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James D. Bissell

Production Designer | Visual Effects | Art Director

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... See full bio »

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Hide HideProduction Designer (31 titles)
???? 1906 (pre-production)
 
2013 The Monuments Men (filming)
 
2013 Hidden (post-production)
 
2012 Jack Reacher (as Jim Bissell)
 
2011 Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol
 
2008 Leatherheads (as Jim Bissell)
 
2008 The Spiderwick Chronicles
 
2006 300
 
2005 Good Night, and Good Luck. (as Jim Bissell)
 
2005 The Ring Two (as Jim Bissell)
 
2003 Hollywood Homicide (as Jim Bissell)
 
2002 Confessions of a Dangerous Mind
 
2001 Cats & Dogs (as James Bissell)
 
2000 The 6th Day (as James Bissell)
 
1996 My Fellow Americans (as James Bissell)
 
1996 Tin Cup (as James Bissell)
 
1995 Jumanji (as James Bissell)
 
1994 Blue Chips (as James Bissell)
 
1993 Dennis the Menace (as James Bissell)
 
1993 The Pickle (as James Bissell)
 
1991 The Rocketeer (as Jim Bissell)
 
1990 Arachnophobia (as James Bissell)
 
1989 Always (as James Bissell)
 
1988 Twins
 
1987 Someone to Watch Over Me (as Jim Bissell)
 
1987 Harry and the Hendersons (as James Bissell)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (as Jim Bissell)
 
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie
 
1982 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
 
1980 Palmerstown, U.S.A. (TV series)
 
Show ShowVisual Effects (1 title)
1985-1986 Amazing Stories (TV series) (main title designer - 24 episodes)
– Grandpa's Ghost (1986) (main title designer - as Jim Bissell)
– One for the Books (1986) (main title designer - as Jim Bissell)
– The Doll (1986) (main title designer - as Jim Bissell)
– Hell Toupee (1986) (main title designer - as Jim Bissell)
– Secret Cinema (1986) (main title designer - as Jim Bissell)
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Show ShowArt Director (6 titles)
1984 The Last Starfighter
 
1981 Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy 'Satchel' Paige (TV movie)
 
1979 Valentine (TV movie)
 
1979 Anatomy of a Seduction (TV movie) (as James Bissell)
 
1979 Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff
 
1979 Flatbed Annie & Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (TV movie) (as James Bissell)
 
Show ShowArt Department (4 titles)
2004 50 First Dates (visual consultant)
 
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series) (main title design - 1 episode)
– Magic Saturday (1986) (main title design - as Jim Bissell)
 
1980 Island Claws (visual consultant - as James D. Bissel)
 
1977 Black Oak Conspiracy (property master - as James Bissell)
 
2004 50 First Dates (second unit director)
 
1987 Harry and the Hendersons (second unit director - as James Bissell)
 
1986 The Boy Who Could Fly (second unit director - as Jim Bissell)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
2001 Cats & Dogs
Fake Ticket Person at Stadium (uncredited)
 
1996 My Fellow Americans
Secret Service Agent (as James Bissell)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1989 Always (forest fire plates director)
 
1985 St. Elmo's Fire (visual consultant - as James Bissell)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1986 Amazing Stories (TV series)
– One for the Road (1986) (written by)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1977 The Kentucky Fried Movie (production manager - as Jim Bissell)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
1999 Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (video documentary short) (acknowledgment: archival material courtesy - as Jim Bissell)
 
1989 Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (special thanks - as Jim Bissell)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2010 The Case of the Bad Production Designer (video short)
Himself
 
2000 The Man on Lincoln's Nose (documentary)
Himself
 
1999 Bringing Down the House (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1999 Lions and Monkeys and Pods... Oh My!: The Special Effects of 'Jumanji' (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
1996 The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (video documentary)
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