Ian Whittaker

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Ian Whittaker

Art July 13, 1928

London, England, UK

Ian Roy Whittaker (13 July 1928 – 16 October 2022) was a British set decorator and actor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated three more times in the category Best Art Direc…

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Alien

Alien

8.2 1979 Movie
The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

7.4 1975 Movie
Highlander

Highlander

6.9 1986 Movie
Mirrors

Mirrors

6.3 2008 Movie
Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

7.4 1995 Movie
The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

7.4 1993 Movie
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

7.0 1988 Movie
Anna and the King

Anna and the King

6.8 1999 Movie
Howards End

Howards End

7.0 1992 Movie
Only You

Only You

6.7 1994 Movie
3 Men and a Little Lady

3 Men and a Little Lady

5.8 1990 Movie
The Importance of Being Earnest

The Importance of Being Earnest

6.8 2002 Movie

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Ian Roy Whittaker (13 July 1928 – 16 October 2022) was a British set decorator and actor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated three more times in the category Best Art Direction. Whittaker died of prostate cancer on 16 October 2022, at the age of 94.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2009
    From Time to Time

    Movie Set Decoration

  2. 2009
    Into the Storm

    Movie Set Decoration

  3. 2008
    Mirrors

    Movie Set Decoration

  4. 2006
    The Tiger's Tail

    Movie Production Design

  5. 2006
    Fade to Black

    Movie Set Decoration

  6. 2004
    Being Julia

    Movie Set Decoration

  7. 2003
    Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures

    Movie Modeling

  8. 2002
    Possession

    Movie Set Decoration

  9. 2002
    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Movie Set Decoration

  10. 1999
    Anna and the King

    Movie Set Decoration

  11. 1999
    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Movie Set Decoration

  12. 1998
    Dangerous Beauty

    Movie Set Decoration

  13. 1996
    Victory

    Movie Set Decoration

  14. 1995
    Sense and Sensibility

    Movie Set Decoration

  15. 1994
    Only You

    Movie Set Decoration

  16. 1993
    The Remains of the Day

    Movie Set Decoration

More credits
  1. 1992
    Howards End

    Movie Set Decoration

  2. 1990
    3 Men and a Little Lady

    Movie Set Decoration

  3. 1990
    Hands of a Murderer

    Movie Set Decoration

  4. 1990
    The Old Man and the Sea

    Movie Set Decoration

  5. 1989
    The Rainbow

    Movie Art Direction

  6. 1988
    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    Movie Animatronics Designer

  7. 1988
    Without a Clue

    Movie Set Decoration

  8. 1986
    Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

    TV show Production Design

  9. 1986
    Under the Cherry Moon

    Movie Set Decoration

  10. 1986
    Highlander

    Movie Set Decoration

  11. 1984
    The Razor's Edge

    Movie Set Decoration

  12. 1983
    The Return of the Soldier

    Movie Art Direction

  13. 1982
    The Missionary

    Movie Set Decoration

  14. 1982
    Murder Is Easy

    Movie Art Direction

  15. 1981
    Dragonslayer

    Movie Set Decoration

  16. 1980
    Richard's Things

    Movie Art Direction

  17. 1980
    The Watcher in the Woods

    Movie Set Decoration

  18. 1979
    Cuba

    Movie Set Decoration

  19. 1979
    The Tempest

    Movie Art Direction

  20. 1979
    Alien

    Movie Set Decoration

  21. 1979
    Hanover Street

    Movie Set Decoration

  22. 1977
    Valentino

    Movie Set Dresser

  23. 1977
    Joseph Andrews

    Movie Set Dresser

  24. 1976
    The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea

    Movie Set Dresser