08/06/1951
Charleston, South Carolina, USA:
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.
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Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story (2017) as Himself |
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Bringing Down the House (1999) as Himself |
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Velvet Buzzsaw (2019) Production Design |
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Skyscraper (2018) Production Design |
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Suburbicon (2017) Production Design |
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Hidden (2015) Production Design |
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Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) Production Design |
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The Monuments Men (2014) Production Design |
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Jack Reacher (2012) Production Design |
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Leatherheads (2008) Production Design |
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The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) Production Design |
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300 (2007) Production Design |
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Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005) Production Design |
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The Ring Two (2005) Production Design |
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50 First Dates (2004) Second Unit |
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Hollywood Homicide (2003) Production Design |
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Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (2002) Production Design |
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The 6th Day (2000) Production Design |
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Tin Cup (1996) Production Design |
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Jumanji (1995) Production Design |
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Blue Chips (1994) Production Design |
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Dennis the Menace (1993) Production Design |
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Twins (1988) Production Design |
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985) Production Design |
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Twilight Zone: The Movie (1983) Production Design |
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E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Production Design |
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Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (1979) Art Direction |