Greg Nicotero

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Biography

Gregory “Greg” Nicotero (born March 15, 1963) is an American special make-up effects creator, and television producer and director. His first major job in special effects makeup was on the George A. Romero film “Day of the Dead” (1985), under the tutelage of Romero and make-up effects veteran Tom Savini.

Known For

Inglourious Basterds

Gestapo Major (uncredited)

The Walking Dead

Walker (uncredited)

The Walking Dead

Agatha’s Walker (uncredited)

The Walking Dead

Dream Whisperer (uncredited)

From Dusk Till Dawn

Sex Machine's Buddy

Evil Dead II

The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)

The Hills Have Eyes

Cyst

Piranha 3D

Boat Captain

Full Filmography

Year	Title	Role
2026	The Thing Expanded MOVIE	Self
2025	The Evolution of Horror Cinema Worldwide MOVIE	Horror Film Expert
2025	Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story MOVIE	Self
2024	Pardon My Curse: The Making of Drag Me to Hell MOVIE	Self
2023	King on Screen MOVIE	Self
2023	Attack of the Doc! MOVIE	Self
2022	The 101 Scariest Horror Movie Moments of All Time TV	Self
2021	The Last Drive-in: The Walking Dead TV	Self
2020	Tales of the Uncanny MOVIE	Self
2020	In Search of Darkness: Part II MOVIE	Self
2020	Tales Behind The Darkside: The Making Of Four Ghoulish Fables MOVIE	Himself
2020	Dead Talk Live TV	Self - Guest
2019	In Search of Darkness MOVIE	Self
2019	Captive State MOVIE	Hunter Puppeteer
2019	Making Apes: The Artists Who Changed Film MOVIE	Self
2018	Eli Roth's History of Horror TV	Self
2018	James Cameron's Story of Science Fiction TV	Self
2016	Long Live the King MOVIE	himself
2016	Geeking Out TV	Self
2016	Ride with Norman Reedus TV	Self
2016	It Takes a Village: The Making of Village of the Damned MOVIE	Self
2015	Creature Designers: The Frankenstein Complex MOVIE	Self
2015	Medieval Times: The Making of "Army of Darkness" MOVIE	Self
2015	Smoke and Mirrors: The Story of Tom Savini MOVIE	Self
2015	Fanarchy MOVIE	Self
2014	An Experiment in Fear: The Making of Monkey Shines MOVIE	Himself
2014	Doc of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2013	The Walking Dead: A Decade of Dead MOVIE	Self
2013	Crystal Lake Memories: The Complete History of Friday the 13th MOVIE	Self
2013	Quentin Tarantino: 20 Years of Filmmaking MOVIE	Self
2012	Fear Himself: The Life and Crimes of Freddy Krueger MOVIE	Self
2011	Slashed Prices: The Making of Intruder MOVIE	Self
2011	Swallowed Souls: The Making of 'Evil Dead 2' MOVIE	Self
2011	Nightmare Factory MOVIE	Self
2011	Talking Dead TV	Self
2011	Talking Dead TV	Executive Producer
2011	Talking Dead TV	Self
2010	Chiller 13: The Decade's Scariest Movie Moments MOVIE	Self
2010	The Walking Dead TV	Walker (uncredited)
2010	The Walking Dead TV	Agatha’s Walker (uncredited)
2010	The Walking Dead TV	Dream Whisperer (uncredited)
2010	Piranha 3D MOVIE	Boat Captain
2010	The Making of The Walking Dead MOVIE	Self
2010	His Name Was Jason: 30 Years of Friday the 13th MOVIE	Self
2009	Inglourious Basterds MOVIE	Gestapo Major (uncredited)
2009	The Shark Is Still Working MOVIE	Self
2009	Monsterland MOVIE	Self
2008	Fantastic Flesh: The Art of Make-Up EFX MOVIE	Self
2008	Mirrors MOVIE	Guy Playing Pool (uncredited)
2008	He Who Made Monsters: The Life and Art of Jack Pierce MOVIE	Self
2008	Gingerdead Man 2: The Passion of the Crust MOVIE	Makeup Effects Guy #3
2008	When Darkness Came: The Making of 'The Mist' MOVIE	Self (archive footage)
2008	The Horror of It All: The Visual F/X of The Mist MOVIE	Self
2008	Monsters Among Us: The Creature FX of 'The Mist' MOVIE	Self
2008	The Mist: Taming the Beast - The Making of Scene 35 MOVIE	Himself
2008	Zombiemania MOVIE	Himself - Makeup Artist
2007	One by One We Will Take You: The Untold Saga of The Evil Dead MOVIE	Self
2007	30 Even Scarier Movie Moments TV	Self
2007	Bloodsucking Cinema MOVIE	Self
2007	Diary of the Dead MOVIE	Zombie Surgeon
2006	Going to Pieces: The Rise and Fall of the Slasher Film MOVIE	Self
2006	Halloween: 25 Years of Terror MOVIE	Self
2006	Cemetery Gates MOVIE	Stoner Dude Michael
2006	Working with a Master: John Carpenter MOVIE	Self
2006	The Hills Have Eyes MOVIE	Cyst
2005	Becoming a Werewolf MOVIE	Greg Nicotero
2005	Land of the Dead MOVIE	Bridgekeeper Zombie
2005	Cursed MOVIE	Man Pushing Dracula's Coffin (uncredited)
2004	John Carpenter: The Man and His Movies MOVIE	Self
2004	Comic Book: The Movie MOVIE	Greg Nicotero
2003	The Many Days of Day of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2002	Pulp Fiction: The Facts MOVIE	Self - KNB Effects
2002	The Osbournes TV	Self
2001	Behind the Scenes with Day of the Dead MOVIE	Self
2000	The Making of 'Evil Dead II' or The Gore the Merrier MOVIE	Self
1999	House on Haunted Hill MOVIE	Rollercoaster Technician (uncredited)
1998	Full Tilt Boogie MOVIE	Self
1996	From Dusk Till Dawn MOVIE	Sex Machine's Buddy
1995	The Demolitionist MOVIE	Elevator Punk
1993	Body Bags MOVIE	Man with Dog
1989	Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers MOVIE	Guy In Gas Station
1989	Gorgon Video Magazine MOVIE	Self
1989	Intruder MOVIE	Townie in Car
1987	Evil Dead II MOVIE	The Hand / Evil Ed's Hand / Henrietta's Long Neck Pee-Wee Head (uncredited)
1986	Night of the Creeps MOVIE	Extra (uncredited)
1986	Scream Greats, Vol.1: Tom Savini, Master of Horror Effects MOVIE	Himself
1985	Day of the Dead MOVIE	Johnson
	Not Your Average Joe MOVIE	Self
	La Noche de Romero MOVIE	Himself
	Evolution of the Species: Predators Reborn MOVIE	Self

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