Leslie Dilley
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Film & TV
Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
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…
Known for
- The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars — Himself2017
- Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III" — Self2016
- Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London' — Self2009
- Cold Creek Manor — Antique Dealer2003
- Pay It Forward — The Governor2000
- The Alien Legacy — Self1999
- Deep Impact — Waiter1998
- The Peacemaker — New York Priest1997
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Leslie
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom
- Place of birth
- Rhondda
- Occupation
- art director
- Languages spoken
- English language
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- date of birth
- 1941-01-11
- nominated for
- Academy Award for Best Production Design
- name in native language
- Leslie Dilley
- birth name
- Ivor Leslie Dilley
- date of death
- 2025-05-20
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