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James D. Bissell Biography (1951-)

Full name, James Dougal Bissell III; born August 6, 1951, in Charleston, SC;son of James Dougal and Elizabeth McPherson (maiden name, Jones) Bissell; married Teresa Ann Atkinson, June 1, 1974 (divorced September, 1987); married Martha Wynne Snetsinger, October 22, 1995; children: James Dougal, Alexander Wynne, Elizabeth Wynne.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Occupation

Production designer, art director

Birth Details

August 6, 1951

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Production Designer, Except Where Indicated
• Don't Look Back, 1967
• E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (also known as E.T.), Universal,1982
• Twilight Zone--The Movie, Warner Bros., 1983
• The Falcon and the Snowman, Orion, 1985
• (And second unit director--carnival flying sequence), The Boy Who Could Fly, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1986
• (And second unit director) Harry and the Hendersons (also known asBigfoot and the Hendersons), Universal, 1987
• Someone to Watch over Me, Columbia, 1987
• (As Jim Bissell) Twins, Universal, 1988
• (And aerial unit director) Always, Universal, 1989
• (As James Bissell) Arachnophobia, Hollywood, 1990
• (As Jim Bissell) The Rocketeer, Buena Vista/Walt Disney, 1991
• (As James Bissell) The Pickle, Columbia, 1993
• Dennis the Menace (also known as Dennis), Warner Bros., 1993
• Blue Chips, Paramount, 1994
• Jumanji, Columbia TriStar, 1995
• (As James Bissell) Tin Cup, Warner Bros., 1996
• (As James Bissell) My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996
• The 6th Day, Columbia/Sony Pictures Entertainment, 2000
• Cats & Dogs, Warner Bros., 2001
• Film Art Director
• Good Luck, Miss Wyckoff (also known as Secret Yearnings, The Shaming, and The Sin), 1979
• The Last Starfighter, Universal, 1984
• Other Film Work
• Production manager, The Kentucky Fried Movie, 1977
• Film Appearances
• (As James Bissell) Secret Service agent, My Fellow Americans, Warner Bros., 1996
• The Making of "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial", 1996
• Himself, The Man on Lincoln's Nose (documentary), Adama Films,2000
• Television Production Designer, Except Where Indicated
• Valentine (movie), 1979
• Flatbed Annie and Sweetiepie: Lady Truckers (movie), 1979
• (And art director) Anatomy of a Seduction (movie), 1979
• Palmerstown, U.S.A. (series), 1980
• Don't Look Back (movie), 1981