---
name: "Robert W. Laing"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-w-laing"
fi1m_id: "robert-w-laing"
imdb_id: "nm0481925"
tmdb_id: 7757
wikidata_id: "Q1735137"
roles: ["Art direction"]
born: "1 November 1937"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 73
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-10-03T08:00:54.862403+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 W. Laing

## Identity

Robert W. Laing

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-w-laing
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-w-laing
- **IMDb ID:** nm0481925
- **TMDB ID:** 7757
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1735137
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Laing, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1735137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481925/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7757

Art direction. Born 1 November 1937.

## Details

- **Work:** Art direction
- **Born:** 1 November 1937
- **Active:** 1968–1982
- **Also known as:** Bob Laing
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 1 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (2), 1970s 71 (3), 1980s 73 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 73 to 66 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 3 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Adventure 4, Thriller 3, Action 2, Drama 2, History 2, Comedy 1
- **Screen time:** 15 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $303m across 5 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_W._Laing, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1735137, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0481925/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7757

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Gandhi*](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md) (73)

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

## Biography

Robert W. Laing is a British production designer, art director and set decorator. He worked on numerous films from the late 1960s to 2000, often credited as Bob Laing, with early roles including assistant art director and set decorator.

Laing shared an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for *Gandhi* (1982) with Stuart Craig and Michael Seirton. He received a further nomination in the same category for *Travels with My Aunt* (1972). His credits include art direction on *True Lies* (1994), *Rollerball* (1975) and several James Bond films, and production design on *The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter* (1990) and *Rules of Engagement* (2000).

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

## On Fi1m (6)

- *Gandhi* (1982), Fi1m 73, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Sorcerer* (1977), Fi1m 88, Set Decoration — [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Live and Let Die* (1973), Fi1m 66, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/live-and-let-die.md)
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Fi1m 58, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969), Fi1m 83, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/on-her-majestys-secret-service.md)
- *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* (1968), Fi1m 70, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/chitty-chitty-bang-bang.md)

## Complete filmography (20)

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

- *Rules of Engagement* (2000), Production Design
- *True Lies* (1994), as Art Direction — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/true-lies.md)
- *The NeverEnding Story II: The Next Chapter* (1990), Production Design
- *Babes in Toyland* (1986), Production Design
- *The Doctor and the Devils* (1985), Production Design
- *The Far Pavilions* (1984), series, Production Design
- *High Road to China* (1983), Production Design
- *Gandhi* (1982), Supervising Art Director, Production Design — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/gandhi.md)
- *Night Games* (1980), Production Design
- *The Boys in Company C* (1978), Production Design
- *Sorcerer* (1977), as Set Decoration — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Gold* (1974), as Art Direction
- *The Great Gatsby* (1974), as Art Direction
- *Live and Let Die* (1973), as Art Direction — Fi1m 66, [page](https://film.one/film/live-and-let-die.md)
- *Travels with My Aunt* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Frenzy* (1972), as Art Direction
- *Nicholas and Alexandra* (1971), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/nicholas-and-alexandra.md)
- *Perfect Friday* (1970), as Art Direction
- *On Her Majesty's Secret Service* (1969), as Art Direction — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/on-her-majestys-secret-service.md)
- *Chitty Chitty Bang Bang* (1968), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/chitty-chitty-bang-bang.md)

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 1 nominated

- 1983: Best Production Design (won), for *Gandhi*
- 1973: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Travels with My Aunt*

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

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