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Born1905-05-07
BirthplaceStoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK

John Wilcox

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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 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.

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.

Filmography

Production & Directing (49)

1978
The Hound of the BaskervillesDirector of Photography
4.4
1977
Terror of FrankensteinDirector of Photography
8.2
1976
The Eagle Has LandedSecond Unit Director of Photography
6.7
1975
Legend of the WerewolfDirector of Photography
5.4
1975
The GhoulDirector of Photography
4.9
1974
ShatterDirector of Photography
5.6
1974
5.9
1974
CrazeDirector of Photography
5.1
1972
Au Pair GirlsDirector of Photography
4.6
1972
Steptoe & SonDirector of Photography
6.3
1971
The Last ValleyDirector of Photography
6.5
1970
Connecting RoomsDirector of Photography
5.8
1969
The ChairmanDirector of Photography
5.5
1966
The Deadly BeesDirector of Photography
4.4
1966
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.Director of Photography
6.2
1966
The PsychopathDirector of Photography
6.4
1966
JudithDirector of Photography
4.8
1965
The SkullDirector of Photography
6.0
1965
Dr. Who and the DaleksDirector of Photography
5.8
1965
HysteriaDirector of Photography
6.5
1964
The Evil of FrankensteinDirector of Photography
6.2
1964
633 SquadronAdditional Photography
6.2
1964
NightmareDirector of Photography
6.8
1963
Summer HolidayDirector of Photography
5.9
1963
The King's BreakfastDirector of Photography
1962
Some PeopleDirector of Photography
7.5
1962
Waltz of the ToreadorsDirector of Photography
5.0
1962
Only Two Can PlayDirector of Photography
5.9
1961
The Guns of NavaroneAdditional Photography
7.3
1961
Mr. TopazeDirector of Photography
5.9
1960
Light Up the Sky!Director of Photography
6.0
1960
A Touch of LarcenyDirector of Photography
6.0
1959
Expresso BongoDirector of Photography
5.3
1959
The Mouse That RoaredDirector of Photography
6.4
1958
Harry Black and the TigerDirector of Photography
6.7
1958
Carve Her Name with PrideDirector of Photography
6.0
1956
ZarakDirector of Photography
5.4
1956
SafariDirector of Photography
5.6
1956
April in PortugalDirector of Photography
9.0
1955
The Cockleshell HeroesDirector of Photography
5.9
1954
The Black KnightDirector of Photography
6.4
1954
Hell Below ZeroDirector of Photography
7.0
1953
The Red BeretDirector of Photography
6.7
1952
The RingerAdditional Photography
6.1
1952
Who Goes There!Director of Photography
6.0
1951
Mr. Denning Drives NorthDirector of Photography
6.4
1951
Outcast of the IslandsDirector of Photography
5.8
1949
The Third ManAdditional Photography
7.9
1943
The New LotDirector of Photography
8.0