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Michael W. Richards

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael W. Richards is known for The Secret Garden (1993), Winged Planet (2012) and Serengeti (2019).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 1 win & 8 nominations total

    Known for

    Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)
    The Secret Garden
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Mike Richards)
    • 1993
    Winged Planet (2012)
    Winged Planet
    8.6
    TV Movie
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2012
    Serengeti (2019)
    Serengeti
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Wildlife Specials (1995)
    Wildlife Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • photography
      • 2001–2020
    • Wrong Man (2018)
      Wrong Man
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2020
    • Serengeti (2019)
      Serengeti
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2019
    • Spy in the Snow (2018)
      Spy in the Snow
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 2018
    • Snow Bears (2017)
      Snow Bears
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2017
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2000–2015
    • Pets: Wild at Heart (2015)
      Pets: Wild at Heart
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2015
    • Dolphins: Spy in the Pod (2014)
      Dolphins: Spy in the Pod
      8.0
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Penguins: Spy in the Huddle (2013)
      Penguins: Spy in the Huddle
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2013
    • Earthflight (2011)
      Earthflight
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice (2011)
      Polar Bears: Spy on the Ice
      8.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions (2009)
      Swarm: Nature's Incredible Invasions
      7.7
      TV Series
      • photography
      • 2009
    • Tiger: Spy in the Jungle (2008)
      Tiger: Spy in the Jungle
      8.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photography
      • 2008
    • Bears: Spy in the Woods (2004)
      Bears: Spy in the Woods
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Helen Mirren, Kate Winslet, and Rupert Graves in Pride (2004)
      Pride
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Wrong Man (2018)
      Wrong Man
      7.0
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019)
      Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
      7.3
      • additional cinematography
      • 2019
    • Wrong Man Season 1 Update
      Video
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Spy in the Wild (2017)
      Spy in the Wild
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2017
    • Winged Planet (2012)
      Winged Planet
      8.6
      TV Movie
      • photography
      • 2012
    • Natural World (1983)
      Natural World
      8.6
      TV Series
      • photography
      • additional photography (as Michael Richards, as Mike Richards)
      • 2000–2009
    • Planet Earth (2006)
      Planet Earth
      9.4
      TV Mini Series
      • photographer (as Mike Richards)
      • 2006
    • The Blue Planet (2001)
      The Blue Planet
      9.0
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photography
      • 2001
    • The Life of Birds (1998)
      The Life of Birds
      8.9
      TV Mini Series
      • additional photographer (as Mike Richards)
      • 1998
    • Wildlife Specials (1995)
      Wildlife Specials
      8.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1997
    • Wildlife on One (1977)
      Wildlife on One
      8.3
      TV Series
      • photographer
      • 1997
    • Life in the Freezer (1993)
      Life in the Freezer
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • camera team
      • 1993
    • Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)
      The Secret Garden
      7.3
      • nature photographer (as Mike Richards)
      • 1993
    • Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes (1991)
      Lifesense: Our Lives Through Animal Eyes
      6.6
      TV Series
      • additional photographer (as Michael Richards)
      • 1991
    • Jeremy Irons, Robbie Coltrane, and Samuel Irons in Danny the Champion of the World (1989)
      Danny the Champion of the World
      6.7
      TV Movie
      • camera operator: wildlife unit (as Michael Richards)
      • 1989

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    • Alternative names
      • Michael W Richards

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