James D. Bissell
Known for: Art
Born: August 6, 1951
Place of birth: 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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Filmography
48 movies · 1 TV show, newest first
6.4
The Lost City
2022
7.5
The Bad Guys
2022
5.7
The Midnight Sky
2020
5.4
Velvet Buzzsaw
2019
6.3
Skyscraper
2018
5.9
Suburbicon
2017
6.8
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
2017
7.0
Hidden
2015
7.2
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
2015
6.1
The Monuments Men
2014
6.7
Jack Reacher
2012
7.1
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
2011
5.9
Leatherheads
2008
6.7
The Spiderwick Chronicles
2008
7.2
300
2007
7.1
Good Night, and Good Luck.
2005
5.8
The Ring Two
2005
6.9
50 First Dates
2004
5.2
Hollywood Homicide
2003
6.7
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
2002
5.4
Cats & Dogs
2001
6.0
The 6th Day
2000
7.7
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
2000
NR
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
2000
6.1
My Fellow Americans
1996
7.4
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
1996
6.1
Tin Cup
1996
7.2
Jumanji
1995
6.1
Blue Chips
1994
5.9
Dennis the Menace
1993
5.0
The Pickle
1993
6.5
The Rocketeer
1991
6.5
Arachnophobia
1990
6.2
Always
1989
6.1
Twins
1988
5.8
Someone to Watch Over Me
1987
6.1
Harry and the Hendersons
1987
6.3
The Boy Who Could Fly
1986
7.5
Amazing Stories
1985
6.4
The Falcon and the Snowman
1985
6.6
The Last Starfighter
1984
6.5
Twilight Zone: The Movie
1983
7.5
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
1982
NR
Leon's Case
1982
6.6
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
1981
NR
Valentine
1979
5.2
Anatomy of a Seduction
1979
5.3
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
1979
5.2
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers
1979