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John Alcott

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
1

Gender
Male

Birthday
November 27, 1930 (95 years old)

Place of Birth
London, United Kingdom

John Alcott

Biography

John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack in Cannes, France, in July 1986; he was 55. He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.

Known For

Camera

1987No Way Out...Director of Photography
1987White Water Summer...Director of Photography
1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend...Director of Photography
1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes...Director of Photography
1983Under Fire...Director of Photography
1983Triumphs of a Man Called Horse...Director of Photography
1982The Beastmaster...Director of Photography
1982Vice Squad...Director of Photography
1981Fort Apache, the Bronx...Director of Photography
1980Terror Train...Director of Photography
1980The Shining...Director of Photography
1980Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora...Director of Photography
1978Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?...Director of Photography
1977The Disappearance...Director of Photography
1977March or Die...Director of Photography
1975Barry Lyndon...Director of Photography
1975Overlord...Director of Photography
1974Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs...Director of Photography
1971A Clockwork Orange...Director of Photography
19682001: A Space Odyssey...Additional Photography
1952Venetian Bird...Clapper Loader

Acting

1983Six Kinds of Light - John Alcottas Self