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Anthony Powell(1935-2021)

  • Costume Designer
  • Costume and Wardrobe Department
  • Actor
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Anthony Powell
Three time Academy Award-winning costume designer Anthony Powell had an interesting range of films, from costume period films to more contemporary settings, working with an impressive list of directors such as Steven Spielberg, Roman Polanski, George Cukor and William Friedkin. Powell contributed with the fashion and style of iconic characters like Indiana Jones, Cruela de Vil and Hercule Poirot in several films, and also works that bring a touch of class whether being the refined looks of the characters in Frantic (1988) or the colorful and detailed extravagance of a fantasy like Hook (1991), transforming Dustin Hoffman into an authentic and menacing pirate.

Right with his second film credit, Travels with My Aunt (1972), he won his first Oscar, an award he would receive two other times for his works in Death on the Nile (1978) and Tess (1979), and three other nominations for Pirates (1986), Hook (1991) and 102 Dalmatians (2000). But audiences were more familiar with Powell's career with the successful Indiana Jones trilogy (1981, 1984 and 1989), where he explored styles representing the early 20th Century in fascinating compositions, and the iconic hat and whip of Jones.
BornJune 2, 1935
DiedApril 16, 2021(85)
BornJune 2, 1935
DiedApril 16, 2021(85)
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  • Won 3 Oscars
    • 9 wins & 8 nominations total

Known for

Bette Davis, Jane Birkin, Lois Chiles, Mia Farrow, Olivia Hussey, George Kennedy, Angela Lansbury, Peter Ustinov, Jon Finch, and I.S. Johar in Death on the Nile (1978)
Death on the Nile
7.3
  • Costume Designer
  • 1978
Renée Zellweger in Miss Potter (2006)
Miss Potter
7.0
  • Costume Designer
  • 2006
Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
Hook
6.8
  • Costume Designer
  • 1991
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
7.5
  • Costume Designer
  • 1984

Credits

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Costume Designer



  • Renée Zellweger in Miss Potter (2006)
    Miss Potter
    7.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 2006
  • Capriccio
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Costume Designer
    • 2004
  • Glenn Close in 102 Dalmatians (2000)
    102 Dalmatians
    4.9
    • costumes designed by
    • 2000
  • Johnny Depp in The Ninth Gate (1999)
    The Ninth Gate
    6.7
    • Costume Designer
    • 1999
  • Sean Connery, Ralph Fiennes, and Uma Thurman in The Avengers (1998)
    The Avengers
    3.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1998
  • Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians (1996)
    101 Dalmatians
    5.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1996
  • Dustin Hoffman, Julia Roberts, Robin Williams, Bob Hoskins, Dante Basco, David Crosby, Robert Amico, Jasen Fisher, Stephanie Furst, Raushan Hammond, James Madio, Regina Russell Banali, Alex Zuckerman, and Paul Babb in Hook (1991)
    Hook
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1991
  • 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
    • costumes designed by
    • 1989
  • Harrison Ford and Emmanuelle Seigner in Frantic (1988)
    Frantic
    6.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1988
  • Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in Ishtar (1987)
    Ishtar
    4.8
    • Costume Designer
    • 1987
  • Walter Matthau and Wladyslaw Komar in Pirates (1986)
    Pirates
    6.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1986
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • Costume Designer
    • 1984
  • James Mason, Jane Birkin, Roddy McDowall, Diana Rigg, Maggie Smith, Peter Ustinov, Colin Blakely, Nicholas Clay, Sylvia Miles, and Denis Quilley in Evil Under the Sun (1982)
    Evil Under the Sun
    7.1
    • Costume Designer
    • 1982
  • Priest of Love (1981)
    Priest of Love
    6.0
    • Costume Designer
    • 1981
  • Tess (1979)
    Tess
    7.3
    • Costume Designer
    • 1979

Costume and Wardrobe Department



  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • costumes: Miss Close
    • 1998
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
    Nicholas and Alexandra
    7.2
    • costumes: second unit
    • 1971
  • Shirley MacLaine in Shirley's World (1971)
    Shirley's World
    5.6
    TV Series
    • wardrobe designer
    • 1971
  • A Town Called Hell (1971)
    A Town Called Hell
    5.0
    • consultant designer
    • 1971
  • Martin's Lie (1965)
    Martin's Lie
    TV Movie
    • costumes
    • 1965

Actor



  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • Missionary (uncredited)
    • 1984

Personal details

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  • Born
    • June 2, 1935
    • Chorlton-cum-Hardy, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 16, 2021
    • London, England, UK
  • Relatives
    • Sandy Powell(Cousin)
  • Other works
    Designed costumes for "Anything Goes" musical by Cole Porter, P.G. Wodehouse, Guy Bolton, Howard Lindsay, Russel Crouse, Timothy Crouse and John Weidman (Royal National Theater/Olivier, London, England, UK).
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Did you know

  • Trivia
    Won Broadway's 1963 Tony Award as Best Costume Designer for "The School for Scandal." He was also nominated for the same show in the same year as Best Scenic Designer. A third Tony nomination came in 1995 as Best Costume Designer for "Sunset Boulevard."

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