James D. Bissell

Art Aug 6, 1951 (75 years old) Charleston, South Carolina, USA

Jim Bissell is a graduate of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a BFA in Theater. After working in New York and L.A. on commercials and low budget features, he won an Emmy Award in 1980 for his work on Palmerstown, U.S.A. followed by a BAFTA nomination for production design on Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial. He was the original chair for the Art Directors Guild Awards as well as a former Vice President of the Guild. He has taught at AFI, USC, UCLA extension and the NC School of the Arts and is a member of the DGA, ADG, and Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

5 Acting Credits

45 Crew Credits

James D. Bissell

Acting

My Fellow Americans

Harold and Lillian: A Hollywood Love Story

The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'

The Man on Lincoln's Nose

Making Jumanji: The Realm of Imagination

Crew

300

E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

Jumanji

Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol

Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation

50 First Dates

Jack Reacher

Skyscraper

The Lost City

The Monuments Men

The Spiderwick Chronicles

The Bad Guys