Biography

James Devis(1931-2021)

Camera and Electrical Department
Cinematographer
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

James Devis was born on 24 September 1931 in Clapham, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Moonraker (1979), Superman (1978) and Dune (1984). He died on 5 December 2021 in Kent, England, UK.

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Known for

Moonraker

6.3

Camera and Electrical Department

1979

Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)

Superman

7.4

Camera and Electrical Department(as Jimmy Devis)

1978

Dune

6.2

Camera and Electrical Department

1984

The Boys from Brazil

7.0

Camera and Electrical Department(as Jimmy Devis)

1978

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

The Four Feathers
6.5
- director of photography: action unit
- 2002
Highlander: Endgame
4.6
- director of photography: second unit
- 2000
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5.1
TV Movie
- director of photography: second unit
- 1997
Daylight
6.0
- director of photography: second unit
- 1996
Kidnapped
6.6
TV Movie
- director of photography: second unit
- 1995
Rob Roy
6.9
- director of photography: second unit (as Jim Devis)
- 1995
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
7.5
- director of photography: second unit
- 1994
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
5.5
- director of photography: second unit
- 1994
The Chase
5.9
- director of photography: second unit
- 1994
Geronimo
6.4
TV Movie
- director of photography: second unit
- 1993
Super Mario Bros.
4.2
- director of photography: second unit
- 1993
Seekers
6.3
TV Series
- director of photography: second unit
- 1993
Covington Cross
7.5
TV Series
- cameraman
- 1992
Just Like a Woman
6.0
- camera operator: second unit (as Jimmy Devis)
- 1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
4.5
- camera operator
- director of photography: second unit (as Jimmy Devis)
- 1992

Cinematographer

CI5: The New Professionals
5.3
TV Series
- director of photography
- 1999
The Office
5.6
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1996
Press Gang
8.0
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- director of photography
- 1989–1993
Zorro
6.8
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1990–1992
Eyes of a Witness
4.8
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1991
Take This Job and Shove It
5.0
- director of photography
- 1981
Death Hunt
6.9
- director of photography
- 1981
There Goes the Bride
3.3
- Cinematographer
- 1980
Why Not Stay for Breakfast?
5.6
- Cinematographer
- 1979

Second Unit or Assistant Director

Highlander: Endgame
4.6
- assistant director
- 2000
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
5.1
TV Movie
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1997
Kidnapped
6.6
TV Movie
- second unit director
- 1995
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles
7.5
- assistant director: second unit
- second unit director: New Orleans
- 1994
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf
5.5
- second unit director
- 1994
The Chase
5.9
- assistant director
- 1994
Geronimo
6.4
TV Movie
- second unit director
- 1993
Super Mario Bros.
4.2
- second unit director
- 1993
Covington Cross
7.5
TV Series
- second unit director
- 1992
Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
4.5
- assistant director
- 1992
Patriot Games
6.9
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1992
The Field
7.3
- assistant director (uncredited)
- 1990
Memphis Belle
6.9
- second unit director: aerial unit
- 1990
We're No Angels
6.1
- second unit director (as Jim Devis)
- 1989
Return from the River Kwai
4.9
- second unit director
- 1989