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Vaughn Wilkins(1912-2007)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Vaughn Wilkins was born on 22 May 1912 in Missouri, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Man with the Golden Arm (1955), Mutiny in Outer Space (1964) and Fort Ti (1953). He was married to Joan Carey and Edith I. Matthewson. He died on 1 April 2007 in Woodland Hills, California, USA.
BornMay 22, 1912
DiedApril 1, 2007(94)
BornMay 22, 1912
DiedApril 1, 2007(94)
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  • Awards
    • 1 win total

Known for

Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
The Man with the Golden Arm
7.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1955
Dolores Faith and William Leslie in Mutiny in Outer Space (1964)
Mutiny in Outer Space
4.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Von Wilkins)
  • 1964
Fort Ti (1953)
Fort Ti
5.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1953
The Wild Party (1956)
The Wild Party
5.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1956

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1965–1968
  • Hillbillys in a Haunted House (1967)
    Hillbillys in a Haunted House
    2.8
    • director of photography
    • 1967
  • Ernest Borgnine, Tim Conway, and Joe Flynn in McHale's Navy (1962)
    McHale's Navy
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Tony Danza and Lori Loughlin in Hudson Street (1995)
    Hudson Street
    6.7
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1995
  • Back Together (1984)
    Back Together
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1984
  • Ted Danson, Shelley Long, John Ratzenberger, George Wendt, Nicholas Colasanto, and Rhea Perlman in Cheers (1982)
    Cheers
    8.0
    TV Series
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • Dolores Faith and William Leslie in Mutiny in Outer Space (1964)
    Mutiny in Outer Space
    4.9
    • camera operator (as Von Wilkins)
    • 1964
  • Blood Arrow (1958)
    Blood Arrow
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1958
  • The Wild Party (1956)
    The Wild Party
    5.7
    • assistant camera
    • 1956
  • Mark Andrews, Roxanne Arlen, Lori Nelson, and John Smith in Hot Rod Girl (1956)
    Hot Rod Girl
    5.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Gary Cooper, Elizabeth Montgomery, Rod Steiger, and Charles Bickford in The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell (1955)
    The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell
    6.8
    • assistant camera
    • 1955
  • Frank Sinatra, Kim Novak, and Eleanor Parker in The Man with the Golden Arm (1955)
    The Man with the Golden Arm
    7.3
    • assistant camera
    • 1955
  • Rod Cameron, Joanne Dru, and John Ireland in Southwest Passage (1954)
    Southwest Passage
    5.7
    • camera technician
    • 1954
  • Fort Ti (1953)
    Fort Ti
    5.1
    • assistant technician
    • 1953
  • George Reeves, Armida, Ralph Byrd, and Wanda McKay in Jungle Goddess (1948)
    Jungle Goddess
    2.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Von Wilkins
  • Born
    • May 22, 1912
    • Missouri, USA
  • Died
    • April 1, 2007
    • Woodland Hills, California, USA
  • Spouses
      Joan CareyJuly 2, 1977 - April 1, 2007 (his death)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Wilkins started his Hollywood career as a motion picture cameraman with Walt Disney in 1939.

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