Dean Tavoularis

Production designer. Born 18 May 1932 in Lowell, Massachusetts, USA. Died 22 April 2026.

Titles on Fi1m9 crew · 1 other

Average Fi1m score

Oscar1 won · 4 nominated

Born

18 May 1932, Lowell, Massachusetts, USA

Died

22 April 2026

Active

1967–1998

Frequently works with

Francis Ford Coppola, Al Pacino, Mario Puzo, Diane Keaton, Frederic Forrest, John Cazale, John Milius, Marlon Brando

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The arc

Average Fi1m score of the work we have reviewed, by decade.

Fi1m against the critics

83Fi1m

76Critics

We rate Dean’s work 7 points above the press, across 9 titles with a critics’ score.

The spread

80 and above5

60 to 794

Under 600

Of 9 reviewed titles.

In numbers

Reviewed: 9 films
Screen time: 21 hours of reviewed films
Box office: $785m across 9 films with figures
Academy Awards: 1 Oscar1 won · 4 nominated
Active: 1967–1998

Genres

Drama9
Crime6
Comedy2
Adventure1
Fantasy1
Mystery1

Best and worst on Fi1m

93BestThe Godfather1972

63WorstThe Godfather Part III1990

Credits by decade

Everything credited, reviewed or not.

31960s

81970s

101980s

101990s

32000s

22010s

12020s

Directors most worked with

Francis Ford Coppola8 titles

Co-stars most worked with

Al Pacino3 titles

Diane Keaton2 titles

Frederic Forrest2 titles

John Cazale2 titles

John Milius2 titles

Marlon Brando2 titles

Awards

Academy Awards1 won · 4 nominated

Nominated1991Best Production Design · The Godfather Part III
Nominated1989Best Production Design · Tucker: The Man and His Dream
Nominated1980Best Production Design · Apocalypse Now
Nominated1979Best Production Design · The Brink's Job
Won1975Best Production Design · The Godfather Part II

Awards from Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.