Roy Walker (production designer)

{{short description|British production designer}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2020}}

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| name = Roy Walker

| birth_date = 1931

| birth_place = Tonbridge, Kent, England

| death_date = {{death date and age|2013|1|6|1931|df=y}}

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| occupation = Production designer

| yearsactive = 1953–2001

| awards = Academy Award, British Academy Film Award

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Roy Walker (1931 – 6 January 2013){{cite web|url=http://awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas_awards/BasicSearch?action=searchLink&displayType=6&BSNomineeID=63180|title=Results Page|access-date=21 June 2015}}{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} was a British production designer. He won an Academy Award and was nominated for two more in the Best Art Direction category.{{cite web |url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0908178/awards |title=IMDb.com: Roy Walker – Awards |access-date=27 December 2008|work=IMDb.com}} Born in Kent, England in 1931, Walker began his career at 16.{{Cite web|date=1999-11-07|title=A cluster of period pieces this season highlights the key yet often overlooked role of production designers. Here (and on Page 32) is their chance to describe . . . : How They Got the Look|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-nov-07-ca-30747-story.html|access-date=2021-04-20|website=Los Angeles Times|language=en-US}} He collaborated with many film directors, most notably David Lean, Stanley Kubrick and Roland Joffe.