Dean Gates
Makeup DepartmentSpecial EffectsActor
Dean Gates grew up in Roanoke and Alexandria, Virginia. As a college student, he started working in production management and editing in 1979. During an internship on Eyes of a Stranger (1981), he assisted makeup effects guru Tom Savini. Over the next fifteen years, Gates became an award-winning…
Director
| Oliver Twisted(2000) |
Actor
| Robot Dracula(2026)as Dean |
| Slice!(2022)as Dean |
| Nightmare Weekend(1986)as Gas Pump Attendant #1 |
Producer
| Angel |
Editor
| Angel |
Makeup Department
| Moondance(2004) |
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine(1993) |
| Love Is a Gun(1994) |
| Star Trek: Generations(1994) |
| Phantasm III: Lord of the Dead(1994) |
Production Manager
| Cease Fire(1985) |
Art Department
| Noble House(1988) |
Special Effects
| Red Rock West(1993) |
| Phantom of the Ritz(1988) |
| Track 29(1988) |
| King Kong Lives(1986) |
Production Department
| Scarface(1983) |
Additional Crew
| The Abyss(1989) |
Self
| Do You Like Scary Movies Podcast(2022)as Self |
| Reflections of Fear: Phantasm III(2017)as Self |
| Reflections of Fear: Phantasm IV(2017)as Self |
| Reflections of Fear: Phantasm II(2017)as Self |
| It's Never Over: The Making of Phantasm III - Lord of the Dead(2017)as Self |