Biography

Frank William Watts was born to Frank Watts and Jenny Watts in the church St. Mary-le-Bow, in Cheapside, London, England, and grew up in Edgeware.

Watts started his career as a focus puller in 1950, and became an ATV camera operator in 1956. Watt started his cinematography career in 1967, with 4 episodes of The Baron (1966). Watts became involved with the British Society of Cinematographers in 1970, and in 1973, Watts was hired by director Gerry Anderson to shoot 40 episodes of "Space: 1999 (1975)", before being replaced by Brendan J. Stafford.

After "Space: 1999", Watts became the cinematographer for "The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)", "Rising Damp (1980)" (based on the 1970s sitcom), "Dangerous Davies: The Last Detective (1981)", "The Manions of America (1981)", "Educating Rita (1983)", "Rearview Mirror (1984)", D.A.R.Y.L. (1985), "I-Man (1986)" (a TV pilot to an unaired show) "A Hazard of Hearts (1987)", "Internal Affairs (1988)", "Act of Will (1989)", "Shrinks (1991).

Watts recommended Neil Binney to be an associate BSC in 1981, and later became president of the BSC from 1984 to 1986. Watts retired from cinematography in 1989, but was called out of retirement in 1992 to shoot his last project, "Fergie & Andrew: Behind the Palace Doors (1992)". Watts died from a terminal illness on March 5, 1994, at the age of 64.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous