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John L. Demps Jr.

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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John L. Demps Jr.
John L. Demps Jr. is known for The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), The Annihilation of Fish (1999) and Menace II Society (1993).
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    • Awards
      • 2 wins total

    Known for

    Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
    The Fabulous Baker Boys
    6.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1989
    James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave in The Annihilation of Fish (1999)
    The Annihilation of Fish
    6.9
    • Cinematographer(as John Ndiaga Demps)
    • 1999
    Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
    Menace II Society
    7.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as John Demps)
    • 1993
    Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
    Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
    6.0
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as John Demps)
    • 1986

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Edwin's Wedding
      • Cinematographer
      • In Development
    • Rosemary Zimu, Cecilia Anno-Barnieh, Angela Adubofour, Nura Ladi, Damien D. Smith, Kate Henshaw-Nuttal, Juliet Ibrahim, and Chris Attoh in Nine (2023)
      Nine
      4.7
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • The Trade (2023)
      The Trade
      5.6
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke (2022)
      Chief Daddy 2: Going for Broke
      3.2
      • Cinematographer (as John Demps)
      • 2022
    • Crossroads (2020)
      Crossroads
      7.1
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2020
    • Omo Ghetto: The Saga (2020)
      Omo Ghetto: The Saga
      5.4
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Nneka the Pretty Serpent (2020)
      Nneka the Pretty Serpent
      4.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Living in Bondage: Breaking Free (2019)
      Living in Bondage: Breaking Free
      5.1
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2019
    • 4th Republic (2019)
      4th Republic
      6.3
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2019
    • Lerato Walaza in Shuga (2009)
      Shuga
      6.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as John Demps)
      • 2018
    • The Other Dakar (2017)
      The Other Dakar
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2017
    • Let This Be a Warning (2017)
      Let This Be a Warning
      Short
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2017
    • Wives on Strike (2016)
      Wives on Strike
      8.7
      • Cinematographer (as John Demps)
      • 2016
    • Monica's Tastes Of
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • If I Tell You I Have to Kill You (2015)
      If I Tell You I Have to Kill You
      4.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2015
    • Chinedu Ikedieze, Omoni Oboli, Joseph Benjamin, and Alexx Ekubo in The First Lady (2015)
      The First Lady
      • Cinematographer (as John Njaga Demps)
      • 2015

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Exterminate All the Brutes (2021)
      Exterminate All the Brutes
      7.5
      TV Mini Series
      • additional cinematography (as John Demps)
      • 2021
    • Kunta Kinteh Island (2012)
      Kunta Kinteh Island
      7.1
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Ron Perlman, Alison Eastwood, Jason Alexander, Rob Estes, Esai Morales, and Kimberly Williams-Paisley in How to Go Out on a Date in Queens (2006)
      How to Go Out on a Date in Queens
      4.3
      • camera operator (as John Demps)
      • 2006
    • X: Live in Los Angeles (2005)
      X: Live in Los Angeles
      8.2
      Video
      • camera operator (as John Demps)
      • 2005
    • Sex and a Girl (2001)
      Sex and a Girl
      4.9
      • camera operator
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Demps Jr., as John Demps Jr.)
      • 2001
    • Teri Hatcher, Lara Flynn Boyle, David Schwimmer, and Joey Slotnick in Since You've Been Gone (1998)
      Since You've Been Gone
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Demps)
      • 1998
    • Renée Zellweger, Gil Bellows, and Rory Cochrane in Love and a .45 (1994)
      Love and a .45
      6.0
      • director of photography: second unit (as John Demps)
      • 1994
    • Larenz Tate and Tyrin Turner in Menace II Society (1993)
      Menace II Society
      7.5
      • camera operator: second unit (as John Demps)
      • 1993
    • Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Bridges, and Beau Bridges in The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
      The Fabulous Baker Boys
      6.9
      • electrician
      • 1989
    • Ellen Barkin in Siesta (1987)
      Siesta
      5.5
      • swingman: US (as John Demps)
      • 1987
    • David Goss in Hollywood Cop (1987)
      Hollywood Cop
      4.1
      • gaffer (as John Demps)
      • 1987
    • Rutger Hauer in Wanted: Dead or Alive (1986)
      Wanted: Dead or Alive
      5.9
      • electrician (as John Demps Jr.)
      • 1986
    • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
      Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
      6.0
      • electrician (as John Demps)
      • 1986
    • Betsy Russell in Tomboy (1985)
      Tomboy
      4.8
      • electrician
      • 1985
    • Michael Chambers, Lucinda Dickey, and Adolfo Quinones in Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo (1984)
      Breakin' 2: Electric Boogaloo
      5.2
      • electrician (as John Demps Jr.)
      • 1984

    Additional Crew

    • Brandy Norwood in Moesha (1996)
      Moesha
      6.0
      TV Series
      • main title (as John Demps)
      • 1996

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John Demps Jr.
    • Height
      • 6′ 1½″ (1.87 m)

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