Jean-Pierre Dorléac obit

Jean-Pierre Dorléac Dies: Emmy-Winning ‘Battlestar Galactica’ & ‘Somewhere In Time’ Costume Designer Was 83

 

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Jean-Pierre Dorléac, the French costume designer who won Emmy Awards for his work on TV’s Battlestar Galactica and The Lot and was Oscar nominated for the film Somewhere in Time, died July 23 of natural causes at his Hollywood Hills home. He was 83.

His death was reported by a family spokesperson to Deadline sister publication The Hollywood Reporter.

Born April 12, 1943, in Toulon, France, Dorléac studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in France before moving with his family to the United States. He launched his show business career as an actor and costume design career in Los Angeles’ theater community, an early credit being a 1973 staging of Marat/Sade.

By 1977 Dorléac was working as the costume designer for actor Nancy Walker in her TV series Blansky’s Beauties. Soon thereafter he was designing costumes for such TV series as The Bastard, Battlestar Galactica, Buck Rogers in the 25th Century, The Rebels, Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls and many others.

He won his first of two Emmy Awards for 1978’s Battlestar Galactica (his second would come with the 1999-2001 TV series The Lot set in 1930s Hollywood). In all, Dorléac was Emmy-nominated 11 times, including five for time-jumping series Quantum Leap.

In 1980 Dorléac designed costumes for the feature films The Blue Lagoon, starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, and the time-travel period romance Somewhere in Time starring Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour. He was Oscar-nominated for the latter film. His most recent feature film credit was the 2004 World War II drama In Enemy Hands starring William H. Macy, Til Schweiger and Scott Caan.

The author of the 2005 novel Abracabra Alakazama, Dorléac wrote about 1980s Hollywood in his 2015 memoir The Naked Truth: An Irreverent Chronicle of Delirious Escapades.

He is survived by spouse Gilberto Mello.

Costume Designer

Lauren Holly, William H. Macy, and Scott Caan in In Enemy Hands (2004)

In Enemy Hands

6.0

Costume Designer

2004

 

Jonathan Frakes and Linda Cardellini in The Lot (1999)

The Lot

7.1

TV Series

Costume Designer

2001

1 episode

 

Cahoots (2001)

Cahoots

5.6

Costume Designer

2001

 

Roxana Zal in Her Married Lover (1999)

Her Married Lover

5.2

Costume Designer

1999

 

Walking to the Waterline (1998)

Walking to the Waterline

6.5

Costume Designer

1998

 

Christopher McDonald, Janine Turner, Cameron Finley, and Erik von Detten in Leave It to Beaver (1997)

Leave It to Beaver

5.2

Costume Designer

1997

 

The Only Thrill (1997)

The Only Thrill

6.0

Costume Designer

1997

 

Stockard Channing, Mary Stuart Masterson, and Sam Shepard in Lily Dale (1996)

Lily Dale

5.2

TV Movie

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1996

 

Dead Man's Island (1996)

Dead Man's Island

4.9

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1996

 

Donna Mills in An Element of Truth (1995)

An Element of Truth

5.9

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1995

 

Shannen Doherty in A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story (1994)

A Burning Passion: The Margaret Mitchell Story

6.8

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1994

 

Robert Downey Jr., Charles Grodin, Kyra Sedgwick, Tom Sizemore, and Alfre Woodard in Heart and Souls (1993)

Heart and Souls

7.0

Costume Designer

1993

 

Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)

Quantum Leap

8.2

TV Series

Costume Designer

1989–1993

77 episodes

 

Tequila and Bonetti (1992)

Tequila and Bonetti

6.4

TV Series

Costume Designer

1992

12 episodes

 

Mädchen Amick and Corin Nemec in For the Very First Time (1991)

For the Very First Time

6.5

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1991

 

Tim Reid and Daphne Reid in Snoops (1989)

Snoops

6.8

TV Series

Costume Designer

1989

1 episode

 

The Road Raiders (1989)

The Road Raiders

4.8

TV Movie

Costume Designer (as Jean Pierre Dorleac)

1989

 

Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)

Matlock

7.2

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean Pierre Dorleac)

1986–1988

45 episodes

 

The Killing Time (1987)

The Killing Time

5.3

Costume Designer

1987

 

William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)

Jake and the Fatman

6.4

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean Pierre Dorleac)

1987

1 episode

 

Sam J. Jones in The Highwayman (1987)

The Highwayman

6.6

TV Series

Costume Designer

1987

1 episode

 

Max Headroom (1987)

Max Headroom

7.3

TV Series

Costume Designer

1987

1 episode

 

Arielle Dombasle in The Boss' Wife (1986)

The Boss' Wife

4.9

Costume Designer

1986

 

Suzanne Pleshette and Nicolas Surovy in Bridges to Cross (1986)

Bridges to Cross

5.4

TV Series

Costume Designer

1986

2 episodes

 

Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: Bad Boy (1986)

Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Machine: Bad Boy

6.0

Music Video

costume designer

1986

 

Jeff Conaway, Jonelle Allen, Laura Ashton, Claudia Christian, Art Hindle, Leslie Hope, Yvette Mimieux, Anita Morris, Ben Murphy, Robin Strand, Eddie Velez, and Sam Wanamaker in Berrenger's (1985)

Berrenger's

7.0

TV Series

Costume Designer

1985

8 episodes

 

