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Egil S. Woxholt(1926-1991)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
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Egil S. Woxholt was born on 21 May 1926 in Oslo, Norway. He was a cinematographer and assistant director, known for Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991), Thunderball (1965) and On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969). He died in April 1991 in London, England, UK.
BornMay 21, 1926
DiedApril 1991
BornMay 21, 1926
DiedApril 1991
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for

Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Egil Woxholt)
  • 1991
Sean Connery, Claudine Auger, Martine Beswick, Luciana Paluzzi, and Molly Peters in Thunderball (1965)
Thunderball
6.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Egil Woxholt)
  • 1965
Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
On Her Majesty's Secret Service
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Egil Woxholt)
  • 1969
Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
A View to a Kill
6.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Egil Woxholt)
  • 1985

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Kevin Costner in Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
    Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves
    6.9
    • lighting cameraman: second unit (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1991
  • War and Remembrance (1988)
    War and Remembrance
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography: model (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1989
  • Turtle Diary (1985)
    Turtle Diary
    6.9
    • underwater camera operator (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1985
  • Roger Moore, Tanya Roberts, and Christopher Walken in A View to a Kill (1985)
    A View to a Kill
    6.3
    • additional photographer (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1985
  • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
    Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
    5.1
    • camera operator: second unit, UK (as Gil Woxholt)
    • 1985
  • Das Boot (1985)
    Das Boot
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 1985
  • Christopher Lambert and Andie MacDowell in Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
    Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
    6.4
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1984
  • Under Fire (1983)
    Under Fire
    7.0
    • camera operator: second unit (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1983
  • Das Boot (1981)
    Das Boot
    8.3
    • additional camera operator
    • 1981
  • Harry Hamlin and Judi Bowker in Clash of the Titans (1981)
    Clash of the Titans
    6.9
    • underwater and aerial cameraman
    • 1981
  • James Mason, Roger Moore, and Anthony Perkins in North Sea Hijack (1980)
    North Sea Hijack
    6.3
    • underwater photography
    • 1980
  • The Call of the Wild (1972)
    The Call of the Wild
    5.9
    • additional photographer (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1972
  • Diana Rigg, Telly Savalas, and George Lazenby in On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)
    On Her Majesty's Secret Service
    6.7
    • second unit cameraman (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1969
  • Chuck Connors and Robert Ryan in Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1969)
    Captain Nemo and the Underwater City
    5.7
    • underwater photographer (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1969
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • cameraman (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1969

Cinematographer

  • The Skiers of Norway
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
  • Das Boot (1985)
    Das Boot
    8.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Rogue Lion (1972)
    Rogue Lion
    4.9
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Wonderful Switzerland No. 2
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • The Cardinal (1963)
    Swiss Water Paradise
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Wonderful Switzerland No. 1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Love in Monaco (1959)
    Love in Monaco
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959

Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
    Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
    5.1
    • second unit director: UK (as Egil Woxholt)
    • 1985
  • The Heroes of Telemark (1965)
    The Heroes of Telemark
    6.5
    • second unit director (as Gil Woxholt)
    • 1965
  • Elga Andersen, Heinz Drache, Marianne Koch, Dale Robertson, and Richard Todd in Coast of Skeletons (1965)
    Coast of Skeletons
    4.9
    • second unit director
    • 1965
  • Mozambique (1964)
    Mozambique
    5.3
    • second unit director
    • 1964
  • Lex Barker in Code 7, Victim 5 (1964)
    Code 7, Victim 5
    5.3
    • second unit director
    • 1964

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Egil Woxholt
  • Born
    • May 21, 1926
    • Oslo, Norway
  • Died
    • April 1991
    • London, England, UK

Did you know

  • Trivia
    The movie Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991) was dedicated to his memory.

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