Dr. Peter Lamont (born November 12, 1929 in England, UK) is a noted set decorator, script editor, art director, and production designer most famous for working on eighteen James Bond films. The only four Bonds that he didn't work on are Dr No, From Russia With Love, Tomorrow Never Dies and Quantum of Solace.
Throughout his near 60-year career, Lamont has been nominated for three Academy Awards for his work on Fiddler on the Roof (1971), The Spy Who Loved Me (1977), and Aliens (1986). He was nominated a fourth time and won for Titanic (1997).
Peter Lamont is a Research Fellow at the University of Edinburgh, working on the history, theory and performance of magic. He is an award-winning magician and a former president of the Edinburgh Magic Circle. He has performed and lectured across the world.
He is the author of The Rise of the Indian Rope Trick: The Biography of a Legend, which discusses the Indian rope trick.
Brother of Michael Lamont (I)
Father of Neil Lamont
Once had a phone call about the mini breathing-equipment James Bond used in "Thunderball", a question about how long the air lasted. Lamont replied: "As long you can hold your breath". The person on the phone said he saw Bond use it for minutes. Lamont answered: "It is the skill of the editor", and the phone went dead.
