Columbo ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Columbo (1968). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.DOWNTOWN LA · LOS ANGELES COLLECTION
The Biltmore Los Angeles
506 S Grand Avenue
25 cultural moments at this place.
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1968TV · 1968 · Richard Levinson and William Link
1974Movies · 1974 · Roman Polanski
Chinatown ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Chinatown (1974). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1984Movies · 1984 · Martin Brest
Beverly Hills Cop ↗︎
Filming location · Beverly Palms Hotel
The Biltmore’s Rendezvous Court appears as the fictional Beverly Palms Hotel. The actual building is downtown Los Angeles, not Beverly Hills.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1984Movies · 1984 · Ivan Reitman
Ghostbusters ↗︎
The Biltmore becomes the Sedgewick Hotel
The hotel interiors stood in for Ghostbusters’ fictional Sedgewick Hotel, including the ballroom where the team catches Slimer. This is Los Angeles production geography for a story set in New York.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1986Movies · 1986 · Howard Deutch
Pretty in Pink ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Pretty in Pink (1986). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1988Movies · 1988 · John Carpenter
They Live ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with They Live (1988). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1994Movies · 1994 · James Cameron
True Lies ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with True Lies (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1994TV · 1994 · Michael Crichton
ER ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with ER (1994). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1996Movies · 1996 · Roland Emmerich
Independence Day ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Independence Day (1996). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.1997TV · 1997 · David E. Kelley
Ally McBeal ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Ally McBeal (1997). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2001Music videos · 2001 · Janet Jackson
Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You) ↗︎
Son of a Gun (I Betcha Think This Song Is About You)
The music video was filmed at the Biltmore in September 2001.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2001TV · 2001 · Joel Surnow and Robert Cochran
24 ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with 24 (2001). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2002Music videos · 2002 · Britney Spears
Overprotected (Darkchild Remix) ↗︎
Music video · Overprotected (Darkchild Remix)
The Biltmore’s corridors appear in the Darkchild Remix video. This connection is to that version, not the original international video.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2003Movies · 2003 · F. Gary Gray
The Italian Job ↗︎
A screen location
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with The Italian Job (2003). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2004TV · 2004 · Doug Ellin
Entourage ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Entourage (2004). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2004TV · 2004 · David Shore
House ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with House (2004). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2005TV · 2005 · Shonda Rhimes
Grey’s Anatomy ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Grey’s Anatomy (2005). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2007TV · 2007 · Matthew Weiner
Mad Men ↗︎
Filming location · hotel encounters
The Biltmore appears repeatedly, including Don and Betty’s season-two Valentine’s Day meeting.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2011TV · 2011 · Elizabeth Meriwether
New Girl ↗︎
Filming location · The Lisbon
Schmidt and Cece consider the fictional Lisbon as their wedding venue in “The Decision.” The real location is the Biltmore.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2014TV · 2014 · Eric Overmyer
Bosch ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Bosch (2014). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2014Music videos · 2014 · Ed Sheeran
Thinking Out Loud ↗︎
Thinking Out Loud
The Biltmore hosted the dance performance filmed for the video. Interior access depends on hotel operations and booked events.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2016TV · 2016 · Michael Schur
The Good Place ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with The Good Place (2016). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2017Music videos · 2017 · John Legend featuring Chance the Rapper
Penthouse Floor ↗︎
Penthouse Floor
The hotel appears in the video’s story. The year here refers to the music video, rather than the earlier album release.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2018Music videos · 2018 · Taylor Swift
Delicate ↗︎
In the music video
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Delicate (2018). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
Sources for this connection are linked below.2021TV · 2021 · Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs and Jen Statsky
Hacks ↗︎
A television connection
The Biltmore Los Angeles is documented as a location associated with Hacks (2021). The pin identifies the site; individual shots and interior sets can differ.
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