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Robert F. Boyle

Known for: Art

Biography: 1909-10-10

Deathday: 2010-08-01 (100 years old)

Biography

Robert Francis Boyle (October 10, 1909 – 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 81

Movies 80

self 12

Director 2

TV Shows 1

Self

Robert F. Boyle

Biography

Filmography

all 81

Movies 80

self 12

Director 2

TV Shows 1

Fiddler's Journey to the Big Screen (2022)

Writing with the Camera (2019)

Hitchcock, Hopper, and the Penultimate Moment (2018)

Moguls & Movie Stars: A History of Hollywood (2010)

Something's Gonna Live (2010)

Masters of Production: The Hidden Art of Hollywood Film (2004)

Who Killed 'Winter Kills'? (2003)

The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000)

Destination Hitchcock: The Making of 'North by Northwest' (2000)

The Trouble with 'Marnie' (2000)

All About 'The Birds' (2000)

Beyond Doubt: The Making of Hitchcock's Favorite Film (2000)

Saboteur: A Closer Look (2000)

Troop Beverly Hills (1989)

Dragnet (1987)

Jumpin' Jack Flash (1986)

Explorers (1985)

No Small Affair (1984)

Rhinestone (1984)

Staying Alive (1983)

Table for Five (1983)

Lookin' to Get Out (1982)

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (1982)

Private Benjamin (1980)

Winter Kills (1979)

The Big Fix (1978)

The Shootist (1976)

Leadbelly (1976)

W.C. Fields and Me (1976)

Bite the Bullet (1975)

Mame (1974)

Incident on a Dark Street (1973)

Portnoy's Complaint (1972)

Fiddler on the Roof (1971)

The Landlord (1970)

Gaily, Gaily (1969)

The Thomas Crown Affair (1968)

Fitzwilly (1967)

In Cold Blood (1967)

How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)

The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! (1966)

The Reward (1965)

Marnie (1964)

The Thrill of It All (1963)

The Birds (1963)

Cape Fear (1962)

The Crimson Kimono (1959)

North by Northwest (1959)

Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)

Wild Heritage (1958)

The Brothers Rico (1957)

The Night Runner (1957)

Lady Godiva of Coventry (1955)

Chief Crazy Horse (1955)

It Came from Outer Space (1953)

Gunsmoke (1953)

Abbott and Costello Go to Mars (1953)

Girls in the Night (1953)

Yankee Buccaneer (1952)

Lost in Alaska (1952)

The Lady Pays Off (1951)

The Mark of the Renegade (1951)

Louisa (1950)

Sierra (1950)

Buccaneer's Girl (1950)

Abandoned (1949)

The Gal Who Took the West (1949)

An Act of Murder (1948)

For the Love of Mary (1948)

Another Part of the Forest (1948)

Ride the Pink Horse (1947)

Nocturne (1946)

Known For
Art

Gender
Male

Birthday
1909-10-10

Deathday
2010-08-01 (100 years old)

Citizenships
United States of America

Also Known As
Robert Boyle

Awards
Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award