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Ken Adam

Production Designer | Art Department | Art Director

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Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980 See more trivia »

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Klaus Hugo Adam
in Berlin, Germany
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Hide HideProduction Designer (43 titles)
2004 GoldenEye: Rogue Agent (Video Game)
 
2001 Taking Sides
 
1999 The Out-of-Towners
 
1997 In & Out
 
1996 Bogus
 
1995 Boys on the Side
 
1994 The Madness of King George
 
1993 Addams Family Values
 
1993 Undercover Blues
 
1991 Company Business
 
1991 The Doctor
 
1990 The Freshman
 
1989 Dead Bang
 
1988 The Deceivers
 
1986 Crimes of the Heart
 
1985 Agnes of God
 
1985 King David
 
1979 Moonraker
 
1977 The Spy Who Loved Me
 
1976 The Seven-Per-Cent Solution
 
1976 Salon Kitty
 
1975 Barry Lyndon
 
1973 The Last of Sheila
 
1972 Sleuth
 
1971 Diamonds Are Forever
 
1969 Goodbye, Mr. Chips
 
1968 Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
 
1967 You Only Live Twice
 
1966 Funeral in Berlin
 
1965 Thunderball
 
1965 The Ipcress File
 
1964 Goldfinger
 
1964 Woman of Straw
 
1964 Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
 
1963 In the Cool of the Day
 
1962 Dr. No
 
1962 Sodom and Gomorrah
 
1960 The Trials of Oscar Wilde
 
1960 Let's Get Married
 
1960 Portrait of a Sinner
 
1959 The Angry Hills
 
1957 Curse of the Demon
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days (uncredited)
 
Show ShowArt Department (19 titles)
1981 Pennies from Heaven (visual consultant)
 
1970 The Owl and the Pussycat (design supervisor)
 
1959 Ben-Hur (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
1958 Missiles from Hell (set designs)
 
1956 Around the World in Eighty Days (art director: London - as Ken Adams)
 
1956 Helen of Troy (assistant art director)
 
1954 Star of India (assistant art director)
 
1953 The Intruder (assistant art director)
 
1953 The Master of Ballantrae (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
1952 The Crimson Pirate (associate art director)
 
1951 Captain Horatio Hornblower R.N. (associate art director - uncredited)
 
1950 Eye Witness (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
1949 The Gay Adventure (draughtsman - uncredited)
 
1949 The Hidden Room (assistant art director - uncredited)
 
1949 Dick Barton Strikes Back (assistant art director)
 
1949 The Queen of Spades (draughtsman - uncredited)
 
1949 Third Time Lucky (draughtsman - uncredited)
 
1948 Brass Monkey (draughtsman - uncredited)
 
1948 This Was a Woman (draughtsman)
 
Show ShowArt Director (8 titles)
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (5 titles)
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker (video documentary short) (footage provider)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: The Spy Who Loved Me (video documentary short) (footage provider)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (video documentary short) (footage provider)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short) (footage provider)
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short) (footage provider)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (4 titles)
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: The Spy Who Loved Me (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1979 Moonraker
Man at St. Marks Square (uncredited)
 
1970 The Owl and the Pussycat
Middle-Aged Man (uncredited)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1981 Pennies from Heaven (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (6 titles)
2003 Designing 'Salon Kitty' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Inside 'Dr. No' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (video documentary) (acknowledgment: stills supplied by)
 
2000 The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: stills supplied by)
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short) (special thanks)
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short) (very special thanks)
 
Show ShowSelf (41 titles)
2012 Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (documentary)
Himself
 
2010 Lola - Der Deutsche Filmpreis 2010 (TV movie)
Himself - Co-Presenter: Best Cinematography
 
2009 Churchill's German Army (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2008 The South Bank Show (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The South Bank Show: Bond (2008) … Himself
 
2008 The True Story (TV series documentary)
Himself - Production Designer for the James Bond Films, 1962-1979
– James Bond (2008) … Himself - Production Designer for the James Bond Films, 1962-1979 (as Sir Ken Adam)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: You Only Live Twice (video documentary short)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Thunderball (video documentary short)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: The Spy Who Loved Me (video documentary short)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
2006 Ken Adam's Production Films: Moonraker (video documentary short)
Himself/Narrator (voice)
 
2006 The Design File (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 Taking Sides Again (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Brits Go to Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
– Sean Connery (2003) … Himself
 
2003 Designing 'Salon Kitty' (video documentary short)
Himself - Production Designer
 
2002 James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Schatten und Licht - Ken Adam, Filmarchitekt (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Best Ever Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2002 III nach neun (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 12 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2002 Die Johannes B. Kerner Show (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 4 April 2002 (2002) … Himself
 
2001 Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (documentary)
Himself
 
2000 Behind the Scenes with 'Goldfinger' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Dr. No' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside: 'Dr. Strangelove or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb' (video documentary)
Himself - Production Designer
 
2000 The Art of Stanley Kubrick: From Short Films to Strangelove (video documentary short)
Himself - Production Designer, Dr. Strangelove & Barry Lyndon
 
2000 Silhouettes: The James Bond Titles (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'You Only Live Twice' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'The Spy Who Loved Me' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'Moonraker' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Inside 'From Russia with Love' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Harry Saltzman: Showman (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Ken Adam: Designing Bond (video documentary short)
Himself (also archive footage)
 
2000 Inside 'Diamonds Are Forever' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Stanley and Us (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Terence Young: Bond Vivant (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1997 The Secrets of 007: The James Bond Files (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1996 The Invisible Man (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Art Direction
 
1995 Behind the Scenes with 'Thunderball' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 30 Years of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 
1979 Nationwide (TV series documentary)
Himself
– The 007 Set (1979) … Himself
 
1977 Making of James Bond (TV series documentary)
Himself
– Shooting Scene 341 (1977) … Himself
– Design (1977) … Himself
– Producing (1977) … Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (3 titles)
2000 Inside 'For Your Eyes Only' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Cubby Broccoli: The Man Behind Bond (TV documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1965 The Incredible World of James Bond (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Alternate Names:

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Personal Quote:

[Discussing his ambitious volcano set for the James Bond film You Only Live Twice: "The challenge appealed to me also, the shape of the volcano. I knew if it didn't work I'd never work in movies again. [Producer] Cubby Broccoli asked me how much it would cost. I quoted him a million dollars, which at that time was a huge amount of money... See more »

Trivia:

Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1980 See more »

Trademark:

He often uses timeless production design, and future-look combined with old culture design. See more »

Star Sign:

Aquarius