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Phil Abramson(1933-1987)

  • Set Decorator
  • Visual Effects
  • Art Department
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Phil Abramson was born on 13 March 1933 in Omaha, Nebraska, USA. Phil was a set decorator, known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977), Howard the Duck (1986) and Bullitt (1968). Phil died on 5 July 1987 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMarch 13, 1933
DiedJuly 5, 1987(54)
BornMarch 13, 1933
DiedJuly 5, 1987(54)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.6
  • Set Decorator
  • 1977
Howard the Duck (1986)
Howard the Duck
4.8
  • Set Decorator
  • 1986
Steve McQueen in Bullitt (1968)
Bullitt
7.4
  • Set Decorator(as Phillip Abramson)
  • 1968
Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
Real Genius
6.9
  • Set Decorator(as Philip Abramson)
  • 1985

Credits

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Set Decorator



  • Danny DeVito and Richard Dreyfuss in Tin Men (1987)
    Tin Men
    6.6
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1987
  • Howard the Duck (1986)
    Howard the Duck
    4.8
    • Set Decorator
    • 1986
  • Woody Harrelson, Goldie Hawn, Wesley Snipes, Jsu Garcia, Tab Thacker, and Mykelti Williamson in Wildcats (1986)
    Wildcats
    6.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1986
  • Val Kilmer in Real Genius (1985)
    Real Genius
    6.9
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1985
  • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, George Segal, and Dar Robinson in Stick (1985)
    Stick
    5.7
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1985
  • JoBeth Williams and Michael Ontkean in Kids Don't Tell (1985)
    Kids Don't Tell
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1985
  • Hard to Hold (1984)
    Hard to Hold
    4.8
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1984
  • I Take These Men (1983)
    I Take These Men
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1983
  • Young Doctors in Love (1982)
    Young Doctors in Love
    5.5
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1982
  • Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, and Bernie Casey in Sharky's Machine (1981)
    Sharky's Machine
    6.3
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abrahamson)
    • 1981
  • Klinton Spilsbury in The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981)
    The Legend of the Lone Ranger
    5.0
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1981
  • Robert De Niro in Raging Bull (1980)
    Raging Bull
    8.1
    • Set Decorator
    • 1980
  • Christine Freeman and Bruce in Jaws 2 (1978)
    Jaws 2
    5.8
    • Set Decorator (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1978
  • Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
    Close Encounters of the Third Kind
    7.6
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977
  • Secrets (1977)
    Secrets
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Set Decorator
    • 1977

Visual Effects



  • Mel Brooks and Anne Bancroft in To Be or Not to Be (1983)
    To Be or Not to Be
    6.9
    • visual effects designer (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Bruce in Jaws 3-D (1983)
    Jaws 3-D
    3.7
    • visual design consultant (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1983

Art Department



  • Death Be Not Proud (1975)
    Death Be Not Proud
    7.9
    TV Movie
    • designer (as Philip Abramson)
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Philip Abrahamson
  • Born
    • March 13, 1933
    • Omaha, Nebraska, USA
  • Died
    • July 5, 1987
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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