Kirstie Alley, Rod Taylor, and Greg Evigan in Masquerade (1983)

Masquerade

6.7

TV Series

Costume Designer

1983–1984

12 episodes

 

Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)

Cover Up

7.7

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1984

4 episodes

 

Ernest Borgnine, Jan-Michael Vincent, and Alex Cord in Airwolf (1984)

Airwolf

6.7

TV Series

Costume Designer

1984

3 episodes

 

Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)

Automan

6.8

TV Series

Costume Designer

1983–1984

13 episodes

 

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)

Knight Rider

6.9

TV Series

Costume Designer

1982–1984

2 episodes

 

Airwolf (1984)

Airwolf

6.6

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1984

 

The Greatest American Hero (1981)

The Greatest American Hero

7.3

TV Series

special costume designerseries costume designerCostume Designer

1981–1983

15 episodes

 

Melody Anderson, Simon MacCorkindale, and Reni Santoni in Manimal (1983)

Manimal

6.5

TV Series

Costume Designer

1983

8 episodes

 

Emerald Point N.A.S. (1983)

Emerald Point N.A.S.

7.0

TV Series

Costume Designer

1983

2 episodes

 

Tales of the Gold Monkey (1982)

Tales of the Gold Monkey

8.0

TV Series

Costume Designer

1982–1983

20 episodes

 

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story (1982)

Rosie: The Rosemary Clooney Story

6.6

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1982

 

Anne Ramsey, Zane Buzby, Blackie Dammett, Barry Diamond, Art Evans, Miriam Flynn, Stephen Furst, Gerrit Graham, Fred McCarren, Marla Pennington, Randolph Powell, Misty Rowe, Mews Small, Shelley Smith, Jim Staahl, and Jacklyn Zeman in Class Reunion (1982)

Class Reunion

4.6

Costume Designer (as Jean Pierre Dorleac)

1982

 

Rooster (1982)

Rooster

5.9

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1982

 

Ann Jillian in Mae West (1982)

Mae West

6.3

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1982

 

Twirl (1981)

Twirl

5.7

TV Movie

Costume Designer

1981

 

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

4.8

TV Mini Series

Costume Designer

1981

2 episodes

 

Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)

Somewhere in Time

7.2

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1980

 

Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins in The Blue Lagoon (1980)

The Blue Lagoon

5.8

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1980

 

Galactica 1980 (1980)

Galactica 1980

5.5

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1980

7 episodes

 

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.9

TV Series

Costume Designer

1979

1 episode

 

Kim Cattrall, Don Johnson, Jim Backus, Richard Basehart, Joan Blondell, Rory Calhoun, William Conrad, Andrew Stevens, Tom Bosley, Macdonald Carey, William Daniels, Peter Graves, Harry Johnson, Doug McClure, William Smith, and Warren Stevens in The Rebels (1979)

The Rebels

6.5

TV Mini Series

Costume Designer

1979

 

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

Battlestar Galactica

7.2

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1978–1979

21 episodes

 

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.5

Costume Designer

1979

 

Barbi Benton, Marianne Black, and Didi Carr in Sugar Time! (1977)

Sugar Time!

5.4

TV Series

Costume Designer

1977–1978

11 episodes

 

Battlestar Galactica (1978)

Battlestar Galactica

6.8

Costume Designer

1978

 

The Bastard (1978)

The Bastard

6.9

TV Series

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1978

 

Anne Archer, Dana Andrews, Jim Backus, Chuck Norris, and James Franciscus in Good Guys Wear Black (1978)

Good Guys Wear Black

5.2

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1978

 

Nancy Walker in Blansky's Beauties (1977)

Blansky's Beauties

5.4

TV Series

Costume Designer for Nancy Walker

1977

13 episodes

 

Henry Fonda and Eileen Brennan in The Great Smokey Roadblock (1977)

The Great Smokey Roadblock

5.1

Costume Designer (as Jean-Pierre Dorleac)

1977

 

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies (2000)

Howard Hughes: His Women and His Movies

6.6

TV Movie

costume designer: re-creations (as Jena Pierre Dorleac)

2000

 

The World of James Bond (1995)

The World of James Bond

6.6

TV Movie

costumes: Elizabeth Hurley

1995

 

Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)

Quantum Leap

8.2

TV Series

fashion concepts

1992

6 episodes

 

The Greatest American Hero (1981)

The Greatest American Hero

7.3

TV Series

special costume designerdesigner: hero suit

1981–1983

12 episodes

 

Actor

Scott Bakula and Dean Stockwell in Quantum Leap (1989)

Quantum Leap

8.2

TV Series

Mental Patient (uncredited)

1991

1 episode

 

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

4.8

TV Mini Series

Fashion Designer Jean-Pierre Dorleac

1981

1 episode

 

A Hard Ride to the Movies (1972)

A Hard Ride to the Movies

1972

 

Thanks

Forgotten TV (2017)

Forgotten TV

Podcast Series

special thanks

2020

1 episode

 

Self

Interfleet Broadcasting (2020)

Interfleet Broadcasting

Podcast Series

Self

2020

1 episode

 

Tequila and Bonetti (1992)

Tequila and Bonetti

6.4

TV Series

Self

1992

1 episode

 

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls (1981)

Jacqueline Susann's Valley of the Dolls

4.8

TV Mini Series

Self

1981