Ian Whittaker

1928 - 2022 (age 94) • Art

Born: 7/13/1928 in London, England, UK

Died: 10/16/2022 (age 94)

Known for: Art

Ian Whittaker

Ian Roy Whittaker (13 July 1928 – 16 October 2022) was a British set decorator and actor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated three more times in the category Best Art Direction. Whittaker died of prostate cancer on 16 October 2022, at the age of 94.

Known For

Alien

82%

Set Decoration

1979

The Rocky Horror Picture Show

74%

Set Dresser

1975

Highlander

69%

Set Decoration

1986

Mirrors

63%

Set Decoration

2008

Sense and Sensibility

74%

Set Decoration

1995

The Remains of the Day

74%

Set Decoration

1993

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

70%

Animatronics Designer

1988

Anna and the King

68%

Set Decoration

1999

From Time to Time

62%

Set Decoration

2009

Into the Storm

64%

Set Decoration

2009

Mirrors

63%

Set Decoration

2008

The Tiger's Tail

56%

Production Design

2006

Fade to Black

44%

Set Decoration

2006

Being Julia

64%

Set Decoration

2004

Thomas & Friends: James and the Red Balloon and Other Thomas Adventures

77%

Modeling

2003

Possession

60%

Set Decoration

2002

The Importance of Being Earnest

68%

Set Decoration

2002

Anna and the King

68%

Set Decoration

1999

A Midsummer Night's Dream

64%

Set Decoration

1999

Dangerous Beauty

70%

Set Decoration

1998

Victory

52%

Set Decoration

1996

Sense and Sensibility

74%

Set Decoration

1995

Only You

67%

Set Decoration

1994

The Remains of the Day

74%

Set Decoration

1993

Howards End

70%

Set Decoration

1992

3 Men and a Little Lady

58%

Set Decoration

1990

Hands of a Murderer

67%

Set Decoration

1990

The Old Man and the Sea

63%

Set Decoration

1990

The Rainbow

57%

Art Direction

1989

The Adventures of Baron Munchausen

70%

Animatronics Designer

1988

Without a Clue

67%

Set Decoration

1988

Anastasia - The Mystery of Anna

67%

Production Design

1986

Under the Cherry Moon

54%

Set Decoration

1986

Highlander

69%

Set Decoration

1986

The Razor's Edge

64%

Set Decoration

1984

The Return of the Soldier

62%

Art Direction

1983