Roy Walker (production designer) explained

Roy Walker
Birth Date:	1931
Birth Place:	Tonbridge, Kent, England
Occupation:	Production designer
Yearsactive:	1953-2001
Awards:	Academy Award, British Academy Film Award

Roy Walker (1931  - 6 January 2013)^[1] was a British production designer. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more in the Best Art Direction category.^[2] Born in Kent, England in 1931, Walker began his career at 16.^[3] He collaborated with many film directors, most notably David Lean, Stanley Kubrick and Roland Joffe.

Selected filmography

• Strictly for the Birds (1964) (as art director)
• Doctor Zhivago (1965) (as assistant art director)
• A Man for All Seasons (1966) (as assistant art director)
• Oliver! (1968) (as assistant art director)
• The Looking Glass War (1970) (as assistant art director)
• Ryan's Daughter (1970) (as art director)
• The Last Run (1971) (as art director)
• The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie (1972) (as art director)
• (1973)
• Tales That Witness Madness (1973) (as art director) ^[4]
• Barry Lyndon (1975) (as art director)
• Russian Roulette (1975) (as art director)
• Sorcerer (1977) (as art director)
• The Shining (1980)
• Green Ice (1981)
• Yentl (1983)
• The Killing Fields (1984)
• Eleni (1985)
• Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
• Good Morning, Vietnam (1987)
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
• City of Joy (1992)
• The Scarlet Letter (1995)
• Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)
• Waterproof (2000) (as production designer and associate producer)

Awards

Walker won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for two more:

Won

• Barry Lyndon (1975)

Nominated

• Yentl (1983)
• The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

He also won a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for:

• The Killing Fields (1984)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Results Page. 21 June 2015.
2. Web site: IMDb.com: Roy Walker - Awards . 27 December 2008. IMDb.com.
3. Web site: 1999-11-07. A cluster of period pieces this season highlights the key yet often overlooked role of production designers. Here (and on Page 32) is their chance to describe . . . : How They Got the Look. 2021-04-20. Los Angeles Times. en-US.
4. Web site: Roy Walker. 2021-04-20. www.tcm.com. en.