Biography
Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 50
self 6
TV Shows 1
Writer 1
Production Design

The Lost City (2022)
Movie
7.28
Production Design

The Midnight Sky (2020)
Movie
5
Production Design

Velvet Buzzsaw (2019)
Movie
8
ProductionDesigner

Skyscraper (2018)
Movie
6.58
Production Design

Suburbicon (2017)
Movie
4.33
Production Design

Hidden (2015)
Movie
2.5
Production Design

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015)
Movie
6.11
Production Design

The Monuments Men (2014)
Movie
4
Production Design

Jack Reacher (2012)
Movie
6.33
Production Design

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol (2011)
Movie
6.12
ProductionDesigner

Leatherheads (2008)
Movie
8
Production Design

The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)
Movie
5
Production Design

300 (2007)
Movie
5.88
Production Design

Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
Movie
5.33
Production Design

The Ring Two (2005)
Movie
5.49
Second Unit

50 First Dates (2004)
Movie
7.05
Production Design

Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Movie
7
Production Design

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002)
Movie
6
Production Design

Cats & Dogs (2001)
Movie
5.5
Production Design

The 6th Day (2000)
Movie
6.69
Self - Art Director

Crossing the Frontier: Making The Last Starfighter (1999)
Movie
Secret Service Agent / Production Design

My Fellow Americans (1996)
Movie
Production Design

Tin Cup (1996)
Movie
10
Production Design

Jumanji (1995)
Movie
6.89
ProductionDesigner

Blue Chips (1994)
Movie
Production Design

Dennis the Menace (1993)
Movie
5
ProductionDesigner

The Pickle (1993)
Movie
Production Design

The Rocketeer (1991)
Movie
7
Production Design

Arachnophobia (1990)
Movie
6.22
Production Design

Always (1989)
Movie
7.33
Production Design

Twins (1988)
Movie
7.13
ProductionDesigner

Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Movie
Production Design

Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Movie
7.25
Production Design

The Boy Who Could Fly (1986)
Movie
6
Title Designer / Writer

Amazing Stories (1985)
TV
5.33
ProductionDesigner

The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Movie
Art Direction

The Last Starfighter (1984)
Movie
6.09
Production Design

Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983)
Movie
Production Design

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Movie
6.59
Art Direction

Valentine (1979)
Movie
Art Direction

Anatomy of a Seduction (1979)
Movie
Art Direction

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979)
Movie
ProductionDesigner

Shrunk
Movie
Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1951-08-06 (73 years old)
Birth PlaceCharleston, United States
CitizenshipsUnited States
Also Known AsJames Bissell, Jim Bissell
AwardsArt Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
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