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Alec Mills(1932-2024)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Alec Mills in Designing Bond: Peter Lamont (2000)
Alec Mills was born on 10 May 1932 in London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Moonraker (1979), Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983) and The Spy Who Loved Me (1977). He was married to Zsuzsa Szemes. He died on 12 February 2024 in Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
BornMay 10, 1932
DiedFebruary 12, 2024(91)
BornMay 10, 1932
DiedFebruary 12, 2024(91)
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Known for

Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
Moonraker
6.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1979
Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
8.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1983
Roger Moore and Barbara Bach in The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
The Spy Who Loved Me
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1977
Timothy Dalton and Maryam d'Abo in The Living Daylights (1987)
The Living Daylights
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1987

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Paris Hilton, Lex Shrapnel, Amelia Warner, Patrick Kennedy, and Vivienne Harvey in Nine Lives (2002)
    Nine Lives
    2.4
    Video
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 2002
  • Paul Freeman in Prisoner of Rio (1988)
    Prisoner of Rio
    5.7
    • additional photography
    • 1988
  • Vanessa Redgrave in Consuming Passions (1988)
    Consuming Passions
    5.5
    • camera department: second unit
    • 1988
  • Olivia Hussey, Nicholas Clay, and Franco Nero in The Last Days of Pompeii (1984)
    The Last Days of Pompeii
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1984
  • Roger Moore, Maud Adams, and Kabir Bedi in Octopussy (1983)
    Octopussy
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1983
  • Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, James Earl Jones, Warwick Davis, David Prowse, Billy Dee Williams, Michael Carter, and Larry Ward in Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
    Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi
    8.3
    • operating cameraman
    • 1983
  • The Appointment (1982)
    The Appointment
    6.2
    • second unit cameraman
    • 1982
  • Donald Sutherland and Kate Nelligan in Eye of the Needle (1981)
    Eye of the Needle
    7.1
    • camera operator
    • 1981
  • Roger Moore, Carole Bouquet, and John Wyman in For Your Eyes Only (1981)
    For Your Eyes Only
    6.7
    • camera operator
    • 1981
  • John Gielgud, Lesley-Anne Down, and Frank Langella in Sphinx (1981)
    Sphinx
    5.2
    • camera operator
    • 1981
  • The Bed
    Short
    • camera operator
    • 1980
  • There Goes the Bride (1980)
    There Goes the Bride
    3.2
    • camera operator
    • 1980
  • The Awakening (1980)
    The Awakening
    4.9
    • camera operator
    • 1980
  • Lee Marvin, Maximilian Schell, Robert Shaw, and Linda Evans in Avalanche Express (1979)
    Avalanche Express
    4.9
    • camera operator
    • 1979
  • Roger Moore and Lois Chiles in Moonraker (1979)
    Moonraker
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1979

Cinematographer

  • Girl on a Cycle
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Christopher Lambert in The Point Men (2001)
    The Point Men
    4.4
    • director of photography
    • 2001
  • Rag Nymph (1997)
    Rag Nymph
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1997
  • Soldier Soldier (1991)
    Soldier Soldier
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1993–1996
  • Warren Clarke, Jojo, Zizi, Zak, Tricky Nicky, Leo Piper, and Spangles in Moving Story (1994)
    Moving Story
    7.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Come Snow, Come Blow
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Julia Sawalha in Press Gang (1989)
    Press Gang
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1990–1993
  • Josette Simon in Seekers (1993)
    Seekers
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Seeker
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • Christopher Columbus: The Discovery (1992)
    Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
    4.5
    • director of photography
    • 1992
  • Louis Gossett Jr. and Rachel McLish in Aces: Iron Eagle III (1992)
    Aces: Iron Eagle III
    3.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • About Face (1989)
    About Face
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Carey Lowell, Talisa Soto, Timothy Dalton, and Robert Davi in Licence to Kill (1989)
    Licence to Kill
    6.7
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • The Dirty Dozen (1988)
    The Dirty Dozen
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Lionheart (1987)
    Lionheart
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987

Director

  • Dead Sleep (1990)
    Dead Sleep
    4.8
    • Director
    • 1990
  • Bloodmoon (1990)
    Bloodmoon
    4.7
    • Director
    • 1990

Personal details

  • Born
    • May 10, 1932
    • London, England, UK
  • Died
    • February 12, 2024
    • Denham, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(dementia)
  • Spouse
    • Zsuzsa SzemesFebruary 22, 1977 - February 12, 2024 (his death)
  • Other works
    Autobiography: "Shooting 007 and Other Celluloid Adventures". Stroud, Gloucestershire: The History Press. ISBN 978 0 7509 5363 4

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Vice President of the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC).

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