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Robert Jessup(1930-2008)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Robert Jessup was born on 23 May 1930 in New Jersey, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Smokey and the Bandit (1977), Silent Rage (1982) and Race with the Devil (1975). He died on 14 August 2008 in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA.
BornMay 23, 1930
DiedAugust 14, 2008(78)
BornMay 23, 1930
DiedAugust 14, 2008(78)
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Known for

Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
Smokey and the Bandit
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Bob Jessup)
  • 1977
Chuck Norris in Silent Rage (1982)
Silent Rage
5.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1982
Peter Fonda and Warren Oates in Race with the Devil (1975)
Race with the Devil
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1975
Futureworld (1976)
Futureworld
5.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1976

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Copper Scroll of Mary Magdalene
    4.3
    • Cinematographer (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 2004
  • Barbara Billingsley, Tony Dow, and Jerry Mathers in The New Leave It to Beaver (1983)
    The New Leave It to Beaver
    5.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1989
  • Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge (1988)
    Desperado: Avalanche at Devil's Ridge
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • Longarm (1988)
    Longarm
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1988
  • The Return of Desperado (1988)
    The Return of Desperado
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1988
  • Dorian Harewood and Debbi Morgan in Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story (1987)
    Guilty of Innocence: The Lenell Geter Story
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Dermot Mulroney and Megan Follows in Sin of Innocence (1986)
    Sin of Innocence
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story (1985)
    Going for the Gold: The Bill Johnson Story
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Stormin' Home (1985)
    Stormin' Home
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1985
  • Porky's Revenge (1985)
    Porky's Revenge
    4.8
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Poison Ivy (1985)
    Poison Ivy
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • director of photography (as Bob Jessup)
    • 1985
  • With Intent to Kill (1984)
    With Intent to Kill
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • He's Not Your Son (1984)
    He's Not Your Son
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Denzel Washington in License to Kill (1984)
    License to Kill
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Cowboy (1983)
    Cowboy
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1983

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Liam Neeson and Laura San Giacomo in Under Suspicion (1991)
    Under Suspicion
    6.4
    • camera operator: USA (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1991
  • Carroll O'Connor in In the Heat of the Night (1988)
    In the Heat of the Night
    7.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1991
  • Michael Bell, Cory Crow, Tami Erin, John Schuck, David Seaman, Dick Van Patten, and Frank Welker in The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (1988)
    The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Kelly Preston, Lea Thompson, Tate Donovan, and Larry B. Scott in SpaceCamp (1986)
    SpaceCamp
    5.8
    • director of photography: second unit (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1986
  • The Dream Chasers (1984)
    The Dream Chasers
    5.5
    • grip (as Robert Jessop)
    • 1984
  • Victoria Principal, Barbara Bel Geddes, Patrick Duffy, Larry Hagman, Charlene Tilton, Jim Davis, Linda Gray, and Steve Kanaly in Dallas (1978)
    Dallas
    7.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1978
  • Sally Field, Burt Reynolds, and Jackie Gleason in Smokey and the Bandit (1977)
    Smokey and the Bandit
    7.0
    • director of photography: second unit (as Bob Jessup)
    • 1977
  • Futureworld (1976)
    Futureworld
    5.7
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1976
  • Jenny Agutter, Farrah Fawcett, Michael York, Roscoe Lee Browne, and Richard Jordan in Logan's Run (1976)
    Logan's Run
    6.8
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
    Ode to Billy Joe
    6.6
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1976
  • The Great Waldo Pepper (1975)
    The Great Waldo Pepper
    6.8
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Solomon Sturges in Strange Compulsion (1964)
    Strange Compulsion
    5.5
    • camera operator (as Robert C. Jessup)
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert Jessop
  • Born
    • May 23, 1930
    • New Jersey, USA
  • Died
    • August 14, 2008
    • Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1976.

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