Lowell Chambers obit

Lowell Chambers

1932 - 2019 

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Lowell Chambers, devoted husband, father and a lion of a man, joined his wife and his son in eternity when he passed away at age 86 on May 3, surrounded by loved ones.

Lowell Joseph Chambers, son of Lowell and Garnet Chambers, was born and raised in the blue-collar town of Canonsburg, Pa. He married Eileen Heakin, his high school sweetheart, and they spent 66 loving years together before she passed away last October.

Lowell enlisted in the U.S. Marine Corps, rising to the rank of sergeant. After his service, he and his family moved to Southern California. He eventually became a set decorator for the film industry, working in features that included The Cowboys, Summer of '42, The Molly McGuires and Red Dawn. He also worked on TV shows Highway to Heaven, From Here to Eternity, The Waltons and many others, and he earned an Emmy award nomination for his work on Battlestar Galactica. But, despite the glamor of Hollywood, he remained a hardworking family man from Western Pennsylvania.

Lowell, "Poppy" as he was called by his grandchildren, is survived by his daughter Carol, grandchildren Bob, Andrew, Megan, Jake and James, great-grandchildren Andy, Albee and Alex, son-in-law Jack and grandchildren-in-law Linda, Stephanie and Jay.

He was preceded in death by his wife Eileen and his son, Kevin.

Set Decorator

Bonanza: The Return (1993)

Bonanza: The Return

5.7

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1993

 

In the Heat of the Night (1988)

In the Heat of the Night

7.6

TV Series

Set Decorator

1991–1992

5 episodes

 

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)

Murder, She Wrote

7.2

TV Series

Set Decorator

1991

1 episode

 

Michael Landon in Us (1991)

Us

7.1

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1991

 

Johnny Ryan (1990)

Johnny Ryan

5.8

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1990

 

Where Pigeons Go to Die (1990)

Where Pigeons Go to Die

7.2

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1990

 

Michael Landon in Highway to Heaven (1984)

Highway to Heaven

6.8

TV Series

Set Decorator

1984–1989

109 episodes

 

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear (1984)

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

7.5

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1984

 

John Rubinstein and Jack Warden in Crazy Like a Fox (1984)

Crazy Like a Fox

7.0

TV Series

Set Decorator

1984

1 episode

 

Red Dawn (1984)

Red Dawn

6.3

Set Decorator

1984

 

Anatomy of an Illness (1984)

Anatomy of an Illness

5.6

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1984

 

Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)

Hardcastle and McCormick

6.6

TV Series

Set Decorator

1983

6 episodes

 

September Gun (1983)

September Gun

5.7

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1983

 

Bruce Boxleitner, Clyde Kusatsu, and Cindy Morgan in Bring 'Em Back Alive (1982)

Bring 'Em Back Alive

7.1

TV Series

Set Decorator

1982–1983

16 episodes

 

Jamie Lee Curtis, Linda Purl, and Karen Valentine in Money on the Side (1982)

Money on the Side

5.5

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1982

 

The Greatest American Hero (1981)

The Greatest American Hero

7.3

TV Series

Set Decorator

1981–1982

21 episodes

 

Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)

Fantasy Island

6.6

TV Series

Set Decorator

1981

1 episode

 

Suzanne Pleshette in The Star Maker (1981)

The Star Maker

6.6

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1981

 

The Oklahoma City Dolls (1981)

The Oklahoma City Dolls

6.1

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1981

 

Morgan Fairchild, Robert Picardo, Eve Arden, Red Buttons, José Ferrer, Mark Harmon, Ray Milland, Howard Duff, Kaye Ballard, Morgan Brittany, Robert Culp, Vincent Gardenia, Robert Goulet, David Groh, Carolyn Jones, Fernando Lamas, Brianne Leary, and Jan Murray in The Dream Merchants (1980)

The Dream Merchants

6.3

TV Mini Series

Set Decorator (as Lowell J. Chambers)

1980

2 episodes

 

Natalie Wood and William Devane in From Here to Eternity (1979)

From Here to Eternity

7.1

TV Series

Set Decorator (as Lowell J. Chambers)

1980

1 episode

 

Noah Hathaway, Lorne Greene, Dirk Benedict, Richard Hatch, Maren Jensen, and Laurette Spang in Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

7.2

TV Series

Set Decorator

1978

12 episodes

 

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

6.8

Set Decorator

1978

 

Lee Majors in The Six Million Dollar Man (1973)

The Six Million Dollar Man

7.1

TV Series

Set Decorator

1975–1977

39 episodes

 

Ben Murphy in Riding with Death (1976)

Riding with Death

1.9

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1976

 

Gemini Man (1976)

Gemini Man

6.2

TV Series

Set Decorator (set decorations)

1976

1 episode

 

William Shatner, Robert Reed, John Brascia, Robert Burton, Marjoe Gortner, Andy Griffith, and Marilyn Hearn in Pray for the Wildcats (1974)

Pray for the Wildcats

6.1

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1974

 

Outrage (1973)

Outrage

7.1

TV Movie

Set Decorator

1973

 

Art Department

Mame (1974)

Mame

5.9

leadman (uncredited)

1974

 

Jacqueline Bisset and Ryan O'Neal in The Thief Who Came to Dinner (1973)

The Thief Who Came to Dinner

6.1

lead man (uncredited)

1973

 

Oliver Conant, Gary Grimes, Jerry Houser, and Jennifer O'Neill in Summer of '42 (1971)

Summer of '42

7.2

leadman (uncredited)

1971

 

Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971)

Mrs. Pollifax-Spy

5.6

leadman (uncredited)

1971

 

Doctors' Wives (1971)

Doctors' Wives

4.7

set dresser (uncredited)

1971