---
name: "John Wilson-Apperson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-wilson-apperson"
fi1m_id: "john-wilson-apperson"
imdb_id: "nm0934314"
tmdb_id: 1331435
roles: ["Wardrobe supervisor"]
born: "1 January 1905"
died: "1 January 1988"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-20T05:51:47.277647+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 Wilson-Apperson

## Identity

John Wilson-Apperson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/john-wilson-apperson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** john-wilson-apperson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0934314
- **TMDB ID:** 1331435
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934314/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1331435

Wardrobe supervisor. Born 1 January 1905. Died 1 January 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Wardrobe supervisor
- **Born:** 1 January 1905
- **Died:** 1 January 1988
- **Active:** 1957–1977
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1950s 88 (1), 1960s 83 (2), 1970s 59 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 74 to 69 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, History 4, War 3, Adventure 1, Family 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $173m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0934314/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1331435

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Lawrence of Arabia*](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md) (90)

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

## Biography

John Wilson-Apperson was a British costume and wardrobe supervisor. He worked on numerous British and international films from the 1950s to the 1970s, often in supervisory roles for historical and epic productions.

His credits include wardrobe on *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957), wardrobe on *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), wardrobe supervisor on *Oliver!* (1968) and *Battle of Britain* (1969), and costume supervisor on *Julia* (1977). He died in 1988 in Richmond upon Thames, London.

*Sources: imdb.com, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Julia* (1977), Fi1m 60, Costume Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, Wardrobe Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *Oliver!* (1968), Fi1m 76, Wardrobe Supervisor — [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Fi1m 90, Costume Design, Costume design — [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957), Fi1m 88, Wardrobe Master — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Julia* (1977), Costume Supervisor — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/julia.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Wardrobe Supervisor — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), Costume Supervisor, Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Oliver!* (1968), Wardrobe Supervisor — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *Lost Command* (1966), Costumer
- *Lawrence of Arabia* (1962), Costume Design — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/lawrence-of-arabia.md)
- *The Grass Is Greener* (1960), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Angry Hills* (1959), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *The Bridge on the River Kwai* (1957), as Wardrobe Master — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridge-on-the-river-kwai.md)
- *A King in New York* (1957), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Curtain Up* (1952), Wardrobe Supervisor
- *Your Witness* (1950), Wardrobe Designer
- *Now Barabbas* (1949), Costume Supervisor
- *Noose* (1948), Wardrobe Designer

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