---
name: "Richard Macdonald"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-macdonald"
fi1m_id: "richard-macdonald"
imdb_id: "nm0531888"
tmdb_id: 11061
wikidata_id: "Q21466777"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "1 June 1919"
died: "29 May 1993"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 71
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-04T23:01:34.041086+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 Macdonald

## Identity

Richard Macdonald

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-macdonald
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-macdonald
- **IMDb ID:** nm0531888
- **TMDB ID:** 11061
- **Wikidata ID:** Q21466777
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Macdonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21466777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11061

Production designer. Born 1 June 1919 in Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK. Died 29 May 1993.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 1 June 1919, Yeovil, Somerset, England, UK
- **Died:** 29 May 1993
- **Active:** 1963–1993
- **Also known as:** Richard McDonald
- **Frequently works with:** [Scott Rudin](https://film.one/person/scott-rudin.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 89 (1), 1970s 56 (2), 1980s 76 (1), 1990s 74 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 71 to 59 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 3, Comedy 2, Thriller 2, Crime 1, Fantasy 1, Horror 1
- **Screen time:** 12 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $803m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Macdonald, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21466777, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0531888/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/11061

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Servant*](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md) (89), [*Exorcist II: The Heretic*](https://film.one/film/exorcist-ii-the-heretic.md) (38)
- **Apple TV:** [*The Addams Family*](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md) (77), [*Marathon Man*](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md) (74)
- **AMC+:** [*Coming to America*](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md) (76)
- **HBO Max:** [*The Firm*](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Richard Macdonald (also credited as Richard McDonald or MacDonald) was a British production designer. He collaborated extensively with director Joseph Losey from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, and later worked on numerous American films after relocating to Hollywood.

Born in Yeovil, Somerset, he studied at the West of England College of Art in Bristol and the Royal College of Art. He taught painting at Leeds College of Art and Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and worked in television advertising before entering film design. His credits include *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973), *Marathon Man* (1976), *Altered States* (1980), *Coming to America* (1988), *The Addams Family* (1991), *Jennifer Eight* (1992) and *The Firm* (1993). He received three BAFTA nominations for production design.

Macdonald was married to costume designer Ruth Myers.

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *The Firm* (1993), Fi1m 71, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)
- *The Addams Family* (1991), Fi1m 77, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *Coming to America* (1988), Fi1m 76, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md)
- *Exorcist II: The Heretic* (1977), Fi1m 38, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/exorcist-ii-the-heretic.md)
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Fi1m 74, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *The Servant* (1963), Fi1m 89, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *The Firm* (1993), Production Design — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/the-firm.md)
- *Jennifer Eight* (1992), Production Design
- *The Addams Family* (1991), Production Design — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/the-addams-family.md)
- *Coming to America* (1988), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md)
- *SpaceCamp* (1986), Production Design
- *Plenty* (1985), Production Design
- *Teachers* (1984), Production Design
- *Electric Dreams* (1984), Production Design
- *Supergirl* (1984), Production Design
- *Something Wicked This Way Comes* (1983), Production Design
- *Cannery Row* (1982), Production Design
- *Altered States* (1980), Production Design
- *The Rose* (1979), Production Design
- *...And Justice for All* (1979), Production Design
- *F.I.S.T.* (1978), Production Design
- *Exorcist II: The Heretic* (1977), Production Design — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/exorcist-ii-the-heretic.md)
- *Marathon Man* (1976), Production Design — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/marathon-man.md)
- *The Romantic Englishwoman* (1975), Production Design
- *The Day of the Locust* (1975), Production Design
- *Galileo* (1975), Production Design
- *A Doll's House* (1973), Title Designer
- *Jesus Christ Superstar* (1973), Production Design
- *The Assassination of Trotsky* (1972), Production Design
- *A Severed Head* (1971), Production Design
- *Bloomfield* (1970), Production Design
- *Secret Ceremony* (1968), Production Design
- *Boom!* (1968), Production Design
- *Far from the Madding Crowd* (1967), Production Design
- *Modesty Blaise* (1966), Production Design
- *King and Country* (1964), Production Design
- *The Servant* (1963), Production Design — Fi1m 89, [page](https://film.one/film/the-servant.md)
- *Eva* (1962), Production Design
- *The Criminal* (1960), Production Design
- *Blind Date* (1959), Title Designer

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