James D. Bissell

James D. Bissell

Known for
Art
Born
August 6, 1951 (age 75)
Birthplace
Charleston, South Carolina, USA

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.

Known For

Filmography

2022
The Lost City poster

The Lost City

Movie · Production Design

2020
The Midnight Sky poster

The Midnight Sky

Movie · Production Design

2019
Velvet Buzzsaw poster

Velvet Buzzsaw

Movie · Production Design

2018
Skyscraper poster

Skyscraper

Movie · Production Design

2017
Suburbicon poster

Suburbicon

Movie · Production Design

2015
Hidden poster

Hidden

Movie · Production Design

2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation poster

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Movie · Production Design

2014
The Monuments Men poster

The Monuments Men

Movie · Production Design

2012
Jack Reacher poster

Jack Reacher

Movie · Production Design

2011
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol poster

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Movie · Production Design

2008
Leatherheads poster

Leatherheads

Movie · Production Design

2008
The Spiderwick Chronicles poster

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Movie · Production Design

2007
300 poster

300

Movie · Production Design

2005
Good Night, and Good Luck. poster

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Movie · Production Design

2005
The Ring Two poster

The Ring Two

Movie · Production Design

2003
Hollywood Homicide poster

Hollywood Homicide

Movie · Production Design

2002
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind poster

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Movie · Production Design

2001
Cats & Dogs poster

Cats & Dogs

Movie · Production Design

2000
The 6th Day poster

The 6th Day

Movie · Production Design

1996
Tin Cup poster

Tin Cup

Movie · Production Design

1996
My Fellow Americans poster

My Fellow Americans

Movie · Production Design

1995
Jumanji poster

Jumanji

Movie · Production Design

1994
Blue Chips poster

Blue Chips

Movie · Production Design

1993
Dennis the Menace poster

Dennis the Menace

Movie · Production Design

1993
The Pickle poster

The Pickle

Movie · Production Design

1991
The Rocketeer poster

The Rocketeer

Movie · Production Design

1990
Arachnophobia poster

Arachnophobia

Movie · Production Design

1989
Always poster

Always

Movie · Production Design

1988
Twins poster

Twins

Movie · Production Design

1987
Harry and the Hendersons poster

Harry and the Hendersons

Movie · Production Design

1987
Someone to Watch Over Me poster

Someone to Watch Over Me

Movie · Production Design

1986
The Boy Who Could Fly poster

The Boy Who Could Fly

Movie · Production Design

1985
The Falcon and the Snowman poster

The Falcon and the Snowman

Movie · Production Design

1985
Amazing Stories poster

Amazing Stories

TV · Title Designer · 45 eps

1984
The Last Starfighter poster

The Last Starfighter

Movie · Art Direction

1983
Twilight Zone: The Movie poster

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Movie · Production Design

1982
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial poster

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Movie · Production Design

1982
Leon's Case poster

Leon's Case

Movie · Art Direction

1981
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige poster

Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige

Movie · Art Direction

1979
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers poster

Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers

Movie · Art Direction

1979
Anatomy of a Seduction poster

Anatomy of a Seduction

Movie · Art Direction

1979
Valentine poster

Valentine

Movie · Art Direction

1979
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff poster

Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff

Movie · Art Direction