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Michael B. Popley(1947-2020)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Michael B. Popley was born in 1947 in Manchester, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985), Small World (1988) and Shades of Darkness (1983). He was married to Judy Popley. He died on 30 April 2020 in Manchester, England, UK.
Born1947
DiedApril 30, 2020
Born1947
DiedApril 30, 2020
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Known for

The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
The Ray Bradbury Theater
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Finbar Lynch in Small World (1988)
Small World
7.8
TV Mini Series
  • Cinematographer
Shades of Darkness (1983)
Shades of Darkness
7.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Mike Popley)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)
The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
8.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Royle Family (1998)
    The Royle Family
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (as Mike Popley)
    • 1998–2013
  • Peak Practice (1993)
    Peak Practice
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1996
  • Lee Evans in The World of Lee Evans (1995)
    The World of Lee Evans
    6.7
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1995
  • Elidor (1995)
    Elidor
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1995
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • photography
    • 1974–1992
  • El C.I.D. (1990)
    El C.I.D.
    6.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1990–1992
  • The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes (1991)
    The Case-Book of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1991
  • Jeremy Brett in The Hound of the Baskervilles (1988)
    The Hound of the Baskervilles
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1988
  • The Return of Sherlock Holmes (1986)
    The Return of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1988
  • Finbar Lynch in Small World (1988)
    Small World
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Jeremy Brett in The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (1984)
    The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes
    8.7
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1984–1985
  • Shades of Darkness (1983)
    Shades of Darkness
    7.7
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1983
  • Enemies of the State (1983)
    Enemies of the State
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1983
  • Dennis Blanch, Don Henderson, Mark McManus, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane, and Frances Tomelty in Strangers (1978)
    Strangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Mike Popley)
    • 1979–1982
  • Joanne Whalley, Susan Penhaligon, and Clive Wood in A Kind of Loving (1982)
    A Kind of Loving
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1982

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Hollyoaks (1995)
    Hollyoaks
    4.6
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 2009
  • Michelle Collins in Verdict (1998)
    Verdict
    6.4
    TV Series
    • lighting director (as Mike Popley)
    • 1998
  • Edward Woodward in In Suspicious Circumstances (1991)
    In Suspicious Circumstances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1991–1994
  • Kate O'Mara, Ian Lavender, Derek Nimmo, David Robb, Joan Sims, and Toyah Willcox in Cluedo (1990)
    Cluedo
    6.5
    TV Series
    • lighting camera
    • 1990–1993
  • World in Action (1963)
    World in Action
    7.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1977–1993
  • This England (1965)
    This England
    TV Series
    • camera (as Mike Popley)
    • 1977–1989
  • The Ray Bradbury Theater (1985)
    The Ray Bradbury Theater
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1988
  • Don Henderson and Siobhan Redmond in Bulman (1985)
    Bulman
    7.6
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1985–1987
  • Colin Firth in Lost Empires (1986)
    Lost Empires
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1986
  • Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House (1982)
    Young Sherlock: The Mystery of the Manor House
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1982
  • Dennis Blanch, Don Henderson, Mark McManus, Fiona Mollison, John Ronane, and Frances Tomelty in Strangers (1978)
    Strangers
    7.7
    TV Series
    • lighting cameraman (as Mike Popley)
    • 1980
  • Tom Robinson, Danny Kustow, Brian Taylor, Mark Ambler, and Tom Robinson Band in Too Good to Be True? (1979)
    Too Good to Be True?
    • camera operator (as Mike Popley)
    • 1979
  • Peter Adamson, Jean Alexander, Johnny Briggs, Margot Bryant, and Doris Speed in Coronation Street (1960)
    Coronation Street
    5.6
    TV Series
    • film camera (as Mike Popley)
    • 1979
  • Politics What's it all About? (1978)
    Politics What's it all About?
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • cameraman (as Mike Popley, as Mike Popley)
    • 1978

Additional Crew

  • Christopher Eccleston, Kate Hardie, Rhys Ifans, and Saskia Reeves in Heart (1999)
    Heart
    6.4
    • crew: second unit (as Mike Popley)
    • 1999

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Mike Popley
  • Born
    • 1947
    • Manchester, England, UK
  • Died
    • April 30, 2020
    • Manchester, England, UK(Unknown)
  • Spouse
    • Judy Popley(2 children)
  • Children
      Oliver Popley
  • Parents
    • Bernard Youens

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Son of Bernard Youens.

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