---
name: "Richard Hoover"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-hoover"
fi1m_id: "richard-hoover"
imdb_id: "nm0393922"
tmdb_id: 10365
wikidata_id: "Q24808680"
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 5
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 5
updated: "2026-09-24T10:12:06.638327+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."
---

# Richard Hoover

## Identity

Richard Hoover

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-hoover
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-hoover
- **IMDb ID:** nm0393922
- **TMDB ID:** 10365
- **Wikidata ID:** Q24808680
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hoover_(set_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24808680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10365

Production designer. Born in Wayne, Illinois.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1990–present
- **Also known as:** Richard T. Hoover
- **Frequently works with:** [Patricia Norris](https://film.one/person/patricia-norris.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 85 (2), 2000s 84 (1), 2010s 72 (1), 2020s 76 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 76 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Family 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Sport 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $100m across 3 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Hoover_(set_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q24808680, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0393922/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/10365

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Twin Peaks*](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md) (86), [*Dead Man Walking*](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md) (84)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford*](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Plot Against America*](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md) (76)
- **Disney+:** [*McFarland, USA*](https://film.one/film/mcfarland-usa.md) (72)

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

## Biography

Richard T. Hoover is an American production designer, set designer and art director working in theatre, television and film. He trained at Knox College and the University of Minnesota, and served as a set design apprentice at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis before beginning his professional career in Chicago theatre.

Hoover began working in film in 1982. He was production designer on the television series *Twin Peaks* (1990–1991). His other production design credits include *Dead Man Walking* (1995), *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), *Payback* (1999), *The Mothman Prophecies* (2002), *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), *42* (2013) and *Second Act* (2018).

In theatre he won the 1999 Tony Award for Best Scenic Design for *Not About Nightingales*. He received an Emmy nomination for the television film *Live from Baghdad* (2002). Later credits include the miniseries *The Plot Against America* (2020) and the film *Finestkind* (2023).

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

## On Fi1m (5)

- *The Plot Against America* (2020), Fi1m 76, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *McFarland, USA* (2015), Fi1m 72, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/mcfarland-usa.md)
- *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), Fi1m 84, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md)
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Fi1m 84, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), Fi1m 86, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)

## Complete filmography (56)

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

- *Finestkind* (2023), Production Design
- *The Rainbow Prince* (2022), Production Design
- *Safety* (2020), Production Design
- *Emperor* (2020), Production Design
- *The Plot Against America* (2020), series, Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-plot-against-america.md)
- *Second Act* (2018), Production Design
- *Marshall* (2017), Production Design
- *Brad's Status* (2017), Production Design
- *The Last Word* (2017), Production Design
- *Sisters* (2015), Production Design
- *McFarland, USA* (2015), Production Design — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/mcfarland-usa.md)
- *Top Five* (2014), Production Design
- *42* (2013), Production Design
- *Bachelorette* (2012), Production Design
- *The Newsroom* (2012), series, Production Design
- *Falling Skies* (2011), series, Production Design
- *Soul Men* (2008), Production Design
- *The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond* (2008), Production Design
- *Henry Poole Is Here* (2008), Production Design
- *The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford* (2007), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-assassination-of-jesse-james-by-the-coward-robert-ford.md)
- *Suburban Girl* (2007), Production Design
- *North Country* (2005), Production Design
- *Lackawanna Blues* (2005), Production Design
- *Numb3rs* (2005), series, Production Design
- *The Hamburg Cell* (2004), Production Design
- *Blind Horizon* (2003), Production Design
- *Live from Baghdad* (2002), Production Design
- *The Mothman Prophecies* (2002), Production Design
- *The Prime Gig* (2001), Production Design
- *Fail Safe* (2000), Production Design
- *Girl, Interrupted* (1999), Production Design
- *Cradle Will Rock* (1999), Production Design
- *Payback* (1999), Production Design
- *Apt Pupil* (1998), Production Design
- *Nightwatch* (1997), Production Design
- *Dead Man Walking* (1995), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/dead-man-walking.md)
- *Panther* (1995), Production Design
- *Zooman* (1995), Production Design
- *Dream Lover* (1994), Production Design
- *Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy* (1994), Production Design
- *Bob Roberts* (1992), Production Design
- *Storyville* (1992), Production Design
- *Heat Wave* (1990), Production Design
- *Twin Peaks* (1990), series, Production Design — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/tv/twin-peaks.md)
- *Family of Spies* (1990), series, Production Design
- *Teach 109* (1990), Production Design
- *Prime Target* (1989), Production Design
- *Miracle Mile* (1989), as Art Direction
- *Torch Song Trilogy* (1988), Production Design
- *Checking Out* (1988), as Art Direction
- *It Takes Two* (1988), Production Design
- *In the Mood* (1987), as Set Decoration
- *Wisdom* (1986), as Set Decoration
- *Breakers* (1983), as Art Direction
- *Girls Nite Out* (1982), as Art Direction
- *Lone Wolf*, Production Design

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Tony Award for Best Scenic Design 1999: Tony Award for Best Scenic Design (won)

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

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