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Theodore Ashton

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Theodore Ashton is known for Fail Safe (2000), Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998) and Timeless: Live in Concert (2001).
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    • Won 9 Primetime Emmys
      • 11 wins & 42 nominations total

    Known for

    George Clooney, Harvey Keitel, Hank Azaria, James Cromwell, Richard Dreyfuss, Sam Elliott, Brian Dennehy, Noah Wyle, John Diehl, Norman Lloyd, and Bill Smitrovich in Fail Safe (2000)
    Fail Safe
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2000
    Drew Carey, Wayne Brady, Colin Mochrie, Greg Proops, and Ryan Stiles in Whose Line Is It Anyway? (1998)
    Whose Line Is It Anyway?
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Timeless: Live in Concert (2001)
    Timeless: Live in Concert
    8.2
    TV Special
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2001
    Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
    7.3
    TV Special
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ted Ashton)
    • 1996

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • FTV
      • camera operator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 1985
    • Rock of Love with Bret Michaels
      • camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2007
    • America's Funniest Home Videos (1989)
      America's Funniest Home Videos
      6.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2001–2026
    • A Capitol Fourth (2004)
      A Capitol Fourth
      6.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2001–2023
    • A Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys (2023)
      A Grammy Salute to the Beach Boys
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2023
    • Simon Rex and Kristen Stewart in The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards (2022)
      The 37th Film Independent Spirit Awards
      5.2
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2022
    • America's Funniest Videos: Animal Edition (2021)
      America's Funniest Videos: Animal Edition
      7.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2021
    • Conan O'Brien in Conan (2010)
      Conan
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2015–2020
    • Ricky Gervais in 2020 Golden Globe Awards (2020)
      2020 Golden Globe Awards
      7.5
      TV Special
      • camera (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2020
    • Sandra Oh and Andy Samberg in 2019 Golden Globe Awards (2019)
      2019 Golden Globe Awards
      5.5
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2019
    • The Gong Show (2017)
      The Gong Show
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Alfred Molina and Jane Kaczmarek in Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live (2017)
      Long Day's Journey Into Night: Live
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Nick Kroll and John Mulaney at an event for 32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards (2017)
      32nd Film Independent Spirit Awards
      6.3
      TV Special
      • camera
      • 2017
    • Jeremy Jordan in Newsies: The Broadway Musical (2017)
      Newsies: The Broadway Musical
      8.2
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Jimmy Fallon in The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017 (2017)
      The 74th Annual Golden Globe Awards 2017
      5.6
      TV Special
      • camera (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2017
    • LaMarcus Miller in Fallujah (2016)
      Fallujah
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • The 58th Annual Grammy Awards (2016)
      The 58th Annual Grammy Awards
      6.2
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2016

    Cinematographer

    • Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip (2007)
      Method Man: Live from the Sunset Strip
      8.3
      Video
      • Cinematographer (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2007
    • Who Wants to Be a Princess?
      6.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Ted Ashton)
      • 2001
    • Wally Boag and Fulton Burley in The Disney Family Album (1984)
      The Disney Family Album
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer (as Ted Ashton, as Ted Ashton)
      • 1984–1985
    • Backstage at Disney (1983)
      Backstage at Disney
      5.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • Computers Are People, Too! (1982)
      Computers Are People, Too!
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as Ted Ashton)
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • Teddy Ashton

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