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.
Known For
| Birth Location | Charleston, South Carolina, USA |
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| Born | 1951-08-06 |
Movies
2017
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
as Self
2000
2000
My Fellow Americans
as Secret Service Agent
1996
1996
Movies
The Lost City
Production Design
2022
The Bad Guys
Thanks
2022
The Midnight Sky
Production Design
2020
Velvet Buzzsaw
Production Design
2019
Skyscraper
Production Design
2018
Suburbicon
Production Design
2017
Hidden
Production Design
2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
Production Design
2015
The Monuments Men
Production Design
2014
Jack Reacher
Production Design
2012
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Production Design
2011
Leatherheads
Production Design
2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles
Production Design
2008
300
Production Design
2007
Good Night, and Good Luck.
Production Design
2005
The Ring Two
Production Design
2005
50 First Dates
Second Unit
2004
Hollywood Homicide
Production Design
2003
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Production Design
2002
Cats & Dogs
Production Design
2001
The 6th Day
Production Design
2000
My Fellow Americans
Production Design
1996
Tin Cup
Production Design
1996
Jumanji
Production Design
1995
Blue Chips
Production Design
1994
Dennis the Menace
Production Design
1993
The Pickle
Production Design
1993
The Rocketeer
Production Design
1991
Arachnophobia
Production Design
1990
Always
Production Design
1989
Twins
Production Design
1988
Someone to Watch Over Me
Production Design
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
Production Design
1987
The Boy Who Could Fly
Production Design
1986
The Falcon and the Snowman
Production Design
1985
The Last Starfighter
Art Direction
1984
Twilight Zone: The Movie
Production Design
1983
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Production Design
1982
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Art Direction
1981
Valentine
Art Direction
1979
Anatomy of a Seduction
Art Direction
1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Art Direction
1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
Art Direction
1979
Shrunk
Production Designer
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