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Lennart Nilsson(1922-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Lennart Nilsson was born on 24 August 1922 in Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for Sisters (1972), Defying Gravity (2009) and The Incredible Machine (1975). He was married to Birgit Svensson and Catharina Fjellström. He died on 28 January 2017 in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden.
BornAugust 24, 1922
DiedJanuary 28, 2017(94)
BornAugust 24, 1922
DiedJanuary 28, 2017(94)
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Known for

William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Sisters (1972)
Sisters
6.8
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1972
Christina Cox, Paula Garcés, Laura Harris, Florentine Lahme, Ron Livingston, and Malik Yoba in Defying Gravity (2009)
Defying Gravity
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
The Incredible Machine (1975)
The Incredible Machine
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1975
Portrait of a Killer
  • Cinematographer
  • 1980

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Faszination Liebe: Das Wunder des Lebens (2001)
    Faszination Liebe: Das Wunder des Lebens
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • photography: medical
    • photography
    • camera
    • 1980–2001
  • The Saga of Life
    TV Mini Series
    • photography: medical
    • 1996
  • Odyssey of Life (1996)
    Odyssey of Life
    7.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Vetenskapens värld (1971)
    Vetenskapens värld
    8.3
    TV Series
    • photography: medical
    • 1996
  • The Human Body
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988–1989
  • Sagan om livet
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Horizon (1964)
    Horizon
    8.5
    TV Series
    • medical photography
    • photography
    • 1976–1982
  • Portrait of a Killer
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • The Incredible Machine (1975)
    The Incredible Machine
    7.1
    • photography
    • 1975
  • The Beginning of Life (1968)
    The Beginning of Life
    5.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968

Camera and Electrical Department

  • King Carl XVI Gustaf in Kungen (2023)
    Kungen
    6.4
    • still photographer
    • 2023
  • Christina Cox, Paula Garcés, Laura Harris, Florentine Lahme, Ron Livingston, and Malik Yoba in Defying Gravity (2009)
    Defying Gravity
    7.3
    TV Series
    • microscopic cinematography
    • 2009
  • Älgjakten
    Video
    • still photographer
    • 2008
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • additional photography
    • 2001
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • camera (segment "RU 486")
    • 1991
  • William Finley, Margot Kidder, and Jennifer Salt in Sisters (1972)
    Sisters
    6.8
    • cinematographer: title sequence
    • 1972
  • NET Journal (1966)
    NET Journal
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1968

Actor

  • Vårat gäng (1942)
    Vårat gäng
    5.4
    • 'Spurtis'
    • 1942

Personal details

  • Born
    • August 24, 1922
    • Strängnäs, Södermanland, Sweden
  • Died
    • January 28, 2017
    • Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden
  • Spouses
      Birgit Svensson? - 1986 (her death)

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