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Leslie Dilley
Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art…
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Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005). In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at Willesden Technical College. While working as an apprentice plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply at Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation.
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2006
Little Man
Movie Production Design
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2005
Son of the Mask
Movie Production Design
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2003
Cold Creek Manor
Movie Antique Dealer
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2001
Black Knight
Movie Production Design
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2000
Pay It Forward
Movie The Governor
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2000
Men of Honor
Movie Production Design
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1999
Inspector Gadget
Movie Production Design
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1999
The Alien Legacy
Movie Self
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1998
Deep Impact
Movie Waiter
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1997
The Peacemaker
Movie New York Priest
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1997
The Fifth Element
Movie Thanks
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1996
Diabolique
Movie Production Design
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1995
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie Production Design
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1995
Casper
Movie Production Design
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1994
Monkey Trouble
Movie Production Design
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1992
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie Production Design
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1992
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Movie Production Design
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1991
What About Bob?
Movie Production Design
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1991
Guilty by Suspicion
Movie Production Design
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1990
The Exorcist III
Movie Production Design
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1989
The Abyss
Movie Production Design
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1988
Stars & Bars
Movie Production Design
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1986
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Movie Production Design
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1986
Invaders from Mars
Movie Production Design
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1985
Legend
Movie Supervising Art Director
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1983
Never Say Never Again
Movie Supervising Art Director
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1983
Eureka
Movie Supervising Art Director
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1981
An American Werewolf in London
Movie Art Direction
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1981
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie Art Direction
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1980
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie Art Direction
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1979
Alien
Movie Art Direction
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1978
Superman
Movie Art Direction
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1977
Star Wars
Movie Art Direction
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1974
The Four Musketeers
Movie Art Direction
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1973
The Three Musketeers
Movie Art Direction
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1973
Scorpio
Movie Assistant Art Director
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1971
The Devils
Movie Assistant Art Director
