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John Retsek(1937-2012)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
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John Retsek was born on 4 July 1937 in Michigan City, Indiana, USA. He was an art director and production designer, known for Night Call Nurses (1972), Private Parts (1972) and Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984). He died on 1 November 2012 in San Pedro, California, USA.
BornJuly 4, 1937
DiedNovember 1, 2012(75)
BornJuly 4, 1937
DiedNovember 1, 2012(75)
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  • Awards
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Night Call Nurses (1972)
Night Call Nurses
4.5
  • Art Department
  • 1972
Ayn Ruymen in Private Parts (1972)
Private Parts
6.4
  • Production Designer
  • 1972
Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
6.7
TV Movie
  • Art Director
  • 1984
Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
Cosmos
9.3
TV Mini Series
  • Art Director

Credits

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Art Director

  • Wired Science (2007)
    Wired Science
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2007
  • Chabad Telethon (2007)
    Chabad Telethon
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2007
  • PBS Hollywood Presents (2001)
    PBS Hollywood Presents
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 2001
  • Debbie Allen and Phylicia Rashad in The Old Settler (2001)
    The Old Settler
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 2001
  • Merry Christmas, George Bailey (1997)
    Merry Christmas, George Bailey
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1997
  • Noel MacNeal and Carmen Osbahr in The Puzzle Place (1994)
    The Puzzle Place
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • art director
    • 1994–1996
  • Tom Selleck, Lily Tomlin, Alice Dinnean, Shari Lewis, Noel MacNeal, Bob West, Lamb Chop, Philip D. Garcia, and Wenqian Wan in Barney & Friends (1992)
    Kids for Character
    7.6
    Video
    • Art Director
    • 1996
  • Storytime (1992)
    Storytime
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1992–1997
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Chad Allen in Straight Up (1988)
    Straight Up
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1988
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1987
  • The West of the Imagination (1986)
    The West of the Imagination
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1986
  • Penn & Teller Go Public (1985)
    Penn & Teller Go Public
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1985
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Jessica Lange in Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1984)
    Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Art Director
    • 1984
  • KCET Newsbeat with Clete Roberts
    TV Series
    • Art Director
    • 1981
  • Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
    Cosmos
    9.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Art Director
    • art director: studio
    • 1980

Art Department

  • Mancini and Friends
    8.6
    TV Special
    • set designer
    • 1987
  • Say Yes (1986)
    Say Yes
    4.5
    • set designer
    • 1986
  • Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
    Cosmos
    9.3
    TV Mini Series
    • art director: studio
    • 1980
  • Steambath (1973)
    Steambath
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • scenic artist
    • 1973
  • Carola (1973)
    Carola
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • scenic artist
    • 1973
  • The Shadow of a Gunman (1972)
    The Shadow of a Gunman
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • scenic artist
    • 1972
  • Night Call Nurses (1972)
    Night Call Nurses
    4.5
    • set design
    • 1972

Production Designer

  • Jim Carter and Jessica Marshall-Gardiner in The Late Show (1988)
    The Late Show
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Production Designer
    • 1993
  • Blanche Baker, Esther Rolle, and Penelope Windust in The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet (1982)
    The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet
    4.1
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • David Birney and Paul Shenar in Richard II (1982)
    Richard II
    5.6
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 1982
  • Macbeth (1981)
    Macbeth
    6.4
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice (1981)
    The Tragedy of Othello, the Moor of Venice
    6.7
    Video
    • Production Designer
    • 1981
  • Ayn Ruymen in Private Parts (1972)
    Private Parts
    6.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Born
    • July 4, 1937
    • Michigan City, Indiana, USA
  • Died
    • November 1, 2012
    • San Pedro, California, USA

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