---
name: "Norris Spencer"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/norris-spencer"
fi1m_id: "norris-spencer"
imdb_id: "nm0818053"
tmdb_id: 17400
wikidata_id: "Q25265997"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "10 July 1943"
died: "12 January 2006"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 63
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-05T03:25:27.124715+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."
---

# Norris Spencer

## Identity

Norris Spencer

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/norris-spencer
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** norris-spencer
- **IMDb ID:** nm0818053
- **TMDB ID:** 17400
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25265997
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25265997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17400

Production designer. Born 10 July 1943. Died 12 January 2006.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 10 July 1943
- **Died:** 12 January 2006
- **Active:** 1989–2004
- **Frequently works with:** [Ridley Scott](https://film.one/person/ridley-scott.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 62 (1), 1990s 85 (1), 2000s 53 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 64 to 54 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Action 2, Adventure 2, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $879m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25265997, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0818053/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/17400

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Hannibal*](https://film.one/film/hannibal.md) (54), [*National Treasure*](https://film.one/film/national-treasure.md) (52)
- **Apple TV:** [*Thelma & Louise*](https://film.one/film/thelma-and-louise.md) (85)

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

## Biography

Norris Spencer was a British production designer and art director. He studied design at the Royal College of Art in London, majoring in 3D furniture design. He began his career in commercials, where he started a long collaboration with directors Ridley Scott and Tony Scott.

Spencer worked as production designer on several films directed by Ridley Scott, including *Black Rain* (1989), *Thelma & Louise* (1991), *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992) and *Hannibal* (2001). His other credits include *Spy Game* (2001), *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), *National Treasure* (2004) and *Britannia Hospital* (1982). He also served as art director on *The Golden Lady* (1979).

Spencer died on 12 January 2006 in London.

*Sources: imdb.com, variety.com, cinema.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *National Treasure* (2004), Fi1m 52, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/national-treasure.md)
- *Hannibal* (2001), Fi1m 54, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/hannibal.md)
- *Thelma & Louise* (1991), Fi1m 85, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/thelma-and-louise.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Fi1m 62, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *National Treasure* (2004), Production Design — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/national-treasure.md)
- *Iron Jawed Angels* (2004), Production Design
- *Spy Game* (2001), Production Design
- *Hannibal* (2001), Production Design — Fi1m 54, [page](https://film.one/film/hannibal.md)
- *Plunkett & Macleane* (1999), Production Design
- *1492: Conquest of Paradise* (1992), Production Design
- *Thelma & Louise* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/thelma-and-louise.md)
- *Black Rain* (1989), Production Design — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/black-rain.md)
- *The Rocking Horse Winner* (1982), Production Design
- *Britannia Hospital* (1982), Production Design
- *The Golden Lady* (1979), Production Design

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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/norris-spencer