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Willy Holt(1921-2007)

  • Production Designer
  • Art Director
  • Actor
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Willy Holt was born on 30 November 1921 in Quincy, Florida, USA. He was a production designer and art director, known for Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987), The Ninth Gate (1999) and Zelig (1983). He was married to Martine Pascal and Micheline Bourday. He died on 22 June 2007 in Paris, France.
BornNovember 30, 1921
DiedJune 22, 2007(85)
BornNovember 30, 1921
DiedJune 22, 2007(85)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 2 nominations total

Known for

Raphael Fejtö and Gaspard Manesse in Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
Au Revoir Les Enfants
8.0
  • Production Designer
  • 1987
Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate (1999)
The Ninth Gate
6.7
  • Andrew Telfer
  • 1999
Zelig (1983)
Zelig
7.6
  • Rally Chancellor(as Will Holt)
  • 1983
Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)
Bitter Moon
7.2
  • Production Designer
  • 1992

Credits

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Production Designer

  • Anouk Grinberg in My Man (1996)
    My Man
    6.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1996
  • Thirst for Gold (1993)
    Thirst for Gold
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1993
  • Emmanuelle Seigner in Bitter Moon (1992)
    Bitter Moon
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1992
  • La pagaille (1991)
    La pagaille
    5.5
    • Production Designer
    • 1991
  • Michel Piccoli in May Fools (1990)
    May Fools
    7.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1990
  • Raphael Fejtö and Gaspard Manesse in Au Revoir Les Enfants (1987)
    Au Revoir Les Enfants
    8.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1987
  • A State of Emergency (1986)
    A State of Emergency
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1986
  • Target (1985)
    Target
    5.9
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • Fanny Ardant, François Cluzet, and Jean-Roger Milo in Les enragés (1985)
    Les enragés
    4.8
    • Production Designer
    • 1985
  • Gramps Is in the Resistance (1983)
    Gramps Is in the Resistance
    6.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • A Friend of Vincent (1983)
    A Friend of Vincent
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Tout le monde peut se tromper (1983)
    Tout le monde peut se tromper
    5.2
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Claudia Cardinale, Bernard Giraudeau, and Lino Ventura in The Ruffian (1983)
    The Ruffian
    6.0
    • Production Designer
    • 1983
  • Sean Connery, Betsy Brantley, and Lambert Wilson in Five Days One Summer (1982)
    Five Days One Summer
    6.1
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Santa Claus Is a Stinker (1982)
    Santa Claus Is a Stinker
    7.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1982

Art Director

  • Keith Carradine and Monica Vitti in An Almost Perfect Affair (1979)
    An Almost Perfect Affair
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1979
  • Love and Death (1975)
    Love and Death
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1975
  • Jean-Paul Belmondo and Marlène Jobert in The Swashbuckler (1971)
    The Swashbuckler
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1971
  • Samantha Eggar in The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun (1970)
    The Lady in the Car with Glasses and a Gun
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1970
  • Richard Burton and Rex Harrison in Staircase (1969)
    Staircase
    5.3
    • Art Director
    • 1969
  • Two for the Road (1967)
    Two for the Road
    7.3
    • Art Director
    • 1967
  • Up from the Beach (1965)
    Up from the Beach
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1965
  • C'est l'heure
    Short
    • Art Director
    • 1961

Actor

  • La sonate des spectres (2015)
    La sonate des spectres
    • 2015
  • Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate (1999)
    The Ninth Gate
    6.7
    • Andrew Telfer
    • 1999
  • Catherine Deneuve and Emmanuelle Seigner in Place Vendôme (1998)
    Place Vendôme
    6.2
    • (uncredited)
    • 1998
  • Zelig (1983)
    Zelig
    7.6
    • Rally Chancellor (as Will Holt)
    • 1983
  • Alain Delon and Anne Parillaud in To Kill a Cop (1981)
    To Kill a Cop
    6.4
    • L'homme qui a tué Fanch Tanguy
    • 1981

Personal details

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    • Official Site
    • Official site
  • Alternative names
    • William Holt
  • Born
    • November 30, 1921
    • Quincy, Florida, USA
  • Died
    • June 22, 2007
    • Paris, France(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Martine Pascal1958 - ? (2 children)
  • Children
      Nathalie Holt
  • Other works
    Writer in French language. A book: "Femmes en deuil sur un camion", Nil edition, 1995.

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