Leslie Dilley

Art

Birthday

1941/01/11

Day of death

2025/05/20 (84 years old)

Gender

Male

Place of Birth

Rhondda, Glamorgan, Wales, UK

Also know as

Les Dilley

Biography

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 ...Read more

Acting
Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'
6.7

(2009) Beware the Moon: Remembering 'An American Werewolf in London'

as Self

Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"
6.0

(2016) Death, Be Not Proud: The Making of "The Exorcist III"

as Self

The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars
9.3

(2017) The Galaxy Britain Built: The British Force Behind Star Wars

as Himself

The Alien Legacy
6.9

(1999) The Alien Legacy

as Self

Pay It Forward
7.4

(2000) Pay It Forward

as The Governor

The Peacemaker
6.0

(1997) The Peacemaker

as New York Priest

Deep Impact
6.2

(1998) Deep Impact

as Waiter