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William J. Creber(1931-2019)

  • Art Director
  • Production Designer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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William J. Creber
William J. Creber was born on 26 July 1931 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for The Poseidon Adventure (1972), The Towering Inferno (1974) and Planet of the Apes (1968). He was married to Sally Queen and Torri, Susan. He died on 7 March 2019 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJuly 26, 1931
DiedMarch 7, 2019(87)
BornJuly 26, 1931
DiedMarch 7, 2019(87)
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  • Nominated for 3 Oscars
    • 4 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Ernest Borgnine, Gene Hackman, Leslie Nielsen, Red Buttons, Roddy McDowall, Stella Stevens, Shelley Winters, Jack Albertson, Carol Lynley, Pamela Sue Martin, Arthur O'Connell, and Eric Shea in The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
The Poseidon Adventure
7.1
  • Production Designer(as William Creber)
  • 1972
Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Production Designer(as William Creber)
  • 1974
Maurice Evans in Planet of the Apes (1968)
Planet of the Apes
8.0
  • Art Director(as William Creber)
  • 1968
Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Flight of the Navigator
6.9
  • Production Designer
  • 1986

Credits

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Art Director

  • June Lockhart, Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Jonathan Harris, Marta Kristen, Bill Mumy, Dick Tufeld, and Guy Williams in Lost in Space (1965)
    Lost in Space
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1993
  • The Hugga Bunch (1985)
    The Hugga Bunch
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as Bill Creber)
    • 1985
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • art direction
    • 1979
  • Enigma (1977)
    Enigma
    3.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1977
  • Superdad (1973)
    Superdad
    5.1
    • Art Director
    • 1973
  • Justin Morgan Had a Horse (1972)
    Justin Morgan Had a Horse
    6.6
    • Art Director
    • 1972
  • The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
    The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
    Escape from the Planet of the Apes
    6.3
    • Art Director (as William Creber)
    • 1971
  • Peggy Lipton, Michael Cole, and Clarence Williams III in The Mod Squad (1968)
    The Mod Squad
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1970–1971
  • But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
    But I Don't Want to Get Married!
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director (as William Creeber)
    • 1970
  • Herschel Bernardi and Sue Ane Langdon in Arnie (1970)
    Arnie
    7.0
    TV Series
    • Art Director (as William Creber)
    • 1970
  • Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
    Beneath the Planet of the Apes
    6.0
    • art direction (as William Creber)
    • 1970
  • Suzanne Pleshette in Along Came a Spider (1970)
    Along Came a Spider
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • art direction (as William Creber)
    • 1970
  • Anouk Aimée, Robert Forster, Michael York, Dirk Bogarde, and John Vernon in Justine (1969)
    Justine
    5.4
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Frank Sinatra, Jacqueline Bisset, and Lee Remick in The Detective (1968)
    The Detective
    6.5
    • Art Director (as William Creber)
    • 1968

Production Designer

  • Sidney Poitier in The Last Brickmaker in America (2001)
    The Last Brickmaker in America
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 2001
  • Billy Crudup and Monica Potter in Without Limits (1998)
    Without Limits
    7.2
    • Production Designer (as William Creber)
    • 1998
  • Leslie Nielsen and Nicollette Sheridan in Spy Hard (1996)
    Spy Hard
    5.3
    • Production Designer (as William Creber)
    • 1996
  • Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Kylie Minogue, Ming-Na Wen, Grand L. Bush, Andrew Bryniarski, Byron Mann, Wes Studi, Jay Tavare, and Peter Navy Tuiasosopo in Street Fighter (1994)
    Street Fighter
    4.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Christy (1994)
    Christy
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1994
  • Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771 (1993)
    Mercy Mission: The Rescue of Flight 771
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer (as William Creber)
    • 1993
  • Tom Selleck, Don Ameche, and Anne Jackson in Folks! (1992)
    Folks!
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • Kristy Swanson, William Ragsdale, and Meshach Taylor in Mannequin: On the Move (1991)
    Mannequin: On the Move
    4.5
    • production designed by
    • 1991
  • The Magic Balloon (1990)
    The Magic Balloon
    6.5
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 1990
  • Call from Space (1989)
    Call from Space
    5.9
    Short
    • Production Designer
    • 1989
  • Hot Pursuit (1987)
    Hot Pursuit
    5.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1987
  • Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)
    Flight of the Navigator
    6.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • Gene Hackman, Ally Sheedy, Ellen Burstyn, and Amy Madigan in Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
    Twice in a Lifetime
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • Children in the Crossfire (1984)
    Children in the Crossfire
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Production Designer
    • 1984
  • The Prodigal (1983)
    The Prodigal
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1983

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Joey Cramer in Flight of the Navigator (1986)
    Flight of the Navigator
    6.9
    • second unit director
    • 1986

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bill Creber
  • Born
    • July 26, 1931
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • March 7, 2019
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(complications from pneumonia)
  • Spouses
      Sally QueenDecember 31, 2013 - March 7, 2019 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Received the Richard Sylbert Outstanding Achievement in Production Design Award at the 2003 Hollywood Film Awards and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Art Directors Guild in 2005.

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