---
name: "Gerald Scarfe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gerald-scarfe"
fi1m_id: "gerald-scarfe"
imdb_id: "nm0769156"
tmdb_id: 1551730
wikidata_id: "Q463132"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 June 1936"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T14:33:09.392929+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Gerald Scarfe

## Identity

Gerald Scarfe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gerald-scarfe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gerald-scarfe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0769156
- **TMDB ID:** 1551730
- **Wikidata ID:** Q463132
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Scarfe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1551730

Production designer. Born 1 June 1936 in London, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 June 1936, London, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerald_Scarfe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q463132, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0769156/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1551730

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Hercules*](https://film.one/film/hercules.md) (75)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Gerald Scarfe is an English satirical cartoonist and illustrator. Born in London in 1936, he has worked as political cartoonist for the Sunday Times for many years and as an illustrator for the New Yorker.

Scarfe provided graphics for Pink Floyd, notably on their 1979 album *The Wall*, its 1982 film adaptation and the associated tour. He also created the opening titles for the BBC series *Yes Minister* and *Yes, Prime Minister* (1980–1987). He served as production designer on the Disney animated feature *Hercules* (1997), designing characters and influencing the film's visual style.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, latimes.com, geraldscarfe.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Hercules* (1997), Fi1m 75, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Mozart: Die Zauberflote (SF Opera)* (2007), Production Designer
- *Hercules* (1997), Production Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/hercules.md)
- *Max Miller: I Like The Girls Who Do* (1989), Writer, Director
- *Scarfe's Follies* (1988), Writer, Director
- *Absurd Person Singular* (1985), Graphic Designer
- *Digital Dreams* (1983), as The Doodler · Animation
- *Pink Floyd: The Wall* (1982), Animation Director
- *40 Minutes* (1981), series, Actor
- *Welcome to the Machine* (1977), Director, Animation
- *Long Drawn-Out Trip: Sketches from Los Angeles* (1971), Director, Writer
- *One Pair of Eyes* (1967), series, Actor

## Gallery

- ![Gerald Scarfe](https://film.one/media/person/1450174/gallery-0eabb2c7ea66.jpg) Gerald Scarfe — United Press International, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/12/Gerald_Scarfe_in_1971.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)
- ![A variety of paintbrushes used for domestic decorating. These tend to be larger than artists' paintbrushes, although some artists such as Rolf Harris and Gerald (2015)](https://film.one/media/person/1450174/gallery-32aae2a5a40f.jpg) A variety of paintbrushes used for domestic decorating. These tend to be larger than artists' paintbrushes, although some artists such as Rolf Harris and Gerald (2015) — SimonTrew, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/be/Decorators%27paintbiushes.jpg/1280px-Decorators%27paintbiushes.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gerald Scarfe](https://film.one/media/person/1450174/gallery-5d037d2f476e.jpg) Gerald Scarfe — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ef/Gerald_Scarfe-2.jpg/1280px-Gerald_Scarfe-2.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gerald Scarfe](https://film.one/media/person/1450174/gallery-3a066317b5b8.jpg) Gerald Scarfe — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://thumb.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Gerald_Scarfe-inked.jpg/1280px-Gerald_Scarfe-inked.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail)
- ![Gerald Scarfe](https://film.one/media/person/1450174/gallery-0cb16e8c0af5.jpg) Gerald Scarfe — Rama, CC BY-SA 2.0 fr, via Wikimedia Commons (https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/55/Gerald_Scarfe.jpg?utm_source=commons.wikimedia.org&utm_campaign=imageinfo&utm_content=thumbnail_unscaled)

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Royal Designer for Industry 1989: Royal Designer for Industry (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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