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Joseph Bato(1888-1966)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Costume Designer
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Joseph Bato was born on 15 October 1888. He was an art director and costume designer, known for The Third Man (1949), The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943) and Vacation from Marriage (1945). He died in 1966 in the UK.
BornOctober 15, 1888
Died1966
BornOctober 15, 1888
Died1966
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Known for

The Third Man (1949)
The Third Man
8.1
  • Art Department
  • 1949
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
8.0
  • Costume Designer(costumes designed by)
  • 1943
Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat in Vacation from Marriage (1945)
Vacation from Marriage
7.1
  • Art Department
  • 1945
The Ringer (1952)
The Ringer
6.4
  • Costume Designer
  • 1952

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Art Director



  • Vincent Ball, John Le Mesurier, and Betty McDowall in Dead Lucky (1960)
    Dead Lucky
    5.7
    • Art Director (as Joe Bato)
    • 1960
  • Model for Murder (1959)
    Model for Murder
    5.7
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • The Bank Raiders (1958)
    The Bank Raiders
    5.6
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • The Diplomatic Corpse (1958)
    The Diplomatic Corpse
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Suspended Alibi (1957)
    Suspended Alibi
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • They Can't Hang Me (1955)
    They Can't Hang Me
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Kenneth More in Raising a Riot (1955)
    Raising a Riot
    6.6
    • Art Director (as Josef Bato)
    • 1955
  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, and Alastair Sim in The Belles of St. Trinian's (1954)
    The Belles of St. Trinian's
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Alastair Sim in An Inspector Calls (1954)
    An Inspector Calls
    7.5
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Jack Hawkins in The Intruder (1953)
    The Intruder
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • The Heart of the Matter (1953)
    The Heart of the Matter
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • Gilbert and Sullivan (1953)
    Gilbert and Sullivan
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • The Sound Barrier (1952)
    The Sound Barrier
    6.7
    • Art Director
    • 1952
  • Diana Dors in Bikini Baby (1951)
    Bikini Baby
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1951
  • Margaret Rutherford and Alastair Sim in The Happiest Days of Your Life (1950)
    The Happiest Days of Your Life
    7.2
    • Art Director (as Josef Bato)
    • 1950

Art Department



  • George Cole, Joyce Grenfell, Lionel Jeffries, Sabrina, and Terry-Thomas in Blue Murder at St. Trinian's (1957)
    Blue Murder at St. Trinian's
    6.4
    • associate art director
    • 1957
  • The Deep Blue Sea (1955)
    The Deep Blue Sea
    6.4
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Wonder Boy (1951)
    Wonder Boy
    6.5
    • sets
    • 1951
  • The Fighting Pimpernel (1949)
    The Fighting Pimpernel
    6.0
    • location art director
    • 1949
  • The Third Man (1949)
    The Third Man
    8.1
    • sets designed with
    • 1949
  • An Ideal Husband (1947)
    An Ideal Husband
    6.5
    • associate art director
    • 1947
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • assistant painter (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Deborah Kerr and Robert Donat in Vacation from Marriage (1945)
    Vacation from Marriage
    7.1
    • associate art director
    • 1945

Costume Designer



  • The Ringer (1952)
    The Ringer
    6.4
    • Costume Designer
    • 1952
  • David Niven and Kim Hunter in A Matter of Life and Death (1946)
    A Matter of Life and Death
    8.0
    • Costume Designer (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp (1943)
    The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp
    8.0
    • Costume Designer (costumes designed by)
    • 1943

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Bato
  • Born
    • October 15, 1888
  • Died
    • 1966
    • UK

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