Leslie Dilley

Acteur, Producteur

11 janvier 1941 — 20 mai 2025 (84 ans)
Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005).

In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at Willesden Technical College. While working as an apprentice plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply at Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation.

Films & Séries sur Plex

  • L'Exorciste, la suite
    L'Exorciste, la suite1990
  • Les Trois Mousquetaires
    Les Trois Mousquetaires1973

Connue pour

  • La Guerre des étoiles
    La Guerre des étoiles1977
  • L'Empire contre-attaque
    L'Empire contre-attaque1980
  • Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue
    Les Aventuriers de l'arche perdue1981
  • Alien, le huitième passager
    Alien, le huitième passager1979
  • Abyss
    Abyss1989
  • Black Angel
    Black Angel1980

Filmographie

2003
Cold Creek Manor · as Antique Dealer
2001
Black Knight · as Man #2
2000
Pay It Forward · as The Governor
1998
Deep Impact · as Waiter
1997
The Peacemaker · as New York Priest
1991
Guilty by Suspicion · as First Assistant Director