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Barry Bergthorson(1938-2022)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Barry Bergthorson was born on 14 May 1938 in Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Firebird 2015 AD (1981), Renegades (1989) and Goosebumps (1995). He was married to Linda Thorson. He died on 26 April 2022 in Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada.
BornMay 14, 1938
DiedApril 26, 2022(83)
BornMay 14, 1938
DiedApril 26, 2022(83)
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Known for

Firebird 2015 AD (1981)
Firebird 2015 AD
3.6
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director
  • 1981
Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips in Renegades (1989)
Renegades
5.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1989
Goosebumps (1995)
Goosebumps
7.6
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Starhunter (2000)
Starhunter
6.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • New Year (2010)
    New Year
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Pilot: Part 1 (2001)
    Doc
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001–2004
  • Starhunter (2000)
    Starhunter
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Cover Me
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Pit Pony (1999)
    Pit Pony
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Dear America: A Picture of Freedom (1999)
    Dear America: A Picture of Freedom
    7.0
    TV Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Goosebumps (1995)
    Goosebumps
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1996–1998
  • Earthquake in New York (1998)
    Earthquake in New York
    4.2
    TV Movie
    • director of photography (as Barry Bergthorsen)
    • 1998
  • Animorphs (1998)
    Animorphs
    6.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Mysterious Island (1995)
    Mysterious Island
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993–1995
  • The King of Friday Night (1985)
    The King of Friday Night
    7.5
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Chuck Berry, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, and Jerry Lee Lewis in Little Richard: Keep on Rockin' (1973)
    Little Richard: Keep on Rockin'
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • John Lennon in John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto (1971)
    John Lennon and the Plastic Ono Band: Sweet Toronto
    6.8
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Kung Fu: The Legend Continues (1993)
    Kung Fu: The Legend Continues
    6.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1993
  • Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story (1992)
    Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • second assistant camera
    • 1992
  • On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story (1990)
    On Thin Ice: The Tai Babilonia Story
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1990
  • Tim Conlon and Courtney Taylor in Prom Night III: The Last Kiss (1990)
    Prom Night III: The Last Kiss
    4.7
    • camera operator: second unit (as Barry Bergthorsen)
    • 1990
  • Friday the 13th: The Series (1987)
    Friday the 13th: The Series
    7.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1989
  • Kiefer Sutherland and Lou Diamond Phillips in Renegades (1989)
    Renegades
    5.5
    • camera operator: second unit
    • second camera operator
    • 1989
  • Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs (1988)
    Spies, Lies & Naked Thighs
    4.5
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Double Standard (1988)
    Double Standard
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Stockard Channing and Harvey Fierstein in Tidy Endings (1988)
    Tidy Endings
    8.1
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Megan Follows in Anne of Avonlea (1987)
    Anne of Avonlea
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1987
  • Everyman (1977)
    Everyman
    6.8
    TV Series
    • film camera
    • 1985
  • Donna Goodhand, Martha Henry, Sheila McCarthy, Carole Shelley, and Susan Wright in Waiting for the Parade (1984)
    Waiting for the Parade
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1984
  • Stop the World: I Want to Get Off (1966)
    Stop the World: I Want to Get Off
    5.1
    • camera operator
    • 1966

Director

  • Pilot: Part 1 (2001)
    Doc
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 2001–2002

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Barry Bergthorsen
  • Born
    • May 14, 1938
    • Quill Lake, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • Died
    • April 26, 2022
    • Qualicum Beach, British Columbia, Canada(Undisclosed)
  • Spouse
    • Linda Thorson1964 - 1965 (divorced)

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    First husband of Linda Thorson.

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