---
name: "Robert Cartwright"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-cartwright"
fi1m_id: "robert-cartwright"
imdb_id: "nm0142204"
tmdb_id: 26872
wikidata_id: "Q1718529"
roles: ["Art direction"]
born: "3 August 1930"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 8
average_fi1m_score: 74
average_over: 8
updated: "2026-10-04T19:22:59.751279+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."
---

# Robert Cartwright

## Identity

Robert Cartwright

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-cartwright
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-cartwright
- **IMDb ID:** nm0142204
- **TMDB ID:** 26872
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1718529
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cartwright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1718529, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26872

Art direction. Born 3 August 1930 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK.

## Details

- **Work:** Art direction
- **Born:** 3 August 1930, Ludgershall, Wiltshire, England, UK
- **Active:** 1961–1985
- **Also known as:** Bob Cartwright
- **Academy Awards:** 4 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 79 (4), 1970s 84 (1), 1980s 63 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 79 to 70 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Adventure 3, Action 2, Mystery 2, Science Fiction 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $250m across 8 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Cartwright, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1718529, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0142204/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/26872

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*National Lampoon's European Vacation*](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md) (40)

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

## Biography

Robert Cartwright is a British production designer and art director. Born on 3 August 1930 in Ludgershall, Wiltshire, he worked extensively in film and television art departments from the 1950s onwards.

His credits include set decoration on *2001: A Space Odyssey* (1968) and *The Bounty* (1984), art direction on *The Elephant Man* (1980), *History of the World: Part I* (1981) and *Lifeforce* (1985), and production design on *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985). He also served as production designer on the television series *The Famous Five* (1978–1979) and other TV projects including *A Fine Romance* (1989).

Cartwright received Oscar nominations for his work on several films.

*Sources: imdb.com, shotonwhat.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (8)

- *Lifeforce* (1985), Fi1m 65, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/lifeforce.md)
- *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), Fi1m 40, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md)
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), Fi1m 84, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), Fi1m 84, Set Dresser — [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *2001: A Space Odyssey* (1968), Fi1m 92, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/2001-a-space-odyssey.md)
- *Oliver!* (1968), Fi1m 76, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *Lolita* (1962), Fi1m 73, Set Dresser — [page](https://film.one/film/lolita.md)
- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), Fi1m 74, Draughtsman — [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)

## Complete filmography (24)

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

- *National Lampoon's European Vacation* (1985), Production Design — Fi1m 40, [page](https://film.one/film/national-lampoons-european-vacation.md)
- *Lifeforce* (1985), as Art Direction — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/lifeforce.md)
- *The Bounty* (1984), as Set Decoration
- *Five Days One Summer* (1982), as Art Direction
- *Praying Mantis* (1982), Production Design
- *History of the World: Part I* (1981), as Art Direction
- *The Elephant Man* (1980), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-elephant-man.md)
- *Hanover Street* (1979), as Art Direction
- *The Famous Five* (1978), series, Production Design
- *Bugsy Malone* (1976), Assistant Art Director
- *The Optimists of Nine Elms* (1973), as Art Direction
- *The Day of the Jackal* (1973), as Set Dresser — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-day-of-the-jackal.md)
- *Follow Me!* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Mary, Queen of Scots* (1971), as Art Direction
- *The Devils* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Scrooge* (1970), as Art Direction
- *Fragment of Fear* (1970), Assistant Art Director
- *Oliver!* (1968), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *2001: A Space Odyssey* (1968), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 92, [page](https://film.one/film/2001-a-space-odyssey.md)
- *A Countess from Hong Kong* (1967), as Art Direction
- *The Heroes of Telemark* (1965), as Set Decoration
- *Lolita* (1962), as Set Dresser — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/lolita.md)
- *The Guns of Navarone* (1961), as Draughtsman — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/the-guns-of-navarone.md)
- *Venetian Bird* (1952), as Draughtsman

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 4 nominated

- 1981: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Elephant Man*
- 1972: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Mary, Queen of Scots*
- 1971: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Scrooge*
- 1965: Best Art Direction, Color (nominated), for *Becket*

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

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