James Acheson Biography ((?)-)

Born March 13, in Leicester, England; son of Alexander Mayfield (a supplies officer) and Christine Mary (a homemaker; maiden name, O'Brien) Acheson; married Julia Anne Mansford (a wardrobe mistress), January 10, 1992; children: Grace Christina. Addresses: Manager: Sandra Marsh Management, 9150 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 220, Beverly Hills, CA 90212-3429.

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Costume designer, production designer, art director
Birth Details
March 13,
Leicester, United Kingdom

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Costume Designer
  • (As Jim Acheson) Time Bandits, Avco-Embassy, 1981
  • Bullshot (also known as Bullshot Crummond), Island Alive, 1983
  • (As Jim Acheson) Monty Python's "The Meaning of Life" (also knownas The Meaning of Life), Universal, 1983
  • Water, Atlantic Releasing, 1984
  • Brazil, Universal, 1985
  • Biggles (also known as Biggles: Adventures in Time), New Century/Vista Film Company, 1986
  • (With Gilly Hebden) Highlander, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
  • The Last Emperor (also known as Le dernier empereur and L'ultimo imperatore), Columbia, 1987
  • Dangerous Liaisons, Warner Bros., 1988
  • The Sheltering Sky (also known as Il te nel deserto), Warner Bros., 1990
  • Le nozze di Figaro (opera; also known as The Marriage of Figaro), 1991
  • Emily Bronte's "Wuthering Heights" (also known as Wuthering Heights), Paramount, 1992
  • Little Buddha, Miramax, 1992
  • Mary Shelley's "Frankenstein" (also known as Frankenstein),TriStar, 1994
  • Restoration, Miramax, 1995
  • The Wind in the Willows (animated; also known as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), Good Times, 1995, Columbia, 1997
  • The Man in the Iron Mask, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1998
  • The Little Vampire (also known as De Kleine vampier and Der Kleine Vampir), New Line Cinema, 2000
  • Daredevil, Twentieth Century-Fox, 2002
  • Spider-Man (also known as Spiderman and Spider-Man: TheMotion Picture), Columbia, 2002
  • Spider-Man 2, Columbia, 2004, IMAX version released as Spider-Man 2: The IMAX Experience
  • Spider-Man 3, Sony Pictures Releasing, 2007
  • Film Production Designer
  • Little Buddha, Miramax, 1992
  • The Wind in the Willows (animated; also known as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride), Good Times, 1995, Columbia, 1997
  • Film Art Director
  • Sir Henry at Rawlinson End, Charisma Films, 1980
  • Film Creature Fabricator
  • The Dark Crystal, Universal, 1982
  • Film Appearances
  • (Uncredited) Man lifting up a horn, Time Bandits, Avco-Embassy, 1981
  • Television Costume Designer
  • Series
  • War and Peace, BBC-2, 1972-73
  • Doctor Who (also known as Dr. Who), BBC, 1972-76, 1978-89
  • The Prince and the Pauper, BBC, 1976
  • Television Designer
  • Series
  • Robot designer, Doctor Who (also known as Dr. Who), BBC, 1974-75
  • Concept designer, Maddigan's Quest (also known as Maddigan's Fantasia), BBC and TV3 (New Zealand), beginning c. 2005
  • Television Production Designer and Costume Designer
  • Miniseries
  • The Mists of Avalon (also known as Die Nebel von Avalon), TNT, 2001
  • Television Costume Designer
  • Specials
  • "Just Another Saturday," Play for Today, BBC, 1975
  • Le nozze di Figaro (opera; also known as The Marriage of Figaro), 1999
  • Episodic
  • "The Chicago Conspiracy Trial," On Trial (also known as On Trial: The Chicago Conspiracy Trial), BBC, 1970
  • Full House, BBC-2, 1973
  • "Jessica's First Christmas," Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em, BBC, 1974
  • Television Work
  • Other
  • Worked on the program Mary Kingsley--An African Adventure.
  • Television Appearances
  • Specials
  • (As Jim Acheson) Himself, Adventures in Space and Time (documentary), BBC Manchester, 1999
  • (As Jim Acheson) Himself, Carnival of Monsters (documentary), BBC,1999
  • Stage Costume Designer
  • Hamlet, Almeida Theatre Company, Hackney Empire Theatre, London, and Belasco Theatre, New York City, both 1995
  • Worked on other productions, including Le nozze di Figaro (opera;also known as The Marriage of Figaro), Vienna State Opera, Vienna, Austria.
  • RECORDINGS
  • Videos
  • Beyond Hell's Kitchen: Making "Daredevil," Twentieth Century-Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
  • Making the Amazing (also known as Making the Amazing: Spider-Man 2 and Making the Amazing: The Making of "Spider-Man 2"), Columbia/TriStar Home Entertainment/Sony Pictures Home Entertainment, 2004

Further Reference

OTHER SOURCES

    Periodicals
    • Premiere, October, 1992, pp. 60, 65