Art
Ian Whittaker
Born 1928-07-13
London, England, UK
Department: Art
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.
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Alien
1979
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The Rocky Horror Picture Show
1975
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Highlander
1986
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Mirrors
2008
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Sense and Sensibility
1995
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The Remains of the Day
1993
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The Adventures of Baron Munchausen
1988
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Anna and the King
1999
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Howards End
1992
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Only You
1994
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (69 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | From Time to Time | Set Decoration | Movie | 2009 |
 | Into the Storm | Set Decoration | Movie | 2009 |
 | Mirrors | Set Decoration | Movie | 2008 |
 | The Tiger's Tail | Production Design | Movie | 2006 |
 | Fade to Black | Set Decoration | Movie | 2006 |
 | Being Julia | Set Decoration | Movie | 2004 |
 | Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures | Modeling | Movie | 2003 |
 | Possession | Set Decoration | Movie | 2002 |
 | The Importance of Being Earnest | Set Decoration | Movie | 2002 |
 | Anna and the King | Set Decoration | Movie | 1999 |
 | A Midsummer Night's Dream | Set Decoration | Movie | 1999 |
 | Dangerous Beauty | Set Decoration | Movie | 1998 |
 | Victory | Set Decoration | Movie | 1996 |
 | Sense and Sensibility | Set Decoration | Movie | 1995 |
 | Only You | Set Decoration | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Remains of the Day | Set Decoration | Movie | 1993 |
 | Howards End | Set Decoration | Movie | 1992 |
 | 3 Men and a Little Lady | Set Decoration | Movie | 1990 |
 | Hands of a Murderer | Set Decoration | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Old Man and the Sea | Set Decoration | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Rainbow | Art Direction | Movie | 1989 |
 | The Adventures of Baron Munchausen | Animatronics Designer | Movie | 1988 |
 | Without a Clue | Set Decoration | Movie | 1988 |
 | Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna | Production Design | TV Series | 1986 |
 | Under the Cherry Moon | Set Decoration | Movie | 1986 |
 | Highlander | Set Decoration | Movie | 1986 |
 | The Razor's Edge | Set Decoration | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Return of the Soldier | Art Direction | Movie | 1983 |
 | The Missionary | Set Decoration | Movie | 1982 |
 | Murder Is Easy | Art Direction | Movie | 1982 |
 | Dragonslayer | Set Decoration | Movie | 1981 |
 | Richard's Things | Art Direction | Movie | 1980 |
 | The Watcher in the Woods | Set Decoration | Movie | 1980 |
 | Cuba | Set Decoration | Movie | 1979 |
 | The Tempest | Art Direction | Movie | 1979 |
 | Alien | Set Decoration | Movie | 1979 |
 | Hanover Street | Set Decoration | Movie | 1979 |
 | Valentino | Set Dresser | Movie | 1977 |
 | Joseph Andrews | Set Dresser | Movie | 1977 |
 | The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea | Set Dresser | Movie | 1976 |
 | The Rocky Horror Picture Show | Set Dresser | Movie | 1975 |
 | Akenfield | Art Direction | Movie | 1974 |
 | Juggernaut | Set Dresser | Movie | 1974 |
 | Swallows and Amazons | Set Decoration | Movie | 1974 |
 | Mahler | Art Direction | Movie | 1974 |
 | Savage Messiah | Set Dresser | Movie | 1972 |
 | The Boy Friend | Set Dresser | Movie | 1971 |
 | The Devils | Set Dresser | Movie | 1971 |
 | Downhill Racer | Art Direction | Movie | 1969 |
 | The Charge of the Light Brigade | Set Dresser | Movie | 1968 |
 | Our Mother's House | Set Decoration | Movie | 1967 |
 | To Sir, with Love | Set Dresser | Movie | 1967 |
 | Catch Us If You Can | Set Dresser | Movie | 1965 |
 | The Secret of Blood Island | Mills | Movie | 1964 |
 | On the Fiddle | Lancing | Movie | 1961 |
 | Danger Within | 2nd. Lt. Betts-Hanger | Movie | 1959 |
 | Further Up the Creek | Lofty | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Revenge of Frankenstein | Boy | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Silent Enemy | Ordinary Seaman Thomas | Movie | 1958 |
 | The Steel Bayonet | Pte. Wilson | Movie | 1958 |
| A Clean Sweep | Dick Watson | Movie | 1958 | |
 | Second Fiddle | Delivery Boy | Movie | 1957 |
 | The Adventures of Sir Lancelot | Gault | TV Series | 1956 |
 | Peril for the Guy | Rupert | Movie | 1956 |
 | Strange Experiences | Dora's Son | TV Series | 1955 |
 | Passage Home | Galley Boy | Movie | 1955 |
 | It's a Great Day | Mechanic | Movie | 1955 |
 | The Sea Shall Not Have Them | A.C.2 Milliken | Movie | 1954 |
 | Cosh Boy | Alfie Collins | Movie | 1953 |