Michael Ford

Michael D. Ford was an English film art, scenic artist, art director and set decorator. He was born in southern England and trained as an illustrator at Goldsmiths College, London.

He served as set decorator for Raiders of the Lost Ark, the first Indiana Jones film, leading him to became co-recipient of the Academy Award for Best Art Direction. This was preceded by a nomination for working in The Empire Strikes Back and followed by a nomination for working in Return of the Jedi, the last two films of the original trilogy of Star Wars.

Before Raiders, some of his first works were Man in the Moon, The Anniversary and Kelly's Heroes. Other works to note were Empire of the Sun (for which he received another nomination). He also served in a design capacity on the James Bond films The Living Daylights, License to Kill and GoldenEye. He won his second Academy Award for his work on Titanic.

Ford passed away on May 31, 2018. He was 90.