John Alcott
- Camera
- November 27, 1930 · London, United Kingdom
- July 28, 1986
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 · Cinematography
- White Water Summer · Cinematography
- Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend · Cinematography
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Cinematography
- Under Fire · Cinematography
- Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott · Self
- Triumphs of a Man Called Horse · Cinematography
- The Beastmaster · Cinematography
- Vice Squad · Cinematography
- Fort Apache, the Bronx · Cinematography
- Terror Train · Cinematography
- The Shining · Cinematography
- Fangio: Una vita a 300 all'ora · Cinematography
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? · Cinematography
- The Disappearance · Cinematography
- March or Die · Cinematography
- Barry Lyndon · Cinematography
- Overlord · Cinematography
- Little Malcolm and His Struggle Against the Eunuchs · Cinematography
- A Clockwork Orange · Cinematography
- 2001: A Space Odyssey · Additional Photography
- Venetian Bird · Clapper Loader