Robert Drumheller
Robert Drumheller (* before 1967; † February 1, 1998 ) was a production designer and art director .
Life
Drumheller began his career on the film staff in 1967 with television. His first feature film was the thriller Incident ... and they had no mercy . In the early 1970s he worked on the blaxploitation films Shaft and Greetings from Guns . He worked frequently with Sidney Lumet and Woody Allen .
1979 he was responsible for Lumet's adventure film The Wiz - The Wizard of Oz along with Tony Walton , Philip Rosenberg and Edward Stewart for the Oscar in the category Best Art Direction nominated, but the award went this year to the fantasy film The Heaven Can Wait .
Drumheller was rarely active in television; for one of his few television works, the miniseries Evergreen , he won a Primetime Emmy in 1985 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1969: stiletto
- 1971: Shaft
- 1972: From pistols with love (Shaft's Big Score)
- 1975: The Stepford Wives (The Stepford Wives)
- 1976: The straw man (The Front)
- 1977: The Urban Neurotic (Annie Hall)
- 1978: The Wiz (The Wiz)
- 1979: Manhattan
- 1982: Garp and How He Saw the World (The World According to Garp)
- 1984: The Muppets Take Manhattan (The Muppets Take Manhattan)
- 1984: Ghostbusters - Ghostbusters (Ghostbusters)
- 1986: Jumpin 'Jack Flash
Nominations (selection)
- 1979 : Oscar nomination for Best Production Design for The Wiz - The Magic Land
Web links
- Robert Drumheller in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Robert Drumheller in the All Movie Guide (English)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Drumheller, Robert |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Production designer and art director |
| DATE OF BIRTH | before 1967 |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 1, 1998 |