---
name: "Roy Walker"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/roy-walker"
fi1m_id: "roy-walker"
imdb_id: "nm0908178"
tmdb_id: 5022
wikidata_id: "Q2170922"
roles: ["Production designer"]
born: "6 August 1931"
died: "6 January 2013"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 12
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 12
updated: "2026-10-04T18:25:14.943777+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."
---

# Roy Walker

## Identity

Roy Walker

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/roy-walker
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** roy-walker
- **IMDb ID:** nm0908178
- **TMDB ID:** 5022
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2170922
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Walker_(production_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2170922, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908178/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5022

Production designer. Born 6 August 1931 in Tonbridge. Died 6 January 2013.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Born:** 6 August 1931, Tonbridge
- **Died:** 6 January 2013
- **Active:** 1965–1999
- **Frequently works with:** [Stanley Kubrick](https://film.one/person/stanley-kubrick.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 2 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 76 (3), 1970s 86 (2), 1980s 76 (5), 1990s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 70 across 12 titles
- **Score spread:** 7 at 80+, 5 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 9, Thriller 4, History 3, War 3, Comedy 2, Horror 2
- **Screen time:** 29 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $803m across 12 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roy_Walker_(production_designer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2170922, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908178/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5022

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*The Killing Fields*](https://film.one/film/the-killing-fields.md) (82)
- **HBO Max:** [*Eyes Wide Shut*](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md) (81)
- **Hulu:** [*The Talented Mr. Ripley*](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md) (80)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Yentl*](https://film.one/film/yentl.md) (65)

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## Biography

Roy Walker (1931–2013) was a British production designer and art director. He began his career in the film industry at the age of 16 and worked for nearly five decades until 2001.

Walker is known for his production design on films including *The Shining* (1980), *The Killing Fields* (1984), *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999) and *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999). Earlier credits include art direction on *Barry Lyndon* (1975) and assistant art director roles on *Doctor Zhivago* (1965) and *Oliver!* (1968). He collaborated frequently with directors Stanley Kubrick, David Lean and Roland Joffé.

He won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction for *Barry Lyndon* and a BAFTA Award for Best Production Design for *The Killing Fields*, and received further Oscar nominations for *Yentl* (1983) and *The Talented Mr. Ripley*.

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

## On Fi1m (12)

- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Fi1m 81, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Fi1m 80, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Fi1m 68, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md)
- *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986), Fi1m 76, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/little-shop-of-horrors.md)
- *The Killing Fields* (1984), Fi1m 82, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-fields.md)
- *Yentl* (1983), Fi1m 65, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/yentl.md)
- *The Shining* (1980), Fi1m 88, Production design, Production Design — [page](https://film.one/film/the-shining.md)
- *Sorcerer* (1977), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Barry Lyndon* (1975), Fi1m 85, Art Designer — [page](https://film.one/film/barry-lyndon.md)
- *Oliver!* (1968), Fi1m 76, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Fi1m 81, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Fi1m 70, Assistant Art Director — [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Play* (2001), Production Design
- *The Talented Mr. Ripley* (1999), Production Design — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/the-talented-mr-ripley.md)
- *Eyes Wide Shut* (1999), Production Design — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/eyes-wide-shut.md)
- *The Scarlet Letter* (1995), Production Design
- *Dirty Rotten Scoundrels* (1988), Production Design
- *Good Morning, Vietnam* (1987), Production Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/good-morning-vietnam.md)
- *Little Shop of Horrors* (1986), Production Design — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/little-shop-of-horrors.md)
- *Eleni* (1985), Production Design
- *The Killing Fields* (1984), Production Design — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-killing-fields.md)
- *Yentl* (1983), Production Design — Fi1m 65, [page](https://film.one/film/yentl.md)
- *Green Ice* (1981), Production Design
- *The Shining* (1980), Production Design — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-shining.md)
- *Sorcerer* (1977), as Art Direction — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/sorcerer.md)
- *Barry Lyndon* (1975), Art Designer — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/barry-lyndon.md)
- *Russian Roulette* (1975), as Art Direction
- *Tales That Witness Madness* (1973), as Art Direction
- *Hitler: The Last Ten Days* (1973), Production Design
- *The Last Run* (1971), as Art Direction
- *Ryan's Daughter* (1970), as Art Direction
- *The Looking Glass War* (1970), Assistant Art Director
- *Oliver!* (1968), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/oliver.md)
- *A Man for All Seasons* (1966), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 81, [page](https://film.one/film/a-man-for-all-seasons.md)
- *Doctor Zhivago* (1965), Assistant Art Director — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/doctor-zhivago.md)
- *Strictly for the Birds* (1964), as Art Direction
- *Venetian Bird* (1952), as Draughtsman

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 2 nominated

- 2000: Best Production Design (nominated), for *The Talented Mr. Ripley*
- 1984: Best Production Design (nominated), for *Yentl*
- 1976: Best Production Design (won), for *Barry Lyndon*

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

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© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL. Canonical: https://film.one/person/roy-walker