---
name: "John Bloomfield"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-bloomfield"
fi1m_id: "john-bloomfield"
imdb_id: "nm0089278"
tmdb_id: 7793
wikidata_id: "Q3181079"
roles: ["Costume designer"]
born: "1 January 1942"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 7
average_fi1m_score: 60
average_over: 7
updated: "2026-10-05T02:12:45.347247+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."
---

# John Bloomfield

## Identity

John Bloomfield

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-bloomfield
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-bloomfield
- **IMDb ID:** nm0089278
- **TMDB ID:** 7793
- **Wikidata ID:** Q3181079
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3181079, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089278/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7793

Costume designer. Born 1 January 1942 in Cwmgwrach, South Wales, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Costume designer
- **Born:** 1 January 1942, Cwmgwrach, South Wales, UK
- **Active:** 1963–2003
- **Frequently works with:** [Kevin Costner](https://film.one/person/kevin-costner.md), [Arnold Vosloo](https://film.one/person/arnold-vosloo.md), [Brendan Fraser](https://film.one/person/brendan-fraser.md), [James Jacks](https://film.one/person/james-jacks.md), [John Hannah](https://film.one/person/john-hannah.md), [Kevin Reynolds](https://film.one/person/kevin-reynolds.md), [Rachel Weisz](https://film.one/person/rachel-weisz.md), [Sean Daniel](https://film.one/person/sean-daniel.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 81 (1), 1980s 47 (3), 1990s 66 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 60 to 51 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 5, Adventure 5, Drama 2, Fantasy 2, Science Fiction 2, Action & Adventure 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $1,187m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3181079, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0089278/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7793

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md) (81)
- **Netflix:** [*Conan the Barbarian*](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*The Mummy*](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md) (71)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves*](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md) (65)
- **Hulu:** [*Waterworld*](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md) (61)
- **HBO Max:** [*Superman IV: The Quest for Peace*](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md) (30)

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

## Biography

John Bloomfield (born 1942) is a British costume designer from Cwmgwrach, South Wales. He has frequently collaborated with his wife Ann Beverley, whom he married in 1964, on theatre, television and film productions.

He designed costumes for the BBC series *The Six Wives of Henry VIII* (1970), for which he received a BAFTA Television Award. His film credits include *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), *Waterworld* (1995), *The Mummy* (1999), *The Mummy Returns* (2001) and *The Scorpion King* (2002).

Bloomfield has received a BAFTA win and multiple nominations, including Saturn Award nominations for several of his designs. He has also worked for the English National Opera and in other stage productions.

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

## On Fi1m (7)

- *The Mummy* (1999), Fi1m 71, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *Waterworld* (1995), Fi1m 61, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Fi1m 65, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), Fi1m 30, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md)
- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), Fi1m 74, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)
- *The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu* (1980), Fi1m 38, Costume design, Costume Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fiendish-plot-of-dr-fu-manchu.md)
- *Doctor Who* (1963), Fi1m 81, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)

## Complete filmography (51)

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

- *Solomon Kane* (2009), Costume Design
- *The Water Horse* (2007), Costume Design
- *Butterfly on a Wheel* (2007), Costume Design
- *Stormbreaker* (2006), Costume Designer
- *A Good Woman* (2004), Costume Design
- *Being Julia* (2004), Costume Design
- *Open Range* (2003), Costume Design
- *To Kill a King* (2003), Costume Designer
- *The Scorpion King* (2002), Costume Design
- *The Mummy Returns* (2001), Costume Design
- *The Mummy* (1999), Costume Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-mummy.md)
- *The Postman* (1997), Costume Designer
- *The Hunchback* (1997), Costume Design
- *Space Truckers* (1996), Costume Design
- *Waterworld* (1995), Costume Design — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/waterworld.md)
- *Christopher Columbus: The Discovery* (1992), Costume Design
- *Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves* (1991), Costume Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/robin-hood-prince-of-thieves.md)
- *Bullseye!* (1990), Costume Design
- *The Phantom of the Opera* (1989), Costume Design
- *Mack the Knife* (1989), Costume Design
- *Appointment with Death* (1988), Costume Design
- *Superman IV: The Quest for Peace* (1987), Costume Design — Fi1m 30, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-iv-the-quest-for-peace.md)
- *Tai-Pan* (1986), Costume Design
- *Conan the Destroyer* (1984), Costume Design
- *The Bounty* (1984), Costume Design
- *The Wicked Lady* (1983), Costume Design
- *Conan the Barbarian* (1982), Costume Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/conan-the-barbarian.md)
- *Eye of the Needle* (1981), Costume Designer
- *The Fiendish Plot of Dr. Fu Manchu* (1980), Costume Design — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fiendish-plot-of-dr-fu-manchu.md)
- *She Fell Among Thieves* (1978), Costume Designer
- *The Thief of Baghdad* (1978), Costume Design
- *Whose Doctor Who* (1977), Actor
- *Doctor Who: The Talons of Weng-Chiang* (1977), Costume Design
- *Doctor Who: The Face of Evil* (1977), Costume Design
- *Rogue Male* (1976), Costume Design
- *Brimstone and Treacle* (1976), Costume Design
- *Churchill's People* (1974), series, Costume Design
- *Mrs. Warren's Profession* (1972), Costume Designer
- *Henry VIII and His Six Wives* (1972), Costume Design
- *Bermondsey* (1972), Costume Designer
- *The Cherry Orchard* (1971), Costume Design
- *Casanova* (1971), series, Costume Design
- *Bel Ami* (1971), series, Costume Design
- *Macbeth* (1970), Costume Design
- *Lay Down Your Arms* (1970), as American Tourist
- *The Adding Machine* (1969), as Apartment tenant
- *Doctor Who* (1963), series, Costume Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who.md)
- *The Saint* (1962), series, as Court Clerk, Stout Man, Twinewright
- *During One Night* (1961), as M.P. Sgt.
- *Never Take Sweets from a Stranger* (1960), as Foreman of Jury
- *Somerset Maugham Hour* (1960), series, as Harry

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/john-bloomfield