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Elmer Cossey

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  • Cinematographer
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Elmer Cossey is known for The Lost Boys (1978), Screen One (1985) and A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987).
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

    Known for

    Ian Holm in The Lost Boys (1978)
    The Lost Boys
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Screen One (1985)
    Screen One
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
    A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
    Doctor Who
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also (1990)
      The Best of... What's Left of... Not Only... But Also
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1990
    • Theatre Night (1985)
      Theatre Night
      6.7
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1987
    • Edward Petherbridge in A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery (1987)
      A Dorothy L. Sayers Mystery
      8.2
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1987
    • The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
      The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • film camera
      • 1986
    • Soldiers (1984)
      Soldiers
      7.1
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 1985
    • Daniel Day-Lewis in My Brother Jonathan (1985)
      My Brother Jonathan
      6.6
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1985
    • One Pair of Eyes (1967)
      One Pair of Eyes
      6.6
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1984
    • Blue Tits and Bumble Bees: The Making of a Wildlife Garden
      TV Special
      • photography
      • 1984
    • Writers and Places
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1983
    • The Kenny Everett Television Show (1981)
      The Kenny Everett Television Show
      7.2
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1983
    • Man Alive (1965)
      Man Alive
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • The World About Us (1967)
      The World About Us
      8.3
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1980
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • camera operator
      • 1973–1979
    • Ian Holm in The Lost Boys (1978)
      The Lost Boys
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • film camera
      • 1978
    • Paul McGann, Colin Baker, Tom Baker, Peter Davison, William Hartnell, Sylvester McCoy, Jon Pertwee, and Patrick Troughton in Doctor Who (1963)
      Doctor Who
      8.4
      TV Series
      • film cameraman
      • 1973–1978

    Cinematographer

    • The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes (1994)
      The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • Screen One (1985)
      Screen One
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989–1993
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989
    • Peter Egan in A Perfect Spy (1987)
      A Perfect Spy
      7.3
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1987
    • Steve Bisley, David Bamber, Dermot Crowley, and Dulice Liecier in Call Me Mister (1986)
      Call Me Mister
      6.9
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 1986
    • The Life and Loves of a She-Devil (1986)
      The Life and Loves of a She-Devil
      7.9
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1986
    • Hideaway (1986)
      Hideaway
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 1986
    • All the World's a Stage (1984)
      All the World's a Stage
      6.1
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1984
    • Q.E.D. (1982)
      Q.E.D.
      6.3
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 1983
    • Jeremy Irons in The Captain's Doll (1983)
      The Captain's Doll
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 1983
    • The Last Visitor
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 1982
    • Play for Today (1970)
      Play for Today
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • film cameraman
      • 1971–1981
    • John Nettles in Bergerac (1981)
      Bergerac
      6.9
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 1981
    • Mr & Mrs Edgehill (1985)
      BBC2 Playhouse
      6.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1981
    • Ralph Michael, Sally Osborne, and Paul Shelley in A Tale of Two Cities (1980)
      A Tale of Two Cities
      6.5
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1980

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