---
name: "James D. Bissell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/james-d-bissell"
fi1m_id: "james-d-bissell"
imdb_id: "nm0084304"
tmdb_id: 9967
wikidata_id: "Q20162047"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "6 August 1951"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 68
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T04:59:12.390836+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."
---

# James D. Bissell

## Identity

James D. Bissell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-d-bissell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-d-bissell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0084304
- **TMDB ID:** 9967
- **Wikidata ID:** Q20162047
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Bissell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20162047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9967

Production designer. Born 6 August 1951 in Charleston, South Carolina, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 6 August 1951, Charleston, South Carolina, USA
- **Active:** 1982–present
- **Also known as:** James Bissell, Jim Bissell
- **Frequently works with:** [Steven Spielberg](https://film.one/person/steven-spielberg.md), [George Clooney](https://film.one/person/george-clooney.md), [Jeremy Renner](https://film.one/person/jeremy-renner.md), [J.J. Abrams](https://film.one/person/j-j-abrams.md), [Kathleen Kennedy](https://film.one/person/kathleen-kennedy.md), [Melissa Mathison](https://film.one/person/melissa-mathison.md), [Simon Pegg](https://film.one/person/simon-pegg.md), [Tom Cruise](https://film.one/person/tom-cruise.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 67 (5), 1990s 56 (1), 2000s 68 (2), 2010s 79 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 64 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 3 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Action 3, Drama 3, Comedy 2, Family 2, Fantasy 2
- **Screen time:** 19 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,140m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_D._Bissell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q20162047, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0084304/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/9967

## Streaming the US now

- **Paramount+:** [*Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md) (82), [*300*](https://film.one/film/300.md) (52)
- **Disney+:** [*E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial*](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md) (91)
- **Apple TV:** [*Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md) (76)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Twilight Zone: The Movie*](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md) (63)
- **Netflix:** [*Always*](https://film.one/film/always.md) (62)
- **Tubi:** [*The Falcon and the Snowman*](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md) (54)

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

## Biography

James D. Bissell is an American production designer. Born in Charleston, South Carolina, in 1951, he graduated with a BFA in theatre from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1973. He began his career working on commercials and low-budget features in New York and Los Angeles before serving as art director on the television series Palmerstown, U.S.A., for which he won an Emmy Award in 1980.

Bissell received a BAFTA nomination for his production design on Steven Spielberg's *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982). His subsequent credits include *Jumanji* (1995), *Good Night, and Good Luck* (2005), for which he earned an Academy Award nomination, *300* (2006), *Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol* (2011), *Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation* (2015) and *The Monuments Men* (2014). He has collaborated frequently with director George Clooney and received the Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award in 2015.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Fi1m 76, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Fi1m 82, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *300* (2007), Fi1m 52, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/300.md)
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Fi1m 83, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *Dennis the Menace* (1993), Fi1m 56, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/dennis-the-menace.md)
- *Always* (1989), Fi1m 62, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Fi1m 64, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Fi1m 54, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Fi1m 63, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Fi1m 91, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *The Lost City* (2022), Production Design
- *The Bad Guys* (2022), Thanks
- *The Midnight Sky* (2020), Production Design
- *Velvet Buzzsaw* (2019), Production Design
- *Skyscraper* (2018), Production Design
- *Suburbicon* (2017), Production Design
- *Hidden* (2015), Production Design
- *Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-rogue-nation.md)
- *The Monuments Men* (2014), Production Design
- *Jack Reacher* (2012), Production Design
- *Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol* (2011), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible-ghost-protocol.md)
- *Leatherheads* (2008), Production Design
- *The Spiderwick Chronicles* (2008), Production Design
- *300* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/300.md)
- *Good Night, and Good Luck.* (2005), Production Design — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/good-night-and-good-luck.md)
- *The Ring Two* (2005), Production Design
- *50 First Dates* (2004), Second Unit
- *Hollywood Homicide* (2003), Production Design
- *Confessions of a Dangerous Mind* (2002), Production Design
- *Cats & Dogs* (2001), Production Design
- *The 6th Day* (2000), Production Design
- *My Fellow Americans* (1996), as Secret Service Agent · Production Design
- *Tin Cup* (1996), Production Design
- *Jumanji* (1995), Production Design
- *Blue Chips* (1994), Production Design
- *Dennis the Menace* (1993), Production Design — Fi1m 56, [page](https://film.one/film/dennis-the-menace.md)
- *The Pickle* (1993), Production Design
- *The Rocketeer* (1991), Production Design
- *Arachnophobia* (1990), Production Design
- *Always* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/always.md)
- *Twins* (1988), Production Design — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/twins.md)
- *Someone to Watch Over Me* (1987), Production Design
- *Harry and the Hendersons* (1987), Production Design
- *The Boy Who Could Fly* (1986), Production Design
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Writer, Title Designer
- *The Falcon and the Snowman* (1985), Production Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/the-falcon-and-the-snowman.md)
- *The Last Starfighter* (1984), as Art Direction
- *Twilight Zone: The Movie* (1983), Production Design — Fi1m 63, [page](https://film.one/film/twilight-zone-the-movie.md)
- *E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial* (1982), Production Design — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/e-t-the-extra-terrestrial.md)
- *Leon's Case* (1982), as Art Direction
- *Don't Look Back: The Story of Leroy "Satchel" Paige* (1981), as Art Direction
- *Valentine* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Anatomy of a Seduction* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff* (1979), as Art Direction
- *Flatbed Annie & Sweetie Pie: Lady Truckers* (1979), as Art Direction

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 2006: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Good Night, and Good Luck.*

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

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