Lamont, Peter 1929–

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LAMONT, Peter 1929–

PERSONAL

Born November 12, 1929, in England; brother of Michael Lamont (an art director and production designer); children: Neil (an art director). Education: Attended art school, c. mid–1940s.

Addresses: Office—The Lyons Sheldon Agency, 800 S. Robertson Blvd., Suite 6, Los Angeles, CA 90035–1606.

Career: Production designer, art director, and set decorator. Also worked as a print boy runner at Pineweood Studios, c. 1946–48. Military service: Served in the military.

Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination (with others), best art direction—set decoration, 1971, for Fiddler on the Roof; Academy Award nomination (with others), best art direction—set decoration 1977, for The Spy Who Loved Me; Academy Award nomination (with others), best art direction—set decoration, 1986, Film Award nomination, best production design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1987, for Aliens; Academy Award (with others), best art direction—set decoration, Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award, best production design, 1997, Golden Satellite Award, outstanding art direction, Film Award nomination, best production design, British Academy of Film and Television Arts, 1998, all for Titanic.

CREDITS

Film Production Designer:

For Your Eyes Only, United Artists, 1981.

Octopussy (also known as Ian Fleming's Octopussy), United Artists, 1983.

Top Secret!, Paramount, 1984.

A View to a Kill (also known as Ian Fleming's A View to a Kill), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1985.

Aliens, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1986.

The Living Daylights (also known as Ian Fleming's The Living Daylights), United Artists, 1987.

Consuming Passions, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1988.

License to Kill (also known as Albert R. Broccoli's License to Kill), United Artists, 1989.

Eve of Destruction, 1991.

The Taking of Beverly Hills (also known as Boomer: The Taking of Beverly Hills), 1991.

True Lies, Twentieth Century–Fox/Universal, 1994.

GoldenEye, Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1995.

Titanic, Paramount, 1997.

The World Is Not Enough (also known as Pressure Point and T.W.I.N.E.), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists, 1999.

Wing Commander (also known as Wing Commander: Space Will Never Be the Same), Twentieth Century–Fox, 1999.

Die Another Day (also known as D.A.D.), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer, 2002.

Film Art Director:

The Fast Lady, 1962.

(Uncredited) Thunderball (also known as Ian Fleming's Thunderball), 1965.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service (also known as Ian Fleming's On Her Majesty's Secret Service and O.H.M.S.S.), 1969.

When Eight Bells Toll, 1971.

Diamonds Are Forever (also known as Ian Fleming's Diamonds Are Forever), 1971.

Sleuth, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1972.

(With others) Live and Let Die (also known as Ian Fleming's Live and Let Die), United Artists, 1973.

(With others) The Man with the Golden Gun (also known as Ian Fleming's The Man with the Golden Gun), United Artists, 1974.

The Dove, 1974.

Inside Out (also known as Ein Genialer Bluff, The Golden Heist, and Hitler's Gold), Warner Bros., 1975.

The Seven Per–Cent Solution, 1976.

The Spy Who Loved Me (also known as Ian Fleming's The Spy Who Loved Me), United Artists, 1977.

The Boys from Brazil, Twentieth Century–Fox, 1978.

Sphinx, Warner Bros., 1980.

Film Set Decorator:

Burn, Witch, Burn, 1962.

This Sporting Life, Continental Distributing, 1963.

On Her Majesty's Secret Service, United Artists, 1969.

Fiddler on the Roof, United Artists, 1971.

Film Set Dresser:

Watcher Your Stern (also known as What a Carry On: Watch Your Stern), 1960.

Night of the Eagle (also known as Burn, Witch, Burn!), 1962.

This Sporting Life, 1963.

Film Work; Other:

(Uncredited) Draughtsman, The Importance of Being Earnest (also known as Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest), 1952.

Draughtsman, Miracle in Soho, 1957.

Drafter, Waltz of the Toreadors, Continental Distributing, 1962.

Assistant art director, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang (also known as Ian Fleming's Chitty Chitty Bang Bang), 1968.

Set designer, Carry On Matron (also known as The Preggers Opera and Womb at the Top), 1972.

Visual effects art director, Moonraker (also known as Ian Fleming's Moonraker), United Artists, 1979.

Consultant: production design, Ghosthunter, 2000.

Film Appearances:

Himself, Behind the Scenes with "Thunderball" (documentary), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 1995.

Himself, Behind the Scenes with "Goldfinger" (also known as The Making of "Goldfinger"; documentary short), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer/United Artists Home Entertainment, 1995.

Himself, Inside "Live and Let Die" (documentary short film), 1999.

Himself, Inside "License to Kill" (documentary short film), 1999.

Himself, Inside "For Your Eyes Only" (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Ken Adam: Designing Bond (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "You Only Live Twice" (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "The Man with the Golden Gun" (documentary short film), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Home Entertainment, 2000.

Himself, Inside "The Living Daylights" (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" (documentary), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Home Entertainment, 2000.

Himself, Inside "Diamonds Are Forever" (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "A View to a Kill" (documentary), 2000.

Himself, Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "The Spy Who Loved Me" (documentary short film), 2000.

Himself, Inside "Octopussy" (documentary short film), 2001.

Himself, Inside "Die Another Day" (documentary), Metro–Goldwyn–Mayer Home Entertainment, 2003.

Himself, Superior Firepower: The Making of "Aliens" (documentary), Twentieth Century–Fox Home Entertainment, 2003.

Television Appearances; Specials:

Himself, James Bond: A BAFTA Tribute (documentary), BBC, 2002.