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Bud Thackery(1903-1990)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
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Bud Thackery
Bud Thackery was born on 31 January 1903 in Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Crimson Ghost (1946), Women in War (1940) and Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963). He died on 15 July 1990 in Los Angeles County, California, USA.
BornJanuary 31, 1903
DiedJuly 15, 1990(87)
BornJanuary 31, 1903
DiedJuly 15, 1990(87)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Charles Quigley and Linda Stirling in The Crimson Ghost (1946)
The Crimson Ghost
6.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1946
Wendy Barrie and Elsie Janis in Women in War (1940)
Women in War
5.6
  • Special Effects(as Ellis J. Thackery)
  • 1940
Kraft Suspense Theatre (1963)
Kraft Suspense Theatre
7.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Rod Cameron and Julie London in The Fighting Chance (1955)
The Fighting Chance
7.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1955

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Emergency! (1972)
    Emergency!
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972–1977
  • Bridger (1976)
    Bridger
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1976
  • Raymond Burr and Barbara Sigel in Ironside (1967)
    Ironside
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968–1975
  • Perilous Voyage (1975)
    Perilous Voyage
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1975
  • Runaway! (1973)
    Runaway!
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • Lieutenant Schuster's Wife (1972)
    Lieutenant Schuster's Wife
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • The Bold Ones: The New Doctors (1969)
    The Bold Ones: The New Doctors
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Rod Serling in Night Gallery (1969)
    Night Gallery
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Strategy of Terror (1969)
    Strategy of Terror
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969
  • Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968)
    Coogan's Bluff
    6.4
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • Split Second to an Epitaph
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Claudia Cardinale, Rod Taylor, and Harry Guardino in The Hell with Heroes (1968)
    The Hell with Heroes
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • Bob Denver, Phyllis Diller, and Joe Flynn in Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? (1968)
    Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • James Drury, Doug McClure, and John McIntire in The Virginian (1962)
    The Virginian
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1968
  • Ben Gazzara in Run for Your Life (1965)
    Run for Your Life
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1967

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Joan Leslie and Forrest Tucker in Flight Nurse (1953)
    Flight Nurse
    5.4
    • special photography
    • 1953
  • Fred MacMurray and Vera Ralston in Fair Wind to Java (1953)
    Fair Wind to Java
    5.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1953
  • Maureen O'Hara, John Wayne, Ward Bond, Barry Fitzgerald, and Victor McLaglen in The Quiet Man (1952)
    The Quiet Man
    7.7
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Mary Ellen Kay and Walter Reed in Government Agents vs Phantom Legion (1951)
    Government Agents vs Phantom Legion
    5.8
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1951
  • Tom Keene and Lee Phelps in Desperadoes of the West (1950)
    Desperadoes of the West
    6.3
    • process photographer
    • 1950
  • The Invisible Monster (1950)
    The Invisible Monster
    4.6
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Kirk Alyn in Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
    Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
    5.3
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Robert Bice and Keith Richards in The James Brothers of Missouri (1949)
    The James Brothers of Missouri
    6.5
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Kirk Alyn and Rosemary La Planche in Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc. (1949)
    Federal Agents vs. Underworld, Inc.
    5.4
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Clayton Moore, Steve Darrell, and Noel Neill in Adventures of Frank and Jesse James (1948)
    Adventures of Frank and Jesse James
    7.2
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Jim Bannon, Virginia Belmont, and Anthony Warde in Dangers of the Canadian Mounted (1948)
    Dangers of the Canadian Mounted
    5.5
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Ramsay Ames and Clayton Moore in G-Men Never Forget (1948)
    G-Men Never Forget
    6.6
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Bruce Edwards and Carol Forman in The Black Widow (1947)
    The Black Widow
    6.4
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Clayton Moore and Linda Stirling in Jesse James Rides Again (1947)
    Jesse James Rides Again
    6.2
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Don Ameche and Catherine McLeod in That's My Man (1947)
    That's My Man
    6.2
    • process photographer (uncredited)
    • 1947

Special Effects

  • Sharad of Atlantis (1966)
    Sharad of Atlantis
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1966
  • Wendell Corey, Vera Ralston, and Forrest Tucker in The Wild Blue Yonder (1951)
    The Wild Blue Yonder
    5.8
    • special photography (as Ellis F. Thackery)
    • 1951
  • Rod Cameron, Lorna Gray, and Adele Mara in The Sea Hornet (1951)
    The Sea Hornet
    6.3
    • special photography (as Ellis F. Thackery)
    • 1951
  • Down Dakota Way (1949)
    Down Dakota Way
    6.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1949
  • Wendy Barrie and Elsie Janis in Women in War (1940)
    Women in War
    5.6
    • special photographic effects (as Ellis J. Thackery)
    • 1940
  • Gene Autry, Smiley Burnette, Frankie Darro, and Betsy King Ross in Radio Ranch (1940)
    Radio Ranch
    4.6
    • special photographic effects
    • 1940
  • Ward Bond, Ralph Byrd, and Doris Weston in Born to Be Wild (1938)
    Born to Be Wild
    5.8
    • special photographic effects (as E.J. Thackery)
    • 1938
  • Undersea Kingdom (1936)
    Undersea Kingdom
    4.6
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • James Dunn and Mae Clarke in Hearts in Bondage (1936)
    Hearts in Bondage
    5.6
    • special effects (as Bud Thackeray)
    • 1936
  • Mae Clarke and Phillips Holmes in The House of a Thousand Candles (1936)
    The House of a Thousand Candles
    5.2
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1936
  • Tom Mix in The Miracle Rider (1935)
    The Miracle Rider
    6.6
    • special photographic effects (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • Gene Autry in The Phantom Empire (1935)
    The Phantom Empire
    6.1
    • special effects (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • William Farnum, Anita Louise, and LeRoy Mason in Are We Civilized? (1934)
    Are We Civilized?
    5.0
    • special photographic effects
    • 1934

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Bud Thackeray
  • Born
    • January 31, 1903
    • Shawnee, Oklahoma, USA
  • Died
    • July 15, 1990
    • Los Angeles County, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    During the fifth season of Emergency! (1972), his personal still photographs can be seen on the walls in the lobby of Rampart General Hospital.
  • Nickname
    • Buddy

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