William Cruse

Career Overview

William Cruse has 23 screen credits in a career dating back to 1975. Their work spans 6 cinematic universes — most prominently Jack Ryan with 2 titles. Signature works include The Green Mile, Basic Instinct, The Hunt for Red October. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For

Art

Gender

male

Known Credits

23

Known For

• 

  The Green Mile
• 

  Basic Instinct
• 

  The Hunt for Red October
• 

  Fallen
• 

  Clear and Present Danger
• 

  The Hunted

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 6 universes

• Jack Ryan (2 titles)
• The Jack Ryan Collection (2 titles)
• Basic Instinct Collection (1 titles)
• Candyman (1 titles)
• The Repo Collection (1 titles)
• The Amityville Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• James Earl Jones (2 collaborations)
• Rex Linn (2 collaborations)
• Tom Hanks (1 collaborations)
• David Morse (1 collaborations)
• Bonnie Hunt (1 collaborations)
• Michael Clarke Duncan (1 collaborations)
• James Cromwell (1 collaborations)
• Michael Jeter (1 collaborations)
• Graham Greene (1 collaborations)
• Doug Hutchison (1 collaborations)

Credits

• art (17 credits)

  • The Water Is Wide

    production design

    art
    2006
  • The Hunted

    production design

    art
    2003
  • Rules of Engagement

    art direction

    art
    2000
  • The Green Mile

    supervising art director

    art
    1999
  • Fallen

    art direction

    art
    1998
  • Volcano

    art direction

    art
    1997
  • Executive Decision

    art direction

    art
    1996
  • Forget Paris

    art direction

    art
    1995
  • Clear and Present Danger

    art direction

    art
    1994
  • Basic Instinct

    art direction

    art
    1992
  • The Hunt for Red October

    art direction

    art
    1990
  • Murphy's Law

    production design

    art
    1986
  • The Midnight Hour

    set designer

    art
    1985
  • Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

    art direction

    art
    1978
  • Damnation Alley

    art direction

    art
    1977
  • The Shootist

    set designer

    art
    1976
  • Hearts of the West

    set designer

    art
    1975

• visual effects (6 credits)

  • Candyman

    visual effects supervisor

    visual effects
    1992
  • Repo Man

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1984
  • The Entity

    visual effects designer

    visual effects
    1982
  • Meteor

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1979
  • The Amityville Horror

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1979
  • City on Fire

    visual effects

    visual effects
    1979