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Ian Whittaker

Art • 1928-07-13 • London, England, UK

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.

Known For

Alien

Alien

1979

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

1975

Highlander

Highlander

1986

Sense and Sensibility

Sense and Sensibility

1995

Mirrors

Mirrors

2008

The Remains of the Day

The Remains of the Day

1993

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Filmography

2009
From Time to TimeFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.2
2009
Into the StormFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.4
2008
MirrorsFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.3
2006
The Tiger's TailFilm
Production Design
★ 5.6
2006
Fade to BlackFilm
Set Decoration
★ 4.5
2004
Being JuliaFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.4
2002
The Importance of Being EarnestFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.8
2002
PossessionFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.0
1999
Anna and the KingFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.8
1999
A Midsummer Night's DreamFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.4
1998
Dangerous BeautyFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.0
1996
VictoryFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.2
1995
Sense and SensibilityFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.4
1994
Only YouFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.7
1993
The Remains of the DayFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.4
1992
Howards EndFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.0
1990
3 Men and a Little LadyFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.8
1990
The Old Man and the SeaFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.4
1990
Hands of a MurdererFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.7
1989
The RainbowFilm
Art Direction
★ 5.7
1988
Without a ClueFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.8
1986
HighlanderFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.9
1986
Under the Cherry MoonFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.4
1986
Anastasia - The Mystery of AnnaTV
Production Design • 2 episodes
★ 6.7
1985
The Emerald ForestFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.6
1984
The Razor's EdgeFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.4
1983
The Return of the SoldierFilm
Art Direction
★ 6.3
1982
The MissionaryFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.6
1982
Murder Is EasyFilm
Art Direction
★ 6.6
1981
DragonslayerFilm
Set Decoration
★ 6.6
1980
The Watcher in the WoodsFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.9
1980
Richard's ThingsFilm
Art Direction
★ 4.9
1979
AlienFilm
Set Decoration
★ 8.2
1979
Hanover StreetFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.7
1979
CubaFilm
Set Decoration
★ 5.5
1979
The TempestFilm
Art Direction
★ 5.8
1977
ValentinoFilm
Set Dresser
★ 5.8
1977
Joseph AndrewsFilm
Set Dresser
★ 5.4
1976
The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the SeaFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.4
1975
The Rocky Horror Picture ShowFilm
Set Dresser
★ 7.4
1974
JuggernautFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.3
1974
MahlerFilm
Art Direction
★ 6.8
1974
Swallows and AmazonsFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.4
1974
AkenfieldFilm
Art Direction
★ 7.6
1972
Savage MessiahFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.4
1971
The DevilsFilm
Set Dresser
★ 7.5
1971
The Boy FriendFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.4
1969
Downhill RacerFilm
Art Direction
★ 6.0
1968
The Charge of the Light BrigadeFilm
Set Dresser
★ 6.2
1967
To Sir, with LoveFilm
Set Dresser
★ 7.5
1967
Our Mother's HouseFilm
Set Decoration
★ 7.2
1965
Catch Us If You CanFilm
Set Dresser
★ 5.4