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James D. Bissell

Production Designer | * 08/06/1951 (72) | Charleston, South Carolina (United States of America (USA))
James D. Bissell (born 1951) is an American production designer. ()

Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Kids & Family

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Based on Frank Miller's graphic novel, "300" is very loosely based the 480 B.C. Battle of Thermopylae, where the King of Sparta led his army against the advancing Persians; the battle is said to have ...

300

R

2007 | 3.6/5 | 1h 57min
Action, Adventure, War
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The story of journalist Edward R. Murrow's stand against Senator Joseph McCarthy's anti-communist witch-hunts in the early 1950s. ...

Good Night, and Good Luck.

PG

2005 | 3.5/5 | 1h 33min
Drama, History
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Ethan and team take on their most impossible mission yet—eradicating 'The Syndicate', an International and highly-skilled rogue organization committed to destroying the IMF. ...

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

PG-13

2015 | 3.6/5 | 2h 11min
Action, Adventure
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An alien is left behind on Earth and saved by the 10-year-old Elliot who decides to keep him hidden in his home. While a task force hunts for the extra-terrestrial, Elliot, his brother, and his little ...

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

PG

1982 | 3.8/5 | 1h 55min
Science Fiction, Adventure, Kids & Family, Fantasy
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Awards & Nominations for James D. Bissell

Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award Academy Award for Best Production Design
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Movies with James D. Bissell as Actor(4)

as himself2017 Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
as himself1999 Bringing Down the House
as Secret Service Agent1996 My Fellow Americans
as himself1996 The Making of 'E.T. The Extraterrestrial'

Movies with James D. Bissell as Crew(44)

Production/Production Designer2023 Shrunk
Crew/Thanks2022 The Bad Guys
Art/Production Design2022 The Lost City
Art/Production Design2020 The Midnight Sky
Art/Production Design2019 Velvet Buzzsaw
Art/Production Design2018 Skyscraper
Art/Production Design2017 Suburbicon
Art/Production Design2015 Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Art/Production Design2015 Hidden
Art/Production Design2014 The Monuments Men
Art/Production Design2012 Jack Reacher
Art/Production Design2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Art/Production Design2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
Art/Production Design2008 Leatherheads
Art/Production Design2007 300
Art/Production Design2005 Good Night, and Good Luck.
Art/Production Design2005 The Ring Two
Crew/Second Unit2004 50 First Dates
Art/Production Design2003 Hollywood Homicide
Art/Production Design2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Art/Production Design2001 Cats & Dogs
Art/Production Design2000 The 6th Day
Art/Production Design1996 My Fellow Americans
Art/Production Design1996 Tin Cup
Art/Production Design1995 Jumanji
Art/Production Design1994 Blue Chips
Art/Production Design1993 The Pickle
Art/Production Design1993 Dennis the Menace
Art/Production Design1991 The Rocketeer
Art/Production Design1990 Arachnophobia
Art/Production Design1989 Always
Art/Production Design1988 Twins
Art/Production Design1987 Harry and the Hendersons
Art/Production Design1987 Someone to Watch Over Me
Art/Production Design1986 The Boy Who Could Fly
Art/Production Design1985 The Falcon and the Snowman
Art/Art Direction1984 The Last Starfighter
Art/Production Design1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
Art/Production Design1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Art/Art Direction1981 Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Art/Art Direction1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Art/Art Direction1979 Valentine
Art/Art Direction1979 Anatomy of a Seduction
Art/Art Direction1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

TV Shows/Series with James D. Bissell as Crew(2)

Writing/Writer1985 Amazing Stories
Art/Title Designer1985 Amazing Stories

Full Name: James Bissell
Born: Monday, 08/06 1951 (August) in Charleston, South Carolina (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 72 years + 264 days)
Zodiac sign: Leo (Chinese zodiac sign: Rabbit)
Other names for James D. Bissell (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"James Bissell"
"Jim Bissell"
James D. Bissell frequently works together with these people:
George Clooney (18x, Actor)
Steven Spielberg (14x, Crew)
Grant Heslov (11x, Actor)
Christa Munro (8x, Crew)
Barbara A. Hall (7x, Crew)
Ron Shelton (7x, Crew)
Richard Vane (7x, Crew)
Christopher Burian-Mohr (7x, Crew)
Robert Elswit (7x, Crew)
Stephen Mirrione (6x, Crew)
Kathleen Kennedy (6x, Crew)
Paul Bartel (4x, Actor)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:29542, Added: 05/09/2018, Last updated: 04/14/2024