{{Short description|British art director (1939–2020)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2025}} {{Infobox person | image = | name = Alan Tomkins | birth_date = {{Birth date|1939|1|19|df=yes}}<ref>[https://www.bafta.org/heritage/in-memory-of/alan-tomkins-0 BAFTA: Alan Tomkins]</ref> | birth_place = Fulham, London, England | death_date = {{Death date and age|2020|9|21|1939|1|19|df=yes}} | death_place = | occupation = Art director | years_active = 1968–2005 }}

'''Alan Tomkins''' (19 January 1939 &ndash; 21 September 2020) was a British art director. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Art Direction for the film ''The Empire Strikes Back''.<ref name="Oscars1981">{{Cite web|url=http://www.oscars.org/oscars/ceremonies/1981 |title=The 53rd Academy Awards (1981) Nominees and Winners |access-date=14 January 2017|work=oscars.org}}</ref> Tomkins was born in Fulham, London in 1939.<ref name="Death">{{cite web|last1=Newbold|first1=Mark|title=RIP The Empire Strikes Back Art Director Alan Tomkins|url=https://www.fanthatracks.com/news/film-music-tv/rip-the-empire-strikes-back-art-director-alan-tomkins/ |website=Fantha Tracks |date=21 September 2020}}</ref> He died on 21 September 2020, at the age of 81.<ref name="Death" />

==Selected filmography== * ''A Touch of Class'' (1973) * ''The Adventure of Sherlock Holmes' Smarter Brother'' (1975) * ''A Bridge Too Far'' (1977) * ''The Empire Strikes Back'' (1980) * ''Trail of the Pink Panther'' (1982) * ''Curse of the Pink Panther'' (1983) * ''National Lampoon's European Vacation'' (1985) * ''Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves'' (1991, supervising art director) * ''JFK'' (1991) * ''Rob Roy'' (1995) * ''Saving Private Ryan'' (1998) * ''Band of Brothers'' (2001, 4 episodes, senior art director) * ''Die Another Day'' (2002) * ''Batman Begins'' (2005, senior art director) * ''Casino Royale'' (2006)

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==External links== *{{IMDb name|0866766}}

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