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John Sheeren

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Stunts
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John Sheeren was born on 19 November 1958 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Firestarter (1984), Steel Magnolias (1989) and RoboCop 2 (1990).
BornNovember 19, 1958
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    • Known for

    Drew Barrymore in Firestarter (1984)
    Firestarter
    6.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1984
    Julia Roberts, Sally Field, Daryl Hannah, Shirley MacLaine, Dolly Parton, and Olympia Dukakis in Steel Magnolias (1989)
    Steel Magnolias
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1989
    Peter Weller in RoboCop 2 (1990)
    RoboCop 2
    5.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1990
    Robert De Niro, Juliette Lewis, Nick Nolte, and Jessica Lange in Cape Fear (1991)
    Cape Fear
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1991

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Secret Space Escapes
      • camera operator
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2015
    • Joel Courtney and Bailee Madison in 40 Dates and 40 Nights (2026)
      40 Dates and 40 Nights
      6.2
      • 'b' camera operator
      • 2026
    • Crossroads (2024)
      Crossroads
      7.0
      • additional camera operator
      • 2024
    • Encore! (2019)
      Encore!
      7.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera
      • 2019
    • Farrah Fawcett in Biography: Farrah Fawcett Forever (2019)
      Biography: Farrah Fawcett Forever
      7.8
      TV Series
      • camera operator (2019)
      • 2019
    • Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here (2018)
      Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here
      6.6
      TV Special
      • first assistant camera
      • 2018
    • Kevin Hart in Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level (2017)
      Kevin Hart Presents: The Next Level
      4.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator (2016)
      • 2017
    • Tilman J. Fertitta in Billion Dollar Buyer (2016)
      Billion Dollar Buyer
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • Robert Kazinsky in Second Chance (2016)
      Second Chance
      7.4
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
      • 2016
    • Secret Space Escapes (2015)
      Secret Space Escapes
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Robin Tunney, Aaron Eckhart, Sarah Bolger, and Finn Wittrock in My All-American (2015)
      My All-American
      7.2
      • additional first assistant camera
      • 2015
    • The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman (2015)
      The Brain with Dr. David Eagleman
      8.6
      TV Series
      • first assistant camera (2015)
      • 2015
    • Secret Space Disasters (2015)
      Secret Space Disasters
      TV Mini Series
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Leaves of the Tree (2015)
      Leaves of the Tree
      5.0
      • camera operator
      • 2015
    • Äidin toive (2015)
      Äidin toive
      6.3
      • assistant camera: Karen - USA (as John Robert Sheeren)
      • 2015
    • Life Flight (2015)
      Life Flight
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • first assistant camera (2013)
      • 2015

    Cinematographer

    • MUDDY WATERS (TV SERIES)
      • Cinematographer
      • Completed
    • Andrea Bowen in The Preacher's Daughter (2012)
      The Preacher's Daughter
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • How to Boil a Frog (2010)
      How to Boil a Frog
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2010
    • Nobelity (2006)
      Nobelity
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Gravely Speaking
      6.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995

    Stunts

    • God Thinks You're a Loser (2008)
      God Thinks You're a Loser
      6.0
      • stunt camera operator
      • 2008
    • Chuck Norris in Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire (2005)
      Walker, Texas Ranger: Trial by Fire
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • stunt camera operator
      • 2005

    Personal details

    • Alternative names
      • John R. Sheeran
    • Born
      • November 19, 1958
      • Chicago, Illinois, USA

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