Biography
Richard Macdonald (also credited as Richard McDonald or MacDonald) was a British production designer. He collaborated extensively with director Joseph Losey from the mid-1950s to the mid-1970s, and later worked on numerous American films after relocating to Hollywood.
Born in Yeovil, Somerset, he studied at the West of England College of Art in Bristol and the Royal College of Art. He taught painting at Leeds College of Art and Camberwell School of Arts and Crafts, and worked in television advertising before entering film design. His credits include Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Marathon Man (1976), Altered States (1980), Coming to America (1988), The Addams Family (1991), Jennifer Eight (1992) and The Firm (1993). He received three BAFTA nominations for production design.
Macdonald was married to costume designer Ruth Myers.
