James D. Bissell

Born:August 6, 1951

Place of Birth:Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Known For:Art

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.

Images

James D. Bissell

Filmography

Acting

icon
icon

My Fellow Americans

Secret Service Agent

1996

Production

icon
icon

The Bad Guys

Thanks

2022

icon
icon

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Production Design

2011

icon
icon

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

Production Design

2015

icon
icon

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Production Design

1982

icon
icon

300

Production Design

2007

icon
icon

Jack Reacher

Production Design

2012

icon
icon

50 First Dates

Second Unit

2004

icon
icon

The Spiderwick Chronicles

Production Design

2008

icon
icon

The Lost City

Production Design

2022

icon
icon

Dennis the Menace

Production Design

1993

icon
icon

Skyscraper

Production Design

2018

icon
icon

Twins

Production Design

1988

icon
icon

The Ring Two

Production Design

2005

icon
icon

Hidden

Production Design

2015

icon
icon

The Monuments Men

Production Design

2014

icon
icon

Jumanji

Production Design

1995

icon
icon

The 6th Day

Production Design

2000

icon
icon

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Production Design

1983

icon
icon

The Last Starfighter

Art Direction

1984

icon
icon

Suburbicon

Production Design

2017

icon
icon

The Rocketeer

Production Design

1991

icon
icon

Harry and the Hendersons

Production Design

1987

icon
icon

Confessions of a Dangerous Mind

Production Design

2002

icon
icon

The Midnight Sky

Production Design

2020

icon
icon

Good Night, and Good Luck.

Production Design

2005

icon
icon

Tin Cup

Production Design

1996

icon
icon

Someone to Watch Over Me

Production Design

1987

icon
icon

Blue Chips

Production Design

1994

icon
icon

Always

Production Design

1989

icon
icon

The Falcon and the Snowman

Production Design

1985

icon
icon

Arachnophobia

Production Design

1990

icon
icon

My Fellow Americans

Production Design

1996