Leslie Dilley
Personal Info
Know For
Art
Gender
Male
Birthday
1941-01-11 (84 years old)
Deathday
2025-05-20
Place of Birth
Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK
Also known As
Les Dilley
Leslie Dilley
Biography
Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005). In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. Fo...
Acting
1999
as Self
2000
as The Governor
1997
as New York Priest
1998
as Waiter
Production
1979
as Art Direction
1981
as Art Direction
1989
as Production Design
1990
as Production Design
2000
as Production Design
1971
as Assistant Art Director
1985
as Supervising Art Director
1992
as Production Design
1992
as Second Unit Director
1983
as Supervising Art Director
1998
as Production Design
1986
as Production Design
1995
as Production Design
2006
as Production Design
1980
as Art Direction
1977
as Art Direction
1981
as Art Direction
1994
as Production Design
1996
as Production Design
1995
as Production Design
1992
as Production Design
1995
as Second Unit Director
1991
as Production Design
1997
as Production Design
1986
as Production Design
2003
as Production Design
1983
as Supervising Art Director
1978
as Art Direction
1974
as Art Direction
1997
as Thanks
1973
as Art Direction
1999
as Production Design
1973
as Assistant Art Director
2005
as Production Design
2000
as Production Design
1991
as Production Design
1988
as Production Design
2001
as Production Design
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