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Ernest Day(1927-2006)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Ernest Day was born on 15 April 1927 in Richmond, Surrey, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Moonraker (1979), Mission: Impossible (1996) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He was married to Rosemary Rossi and Judith Clare Randall. He died on 16 November 2006 in Cobham, Surrey, England, UK.
BornApril 15, 1927
DiedNovember 16, 2006(79)
BornApril 15, 1927
DiedNovember 16, 2006(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 4 nominations total

Known for

Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.3
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1979
Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ernie Day)
  • 1996
Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1977
Sean Connery in You Only Live Twice (1967)
You Only Live Twice
6.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ernie Day)
  • 1967

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Tom Cruise in Mission: Impossible (1996)
    Mission: Impossible
    7.2
    • director of photography: second unit (as Ernie Day)
    • 1996
  • A Dry White Season (1989)
    A Dry White Season
    7.0
    • additional photography (as Ernie Day)
    • 1989
  • Space Riders (1984)
    Space Riders
    5.4
    • camera operator (as Ernie Day)
    • 1984
  • Rex Harrison in Shalimar (1978)
    Shalimar
    6.3
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1978
  • The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
    The Pink Panther Strikes Again
    7.1
    • camera operator (as Ernie Day)
    • 1976
  • Gene Hackman, Burt Reynolds, and Liza Minnelli in Lucky Lady (1975)
    Lucky Lady
    5.3
    • photographer: second unit (as Ernst Day)
    • 1975
  • Richard Harris, Omar Sharif, Shirley Knight, David Hemmings, Clifton James, and Roy Kinnear in Juggernaut (1974)
    Juggernaut
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • Malcolm McDowell in A Clockwork Orange (1971)
    A Clockwork Orange
    8.2
    • camera operator (as Ernie Day)
    • 1971
  • Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
    Nicholas and Alexandra
    7.2
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Jack Palance, Omar Sharif, and Leigh Taylor-Young in The Horsemen (1971)
    The Horsemen
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1971
  • Ryan's Daughter (1970)
    Ryan's Daughter
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • John Hurt in Sinful Davey (1969)
    Sinful Davey
    5.7
    • camera operator
    • 1969
  • Stanley Baker, Fiona Lewis, and Tommy Steele in Where's Jack? (1969)
    Where's Jack?
    6.4
    • camera operator (as Ernie Day)
    • 1969
  • The Shoes of the Fisherman (1968)
    The Shoes of the Fisherman
    7.0
    • camera operator: second unit (as Ernie Day)
    • 1968
  • The Long Day's Dying (1968)
    The Long Day's Dying
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1968

Cinematographer

  • Incident in a Small Town (1994)
    Incident in a Small Town
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1994
  • Spender (1991)
    Spender
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Walking the Dog
    5.9
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor (1991)
    Fire: Trapped on the 37th Floor
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1991
  • Julia Ormond and Vanessa Redgrave in Young Catherine (1991)
    Young Catherine
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Molly Ringwald, James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Peter Weller, Beau Bridges, and Elizabeth McGovern in Women and Men: Stories of Seduction (1990)
    Women and Men: Stories of Seduction
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (segment "The Man In The Brooks Brothers Suit")
    • 1990
  • Randy Quaid and Mary Beth Hurt in Parents (1989)
    Parents
    6.1
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • Faye Dunaway, Klaus Maria Brandauer, and David Eberts in Burning Secret (1988)
    Burning Secret
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo III (1988)
    Rambo III
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1988
  • Gene Hackman, Mariel Hemingway, Jon Cryer, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Margot Kidder, Marc McClure, and Mark Pillow in Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
    Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
    3.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • As Summers Die (1986)
    As Summers Die
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Let's Go (1985)
    Let's Go
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Barry Bostwick and Stefanie Powers in Deceptions (1985)
    Deceptions
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • A Passage to India (1984)
    A Passage to India
    7.3
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole (1983)
    Cook & Peary: The Race to the Pole
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Bethune: The Making of a Hero (1990)
    Bethune: The Making of a Hero
    6.3
    • second unit director
    • 1990
  • Sylvester Stallone in Rambo III (1988)
    Rambo III
    5.8
    • second unit director
    • 1988
  • Tommy Lee Jones in April Morning (1988)
    April Morning
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • second unit director
    • 1988
  • All Quiet on the Western Front (1979)
    All Quiet on the Western Front
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • second unit director (as Ernie Day)
    • 1979
  • Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    6.3
    • second unit director
    • 1979
  • Rex Harrison in Shalimar (1978)
    Shalimar
    6.3
    • second unit director
    • 1978
  • Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
    The Spy Who Loved Me
    7.0
    • second unit director
    • 1977
  • Operation Daybreak (1975)
    Operation Daybreak
    7.0
    • second unit director
    • 1975
  • Ghost in the Noonday Sun (1974)
    Ghost in the Noonday Sun
    4.3
    • second unit director
    • 1974
  • Christopher Lee, Roger Moore, Maud Adams, Britt Ekland, and Hervé Villechaize in The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
    The Man with the Golden Gun
    6.7
    • second unit director (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • The Adventurers (1970)
    The Adventurers
    5.2
    • second unit director
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • E. Day
  • Born
    • April 15, 1927
    • Richmond, Surrey, England, UK
  • Died
    • November 16, 2006
    • Cobham, Surrey, England, UK(complications from stroke)
  • Spouses
      Rosemary Rossi2005 - November 16, 2006 (his death)
  • Relatives
    • Dorothy Provine(Sibling)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Younger brother of Robert Day.

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