---
name: "Phedon Papamichael"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/phedon-papamichael-1552352"
fi1m_id: "phedon-papamichael-1552352"
imdb_id: "nm0003658"
tmdb_id: 1552352
roles: ["Art direction"]
born: "1 January 1922"
died: "16 July 2008"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-26T17:47:09.727555+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."
---

# Phedon Papamichael

## Identity

Phedon Papamichael

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/phedon-papamichael-1552352
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** phedon-papamichael-1552352
- **IMDb ID:** nm0003658
- **TMDB ID:** 1552352
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1552352

Art direction. Born 1 January 1922 in Thessaloniki, Greece. Died 16 July 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Art direction
- **Born:** 1 January 1922, Thessaloniki, Greece
- **Died:** 16 July 2008
- **Active:** 1968–1976
- **Also known as:** Phedon Papamichael Sr.
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (1), 1970s 82 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 64 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Crime 1, Romance 1, Thriller 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $12m across 1 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0003658/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1552352

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Faces*](https://film.one/film/faces.md) (76)

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## Biography

Phedon Papamichael was a Greek production designer and art director. Born in Thessaloniki in 1922, he worked primarily in American cinema from the late 1960s onwards, often credited as Phedon Papamichael Sr.

He is best known for his long association with director John Cassavetes, contributing art direction or production design to *Faces* (1968), *A Woman Under the Influence* (1974), *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), *Love Streams* (1984) and *Unhook the Stars* (1996). His other credits include *Texasville* (1990) and *Seven Hours to Judgment* (1988).

Papamichael died in Athens on 16 July 2008. He was the father of cinematographer Phedon Papamichael.

*Sources: imdb.com, catalog.afi.com, watch.plex.tv.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), Fi1m 78, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)
- *A Woman Under the Influence* (1974), Fi1m 86, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/a-woman-under-the-influence.md)
- *Faces* (1968), Fi1m 76, Art Direction, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/faces.md)

## Complete filmography (12)

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

- *Farticus* (1997), Production Design
- *Unhook the Stars* (1996), Production Design
- *Sketch Artist* (1992), as Old Greek Man · Production Design
- *Texasville* (1990), Production Design
- *Seven Hours to Judgment* (1988), Production Design
- *Love Streams* (1984), as Taxi Driver · Production Design
- *The Killing of a Chinese Bookie* (1976), as Art Direction — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-of-a-chinese-bookie.md)
- *A Woman Under the Influence* (1974), as Art Direction — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/a-woman-under-the-influence.md)
- *House of Terror* (1973), as Art Direction
- *The Female Bunch* (1971), as Art Direction · Assistant Director
- *Faces* (1968), Production Design, Art Direction — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/faces.md)
- *Phaedra* (1962), Actor

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