Biography
Robert Francis Boyle (October 10, 1909 β August 1, 2010) was an American film art director and production designer. He was nominated for four Academy Awards for North by Northwest (1959), Gaily, Gaily (1969), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Shootist (1976) before winning the Honorary Academy Award in 2008. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for The Red Pony (1973).
Boyle is also known for his work on Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959), The Birds (1963), and Marnie (1964). He also was the art director for The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming (1966), How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967), In Cold Blood (1967), and The Thomas Crown Affair (1968), Mame (1974), and Private Benjamin (1980).
Filmography
all 78
Movies 77
self 12
Director 2
TV Shows 1
Self
Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)
Movie
self
Writing with the Camera (2019)
Movie
(Himself)
Hitchcock, Hopper, and the Penultimate Moment (2018)
Movie
Self
Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)
TV
Self
Something's Gonna Live (2010)
Movie
Self
Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood Film (2004)
Movie
Self
Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003)
Movie
Self
The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)
Movie
Self
Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)
Movie
Self
The Trouble with 'Marnie' (2000)
Movie
Self
All About 'The Birds' (2000)
Movie
Self
Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)
Movie
Self
Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000)
Movie
Production Design
Troop Beverly Hills (1989)
Movie
Production Design
Dragnet (1987)
Movie
7
Production Design
Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)
Movie
10
Starkiller's Girlfriend's Father / Production Design
Explorers (1985)
Movie
Production Design
No Small Affair (1984)
Movie
Production Design
Rhinestone (1984)
Movie
Production Design
Staying Alive (1983)
Movie
6.5
Production Design
Table for Five (1983)
Movie
Production Design
Private Benjamin (1980)
Movie
7.5
Desk Clerk / Production Design
Winter Kills (1979)
Movie
Production Design
The Big Fix (1978)
Movie
Production Design
The Shootist (1976)
Movie
3.5
Production Design
Leadbelly (1976)
Movie
Production Design
W.C. Fields and Me (1976)
Movie
Art Direction
Bite the Bullet (1975)
Movie
Production Design
Mame (1974)
Movie
5.33
Art Direction
Incident on a Dark Street (1973)
Movie
Production Design
Portnoy's Complaint (1972)
Movie
Production Design
Fiddler on the Roof (1971)
Movie
1
Production Design
The Landlord (1970)
Movie
Production Design
Gaily, Gaily (1969)
Movie
Art Direction
The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)
Movie
2
Art Direction
Fitzwilly (1967)
Movie
Art Direction
In Cold Blood (1967)
Movie
3.5
Art Direction
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Movie
Art Direction
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)
Movie
Art Direction
The Reward (1965)
Movie
Production Design
Marnie (1964)
Movie
2.67
Art Direction
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Movie
6
Production Design
The Birds (1963)
Movie
6.43
Art Direction
Cape Fear (1962)
Movie
6
Art Direction
The Crimson Kimono (1959)
Movie
Production Design
North by Northwest (1959)
Movie
6.11
Art Direction
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
Movie
Art Direction
Wild Heritage (1958)
Movie
Art Direction
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Movie
Art Direction
The Night Runner (1957)
Movie
Art Direction
Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)
Movie
Art Direction
Chief Crazy Horse (1955)
Movie
Art Direction
It Came from Outer Space (1953)
Movie
5
Art Direction
Gunsmoke (1953)
Movie
Art Direction
Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)
Movie
3
Art Direction
Girls in the Night (1953)
Movie
Art Direction
Lost in Alaska (1952)
Movie
Art Direction
The Lady Pays Off (1951)
Movie
Art Direction
The Mark of the Renegade (1951)
Movie
Art Direction
Louisa (1950)
Movie
Art Direction
Sierra (1950)
Movie
Art Direction
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Movie
Art Direction
Abandoned (1949)
Movie
Art Direction
The Gal Who Took the West (1949)
Movie
Art Direction
An Act of Murder (1948)
Movie
Art Direction
For the Love of Mary (1948)
Movie
Art Direction
Another Part of the Forest (1948)
Movie
Art Direction
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Movie
Production Design
Nocturne (1946)
Movie
Art Direction
Flesh and Fantasy (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
Corvette K-225 (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
White Savage (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
It Comes Up Love (1943)
Movie
Art Direction
Shadow of a Doubt (1943)
Movie
3.17
Art Direction
Who Done It? (1942)
Movie
Assistant Art Director
Invisible Agent (1942)
Movie
4.8
Assistant Art Director
Saboteur (1942)
Movie
5
Art Direction
The Wolf Man (1941)
Movie
5.61
Ratings
Average 6.13
Based on 1.15 Million movie and tv ratings over time
1941
1951
1966
1955
2022
Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1909-10-10
Deathday2010-08-01 (100 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRobert Boyle
AwardsArt Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
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