William Ware Theiss Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
William Ware Theiss (November 20, 1931 – December 15, 1992), also called Bill Theiss, was an American costume designer for television and film.His film credits as costume designer include Spartacus, Harold and Maude, Bound for Glory, Pete's Dragon (uncredited), Who'll Stop the Rain, Butch and Sundance: The Early Days, The Man with One Red Shoe, and Heart Like a Wheel. His television credits include Star Trek and Star Trek: The Next Generation, for which he won an Emmy Award for Best Costume Design.
Costume Designer, Miscellaneous Crew, Costume Department
Star Sign
Scorpio
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Fact
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Had a reputation for being eccentric to the point of rudeness. He was extremely private, of solitary disposition, and also a perfectionist, relentlessly driving those working under him. His motto was, first and foremost: "Stop when all work is done - and not before.".
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Best known as the designer of all the costumes worn in Star Trek (1966), including the uniforms.
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He used his middle name to differentiate himself from a New York clothes designer named William Theiss.
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First worked in Hollywood as an assistant to Cary Grant, then known as "the best-dressed man in Hollywood.".
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Graduated with a degree in art from the Art Center College of Design at Stanford University.
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Developed a theory that the attractiveness of clothing on women is not really dependent on the amount of skin shown - rather, it depends on the degree to which the outfit appears to be on the verge of falling off. TV Tropes calls it the Theiss Titillation Theory.
Costume Designer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II
2016
TV Series 1 episode
Prelude to Axanar
2014
Short
Star Trek Secret Voyage: Whose Birth These Triumphs Are
2012
Short
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1993
TV Series 151 episodes
Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love
1991
TV Movie as Bill Theiss
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1986-1987
TV Series 12 episodes
U.S. Marshals: Waco & Rhinehart
1987
TV Movie
The Ellen Burstyn Show
1986
TV Series 1 episode
Summer's End
1985
Short
The Man with One Red Shoe
1985
Kidco
1984
Heart Like a Wheel
1983
Mr. Patman
1980
as William Theiss
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days
1979
as William Theiss
The Children of Sanchez
1978
Goin' South
1978
Who'll Stop the Rain
1978
as William Theiss
Pete's Dragon
1977
uncredited
Bound for Glory
1976
as William Theiss
Planet Earth
1974
TV Movie
Genesis II
1973
TV Movie
Hickey & Boggs
1972
Harold and Maude
1971
as William Theiss
Pretty Maids All in a Row
1971
Star Trek
1966-1969
TV Series 79 episodes
Spartacus
1960
uncredited
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek: The Next Generation
1987-1988
TV Series executive consultant - 25 episodes
Costume Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Star Trek New Voyages: Phase II
TV Series costume designer - 8 episodes, 2004 - 2013 original starfleet costume designs and costumes - 1 episode, 2014 original Star Trek uniform design - 1 episode, 2011 creator - 1 episode, 2008 wardrobe - 1 episode, 2006
The Pink Panther
1963
wardrobe consultant - as William Theiss
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1988
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1989
Primetime Emmy
Primetime Emmy Awards
Outstanding Costume Design for a Series
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987)
1984
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
Heart Like a Wheel (1983)
1980
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
Butch and Sundance: The Early Days (1979)
1977
Oscar
Academy Awards, USA
Best Costume Design
Bound for Glory (1976)
Known for movies
Star Trek: The Next Generation (1987-1993) as Costume Designer
$4 Million
