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John Coquillon(1930-1987)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Writer
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John Coquillon was born on 29 July 1930 in The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands. He was a cinematographer and writer, known for The Changeling (1980), Straw Dogs (1971) and Cross of Iron (1977). He died in 1987.
BornJuly 29, 1930
Died1987
BornJuly 29, 1930
Died1987
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

The Changeling (1980)
The Changeling
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1980
Dustin Hoffman in Straw Dogs (1971)
Straw Dogs
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1971
Cross of Iron (1977)
Cross of Iron
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1977
Michael Caine and Sidney Poitier in The Wilby Conspiracy (1975)
The Wilby Conspiracy
6.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1975

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Danny Glover and Alfre Woodard in Mandela (1987)
    Mandela
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Jenny Seagrove in Hold the Dream (1986)
    Hold the Dream
    6.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Independence (1987)
    Independence
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • John Denver, Gennie James, and Jane Kaczmarek in The Christmas Gift (1986)
    The Christmas Gift
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star (1986)
    Hyper Sapien: People from Another Star
    4.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story (1986)
    The Ted Kennedy Jr. Story
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • John Cleese in Clockwise (1986)
    Clockwise
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Lea Thompson and Chris Lemmon in Going Undercover (1985)
    Going Undercover
    4.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Lace II (1985)
    Lace II
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • The Last Place on Earth (1985)
    The Last Place on Earth
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Best Revenge (1984)
    Best Revenge
    4.7
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Master of the Game (1984)
    Master of the Game
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Meg Foster in The Osterman Weekend (1983)
    The Osterman Weekend
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1983

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Cry of the Banshee (1970)
    Cry of the Banshee
    5.5
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1970
  • Scream and Scream Again (1970)
    Scream and Scream Again
    5.5
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1970
  • The Sky-Bike (1967)
    The Sky-Bike
    5.9
    • lighting (as Johnny Coquillon)
    • 1967
  • The Last Safari (1967)
    The Last Safari
    5.3
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1967
  • Anita Ekberg and Bob Hope in Call Me Bwana (1963)
    Call Me Bwana
    5.4
    • second unit cameraman
    • 1963
  • Radiation
    Short
    • principal cameraman (as A. L. Coquillon)
    • 1959
  • The Magic Garden
    7.4
    • camera operator (as Johnny Coquillon)
    • 1951
  • Rosamund John and Michael Redgrave in Fame Is the Spur (1947)
    Fame Is the Spur
    6.7
    • clapper loader (uncredited)
    • 1947

Writer

  • John Aloisi, Henry Geddes, Mpigano, and Brian Salt in Toto and the Poachers (1958)
    Toto and the Poachers
    7.2
    • writer
    • 1958

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Coquillion
  • Born
    • July 29, 1930
    • The Hague, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
  • Died
    • 1987

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Dutch-born cinematographer, primarily active in Britain. Began at Pinewood studios in the 1950's as a clapper-loader and later traveled through Africa as a documentary cameraman. He also worked on many commercials. Member of the British Society of Cinematographers from 1969.

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