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.
Filmography (32)
Little Man
Son of the Mask
Cold Creek Manor
Pay It Forward
Men of Honor
Inspector Gadget
Deep Impact
The Peacemaker
The Fifth Element
Diabolique
Casper
How to Make an American Quilt
Monkey Trouble
Honey, I Blew Up the Kid
The Distinguished Gentleman
Guilty by Suspicion
What About Bob?
The Exorcist III
The Abyss
Invaders from Mars
Allan Quatermain and the Lost City of Gold
Legend
Never Say Never Again
An American Werewolf in London
Raiders of the Lost Ark
The Empire Strikes Back
Alien
Superman
Star Wars
The Four Musketeers
The Three Musketeers
