John Wilcox
Camera
- Born
- May 7, 1905 · Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
- Died
- May 31, 1979 (age 74)
John Laurence Wilcox was a British cinematographer active from the early 1940's up to his death in 1979. During that period he worked on numerous films, either as DOP (Director of Photography), director of second camera units on large budget films, or simply as a cameraman.
In the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s he lensed several popular films, such as Carve Her Name with Pride, The Cockleshell Heroes, Safari, The Mouse That Roared, and Summer Holiday. In the mid 1960s, he struck up a good working relationship with horror director Freddie Francis, and they worked together on horror classics such as The Skull, Hysteria, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Deadly Bees, The Ghoul, and Legend of the Werewolf.
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As director of second camera units he worked on films such as The Third Man, The Guns of Navarone, Casino Royale and The Eagle Has Landed.
Known for
The Third Man
August 31, 1949
The Guns of Navarone
April 27, 1961
The Eagle Has Landed
December 24, 1976
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
July 11, 1974
The Mouse That Roared
July 17, 1959
Dr. Who and the Daleks
August 23, 1965
The Evil of Frankenstein
May 8, 1964
The Skull
August 25, 1965
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
August 5, 1966
633 Squadron
April 6, 1964
Nightmare
February 28, 1964
The Last Valley
January 28, 1971
Behind the camera49
- 1978The Hound of the Baskervilles Director of Photography
- 1977Terror of Frankenstein Director of Photography
- 1976The Eagle Has Landed Second Unit Director of Photography
- 1975Legend of the Werewolf Director of Photography
- 1975The Ghoul Director of Photography
- 1974Shatter Director of Photography
- 1974The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires Director of Photography
- 1974Craze Director of Photography
- 1972Au Pair Girls Director of Photography
- 1972