William Ward Preston (April 20, 1932 – January 17, 2016) was an American production designer and art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film The Towering Inferno.
Known For
Purple Rain
(1984)
Production Design
Airplane!
(1980)
Production Design
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Assistant Art Director
UHF
(1989)
Production Design
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Art Direction
Camelot
(1967)
Set Designer
Gambit
(1966)
Set Designer
The Other
(1972)
Assistant Art Director
Wait Until Dark
(1967)
Set Designer
Capone
(1975)
Art Direction
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Production Design and Art Direction
Monte Walsh
(1970)
Art Direction
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Set Designer
Any Wednesday
(1966)
Set Designer
Ike
(1979)
Art Direction
Steel
(1979)
Production Design
Full Filmography
Art
Gambit
(1966)
Set Designer
Any Wednesday
(1966)
Set Designer
A Fine Madness
(1966)
Set Designer
Wait Until Dark
(1967)
Set Designer
Camelot
(1967)
Set Designer
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys
(1969)
Set Designer
Monte Walsh
(1970)
Art Direction
The Poseidon Adventure
(1972)
Assistant Art Director
The Other
(1972)
Assistant Art Director
The Stone Killer
(1973)
Production Design and Art Direction
The Towering Inferno
(1974)
Art Direction
Capone
(1975)
Art Direction
Viva Knievel!
(1977)
Production Design
Fire!
(1977)
Art Direction
To Kill a Cop
(1978)
Art Direction
Ike
(1979)
Art Direction
Steel
(1979)
Production Design
The Night the City Screamed
(1980)
Production Design
The Ghosts of Buxley Hall
(1980)
Production Design and Art Direction
Airplane!
(1980)
Production Design
Power
(1980)
Art Direction
Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.
(1981)
Production Design
That Championship Season
(1982)
Production Design
Purple Rain
(1984)
Production Design
American Anthem
(1986)
Production Design
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
(1987)
Production Design
UHF
(1989)
Production Design
Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
(1991)
Production Design
Staying Afloat
(1993)
Production Design
Blessed Assurance
(1997)
Art Direction