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Jim Morahan(1936-2011)

  • Art Department
  • Art Director
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Jim Morahan was born on 16 December 1936 in Hendon, London, England, UK. He was an art director, known for The Fifth Element (1997), The Avengers (1998) and Little Shop of Horrors (1986). He died on 17 March 2011 in Reading, Berkshire, England, UK.
BornDecember 16, 1936
DiedMarch 17, 2011(74)
BornDecember 16, 1936
DiedMarch 17, 2011(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
The Fifth Element
7.6
  • Art Director
  • 1997
Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, and Uma Thurman in The Avengers (1998)
The Avengers
3.8
  • Art Department
  • 1998
Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
Little Shop of Horrors
7.1
  • Art Department
  • 1986
Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)
Octopussy
6.5
  • Art Department
  • 1983

Credits

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Art Department

  • Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, and Uma Thurman in The Avengers (1998)
    The Avengers
    3.8
    • assistant art director
    • 1998
  • Anthony Hopkins and Debra Winger in Shadowlands (1993)
    Shadowlands
    7.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1993
  • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)
    The Secret Garden
    7.3
    • assistant art director
    • 1993
  • Robert Downey Jr. in Chaplin (1992)
    Chaplin
    7.5
    • draughtsman: London
    • 1992
  • Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, John Mahoney, Roy Scheider, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and James Fox in The Russia House (1990)
    The Russia House
    6.1
    • assistant art director
    • 1990
  • Sean Astin, Matthew Modine, Eric Stoltz, D.B. Sweeney, Billy Zane, Harry Connick Jr., Tate Donovan, Reed Diamond, Courtney Gains, and Neil Giuntoli in Memphis Belle (1990)
    Memphis Belle
    6.9
    • draughtsman (as James Morahan)
    • 1990
  • Mountains of the Moon (1990)
    Mountains of the Moon
    7.1
    • draughtsman
    • 1990
  • Kenneth Branagh in Henry V (1989)
    Henry V
    7.5
    • draughtsman
    • 1989
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    8.2
    • senior draughtsman (as James Morahan)
    • 1989
  • Empire of the Sun (1987)
    Empire of the Sun
    7.7
    • draughtsman
    • 1987
  • Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
    The Living Daylights
    6.7
    • assistant art director (as James Morahan)
    • 1987
  • Steve Martin, Rick Moranis, Tichina Arnold, Tisha Campbell, Vincent Gardenia, Ellen Greene, Levi Stubbs, and Michelle Weeks in Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
    Little Shop of Horrors
    7.1
    • assistant art director
    • 1986
  • Tom Cruise, Mia Sara, and Tim Curry in Legend (1985)
    Legend
    6.3
    • assistant art director (as James Morahan)
    • 1985
  • Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
    A View to a Kill
    6.3
    • assistant art director (as James Morahan)
    • 1985
  • Peter O'Toole, Helen Slater, Hart Bochner, Faye Dunaway, Mia Farrow, Peter Cook, Marc McClure, Brenda Vaccaro, and Simon Ward in Supergirl (1984)
    Supergirl
    4.4
    • assistant art director
    • 1984

Art Director

  • Dinotopia (2002)
    Dinotopia
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2002–2003
  • Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in Die Another Day (2002)
    Die Another Day
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Dinotopia (2002)
    Dinotopia
    6.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)
    Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 2001
  • Pierce Brosnan, Sophie Marceau, Denise Richards, and Robert Carlyle in The World Is Not Enough (1999)
    The World Is Not Enough
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • Sean Connery and Catherine Zeta-Jones in Entrapment (1999)
    Entrapment
    6.3
    • supervising art director
    • 1999
  • Tom Felton, Flora Newbigin, and Raymond Pickard in The Borrowers (1997)
    The Borrowers
    5.9
    • supervising art director
    • 1997
  • Milla Jovovich, Gary Oldman, and Bruce Willis in The Fifth Element (1997)
    The Fifth Element
    7.6
    • Art Director
    • 1997
  • Julia Roberts in Mary Reilly (1996)
    Mary Reilly
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1996
  • Alien³ (1992)
    Alien³
    6.4
    • Art Director (as James Morahan)
    • 1992
  • Mel Gibson, Helena Bonham Carter, Glenn Close, Ian Holm, Alan Bates, and Paul Scofield in Hamlet (1990)
    Hamlet
    6.7
    • Art Director (as James Morahan)
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • James Morahan
  • Born
    • December 16, 1936
    • Hendon, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 17, 2011
    • Reading, Berkshire, England, UK
  • Children
    • Stephen Morahan
  • Parents
    • Jim Morahan
  • Relatives
      Thomas N. Morahan(Aunt or Uncle)

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  • Trivia
    Son of Jim Morahan.

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