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Harry Cordwell(1922-1995)

  • Set Decorator
  • Art Department
  • Actor
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Harry Cordwell was born on 31 January 1922 in Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England, UK. He was a set decorator and actor, known for Empire of the Sun (1987), Clash of the Titans (1981) and History of the World: Part I (1981). He died on 6 January 1995 in Camden, London, England, UK.
BornJanuary 31, 1922
DiedJanuary 6, 1995(72)
BornJanuary 31, 1922
DiedJanuary 6, 1995(72)
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  • Nominated for 2 Oscars
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun
7.7
  • Set Decorator
  • 1987
Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
Clash of the Titans
6.9
  • Art Department
  • 1981
History of the World: Part I (1981)
History of the World: Part I
6.8
  • Art Department
  • 1981
Victor/Victoria (1982)
Victor/Victoria
7.6
  • Set Decorator
  • 1982

Credits

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Set Decorator

  • Mountains of the Moon (1990)
    Mountains of the Moon
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1990
  • The Lady and the Highwayman (1988)
    The Lady and the Highwayman
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1988
  • Mary Steenburgen and Lisa Jacobs in The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank (1988)
    The Attic: The Hiding of Anne Frank
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1988
  • John Huston, Paul Scofield, and Mark Farmer in Mister Corbett's Ghost (1987)
    Mister Corbett's Ghost
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1987
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
    Empire of the Sun
    7.7
    • Set Decorator
    • 1987
  • Ann-Margret and Claudette Colbert in The Two Mrs. Grenvilles (1987)
    The Two Mrs. Grenvilles
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Set Decorator
    • 1987
  • Cary Elwes and Helena Bonham Carter in Lady Jane (1986)
    Lady Jane
    7.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1986
  • Gabriel Byrne in Defense of the Realm (1985)
    Defense of the Realm
    6.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1985
  • The Cold Room (1984)
    The Cold Room
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1984
  • Scandalous (1984)
    Scandalous
    4.4
    • Set Decorator
    • 1984
  • Trenchcoat (1983)
    Trenchcoat
    5.2
    • Set Decorator
    • 1983
  • Deborah Kerr, Donald Pleasence, Beau Bridges, Diana Rigg, and Ralph Richardson in Witness for the Prosecution (1982)
    Witness for the Prosecution
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1982
  • Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria
    7.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1982
  • Anthony Hopkins and Lesley-Anne Down in The Hunchback of Notre Dame (1982)
    The Hunchback of Notre Dame
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1982
  • The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    4.5
    • Set Decorator
    • 1978

Art Department

  • Phoebe Cates, Brooke Adams, Bess Armstrong, and Arielle Dombasle in Lace (1984)
    Lace
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • supervising set decorator
    • 1984
  • Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
    Clash of the Titans
    6.9
    • set dresser
    • 1981
  • History of the World: Part I (1981)
    History of the World: Part I
    6.8
    • set decorator: French Revolution sequence
    • 1981
  • Christopher Walken in The Dogs of War (1980)
    The Dogs of War
    6.3
    • set dresser
    • 1980
  • Nasty Habits (1977)
    Nasty Habits
    6.0
    • set dresser
    • 1977
  • Roger Moore in That Lucky Touch (1975)
    That Lucky Touch
    4.8
    • set dresser (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Alan Bates, Constance Chapman, and Bill Owen in In Celebration (1975)
    In Celebration
    6.9
    • set dresser
    • 1975
  • Women in Love (1969)
    Women in Love
    7.1
    • set dresser
    • 1969
  • Isadora (1968)
    Isadora
    6.8
    • set dresser
    • 1968
  • Plaisance
    TV Movie
    • set decor
    • 1947

Actor

  • Zodiac
    TV Series
    • Dancer
    • 1966
  • Othello (1955)
    Othello
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • 1955
  • Maladie d'amour
    TV Movie
    • Doctor
    • 1952
  • The Adventures of Sir Percy Howsey
    TV Movie
    • Dancer
    • 1950
  • Peter and the Wolf
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • The huntsman
    • 1946
  • Lady Into Fox
    TV Movie
    • 1946
  • Gala Performance
    TV Movie
    • 1946

Personal details

  • Born
    • January 31, 1922
    • Barton-upon-Irwell, Lancashire, England, UK
  • Died
    • January 6, 1995
    • Camden, London, England, UK

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