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David Morton(II)

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  • Visual Effects
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David Morton is known for Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991), Grosse Pointe Blank (1997) and Man on Fire (2004).
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    • Known for

    Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
    Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
    7.3
    • Visual Effects
    • 1991
    John Cusack and Minnie Driver in Grosse Pointe Blank (1997)
    Grosse Pointe Blank
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Dave Morton)
    • 1997
    Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
    Man on Fire
    7.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2004
    Ethan Hawke and Uma Thurman in Gattaca (1997)
    Gattaca
    7.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1997

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Bonnie Bedelia, Craig T. Nelson, Monica Potter, Joy Bryant, Erika Christensen, Lauren Graham, Sam Jaeger, Peter Krause, Mae Whitman, Dax Shepard, Max Burkholder, Miles Heizer, Tyree Brown, Savannah Paige Rae, and Xolo Maridueña in Parenthood (2010)
      Parenthood
      8.3
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2010–2011
    • David Duchovny in Californication (2007)
      Californication
      8.3
      TV Series
      • chief lighting technician
      • 2007–2009
    • Patricia Heaton, Neil Flynn, Eden Sher, Charlie McDermott, and Atticus Shaffer in The Middle (2009)
      The Middle
      7.7
      TV Series
      • gaffer (uncredited)
      • 2009
    • Sofía Vergara, Julie Bowen, Ty Burrell, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Sarah Hyland, Ed O'Neill, Eric Stonestreet, Beatrice the Dog, Ariel Winter, Nolan Gould, Rico Rodriguez, Reid Ewing, Aubrey Anderson-Emmons, and Jeremy Maguire in Modern Family (2009)
      Modern Family
      8.5
      TV Series
      • chief lighting technician
      • 2009
    • Untitled Victoria Pile Project (2008)
      Untitled Victoria Pile Project
      3.6
      TV Movie
      • gaffer
      • 2008
    • Kiefer Sutherland and Adina Rapiteanu in Mirrors (2008)
      Mirrors
      6.1
      • best boy electric: Los Angeles
      • 2008
    • Anna Friel and Lee Pace in Pushing Daisies (2007)
      Pushing Daisies
      8.4
      TV Series
      • gaffer (uncredited)
      • 2007
    • Jill Hennessy in Crossing Jordan (2001)
      Crossing Jordan
      7.1
      TV Series
      • chief lighting technician
      • gaffer (as Dave Morton, as Dave Morton)
      • 2004–2007
    • Ali Larter, Hayden Panettiere, Sendhil Ramamurthy, Milo Ventimiglia, Masi Oka, Noah Gray-Cabey, and James Kyson in Heroes (2006)
      Heroes
      7.5
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Dave Morton)
      • 2006
    • Val Kilmer, Robert Downey Jr., and Michelle Monaghan in Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005)
      Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
      7.4
      • chief lighting technician: second unit
      • gaffer: second unit
      • 2005
    • Denzel Washington and Dakota Fanning in Man on Fire (2004)
      Man on Fire
      7.7
      • best boy electric
      • 2004
    • Elisha Cuthbert and Emile Hirsch in The Girl Next Door (2004)
      The Girl Next Door
      6.7
      • gaffer
      • 2004
    • Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, Tony Cox, and Brett Kelly in Bad Santa (2003)
      Bad Santa
      7.0
      • chief lighting technician
      • 2003
    • Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
      Looney Tunes: Back in Action
      5.8
      • assistant chief lighting technician
      • 2003
    • Dustin Hoffman, Andy Garcia, Rachel Weisz, and Edward Burns in Confidence (2003)
      Confidence
      6.6
      • gaffer
      • 2003

    Visual Effects

    • The Jolly Monkey (2025)
      The Jolly Monkey
      3.3
      • visual effects artist
      • 2025
    • Jodie Foster and Matthew McConaughey in Contact (1997)
      Contact
      7.5
      • gaffer: model unit (uncredited)
      • 1997
    • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and DeForest Kelley in Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
      Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country
      7.3
      • motion control gaffer
      • stage technician: ILM
      • 1991
    • Backdraft (1991)
      Backdraft
      6.7
      • electrician: ILM (as Dave Morton)
      • 1991
    • Sean Connery in The Hunt for Red October (1990)
      The Hunt for Red October
      7.5
      • stage technician: ILM (as Dave Morton)
      • 1990

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Dave Morton

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