---
name: "Norman Reynolds"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/norman-reynolds"
fi1m_id: "norman-reynolds"
imdb_id: "nm0721888"
tmdb_id: 669
wikidata_id: "Q503480"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "26 March 1934"
died: "6 April 2023"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-04T19:04:24.816070+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."
---

# Norman Reynolds

## Identity

Norman Reynolds

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/norman-reynolds
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** norman-reynolds
- **IMDb ID:** nm0721888
- **TMDB ID:** 669
- **Wikidata ID:** Q503480
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reynolds, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503480, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/669

Production designer. Born 26 March 1934 in Willesden, London, England, UK. Died 6 April 2023.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 26 March 1934, Willesden, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 6 April 2023
- **Active:** 1977–1996
- **Also known as:** Norman William Reynolds
- **Frequently works with:** [Harrison Ford](https://film.one/person/harrison-ford.md), [Lawrence Kasdan](https://film.one/person/lawrence-kasdan.md), [Anthony Daniels](https://film.one/person/anthony-daniels.md), [Billy Dee Williams](https://film.one/person/billy-dee-williams.md), [Carrie Fisher](https://film.one/person/carrie-fisher.md), [Frank Marshall](https://film.one/person/frank-marshall.md), [Howard G. Kazanjian](https://film.one/person/howard-g-kazanjian.md), [Mark Hamill](https://film.one/person/mark-hamill.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 4 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1980s 80 (6), 1990s 72 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 69 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 7, Adventure 7, Science Fiction 5, Thriller 2, Drama 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $3,241m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norman_Reynolds, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q503480, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0721888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/669

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Raiders of the Lost Ark*](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md) (93), [*Mission: Impossible*](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md) (81)
- **Disney+:** [*The Empire Strikes Back*](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md) (92), [*Return of the Jedi*](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md) (75)

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## Biography

Norman Reynolds was a British production designer and art director. Born on 26 March 1934 in Willesden, London, he began working in film design after a commission for illuminated signs on the 1962 film *The Road to Hong Kong*. He joined Elstree Studios in 1963 and worked on titles including *The Saint* television series and *Thunderball* (1965).

Reynolds served as art director on *Star Wars* (1977) and as production designer on *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980) and *Return of the Jedi* (1983). He was production designer on *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), for which he shared an Academy Award and won a BAFTA Award. Other credits include art direction on *Superman* (1978) and *Superman II* (1980), and production design on *Empire of the Sun* (1987), *Alien³* (1992) and *Mission: Impossible* (1996). He died on 6 April 2023.

Reynolds lived in Cheltenham with his wife Ann and their three daughters. He was known for his modesty, often telling people he worked in a biscuit factory.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, bbc.co.uk, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1996), Fi1m 81, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md)
- *Alien³* (1992), Fi1m 62, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Fi1m 81, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Fi1m 68, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Fi1m 75, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Fi1m 93, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Superman II* (1980), Fi1m 74, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Fi1m 92, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *Star Wars* (1977), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *Superman II: The Richard Donner Cut* (2006), as Art Direction
- *Bicentennial Man* (1999), Production Design
- *Sphere* (1998), Production Design
- *Mission: Impossible* (1996), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/mission-impossible.md)
- *Clean Slate* (1994), Production Design
- *Alive* (1993), Production Design
- *Alien³* (1992), Production Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *Avalon* (1990), Production Design
- *Mountains of the Moon* (1990), Production Design
- *Empire of the Sun* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/empire-of-the-sun.md)
- *Young Sherlock Holmes* (1985), Production Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/young-sherlock-holmes.md)
- *Amazing Stories* (1985), series, Director
- *Return to Oz* (1985), Production Design
- *Return of the Jedi* (1983), Production Design — Fi1m 75, [page](https://film.one/film/return-of-the-jedi.md)
- *Raiders of the Lost Ark* (1981), Production Design — Fi1m 93, [page](https://film.one/film/raiders-of-the-lost-ark.md)
- *Superman II* (1980), as Art Direction — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/superman-ii.md)
- *The Empire Strikes Back* (1980), Production Design — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/the-empire-strikes-back.md)
- *Superman* (1978), as Art Direction
- *Star Wars* (1977), as Art Direction — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/star-wars.md)
- *The Incredible Sarah* (1976), as Art Direction
- *Lucky Lady* (1975), as Art Direction
- *The Old Curiosity Shop* (1975), as Art Direction
- *Phase IV* (1974), Assistant Art Director
- *Battle of Britain* (1969), Assistant Art Director

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 4 nominated

- 1988: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Empire of the Sun*
- 1984: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Star Wars: Episode VI – Return of the Jedi*
- 1982: Best Production Design (won), for *Raiders of the Lost Ark*
- 1981: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Star Wars: Episode V – The Empire Strikes Back*
- 1978: Best Production Design (won), for *Star Wars: Episode IV – A New Hope*
- 1977: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Incredible Sarah*

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

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