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John Meiklejohn(1937-2019)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
  • Cinematographer
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John Meiklejohn was born on 21 June 1937. He was a cinematographer, known for The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012), Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991) and We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009). He died on 13 April 2019.
BornJune 21, 1937
DiedApril 13, 2019(81)
BornJune 21, 1937
DiedApril 13, 2019(81)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win & 16 nominations total

Known for

The 66th Annual Tony Awards (2012)
The 66th Annual Tony Awards
6.9
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2012
Greg Lee and Lynne Thigpen in Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? (1991)
Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego?
7.6
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1991
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial (2009)
We Are One: The Obama Inaugural Celebration at the Lincoln Memorial
5.5
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2009
The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014)
The 68th Annual Tony Awards
7.3
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2014

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Nick Cannon in Wild 'N Out (2005)
    Wild 'N Out
    6.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2018
  • Fred Savage, Ricky Gervais, Dominic Pace, Gracen Newton, Kaiden Rose Amendola, Jordyn Curet, V.I. King, Jecobi Swain, Hailey Roberts, Selah Phillips, Eli Michael Kaplan, Gideon Reynolds, Abigail Eckstein, Nathan Maurice Goldberg, Sophia George, Clark Walkup, Brayden Frasure, Halen Smith, and Russell Rope in Child Support (2018)
    Child Support
    5.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2018
  • Joshua Bell, Hugh Downs, Renée Fleming, Alan Gilbert, Lorin Maazel, Natalia Makarova, Audra McDonald, Zubin Mehta, Itzhak Perlman, Louis Perry, Beverly Sills, Martin Bookspan, and Fred Child in Live from Lincoln Center (1976)
    Live from Lincoln Center
    8.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1998–2017
  • Showtime at the Apollo (1987)
    Showtime at the Apollo
    6.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2016–2017
  • Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical (2017)
    Irving Berlin's Holiday Inn The Broadway Musical
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 2017
  • Lewis Black: Black to the Future (2016)
    Lewis Black: Black to the Future
    6.8
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2016
  • Macy's Presents Fashion's Front Row (2016)
    Macy's Presents Fashion's Front Row
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2016
  • Stephen Colbert in The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (2015)
    The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
    7.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2015–2016
  • Lin-Manuel Miranda at an event for The 70th Annual Tony Awards (2016)
    The 70th Annual Tony Awards
    8.0
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2016
  • Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Revealed (2016)
    Sports Illustrated Swimsuit 2016 Revealed
    5.1
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2016
  • The 69th Annual Tony Awards (2015)
    The 69th Annual Tony Awards
    5.9
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2015
  • Christopher Walken and Allison Williams in Peter Pan Live! (2014)
    Peter Pan Live!
    4.9
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2014
  • The 68th Annual Tony Awards (2014)
    The 68th Annual Tony Awards
    7.3
    TV Special
    • camera operator
    • 2014
  • Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain (2013)
    Kevin Hart: Let Me Explain
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 2013
  • New York Philharmonic: A Dancer's Dream (2013)
    New York Philharmonic: A Dancer's Dream
    TV Movie
    • camera operator (as John Miekeljohn)
    • 2013

Additional Crew

  • Jasmine Guy, Pam Arciero, Anthony Asbury, Bertice Berry, Tyler Bunch, Kim Carrell, Emilio Delgado, David Matthew Feldman, Alison Fraser, Denyce Graves, Karen Evans Kandel, James J. Kroupa, Peter Linz, Adrian Martinez, Kathryn Mullen, Fred Newman, Chris Phillips, Caroll Spinney, Matt Vogel, Ruth Westheimer, Steve Whitmire, Eric Jacobson, Jennifer Barnhart, Tim Lagasse, Heather Asch, BJ Guyer, Paul McGinnis, Trevor Heins, Misha Gonz-Cirkl, Richard O'Connor, Scott Dodson, Richard Zhuravenko, Charles Reese, Joe James, Stephen Scott Scarpulla, Brynn Williams, Brianna Montgomery, Nicole Brown, and Makeeba Mooncycle in Between the Lions (1999)
    Between the Lions
    7.2
    TV Series
    • technical staff
    • 2000

Cinematographer

  • NET Playhouse (1964)
    NET Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • John Meikeljohn
  • Born
    • June 21, 1937
  • Died
    • April 13, 2019

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