Keith Wilson (production designer)
Keith Wilson | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 September 1941 |
| Died | 6 July 2011 (aged 69) |
| Education | Medway College of Art, Rochester |
| Occupations | Production designer, art director |
| Years active | 1961[1]–2007 |
Keith George Wilson (19 September 1941 – 6 July 2011)[2] was a British production designer of television and film. Having studied theatre design at the Medway College of Art, Rochester,[1][3] he began his career at AP Films (later Century 21 Productions) in the early 1960s, working as an art department assistant on Fireball XL5 (1963) and subsequent Gerry Anderson productions.
For the production of Joe 90 and The Secret Service, Wilson took over from Bob Bell as Century 21's art director.[1] He was an uncredited costume designer on UFO[1] and created sets for Space: 1999 (1975–1977) and Star Maidens (1976).
Wilson continued to work in production design until the 2000s. His final PD credit was The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007).[1]
He died on 6 July 2011, aged 69.[1][4]
Awards
Wilson won an Emmy for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for the TV film Stalin (1992). He had been nominated for Outstanding Art Direction for a Miniseries or a Special for Great Expectations (1989). He later received a CableACE Award for Art Direction in a Dramatic Special or Series/Movie or Miniseries for The Old Curiosity Shop (1995).
Filmography
- The Hills Have Eyes 2 (2007)
- The Ten Commandments (2007)
- A Christmas Carol (TV film, 2004)
- The Blackwater Lightship (TV film, 2004)
- Dinotopia (TV mini-series, 2002)
- Victoria & Albert (TV mini-series, 2001)
- In the Beginning (TV mini-series, 2000)
- Mary, Mother of Jesus (TV film, 1999)
- The Seventh Scroll (TV mini-series, 1999)
- Miracle at Midnight (TV film, 1998)
- Oliver Twist (TV film, 1997)
- The Apocalypse Watch (TV film, 1997)
- Supply & Demand (TV series, 1997)
- The Little Riders (TV film, 1996)
- The Governor (TV series, 1995)
- The Old Curiosity Shop (TV series, 1995)
- Remember (TV series, 1993)
- Stalin (TV film, 1992)
- Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (TV series, 1992)
- L'Amérique en otage (TV series, 1991)
- Great Expectations (TV mini-series, 1989)
- The Lady and the Highwayman (TV film, 1989)
- Steal the Sky (TV series, 1988)
- A Hazard of Hearts (TV film, 1987)
- The Lion of Africa (TV series, 1987)
- Gulag (TV film, 1985)
- Out of the Darkness (TV film, 1985)
- Exploits at West Poley (TV series, 1985)
- Haunters of the Deep (1984)
- Slayground (1983)
- Memoirs of a Survivor (1981)
- Riding High (1981)
- Yesterday's Hero (1979)
- A Man Called Intrepid (TV mini-series, 1979)
- International Velvet (1978)
- Space: 1999 (TV series, 48 episodes, 1975–78)
- The New Avengers (TV series, six episodes, 1977)
- Star Maidens (TV series, 13 episodes, 1976)
- Madhouse (1974) – set dresser[1]
- UFO (TV series, 26 episodes, 1970)
- The Secret Service (TV series, 1969)
- Captain Scarlet and the Mysterons (TV series, six episodes, 1967)
- Thunderbirds Are Go (1966)
References
- ^ a b c d e f g Bentley, Chris (2022). Space: 1999 – The Vault. Signum Books. p. 48. ISBN 978-0-99551914-5.
- ^ "Summer 2011 Newsletter: In Memoriam – Keith Wilson" (PDF). British Film Designers Guild. 2011. Retrieved 21 August 2023.
- ^ "Keith Wilson – Production Designer". catacombs.space1999.net. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ^ "Genius Keith Wilson Dies". Archived from the original on 5 August 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2011.
External links
- Keith Wilson at IMDb