Roy Walker (production designer)

British production designer

Roy Walker
Born1931
Tonbridge, Kent, England
Died6 January 2013(2013-01-06) (aged 81–82)
OccupationProduction designer
Years active1953-2001
AwardsAcademy Award, British Academy Film Award

Roy Walker (1931 – 6 January 2013)[1] was a British production designer. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more in the Best Art Direction category.[2] Born in Kent, England in 1931, Walker began his career at 16.[3] He collaborated with many film directors, most notably David Lean, Stanley Kubrick and Roland Joffe.

Selected filmography

  • Strictly for the Birds (1964) (as art director)
  • Doctor Zhivago (1965) (as assistant art director)
  • A Man for All Seasons (1966) (as assistant art director)
  • Oliver! (1968) (as assistant art director)
  • The Looking Glass War (1970) (as assistant art director)
  • Ryan's Daughter (1970) (as art director)
  • The Last Run (1971) (as art director)
  • The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972) (as art director)
  • Hitler: The Last Ten Days (1973)
  • Tales That Witness Madness (1973) (as art director) [4]
  • Barry Lyndon (1975) (as art director)
  • Russian Roulette (1975) (as art director)
  • Sorcerer (1977) (as art director)
  • The Shining (1980)
  • Green Ice (1981)
  • Yentl (1983)
  • The Killing Fields (1984)
  • Eleni (1985)
  • Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
  • Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
  • Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)[3]
  • City of Joy (1992)
  • The Scarlet Letter (1995)
  • Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
  • Waterproof (2000) (as production designer and associate producer)

Awards

Walker won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for two more:

Won
  • Barry Lyndon (1975)
Nominated
  • Yentl (1983)
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

He also won a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for:

  • The Killing Fields (1984)

References

  1. ^ "Results Page". Retrieved 21 June 2015.[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ "IMDb.com: Roy Walker - Awards". IMDb.com. Retrieved 27 December 2008.
  3. ^ a b "A cluster of period pieces this season highlights the key yet often overlooked role of production designers. Here (and on Page 32) is their chance to describe . . . : How They Got the Look". Los Angeles Times. 7 November 1999. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  4. ^ "Roy Walker". www.tcm.com. Retrieved 20 April 2021.

External links

  • Roy Walker at IMDb
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