About
Dean Tavoularis (May 18, 1932 — April 22, 2026) was an American motion picture production designer whose work appeared in numerous box office hits such as The Godfather films, Apocalypse Now, The Brink's Job, One from the Heart and Bonnie and Clyde. Although born in Lowell, Massachusetts, to Greek immigrant parents, Tavoularis spent his entire childhood and teenage years in Los Angeles, in the shadow of the Hollywood studios. He studied architecture and painting at different art schools and landed a job at the Disney Studios first as an in-betweener in the animation department, and later as a storyboard artist. In 1967, Arthur Penn called him to take charge of the artistic direction of Bonnie and Clyde. Three years later, Penn called him once again to design Little Big Man. But it was working with Francis Ford Coppola in 1972 on The Godfather that set the creative tone of his career....
Known for
The GodfatherMovie • 1972
The Godfather Part IIMovie • 1974
The Godfather Part IIIMovie • 1990
Apocalypse NowMovie • 1979
The Parent TrapMovie • 1998
Little Big ManMovie • 1970
The ConversationMovie • 1974
The OutsidersMovie • 1983
The Ninth GateMovie • 1999
JackMovie • 1996
BulworthMovie • 1998
Bonnie and ClydeMovie • 1967
Rumble FishMovie • 1983
Gardens of StoneMovie • 1987
Peggy Sue Got MarriedMovie • 1986
CQMovie • 2001
Rising SunMovie • 1993
CarnageMovie • 2011
PetuliaMovie • 1968
Farewell, My LovelyMovie • 1975
Final AnalysisMovie • 1992
Angel EyesMovie • 2001
I Love TroubleMovie • 1994
One from the HeartMovie • 1982