Jean-Pierre Dorléac: key obituary facts
Is Jean-Pierre Dorléac dead? Yes. Jean-Pierre Dorléac died on July 23, 2026, at age 83.
Cause of death: Jean-Pierre Dorléac's cause of death has not been publicly confirmed.
What was Jean-Pierre Dorléac known for?
He was a costume designer.
More about Jean-Pierre Dorléac
Born: 12 April 1943.
Place of birth: Toulon.
Gender: male.
Nationality: France.
Awards: Primetime Emmy Award.
Years active: 1977–2004.
Jean-Pierre Dorléac, the French-born American costume designer whose work spanned film, television, theater, variety, opera and burlesque, died on July 23, 2026, aged 83.
Born in Toulon, France, on April 12, 1943, he began working in the American film industry in 1977 and built a career that earned him wide recognition in costume design. He received an Academy Award nomination for the 1980 film Somewhere in Time and won two Primetime Emmy Awards, for Battlestar Galactica and The Lot, among 11 Emmy nominations.
His television credits also included repeated nominations for Quantum Leap, as well as Mae West, Lily Dale, The Bastard and Tales of the Gold Monkey.