John Wilcox
Age: 74 | From: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Person Details
Birthday: 1905-05-07 16:49:33
Death: 1979-05-31 16:49:33
Aliases: John Laurence Wilcox
Gender: Male
Place of birth: Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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Movie Involvements: 48
TV Involvements: 0
Most Famous Work
Biography
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 together they did horror classics such as "The Skull", "Hysteria", "The Evil of Frankenstein", "The Deadly Bees", "The Ghoul" and "Legend of the Werewolf". 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".
Most Famous Work
The Guns of Navarone
(1961) Additional Photography
The Third Man
(1949) Additional Photography
The Eagle Has Landed
(1976) Second Unit Director of Photography
633 Squadron
(1964) Additional Photography
The Evil of Frankenstein
(1964) Director of Photography
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
(1974) Director of Photography
The Chairman
(1969) Director of Photography
The Mouse That Roared
(1959) Director of PhotographyActing
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| Year | Character | Movie/Tv |
Camera
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | Director of Photography | |
| 1977 | Director of Photography | |
| 1976 | Second Unit Director of Photography | |
| 1975 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1974 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1972 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1971 | Director of Photography | |
| 1970 | Director of Photography | |
| 1969 | Director of Photography | |
| 1966 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1965 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1964 | Director of Photography | |
| Additional Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1963 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1962 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1961 | Additional Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1960 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1959 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1958 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1956 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1955 | Director of Photography | |
| 1954 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1953 | Director of Photography | |
| 1952 | Director of Photography | |
| 1951 | Director of Photography | |
| Director of Photography | ||
| 1949 | Additional Photography | |
| 1943 | Director of Photography | |
| Year | Role | Movie/Tv |
