---
name: "J. Dennis Washington"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/j-dennis-washington"
fi1m_id: "j-dennis-washington"
imdb_id: "nm0913461"
tmdb_id: 16614
wikidata_id: "Q23048535"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "23 June 1945"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-05T00:36:00.643566+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."
---

# J. Dennis Washington

## Identity

J. Dennis Washington

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/j-dennis-washington
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** j-dennis-washington
- **IMDb ID:** nm0913461
- **TMDB ID:** 16614
- **Wikidata ID:** Q23048535
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23048535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913461/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16614

Production designer. Born 23 June 1945 in Santa Monica.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 23 June 1945, Santa Monica
- **Active:** 1982–2013
- **Also known as:** Dennis Washington
- **Frequently works with:** [John Huston](https://film.one/person/john-huston.md), [Roger Donaldson](https://film.one/person/roger-donaldson.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 82 (4), 1990s 72 (2), 2000s 70 (1), 2010s 82 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 6, Action 3, Adventure 3, Thriller 3, Comedy 1, Crime 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $818m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q23048535, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0913461/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/16614

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fugitive*](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md) (88), [*Thirteen Days*](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md) (70)
- **HBO Max:** [*Stand by Me*](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md) (88)
- **Tubi:** [*The Dead*](https://film.one/film/the-dead.md) (86)

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

## Biography

J. Dennis Washington is an American production designer and art director. He is credited on films including *Stand by Me* (1986), *The Fugitive* (1993), *Dante's Peak* (1997), *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005), *Shooter* (2007), *Nebraska* (2013) and *Thirteen Days* (2000). He has also worked as an art director on titles such as *Rocky III* (1982).

Washington was born in Santa Monica, California, in 1945. He studied architecture before entering the film industry in 1965 as a junior set designer at MGM. He later designed for directors including John Huston and served as second-unit director on three projects. In 2025 he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild.

*Sources: imdb.com, x.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Nebraska* (2013), Fi1m 82, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/nebraska.md)
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Fi1m 70, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Fi1m 56, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Fi1m 88, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *The Dead* (1987), Fi1m 86, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Prizzi's Honor* (1985), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/prizzis-honor.md)
- *Rocky III* (1982), Fi1m 70, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)

## Complete filmography (37)

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

- *Super Pumped: The Battle for Uber* (2022), series, Production Design
- *Term Life* (2016), Production Design
- *The Bag Man* (2014), Production Design
- *Nebraska* (2013), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/nebraska.md)
- *Seeking Justice* (2011), Production Design
- *The Resident* (2011), Production Design
- *Shooter* (2007), Production Design
- *Premonition* (2007), Production Design
- *The World's Fastest Indian* (2005), Production Design
- *Twisted* (2004), Production Design
- *Dark Blue* (2002), Production Design
- *Life as a House* (2001), Production Design
- *Thirteen Days* (2000), Production Design — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/thirteen-days.md)
- *The General's Daughter* (1999), Production Design
- *Paulie* (1998), Production Design
- *Dante's Peak* (1997), Production Design — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dantes-peak.md)
- *High School High* (1996), Second Unit Director
- *The Net* (1995), Production Design
- *Speechless* (1994), Production Design
- *Angels in the Outfield* (1994), Production Design
- *The Fugitive* (1993), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fugitive.md)
- *Nowhere to Run* (1993), Production Design
- *White Men Can't Jump* (1992), Production Design
- *Another You* (1991), Production Design
- *Chances Are* (1989), Production Design
- *Off Limits* (1988), Production Design
- *The Dead* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/the-dead.md)
- *No Way Out* (1987), Production Design
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Prizzi's Honor* (1985), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/prizzis-honor.md)
- *Finders Keepers* (1984), as Art Direction
- *Hysterical* (1982), Production Design
- *Rocky III* (1982), as Art Direction — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iii.md)
- *Escape to Victory* (1981), Production Design
- *The Ninth Configuration* (1980), as Art Direction
- *The Electric Horseman* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Convoy* (1978), as Art Direction

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