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Alan Tomkins(1939-2020)

  • Art Director
  • Art Department
  • Actor
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Alan Tomkins was born in 1939 in Fulham, London, England, UK. He was an art director and actor, known for Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980), Batman Begins (2005) and Lifeforce (1985). He died on 20 September 2020 in England.
Born1939
DiedSeptember 20, 2020
Born1939
DiedSeptember 20, 2020
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Harrison Ford, Anthony Daniels, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, David Prowse, Kenny Baker, and Peter Mayhew in Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back
8.7
  • Art Director
  • 1980
Batman Begins (2005)
Batman Begins
8.2
  • Art Director
  • 2005
Lifeforce (1985)
Lifeforce
6.2
  • Art Director
  • 1985
Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan
8.6
  • Art Director
  • 1998

Credits

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Art Director

  • Batman Begins (2005)
    Batman Begins
    8.2
    • senior art director
    • 2005
  • Pierce Brosnan and Halle Berry in Die Another Day (2002)
    Die Another Day
    6.1
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Reign of Fire (2002)
    Reign of Fire
    6.2
    • Art Director
    • 2002
  • Scott Grimes, Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Shane Taylor, and Peter Youngblood Hills in Band of Brothers (2001)
    Band of Brothers
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • senior art director
    • 2001
  • Don Quixote (2000)
    Don Quixote
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • supervising art director
    • 2000
  • Patrick Stewart in A Christmas Carol (1999)
    A Christmas Carol
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • supervising art director
    • 1999
  • Matthew Lillard, Saffron Burrows, and Freddie Prinze Jr. in Wing Commander (1999)
    Wing Commander
    4.4
    • Art Director
    • 1999
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Christopher Lloyd, Gene Wilder, Robbie Coltrane, Ben Kingsley, Tina Majorino, Miranda Richardson, Martin Short, Peter Ustinov, and George Wendt in Alice in Wonderland (1999)
    Alice in Wonderland
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • supervising art director
    • 1999
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    Saving Private Ryan
    8.6
    • Art Director
    • 1998
  • Kundun (1997)
    Kundun
    7.0
    • supervising art director (as Alan R. Tomkins)
    • 1997
  • Glenn Close in 101 Dalmatians (1996)
    101 Dalmatians
    5.8
    • supervising art director
    • 1996
  • Liam Neeson and Jessica Lange in Rob Roy (1995)
    Rob Roy
    6.9
    • Art Director
    • 1995
  • Woody Harrelson and Juliette Lewis in Natural Born Killers (1994)
    Natural Born Killers
    7.2
    • supervising art director (as Alan R. Tomkins)
    • 1994
  • Kevin Costner in JFK (1991)
    JFK
    8.0
    • Art Director (as Alan R. Tomkins)
    • 1991
  • Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    6.9
    • supervising art director
    • 1991

Art Department

  • Peter O'Toole, Geraldine Chaplin, Ted Danson, Omar Sharif, Shashi Kapoor, Mary Steenburgen, James Fox, Nicholas Lyndhurst, Kate Maberly, and Edward Woodward in Gulliver's Travels (1996)
    Gulliver's Travels
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • art director: UK
    • 1996
  • Tom Cruise and Kirsten Dunst in Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
    Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
    7.5
    • art director: New Orleans
    • 1994
  • Tommy Lee Jones in Heaven & Earth (1993)
    Heaven & Earth
    6.8
    • supervising art director: Thailand (as Alan R. Tomkins)
    • 1993
  • Steve Guttenberg, Daryl Hannah, and Peter O'Toole in High Spirits (1988)
    High Spirits
    5.8
    • art director: Ireland
    • 1988
  • Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
    A View to a Kill
    6.3
    • additional art director
    • 1985
  • Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
    Firefox
    5.9
    • draughtsman: Europe
    • 1982
  • Victor/Victoria (1982)
    Victor/Victoria
    7.6
    • assistant art director
    • 1982
  • Alien (1979)
    Alien
    8.4
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • Harrison Ford and Lesley-Anne Down in Hanover Street (1979)
    Hanover Street
    6.0
    • assistant art director (as Alan Tompkins)
    • 1979
  • The Devils (1971)
    The Devils
    7.7
    • assistant art director
    • 1971
  • Tam Lin (1970)
    Tam Lin
    5.7
    • assistant art director
    • 1970
  • Laurence Olivier, Michael Caine, Christopher Plummer, Robert Shaw, Trevor Howard, Harry Andrews, Curd Jürgens, Ian McShane, Kenneth More, Nigel Patrick, Michael Redgrave, Ralph Richardson, Patrick Wymark, and Susannah York in Battle of Britain (1969)
    Battle of Britain
    7.0
    • assistant art director (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
    2001: A Space Odyssey
    8.3
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Mister Ten Per Cent (1967)
    Mister Ten Per Cent
    5.0
    • assistant art director
    • 1967
  • The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
    The Heroes of Telemark
    6.5
    • draughtsman (uncredited)
    • 1965

Actor

  • Let the People Sing (1942)
    Let the People Sing
    6.7
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Alan R. Tomkins
  • Born
    • 1939
    • Fulham, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • September 20, 2020
    • England(cancer)

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