- Born
- DiedOctober 21, 2024 (Undisclosed)
- Birth nameRichard Campbell Pope
- Dick Pope was born on August 3, 1947 in Bromley, Kent, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Illusionist (2006), Mr. Turner (2014) and Vera Drake (2004). He was married to Patricia Margaret Kingsbury. He died on October 21, 2024.
- SpousePatricia Margaret Kingsbury(1972 - October 21, 2024) (his death, 2 children)
- Frequently works with director Mike Leigh
- When Academy president Cheryl Boone Isaacs announced Pope's Oscar nomination for Mr. Turner (2014), she mispronounced his name as Dick 'Poop'.
- Member of the British Society of Cinematographers.
- Pope liked to work with film and was very reluctant to work with digital cameras on Mike Leigh's film, Mr Turner. However he understood that budget constraints meant that there was no other option. His work on Mr Turner earned him his second Oscar nomination.
- Pope began his career with documentaries, among them the World in Action series. That lent Pope's camerawork a realism that he brought to early TV dramas starting in the 1980s like Porterhouse Blue, the 1987 comedy miniseries for Channel Four that starred David Jason and Ian Richardson.
- He was known for his work with British film director Mike Leigh.
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