Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Awards
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Paul Sheriff(1903-1960)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Production Designer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Paul Sheriff was born on 13 November 1903 in Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]. He was an art director and production designer, known for Moulin Rouge (1952), Henry V (1944) and The Crimson Pirate (1952). He died on 25 September 1960 in London, England, UK.
BornNovember 13, 1903
DiedSeptember 25, 1960(56)
BornNovember 13, 1903
DiedSeptember 25, 1960(56)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels
  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 1 win & 1 nomination total

Known for

Moulin Rouge (1952)
Moulin Rouge
7.0
  • Art Director
  • 1952
Walter Bjorne in Henry V (1944)
Henry V
7.0
  • Art Director
  • 1944
The Crimson Pirate (1952)
The Crimson Pirate
7.1
  • Art Director
  • 1952
Anita Ekberg and Victor Mature in Pickup Alley (1957)
Pickup Alley
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 1957

Credits

IMDbPro

Art Director



  • Cary Grant, Deborah Kerr, Robert Mitchum, and Jean Simmons in The Grass Is Greener (1960)
    The Grass Is Greener
    6.4
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons (1960)
    Bluebeard's Ten Honeymoons
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 1960
  • Libel (1959)
    Libel
    7.2
    • Art Director
    • 1959
  • Dirk Bogarde and Leslie Caron in The Doctor's Dilemma (1958)
    The Doctor's Dilemma
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Chase a Crooked Shadow (1958)
    Chase a Crooked Shadow
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1958
  • Anita Ekberg and Victor Mature in Pickup Alley (1957)
    Pickup Alley
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 1957
  • The Silken Affair (1956)
    The Silken Affair
    5.5
    • Art Director
    • 1956
  • The Man Who Loved Redheads (1955)
    The Man Who Loved Redheads
    5.8
    • Art Director
    • 1955
  • Orson Welles, Alan Badel, Eddie Byrne, John Gregson, Emrys Jones, Leueen MacGrath, and Elizabeth Sellars in Three Cases of Murder (1954)
    Three Cases of Murder
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Aunt Clara (1954)
    Aunt Clara
    6.5
    • Art Director
    • 1954
  • Alec Guinness, Yvonne De Carlo, and Celia Johnson in The Captain's Paradise (1953)
    The Captain's Paradise
    6.8
    • Art Director
    • 1953
  • Claude Rains and Märta Torén in The Paris Express (1952)
    The Paris Express
    6.3
    • Art Director (as Paul Sherrif)
    • 1952
  • Moulin Rouge (1952)
    Moulin Rouge
    7.0
    • Art Director
    • 1952
  • The Crimson Pirate (1952)
    The Crimson Pirate
    7.1
    • Art Director
    • 1952
  • Flesh and Blood (1951)
    Flesh and Blood
    5.9
    • Art Director
    • 1951

Art Department



  • The Legend of the Good Beasts
    Short
    • set designer
    • 1956
  • Joseph Buloff, Guido Lorraine, and Ron Randell in The Fifth Season (1954)
    The Fifth Season
    TV Movie
    • scenery designer
    • 1954
  • Carnival (1946)
    Carnival
    5.8
    • supervising art director
    • 1946
  • Ralph Richardson in Secret Flight (1946)
    Secret Flight
    6.5
    • supervising art director
    • 1946
  • Johnny in the Clouds (1945)
    Johnny in the Clouds
    7.3
    • supervising art director
    • 1945
  • Laurence Olivier in Adventure for Two (1943)
    Adventure for Two
    6.2
    • supervising art director
    • 1943
  • Jane Baxter and Clifford Evans in The Flemish Farm (1943)
    The Flemish Farm
    6.0
    • supervising art director
    • 1943
  • Talk About Jacqueline (1942)
    Talk About Jacqueline
    6.1
    • supervising art director
    • 1942
  • James Mason and Hugh Williams in Secret Mission (1942)
    Secret Mission
    5.5
    • supervising art director
    • 1942
  • The Divorce of Lady X (1938)
    The Divorce of Lady X
    6.6
    • assistant art director (as P. Sherriff)
    • 1938

Production Designer



  • The Millionairess (1960)
    The Millionairess
    5.4
    • Production Designer
    • 1960
  • Gordon Scott in Tarzan and the Lost Safari (1957)
    Tarzan and the Lost Safari
    5.7
    • Production Designer
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Paul Sherrif
  • Born
    • November 13, 1903
    • Moscow, Russian Empire [now Russia]
  • Died
    • September 25, 1960
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Educated at Oxford.

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.