Willy Holt
Known for
Art
Born
November 30, 1921
Birthplace
Quincy, Florida, USA
Died
June 22, 2007 (aged 85)
Biography
Willy Holt (30 November 1921 – 22 June 2007) was an American production designer, art director and actor who lived in France for many years. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film Is Paris Burning?, and won a César Award for Best Production Design for Au revoir, les enfants.
Willy Holt was born in Quincy, Florida, in 1921, the son of an American military photographer and his French wife. After his parents divorced his mother returned with him to her home country, where he was naturalised as a French citizen in 1923. He graduated with a baccalauréat from the Lycée Fermat in Toulouse during the early years of the Occupation.
Holt was married for...
Best known work
The Ninth Gate
1999
Santa Claus Is a Stinker
1982
Love and Death
1975
Zelig
1983
Bitter Moon
1992
Au Revoir les Enfants
1987
The Day of the Jackal
1973
The Train
1964
Two for the Road
1967
Is Paris Burning?
1966Filmography
1999
The Ninth Gateas Andrew Telfer
1998
1996
My ManProduction Design
1993
The Thirst for GoldProduction Design
1992
Bitter MoonProduction Design
1990
May FoolsProduction Design
1987
Au Revoir les EnfantsProduction Design
1986
A State of EmergencyProduction Design
1985
TargetProduction Design
1985
Les enragésProduction Design
1983
A Friend of VincentProduction Design
1983
Zeligas Rally Chancellor
1983
The RuffianProduction Design
1982
Five Days One SummerProduction Design
1982
Santa Claus Is a StinkerProduction Design
1981
A Business of MenProduction Design
1981
For a Cop's Hideas L'homme qui a tué Fanch Tanguy
1981
Une robe noire pour un tueurSet Designer
1979
The Other One's MugProduction Design
1979
An Almost Perfect AffairArt Direction
1977
JuliaProduction Design
1975
The GypsyProduction Design
1975
Love and DeathArt Direction
1974
The Marseille ContractProduction Design
1974
The Down-in-the-Hole GangProduction Design