Leslie Dilley
Leslie Dilley (January 11, 1941 — May 20, 2025) was a Welsh art director and production designer. During his career from the 1970s to 2000s, he won the Academy Award for Best Art Direction twice for Star Wars (1977) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). Dilley received additional Best Art Direction nominations for Alien (1979), The Empire Strikes Back (1980), and The Abyss (1989). Apart from art direction, Dilley was a production designer for The Exorcist III (1990), Casper (1995), and Son of the Mask (2005). In 1941, Dilley was born in Rhondda Valley, South Wales. Growing up, Dilley and his family moved to London and lived in Wembley Park. For his post-secondary education, Dilley studied architecture at Willesden Technical College. While working as an apprentice plasterer during college, Dilley was encouraged by a classmate to apply at Pinewood Studios. After Pinewood told him there were no open positions available, Dilley completed a five year plastering apprenticeship at the Associated British Picture Corporation.
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Deep Impact
as Waiter
1998

Pay It Forward
as The Governor
2000

The Peacemaker
as New York Priest
1997

Cold Creek Manor
as Antique Dealer
2003

Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
as Self
2009

The Alien Legacy
as Self
1999

The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars
as Himself
2017

Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"
as Self
2016