- Born
- Died
- Birth nameRichard Warren Deats
- Nickname
- Dicky
- Dick Deats was born on February 27, 1945 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is known for National Treasure (2004), Dante's Peak (1997) and Blow Out (1981). He died on July 14, 2011 in Whitefish, Montana, USA.
- Father of Danyi and Jerry D. Deats, brother of key grip Jerry C. Deats.
- Brother of key grip Jerry C. Deats.
- Responsible for introducing the use of Griflon into motion pictures. While on location with cameraman Vilmos Zsigmond, scouting locations on a wharf, he noticed the bright tarps used for covering shipping pallets. The soft but vast reflection was a beautiful source of fill light now standard in the film industry.
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