John Alcott
Born: 1930-11-27 in London, United Kingdom
Died: 1986-07-28
Known For: Camera
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.
Filmography
1987
- No Way Out ... (Director of Photography)
- 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)
- Triumphs of a Man Called Horse ... (Director of Photography)
- Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott as Self
1982
- The Beastmaster ... (Director of Photography)
- Vice Squad ... (Director of Photography)
1981
- Fort Apache, the Bronx ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- The Shining ... (Director of Photography)
- Terror Train ... (Director of Photography)
- Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? ... (Director of Photography)
1977
- March or Die ... (Director of Photography)
- The Disappearance ... (Director of Photography)
1975
- Barry Lyndon ... (Director of Photography)
- 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)