Ian Whittaker

Ian Roy Whittaker (13 July 1928 – 16 October 2022) was a British set decorator and actor. He won an Academy Award and was nominated three more times in the category Best Art Direction.

Ian Whittaker
Born	(1928-07-13)13 July 1928 London, England
Died	16 October 2022(2022-10-16) (aged 94)
Occupation(s)	Set decorator, actor
Years active	1949–2009

Whittaker died of prostate cancer on 16 October 2022, at the age of 94.^[1][2]

Selected filmography

Whittaker won an Academy Award for Best Art Direction and was nominated for three more:

Won

• Howards End (1992)^[3]

Nominated

• Alien (1979)
• The Remains of the Day (1993)^[4]
• Anna and the King (1999)^[5]

References

1. Gilbey, Ryan (26 October 2022). "Ian Whittaker obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 26 October 2022.
2. Barnes, Mike (27 October 2022). "Ian Whittaker, Set Decorator on 'Alien,' 'Howards End' and 'Tommy,' Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 28 October 2022.
3. "The 65th Academy Awards (1993) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 2 August 2011.
4. "The 66th Academy Awards (1994) Nominees and Winners". oscars.org. Retrieved 4 August 2011.
5. "Nominees & Winners for the 72nd Academy Awards". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS). Archived from the original on 9 November 2014. Retrieved 3 January 2014.

External links

• Ian Whittaker at IMDb