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- Known For
- Art
- Born
- May 18, 1932
- Place of Birth
- Lowell, Massachusetts, USA
- Died
- April 22, 2026
Dean Tavoularis
Dean Tavoularis (May 18, 1932 — April 22, 2026) was an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart and Bonnie and Clyde. Although born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrant parents, Tavoularis spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Hollywood studios. He studied architecture and painting at different art schools and landed a job at the Disney Studios first as an in-betweener in the animation department, and later as a storyboard artist. In 1967, Arthur Penn called him to take charge of the artistic direction of Bonnie and Clyde. Three years later, Penn called him once again to design Little Big Man. But it was working with Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 on The Godfather that set the creative tone of his career. Th…
Filmography
movieThe Family
2023 · Thanks
movieThe Godfather: The Complete Epic 1901–1959
2016 · Production Design
movieCarnage
2011 · Production Design
Pina Colada
moviePina Colada
2009 · Vincent Miller
movieRevolution! The Making of 'Bonnie and Clyde'
2008 · Self
movieAngel Eyes
2001 · Production Design
movieCQ
2001 · Man at Screening (uncredited), Production Design
movieThe Ninth Gate
1999 · Production Design
movieThe Parent Trap
1998 · Production Design
movieBulworth
1998 · Production Design
movieJack
1996 · Production Design
movieI Love Trouble
1994 · Production Design
movieRising Sun
1993 · Production Design
movieShelf Life
1993 · Production Design
movieThe Godfather Trilogy: 1901-1980
1992 · Production Design
movieFinal Analysis
1992 · Production Design
movieHearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse
1991 · Self
movieThe Godfather Part III
1990 · Production Design
movieNew York Stories
1989 · Production Design
movieTucker: The Man and His Dream
1988 · Production Design
movieA Man in Love
1987 · Production Design
movieGardens of Stone
1987 · Production Design
moviePeggy Sue Got Married
1986 · Production Design
movieRumble Fish
1983 · Production Design
movieThe Outsiders
1983 · Production Design
movieHammett
1982 · Production Design
movieThe Escape Artist
1982 · Production Design
movieOne from the Heart
1982 · Production Design
movieApocalypse Now
1979 · Production Design
movieThe Brink's Job
1978 · Production Design
movieFarewell, My Lovely
1975 · Production Design
movieThe Godfather Part II
1974 · Production Design
movieThe Conversation
1974 · Production Design
movieThe Godfather
1972 · Production Design
movieLittle Big Man
1970 · Production Design
movieZabriskie Point
1970 · Production Design
movieCandy
1968 · Art Direction
moviePetulia
1968 · Art Direction
movieBonnie and Clyde
1967 · Art Direction