About
James D. Bissell
Overview
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
Acting |
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| 2017 | Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | The Man on Lincoln's Nose | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
| 2000 | Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination | Actor | Self | N/A N/A |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Actor | Secret Service Agent | 59 Average |
| 1996 | The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial' | Actor | Self | 59 Average |
Production |
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| Shrunk | Production | Production Designer | N/A N/A |
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Art |
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| 2022 | The Lost City | Art | Production Design | 64 Fair |
| 2020 | The Midnight Sky | Art | Production Design | 57 Average |
| 2019 | Velvet Buzzsaw | Art | Production Design | 55 Average |
| 2018 | Skyscraper | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 2017 | Suburbicon | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 2015 | Hidden | Art | Production Design | 65 Fair |
| 2015 | Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation | Art | Production Design | 71 Good |
| 2014 | The Monuments Men | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
| 2012 | Jack Reacher | Art | Production Design | 65 Fair |
| 2011 | Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol | Art | Production Design | 70 Good |
| 2008 | Leatherheads | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles | Art | Production Design | 65 Fair |
| 2007 | 300 | Art | Production Design | 71 Good |
| 2005 | Good Night, and Good Luck. | Art | Production Design | 66 Fair |
| 2005 | The Ring Two | Art | Production Design | 57 Average |
| 2003 | Hollywood Homicide | Art | Production Design | 55 Average |
| 2002 | Confessions of a Dangerous Mind | Art | Production Design | 64 Fair |
| 2001 | Cats & Dogs | Art | Production Design | 55 Average |
| 2000 | The 6th Day | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1996 | My Fellow Americans | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1996 | Tin Cup | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1995 | Jumanji | Art | Production Design | 71 Good |
| 1994 | Blue Chips | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1993 | Dennis the Menace | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1993 | The Pickle | Art | Production Design | 58 Average |
| 1991 | The Rocketeer | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 1990 | Arachnophobia | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 1989 | Always | Art | Production Design | 61 Fair |
| 1988 | Twins | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Someone to Watch Over Me | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1987 | Harry and the Hendersons | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
| 1986 | The Boy Who Could Fly | Art | Production Design | 59 Average |
| 1985 | Amazing Stories | Art | Title Designer | 73 Good |
| 1985 | The Falcon and the Snowman | Art | Production Design | 60 Fair |
| 1984 | The Last Starfighter | Art | Art Direction | 63 Fair |
| 1983 | Twilight Zone: The Movie | Art | Production Design | 62 Fair |
| 1982 | E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial | Art | Production Design | 74 Good |
| 1981 | Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Valentine | Art | Art Direction | N/A N/A |
| 1979 | Anatomy of a Seduction | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
| 1979 | Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff | Art | Art Direction | 58 Average |
| 1979 | Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers | Art | Art Direction | 59 Average |
Crew |
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| 2022 | The Bad Guys | Crew | Thanks | 72 Good |
| 2004 | 50 First Dates | Crew | Second Unit | 68 Fair |