---
name: "William Arnold"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-arnold"
fi1m_id: "william-arnold"
imdb_id: "nm0036670"
tmdb_id: 21747
roles: ["Production designer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-23T14:05:09.738122+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."
---

# William Arnold

## Identity

William Arnold

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/william-arnold
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** william-arnold
- **IMDb ID:** nm0036670
- **TMDB ID:** 21747
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21747

Production designer.

## Details

- **Work:** Production designer
- **Active:** 1995–present
- **Also known as:** Bill Arnold, William David Arnold
- **Frequently works with:** [JoAnne Sellar](https://film.one/person/joanne-sellar.md), [Paul Thomas Anderson](https://film.one/person/paul-thomas-anderson.md), [Philip Seymour Hoffman](https://film.one/person/philip-seymour-hoffman.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 82 (4), 2000s 84 (1), 2020s 68 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 77 across 6 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Crime 2, Romance 2, Thriller 2, Comedy 1, History 1
- **Screen time:** 14 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $523m across 6 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0036670/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21747

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Punch-Drunk Love*](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md) (84)
- **HBO Max:** [*Magnolia*](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md) (84)

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

## Biography

William Arnold is a production designer and art director. Credited also as Bill Arnold and William David Arnold, he began working in the art department in the 1980s, with early roles including set design on *Child's Play* (1988) and assistant art director positions on several films.

He advanced to supervising art director on *Pleasantville* (1998) and *Snow Falling on Cedars* (1999), and production designer on *Magnolia* (1999) and *Punch-Drunk Love* (2002). Subsequent production design credits include *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011), *The Edge of Seventeen* (2016), *Dirty Grandpa* (2016), *Let's Be Cops* (2014), *King Richard* (2021) and *Your Place or Mine* (2023).

*Sources: encyclopedia.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *King Richard* (2021), Fi1m 68, Production Design, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *Punch-Drunk Love* (2002), Fi1m 84, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md)
- *Magnolia* (1999), Fi1m 84, Production design — [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), Fi1m 88, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *Primal Fear* (1996), Fi1m 71, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/primal-fear.md)
- *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995), Fi1m 84, Art Direction — [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridges-of-madison-county.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *Knox Goes Away* (2024), Production Design
- *Your Place or Mine* (2023), Production Design
- *King Richard* (2021), Production Design — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/film/king-richard.md)
- *There's Someone Inside Your House* (2021), Production Design
- *An American Pickle* (2020), Production Design
- *The Hate U Give* (2018), Production Design
- *Game Over, Man!* (2018), Production Design
- *The Edge of Seventeen* (2016), Production Design
- *Dirty Grandpa* (2016), Production Design
- *Mogadishu, Minnesota* (2016), Production Design
- *The Perfect Guy* (2015), Production Design
- *Let's Be Cops* (2014), Production Design
- *Lovelace* (2013), Production Design
- *Anna Nicole* (2013), Production Design
- *American Reunion* (2012), Production Design
- *Crazy, Stupid, Love.* (2011), Production Design
- *Take Me Home Tonight* (2011), Production Design
- *Little Fockers* (2010), Production Design
- *Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant* (2009), Production Design
- *Imagine That* (2009), Production Design
- *The Staircase Murders* (2007), Production Design
- *American Dreamz* (2006), Production Design
- *Last Holiday* (2006), Production Design
- *Shopgirl* (2005), Production Design
- *In Good Company* (2004), Production Design
- *The Last Shot* (2004), Production Design
- *Confidence* (2003), Production Design
- *L.A. Dragnet* (2003), series, Production Design
- *Punch-Drunk Love* (2002), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/punch-drunk-love.md)
- *Slackers* (2002), Production Design
- *Snow Falling on Cedars* (1999), Supervising Art Director
- *Magnolia* (1999), Production Design — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/magnolia.md)
- *Pleasantville* (1998), Supervising Art Director
- *L.A. Confidential* (1997), as Art Direction — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/l-a-confidential.md)
- *The Rich Man's Wife* (1996), as Art Direction
- *Primal Fear* (1996), as Art Direction — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/primal-fear.md)
- *The Bridges of Madison County* (1995), as Art Direction — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-bridges-of-madison-county.md)
- *Losing Isaiah* (1995), as Art Direction
- *I Love Trouble* (1994), Assistant Art Director
- *With Honors* (1994), as Art Direction
- *Rookie of the Year* (1993), as Art Direction
- *Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston* (1990), as Set Decoration
- *A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story* (1989), as Set Decoration
- *Child's Play* (1988), Set Designer
- *Above the Law* (1988), as Set Decoration

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