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S.D. Onions(1906-1968)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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S.D. Onions was born on 28 March 1906 in Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Curse of the Demon (1957), Stranglehold (1963) and The Two-Headed Spy (1958). He died on 22 March 1968 in Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK.
BornMarch 28, 1906
DiedMarch 22, 1968(61)
BornMarch 28, 1906
DiedMarch 22, 1968(61)
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Known for

Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins in Curse of the Demon (1957)
Curse of the Demon
7.4
  • Visual Effects(as S. D. Onions)
  • 1957
Stranglehold
4.5
  • Cinematographer(as lighting cameraman)
  • 1963
Jack Hawkins in The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
The Two-Headed Spy
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1958
Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
Secret Agent
8.2
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
    Man in a Suitcase
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Romeo and Juliet (1966)
    Romeo and Juliet
    7.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Give a Dog a Bone (1965)
    Give a Dog a Bone
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965
  • Blaze of Glory
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Stranglehold
    4.5
    • Cinematographer (as lighting cameraman)
    • 1963
  • The Fur Collar
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • The Golden Rabbit
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Nothing Barred (1961)
    Nothing Barred
    5.2
    • director of photography (as S D Onions)
    • 1961
  • Der Rosenkavalier (1961)
    Der Rosenkavalier
    8.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • The Night We Got the Bird (1961)
    The Night We Got the Bird
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • Jack Gwillim, Basil Dignam, and Francis Matthews in Sentenced for Life (1960)
    Sentenced for Life
    6.2
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Man from Interpol (1960)
    Man from Interpol
    6.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • The Royal Ballet (1960)
    The Royal Ballet
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960
  • The George Müller Story
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959
  • Sweet Beat (1959)
    Sweet Beat
    5.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Man in a Suitcase (1967)
    Man in a Suitcase
    7.6
    TV Series
    • photography: second unit
    • 1968
  • Patrick McGoohan in Secret Agent (1964)
    Secret Agent
    8.2
    TV Series
    • second unit cameraman
    • 1965
  • Jack Hawkins in The Two-Headed Spy (1958)
    The Two-Headed Spy
    6.9
    • second unit cameraman
    • 1958
  • Mozart's Don Giovanni (1955)
    Mozart's Don Giovanni
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • lighting technician
    • 1955
  • Strange Stories (1953)
    Strange Stories
    6.2
    • cameraman
    • 1953
  • King of the Underworld (1952)
    King of the Underworld
    4.3
    • lighting (as S. D. Onions)
    • 1952
  • Horror Maniacs (1948)
    Horror Maniacs
    5.1
    • lighting
    • 1948

Visual Effects

  • Dana Andrews and Peggy Cummins in Curse of the Demon (1957)
    Curse of the Demon
    7.4
    • special effects photography (as S. D. Onions)
    • 1957

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bunny Onions
  • Born
    • March 28, 1906
    • Worcester, Worcestershire, England, UK
  • Died
    • March 22, 1968
    • Harrow, Middlesex, England, UK

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