Biography
William John Creber (July 26, 1931 β March 7, 2019) was an American art director and production designer. He was nominated for three Academy Awards in the category Best Art Direction. In 2004 he received an Art Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award and in 2020 he was inaugurated into their hall of fame. He is largely responsible for the design of the miniature model Flying Sub in the 1960s television series Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea and the miniature model Gemini 12 spaceship in the later television series Lost in Space. He died of complications of pneumonia on March 7, 2019, in Los Angeles.
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Filmography
all 29
Movies 27
TV Shows 2
self 2
Self
Backstory (2000)
TV
Production Design
Without Limits (1998)
Movie
Self
Behind the Planet of the Apes (1998)
Movie
Production Design
Street Fighter (1994)
Movie
4.5
Production Designer
Christy (1994)
TV
Production Design
Folks! (1992)
Movie
5.43
ProductionDesigner
The Magic Balloon (1990)
Movie
Production Design
Hot Pursuit (1987)
Movie
Production Design
Flight of the Navigator (1986)
Movie
5.86
ProductionDesigner
Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
Movie
Production Design
Children in the Crossfire (1984)
Movie
ProductionDesigner
The Prodigal (1983)
Movie
Production Design
Yes, Giorgio (1982)
Movie
Production Design
Six Pack (1982)
Movie
Production Design
Hopscotch (1980)
Movie
Production Design
Mr. Horn (1979)
Movie
Production Design
The Domino Principle (1977)
Movie
Production Design
Islands in the Stream (1977)
Movie
Production Design
The Towering Inferno (1974)
Movie
6.67
Production Design
The Poseidon Adventure (1972)
Movie
4.25
Art Direction
The Strange Monster of Strawberry Cove (1971)
Movie
Art Direction
Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971)
Movie
5.42
Art Direction
But I Don't Want to Get Married! (1970)
Movie
Art Direction
Beneath the Planet of the Apes (1970)
Movie
5.61
Art Direction
Along Came a Spider (1970)
Movie
Art Direction
Justine (1969)
Movie
Art Direction
The Detective (1968)
Movie
Art Direction
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Movie
6.43
Production Design
The Greatest Story Ever Told (1965)
Movie
Ratings
Average 6.03
Based on 569 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
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Information
Known ForArt
GenderMale
Birthday1931-07-26
Deathday2019-03-07 (87 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsArt Directors Guild Lifetime Achievement Award
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