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For a decade produced exceptional work on several notable films in which art direction was central: George Stevens's "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), Franklin Schaffner's sci-fi classic, "Planet of the Apes" (1968), and the Irwin Allen/John Guillerman disaster epic, "The Towering Inferno" (1974).
Full Bio , Awards & Milestones

Filmography

The Poseidon Adventure - ( Production Designer / 2005 / Released / )
Without Limits - ( Production Designer / 1998 / Released / Village Roadshow Pictures Worldwide )
Spy Hard - ( Production Designer / 1996 / Released / )
Street Fighter - ( Production Designer / 1994 / Released / )
Folks! - ( Production Designer / 1992 / Released / )
Mannequin Two: on the Move - ( Production Designer / 1991 / Released / Independent Productions )
The Magic Balloon - ( Production Designer / 1990 / Released / )
Call From Space - ( Production Designer / 1989 / Released / )
Hot Pursuit - ( Production Designer / 1987 / Released / Interaccess Film Distribution )
Flight of the Navigator - ( Director(- 2nd unit director (2nd Unit)) / 1986 / Released / )
Flight of the Navigator - ( Production Designer / 1986 / Released / )
Twice in A Lifetime - ( Production Designer / 1985 / Released / )
The Prodigal - ( Production Designer / 1984 / Released / )
Six Pack - ( Production Designer / 1982 / Released / )
Yes, Giorgio - ( Production Designer / 1982 / Released / )
Any Which Way You Can - ( Production Designer / 1980 / Released / Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group )
Hopscotch - ( Production Designer / 1980 / Released / )
Islands in the Stream - ( Production Designer / 1977 / Released / )
The Domino Principle - ( Production Designer / 1977 / Released / )
Superdad - ( Art Director(- art direction) / 1974 / Released / )
The Towering Inferno - ( Production Designer / 1974 / Released / )
Escape From the Planet of the Apes - ( Art Director(- art direction) / 1971 / Released / )
Beneath the Planet of the Apes - ( Production Designer / 1970 / Released / )
Justine - ( Production Designer(- production design) / 1969 / Released / )
Planet of the Apes - ( Production Designer(- production design) / 1968 / Released / )
The Detective - ( Production Designer(- production design) / 1968 / Released / )
Caprice - ( Production Designer / 1967 / Released / )
The Greatest Story Ever Told - ( Art Director / 1965 / Released / )
Rio Conchos - ( Production Designer / 1964 / Released / )
TV Credits
Full Biography (Back to top)

For a decade produced exceptional work on several notable films in which art direction was central: George Stevens's "The Greatest Story Ever Told" (1965), Franklin Schaffner's sci-fi classic, "Planet of the Apes" (1968), and the Irwin Allen/John Guillerman disaster epic, "The Towering Inferno" (1974).

Profession(s):
production designer, 2nd unit director
Sometimes Credited As:
William Creber
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Family
father:Lewis Creber (worked for 20th Century-Fox)
son:Kenneth Creber
Awards (Back to top)
Art Directors Guild Award TV Movie or Miniseries "The Last Brickmaker in America" 2001

Milestones (Back to top)
1998 Served as production designer on the sports biopic "Without Limits"
1994 Was production designer of the CBS series "Christy"
1988 Designed and supervised construction of residential and New York backlot streets at Disney World Florida Studio (later Disney-MGM Studios)
1986 Debut as 2nd unit director (also production designer), "Flight of the Navigator"
1974 Served as production designer on the Allen-produced "The Towering Inferno"; received third Academy Award nomination
1972 Nominated for second Oscar for "The Poseidon Adventure", produced by Irwin Allen
1970 First TV-movie as production designer, "Along Came a Spider" (ABC)
1968 Designed "Planet of the Apes"; worked on two sequels
1965 Earned first of three career Oscar nominations for his work on "The Greatest Story Ever Told"
1964 Began association with producer Irwin Allen as production designer on the ABC TV series "Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea"
1955 Began career as apprentice draftsman at 20th Century Fox
1951 - 1955 Served in US Navy during the Korean War
Was production designer for such ABC TV series as "The Mod Squad" and "Room 222"

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