lab work on the 2005 skateboarding film " Lords of Dogtown " ( on which makeup artists Mark Garbarino and Dave Snyder did makeup effects ) . Immediately after production on " ER " ended , Keppler was brought in as a makeup artist on the hit 2008 film " Twilight " . actor Michael Welch had a supporting role in this film , while Laura Connolly and Elizabeth Rabe were among the film ' s hair stylists . More recently , Keppler was a special makeup effects artist on the 2009 film " Terminator Salvation " , again working under the supervision of Mike Smithson . This film ' s cast included Anton Yelchin . Further film credits include the DC Comics - based " Jonah Hex " ( 2010 ) , which is produced by Akiva Goldsman , the drama " Water for Elephants " ( 2011 ) , and the fantasy two parter " The Twilight Saga : Breaking Dawn " ( 2011 - 2012 ) on which he worked with DS9 guest star Billy Burke .