Known For
Camera
Born
Nov 27, 1930
Died
Jul 28, 1986
Place of Birth
London, United Kingdom
Credits
22 titles
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
Filmography
No Way Out
Director of Photography
White Water Summer
Director of Photography
Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Director of Photography
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Director of Photography
Under Fire
Director of Photography
Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott
Self
Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Director of Photography
The Beastmaster
Director of Photography
Vice Squad
Director of Photography
Fort Apache, the Bronx
Director of Photography
Terror Train
Director of Photography
The Shining
Director of Photography
Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora
Director of Photography
Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Director of Photography
The Disappearance
Director of Photography
March or Die
Director of Photography
Barry Lyndon
Director of Photography
Overlord
Director of Photography
Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs
Director of Photography
A Clockwork Orange
Director of Photography
2001: A Space Odyssey
Additional Photography
Venetian Bird
Clapper Loader