James D. Bissell
Art
Born August 6, 1951 in 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.
Filmography
The Lost City
The Bad Guys
The Midnight Sky
Velvet Buzzsaw
Skyscraper
Suburbicon
Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story
Self
Hidden
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation
The Monuments Men
Jack Reacher
Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
Leatherheads
The Spiderwick Chronicles
300
Good Night, and Good Luck.
The Ring Two
50 First Dates
Hollywood Homicide
Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
Cats & Dogs
The 6th Day
The Man on Lincoln's Nose
Self
Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination
Self
My Fellow Americans
Secret Service Agent
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
Self
Tin Cup
Jumanji
Blue Chips
Dennis the Menace
The Pickle
The Rocketeer
Arachnophobia
Always
Twins
Someone to Watch Over Me
Harry and the Hendersons
The Boy Who Could Fly
Amazing Stories
The Falcon and the Snowman
The Last Starfighter
Twilight Zone: The Movie
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Leon's Case
Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige
Valentine
Anatomy of a Seduction
Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers