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Ted Churchill(1944-1995)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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Ted Churchill was born on 20 February 1944 in New York, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Ghostbusters (1984), New Jack City (1991) and Dirty Dancing (1987). He died on 17 June 1995 in Rockport, Maine, USA.
BornFebruary 20, 1944
DiedJune 17, 1995(51)
BornFebruary 20, 1944
DiedJune 17, 1995(51)
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Dan Aykroyd, Bill Murray, and Harold Ramis in Ghostbusters (1984)
Ghostbusters
7.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1984
Judd Nelson, Wesley Snipes, Ice-T, and Mario Van Peebles in New Jack City (1991)
New Jack City
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1991
Dirty Dancing (1987)
Dirty Dancing
7.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1987
Tom Cruise and Rebecca De Mornay in Risky Business (1983)
Risky Business
6.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1983

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Theresa Randle in Girl 6 (1996)
    Girl 6
    5.4
    • steadicam operator
    • 1996
  • Melissa Gilbert and Marlee Matlin in Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story (1994)
    Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • steadicam operator
    • 1994
  • Nicolas Cage and Bridget Fonda in It Could Happen to You (1994)
    It Could Happen to You
    6.4
    • steadicam operator
    • 1994
  • Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy (1994)
    Martin Lawrence: You So Crazy
    6.6
    • steadicam operator
    • 1994
  • Julia Roberts and Denzel Washington in The Pelican Brief (1993)
    The Pelican Brief
    6.7
    • steadicam operator
    • 1993
  • Jeremy Irons and John Lone in M. Butterfly (1993)
    M. Butterfly
    6.7
    • steadicam operator: Far East
    • 1993
  • Whoopi Goldberg and Ted Danson in Made in America (1993)
    Made in America
    5.2
    • steadicam operator
    • 1993
  • Born Yesterday (1993)
    Born Yesterday
    5.2
    • steadicam operator
    • 1993
  • Drew Barrymore in Doppelganger (1993)
    Doppelganger
    4.4
    • steadicam operator
    • 1993
  • Christian Slater and Marisa Tomei in Untamed Heart (1993)
    Untamed Heart
    6.8
    • steadicam operator
    • 1993
  • Steve Martin in Leap of Faith (1992)
    Leap of Faith
    6.2
    • steadicam operator
    • 1992
  • Malcolm X (1992)
    Malcolm X
    7.7
    • steadicam operator
    • 1992
  • Eddie Murphy in Boomerang (1992)
    Boomerang
    5.7
    • steadicam operator
    • 1992
  • Thunderheart (1992)
    Thunderheart
    6.8
    • steadicam operator
    • 1992
  • Drew Barrymore, Tom Skerritt, Cheryl Ladd, and Sara Gilbert in Poison Ivy (1992)
    Poison Ivy
    5.4
    • steadicam operator
    • 1992

Cinematographer

  • A Crime to Fit the Punishment (1982)
    A Crime to Fit the Punishment
    7.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Artists at Work (1982)
    Artists at Work
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Ghosts of Cape Horn (1980)
    Ghosts of Cape Horn
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Gilda Live (1980)
    Gilda Live
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • KISS: I Was Made for Loving You (1979)
    KISS: I Was Made for Loving You
    7.3
    Music Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1979
  • The Big Blue Marble (1974)
    The Big Blue Marble
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976–1977
  • Our Latin Thing (1972)
    Our Latin Thing
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972

Actor

  • Doris Roberts and John Spencer in Simple Justice (1989)
    Simple Justice
    5.3
    • Milton
    • 1989
  • Dominique Davalos and Stephen McHattie in Salvation! (1987)
    Salvation!
    5.3
    • Lawyer
    • 1987

Personal details

  • Born
    • February 20, 1944
    • New York, New York, USA
  • Died
    • June 17, 1995
    • Rockport, Maine, USA(car accident)
  • Other works
    Appeared with Steadicam inventor Garrett Brown on his 1990 instruction video for the "Steadicam Jr." - a consumer version of Brown's industry standard

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  • Trivia
    Brother of Jack Churchill.
  • Trademark
    Sported a beard and ponytail

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