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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1944-02-25 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

London, England, UK

Roger Christian

Biography:

Roger Christian (born 25 February 1944) is an English set decorator, production designer and feature film director. He won an Academy Award for his work on the original Star Wars and was Oscar-nominated for his work on Alien. Christian directed the second unit on both Return of the Jedi and Star Wars: Episode I – The Phantom Menace as well as feature films including The Sender and Nostradamus. He also directed the 2000 film Battlefield Earth which is regarded as one of the worst films ever made.

Known For

Acting

2025

Alien, Terror in Space as Self - Interviewee

2019

2017

2003

Art

2004

Bandido as Production Design

1979

Alien as Art Direction
Life of Brian as Art Direction

1977

Star Wars as Set Decoration

1974

Akenfield as Art Direction

1970

And Soon the Darkness as Assistant Art Director

Directing

2016

Joseph and Mary as Director

2013

Stranded as Director

2004

American Daylight as Director
Bandido as Director

1999

1997

Masterminds as Director

1996

Underworld as Director

1995

The Final Cut as Director

1994

Nostradamus as Director

1984

1983

Return of the Jedi as Second Unit Director

1982

The Sender as Director

1981

The Dollar Bottom as Director

1980

Black Angel as Director

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Writing

2013

Stranded as Writer

1994

Nostradamus as Story

1984

1980

Black Angel as Writer

Production

2013

13 Eerie as Executive Producer

2012

2004

Bandido as Producer

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