Leslie Dilley
- Known for
- Art
- Born
- January 11, 1941
- Died
- May 20, 2025 (aged 84)
- Birthplace
- Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Biography
Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005). In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at Willesden Technical College. While working as an apprentice plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply at Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation.
Known For
Filmography
New-Gen
TV · Production Design · 1 ep
Little Man
Movie · Production Design
Son of the Mask
Movie · Production Design
Cold Creek Manor
Movie · Production Design
Black Knight
Movie · Production Design
Men of Honor
Movie · Production Design
Pay It Forward
Movie · Production Design
Inspector Gadget
Movie · Production Design
Deep Impact
Movie · Production Design
The Peacemaker
Movie · Production Design
Diabolique
Movie · Production Design
Casper
Movie · Production Design
How to Make an American Quilt
Movie · Production Design
Monkey Trouble
Movie · Production Design
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
Movie · Production Design
The Distinguished Gentleman
Movie · Production Design
What About Bob?
Movie · Production Design
Guilty by Suspicion
Movie · Production Design
The Exorcist III
Movie · Production Design
The Abyss
Movie · Production Design
Stars & Bars
Movie · Production Design
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Movie · Production Design
Invaders from Mars
Movie · Production Design
Legend
Movie · Supervising Art Director
Eureka
Movie · Supervising Art Director
Never Say Never Again
Movie · Supervising Art Director
An American Werewolf in London
Movie · Art Direction
Raiders of the Lost Ark
Movie · Art Direction
The Empire Strikes Back
Movie · Art Direction
Alien
Movie · Art Direction
Superman
Movie · Art Direction
Star Wars
Movie · Art Direction
The Four Musketeers
Movie · Art Direction
The Three Musketeers
Movie · Art Direction
Scorpio
Movie · Assistant Art Director
The Devils
Movie · Assistant Art Director