Known For
Camera
Known Credits
1
Gender
Male
Birthday
November 27, 1930 (95 years old)
Place of Birth
London, United Kingdom
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.
| 1987 | No Way Out...Director of Photography | |
| 1987 | White Water Summer...Director of Photography | |
| 1985 | Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend...Director of Photography | |
| 1984 | Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | Under Fire...Director of Photography | |
| 1983 | Triumphs of a Man Called Horse...Director of Photography | |
| 1982 | The Beastmaster...Director of Photography | |
| 1982 | Vice Squad...Director of Photography | |
| 1981 | Fort Apache, the Bronx...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | Terror Train...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | The Shining...Director of Photography | |
| 1980 | Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora...Director of Photography | |
| 1978 | Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?...Director of Photography | |
| 1977 | The Disappearance...Director of Photography | |
| 1977 | March or Die...Director of Photography | |
| 1975 | Barry Lyndon...Director of Photography | |
| 1975 | Overlord...Director of Photography | |
| 1974 | Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs...Director of Photography | |
| 1971 | A Clockwork Orange...Director of Photography | |
| 1968 | 2001: A Space Odyssey...Additional Photography | |
| 1952 | Venetian Bird...Clapper Loader |
| 1983 | Six Kinds of Light - John Alcottas Self |