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Hal Pereira (April 29, 1905, Chicago, Illinois - December 17, 1983, Los Angeles, California) was an American art director, production designer, and occasional architect.

In the 1940s through the 1960s he worked on more than 200 films as an art director and production designer. He was nominated for 23 Oscars, winning only one for his work on The Rose Tattoo. He served, along with Earl Hedrick, as artistic director of the popular TV series Bonanza. Pereira started out in theater design in Chicago before moving to Los Angeles and working for Paramount Studios as a unit art director. In 1944 he was art designer for the great film noir Double Indemnity.

By 1950 he was supervising art director for the studio, working on such films as the classic Western Shane and The Greatest Show on Earth, which won the Oscar for Best Picture. In 1955 Pereira won the Oscar for best art direction for a black and white film for The Rose Tattoo. In addition, he was the art director on almost all of the important Alfred Hitchcock films of the 1950s.

Pereira was educated at the University of Illinois and was brother of architect (and occasional film art director) William L. Pereira.

Hal Pereira (29 de abril de 1905, Chicago, Illinois - 17 de diciembre de 1983, Los Ángeles, California) fue un director de arte estadounidense que trabajó en Hollywood de la década de 1940 a la década de 1960.

Estudió en la Universidad de Illinois y posteriormente trabajó en la industria cinematográfica por más de 20 años durante los cuales participó en más de 200 filmes. A pesar de haber sido nominado al Óscar en 23 oportunidades lo ganó tan solo una vez, en 1955 por su labor en La rosa tatuada. Entre sus trabajos se destaca la dirección de arte de la popular serie de televisión Bonanza.