Ian Whittaker

Ian Whittaker

Known for

Art

Born

July 13, 1928

Birthplace

London, England, UK

Died

October 16, 2022 (aged 94)

Biography

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.

Best known work

Alien
Alien
1979
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
Highlander
Highlander
1986
Mirrors
Mirrors
2008
Sense and Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility
1995
The Remains of the Day
The Remains of the Day
1993
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
Anna and the King
Anna and the King
1999
Howards End
Howards End
1992
3 Men and a Little Lady
3 Men and a Little Lady
1990

Filmography

  1. 2009

    From Time to Time

    Set Decoration

  2. 2009

    Into the Storm

    Set Decoration

  3. 2008

    Mirrors

    Set Decoration

  4. 2006

    The Tiger's Tail

    Production Design

  5. 2006

    Fade to Black

    Set Decoration

  6. 2004

    Being Julia

    Set Decoration

  7. 2003

    Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures

    Modeling

  8. 2002

    Possession

    Set Decoration

  9. 2002

    The Importance of Being Earnest

    Set Decoration

  10. 1999

    Anna and the King

    Set Decoration

  11. 1999

    A Midsummer Night's Dream

    Set Decoration

  12. 1998

    Dangerous Beauty

    Set Decoration

  13. 1996

    Victory

    Set Decoration

  14. 1995

    Sense and Sensibility

    Set Decoration

  15. 1994

    Only You

    Set Decoration

  16. 1993

    The Remains of the Day

    Set Decoration

  17. 1992

    Howards End

    Set Decoration

  18. 1990

    3 Men and a Little Lady

    Set Decoration

  19. 1990

    Hands of a Murderer

    Set Decoration

  20. 1990

    The Old Man and the Sea

    Set Decoration

  21. 1989

    The Rainbow

    Art Direction

  22. 1988

    The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

    Animatronics Designer

  23. 1988

    Without a Clue

    Set Decoration

  24. 1986

    Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaTV

    Production Design

  25. 1986

    Under the Cherry Moon

    Set Decoration

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