The company working with “Buffy” was reluctant to change the Gentlemen’s makeup, and not only because of time constraints. “They were concerned, the producers and the makeup people, that the actors just couldn’t keep a smile for that long,” Toy remembered. “Doug and I have no problem with that.”

In some of the final moments of the episode, when the Gentlemen’s evil plot is coming together, Toy and Jones open their mouths into wide grins. This shift from the stiff smile they wear for the rest of the episode is subtle, but their restrained range of motion makes subtle changes all the more powerful. This expressive moment was made possible by the makeup company’s crafty choices, Toy recalled:

“They actually made these very, very thin veneers that clicked in over our teeth, so they didn’t have to take time painting our teeth silver, which would have been extremely time-consuming. I’ve certainly been on sets where they’ve done that, but this was a much smarter way to go.”

The veneers allowed them to move their mouths more than plaster would have, but it took significantly less time to prepare on set than paint. This compatible relationship between the actors, the producers, and the makeup company on the set of “Hush” created one of the best — and most terrifying — episodes in “Buffy” history. 

Toy would work with the “Buffy” crew again a few times, including in the Season 7 episode “Same Place, Same Time.” The actor gives a bone-chilling performance as Gnarl, a skin-eating demon with a paralyzing scratch. His roles may have been short-lived, but Toy played some of the most memorable monsters of the series.