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John Koester(1940-1996)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Sound Department
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John Koester was born on 25 January 1940 in Kansas City, Kansas, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Someone to Watch Over Me (1987), Big Top Pee-wee (1988) and Dead & Buried (1981). He died on 25 May 1996 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJanuary 25, 1940
DiedMay 25, 1996(56)
BornJanuary 25, 1940
DiedMay 25, 1996(56)
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Known for

Mimi Rogers and Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
Someone to Watch Over Me
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1987
Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
Big Top Pee-wee
5.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as John C. Koester)
  • 1988
Dead & Buried (1981)
Dead & Buried
6.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1981
Testament (1983)
Testament
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1983

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Martin Sheen and Kyle MacLachlan in Roswell (1994)
    Roswell
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1994
  • Dennis Franz, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Jacqueline Obradors, Charlotte Ross, Henry Simmons, and Gordon Clapp in NYPD Blue (1993)
    NYPD Blue
    7.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1993
  • The Cemetery Club (1993)
    The Cemetery Club
    5.7
    • camera operator (as John C. Koester)
    • 1993
  • Mel Brooks in Life Stinks (1991)
    Life Stinks
    5.9
    • additional camera operator (as John C. Koester)
    • 1991
  • Murderous Vision (1991)
    Murderous Vision
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1991
  • Staci Keanan in Lisa (1990)
    Lisa
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1990
  • Jeff Kober in The First Power (1990)
    The First Power
    5.7
    • additional camera operator
    • 1990
  • High Desert Kill (1989)
    High Desert Kill
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1989
  • Derek Rydall in Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge (1989)
    Phantom of the Mall: Eric's Revenge
    5.4
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1989
  • Big Top Pee-wee (1988)
    Big Top Pee-wee
    5.2
    • camera operator (as John C. Koester)
    • 1988
  • Richard Pryor in Moving (1988)
    Moving
    6.1
    • camera operator
    • 1988
  • Mimi Rogers and Tom Berenger in Someone to Watch Over Me (1987)
    Someone to Watch Over Me
    6.1
    • camera operator
    • 1987
  • Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter (1986)
    Vasectomy: A Delicate Matter
    3.8
    • camera operator
    • 1986
  • The Paper Chase (1978)
    The Paper Chase
    8.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1986
  • Judd Nelson and Ally Sheedy in Blue City (1986)
    Blue City
    4.5
    • camera operator (as John C. Koester)
    • 1986

Cinematographer

  • Self-Portrait
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Gilmer McCormick and Andrew Prine in Squares (1972)
    Squares
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • The Low Price of Fame
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Snow Bear (1970)
    Snow Bear
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • The Hanging of Jake Ellis (1969)
    The Hanging of Jake Ellis
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • We, a Family
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968

Sound Department

  • The Undercover Scandals of Henry VIII (1970)
    The Undercover Scandals of Henry VIII
    5.6
    • sound recordist
    • 1970
  • Erica Gavin in Vixen! (1968)
    Vixen!
    5.6
    • sound
    • 1968

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Kester
  • Born
    • January 25, 1940
    • Kansas City, Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • May 25, 1996
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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