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Jim Bissell

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Jim Bissell
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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.
BornAugust 6, 1951
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    • Nominated for 1 Oscar
      • 3 wins & 12 nominations total

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    Known for

    300 (2006)
    300
    7.6
    • Production Designer(as James D. Bissell)
    • 2006
    David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
    Good Night, and Good Luck.
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 2005
    Henry Thomas and Pat Welsh in E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
    E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
    7.9
    • Production Designer(as James D. Bissell)
    • 1982
    Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
    Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
    7.4
    • Production Designer(as James D. Bissell)
    • 2015

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    • Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, and Holly Hunter in Always (1989)
      Always
      6.4
      • forest fire plates director (as James D. Bissell)
      • 1989
    • Kevin Costner, Harvey Keitel, Charlie Sheen, Christopher Lloyd, and John Lithgow in Amazing Stories (1985)
      Amazing Stories
      7.4
      TV Series
      • title designer
      • 1985–1987
    • Demi Moore, Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy, Judd Nelson, Ally Sheedy, and Mare Winningham in St. Elmo's Fire (1985)
      St. Elmo's Fire
      6.4
      • visual consultant (as James Bissell)
      • 1985

    Production Designer



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    • Brad Pitt, Sandra Bullock, Daniel Radcliffe, Oscar Nuñez, Channing Tatum, and Da'Vine Joy Randolph in The Lost City (2022)
      The Lost City
      6.1
      • Production Designer
      • 2022
    • George Clooney and Caoilinn Springall in The Midnight Sky (2020)
      The Midnight Sky
      5.7
      • Production Designer
      • 2020
    • Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
      Velvet Buzzsaw
      5.7
      • Production Designer (as James D. Bissell)
      • 2019
    • Dwayne Johnson in Skyscraper (2018)
      Skyscraper
      5.8
      • Production Designer
      • 2018
    • Suburbicon (2017)
      Suburbicon
      5.8
      • Production Designer (as James D. Bissell)
      • 2017
    • Alexander Skarsgård, Andrea Riseborough, and Emily Alyn Lind in Hidden (2015)
      Hidden
      6.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2015
    • Tom Cruise, Alec Baldwin, Ving Rhames, Rebecca Ferguson, Simon Pegg, and Jeremy Renner in Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
      Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
      7.4
      • Production Designer (as James D. Bissell)
      • 2015
    • George Clooney, Bill Murray, Matt Damon, John Goodman, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, and Jean Dujardin in The Monuments Men (2014)
      The Monuments Men
      6.1
      • Production Designer
      • 2014
    • Tom Cruise in Jack Reacher (2012)
      Jack Reacher
      7.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2012
    • Tom Cruise, Simon Pegg, Jeremy Renner, and Paula Patton in Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
      Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
      7.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2011
    • George Clooney, Tim Griffin, John Krasinski, and Matt Bushell in Leatherheads (2008)
      Leatherheads
      6.0
      • Production Designer
      • 2008
    • Sarah Bolger and Freddie Highmore in The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
      The Spiderwick Chronicles
      6.5
      • Production Designer (as James D. Bissell)
      • 2008
    • 300 (2006)
      300
      7.6
      • Production Designer (as James D. Bissell)
      • 2006
    • David Strathairn in Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
      Good Night, and Good Luck.
      7.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2005
    • Kelly Stables in The Ring Two (2005)
      The Ring Two
      5.4
      • Production Designer
      • 2005

    Art Director



    • Lance Guest in The Last Starfighter (1984)
      The Last Starfighter
      6.7
      • Art Director (as James D. Bissell)
      • 1984
    • Now We're Cookin'
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James Bissell)
      • 1983
    • Michael J. Fox, Bill Duke, and Beeson Carroll in Palmerstown, U.S.A. (1980)
      Palmerstown, U.S.A.
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1980–1981
    • Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (1981)
      Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James D. Bissell)
      • 1981
    • Valentine (1979)
      Valentine
      6.1
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James D. Bissell)
      • 1979
    • Joanna Cassidy, Mark Harmon, and John Bennett Perry in 240-Robert (1979)
      240-Robert
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Art Director
      • 1979
    • Rita Moreno and Jameson Parker in Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
      Anatomy of a Seduction
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James Bissell)
      • 1979
    • Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
      Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
      6.0
      • Art Director
      • 1979
    • Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (1979)
      Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers
      5.0
      TV Movie
      • Art Director (as James Bissell)
      • 1979
    • King (1978)
      King
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Art Director
      • 1978

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      • James D. Bissel
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      • August 6, 1951
      • Charleston, South Carolina, USA
    • Spouse
      • Martha Wynne Snetsinger1994 - present
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