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Michael deGruy(1951-2012)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Producer
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Michael deGruy
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Michael deGruy was born on 29 December 1951 in Mobile, Alabama, USA. He was a cinematographer and producer, known for The Blue Planet (2001), National Geographic Explorer (1985) and Predators (2000). He was married to Mimi Armstrong DeGruy. He died on 4 February 2012 in Jaspers Brush, New South Wales, Australia.
BornDecember 29, 1951
DiedFebruary 4, 2012(60)
BornDecember 29, 1951
DiedFebruary 4, 2012(60)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 2 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

The Blue Planet (2001)
The Blue Planet
9.0
TV Mini Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Mike deGruy)
Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
National Geographic Explorer
8.0
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Predators (2000)
Predators
8.0
TV Mini Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Planet Earth (1986)
Planet Earth
8.2
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy (2019)
    Diving Deep: The Life and Times of Mike deGruy
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2019
  • Nature's Microworlds (2012)
    Nature's Microworlds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • photography (as Mike DeGruy)
    • 2012
  • Expedition Pacific Abyss
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • The Making of 'Deep Blue'
    8.0
    Video
    • Cinematographer (as Mike de Gruy)
    • 2006
  • J.D. Sievertson, Mike Valentine, Will Aslett, Sara Kenney, Nigel Paterson, Paul Kirsop, Ben Giles, and Karen Kelly in Dive to Bermuda Triangle (2004)
    Dive to Bermuda Triangle
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Mike de Gruy)
    • 2004
  • Abyss Live
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • Deep Blue (2003)
    Deep Blue
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003
  • The Life of Mammals (2002)
    The Life of Mammals
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002–2003
  • 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
    • 2000–2002
  • The Blue Planet (2001)
    Making Waves
    8.0
    TV Special
    • photography (as Mike deGruy)
    • 2001
  • The Octopus Show (2000)
    The Octopus Show
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
  • Earth Story (1998)
    Earth Story
    8.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Natural World (1983)
    Natural World
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • photography
    • 1984–1996
  • Incredible Suckers
    8.8
    • photography
    • 1995
  • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995

Camera and Electrical Department

  • James Cameron in Deepsea Challenge (2014)
    Deepsea Challenge
    6.9
    • camera operator
    • 2014
  • Heal the Ocean
    Video
    • additional photography
    • 2011
  • Shark Week (1987)
    Shark Week
    7.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2008
  • Planet Earth (2006)
    Planet Earth
    9.4
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator (as Mike deGruy)
    • 2006
  • Last Mysteries of the Titanic (2005)
    Last Mysteries of the Titanic
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • underwater photography
    • 2005
  • The Life of Mammals (2002)
    The Life of Mammals
    9.1
    TV Mini Series
    • additional photographer
    • 2003
  • The Blue Planet (2001)
    The Blue Planet
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • photography
    • camera operator (as Mike deGruy, as Mike deGruy)
    • 2001
  • Predators (2000)
    Predators
    8.0
    TV Mini Series
    • additional cinematographer
    • 2000
  • The Planets (1999)
    The Planets
    8.5
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 1999
  • Life in the Freezer (1993)
    Life in the Freezer
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • camera team
    • 1993
  • Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (1989)
    Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
    8.4
    TV Mini Series
    • specialist photography
    • 1989
  • 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
    • filmed by: for BBC-TV
    • 1988
  • Planet Earth (1986)
    Planet Earth
    8.2
    TV Series
    • additional photography
    • 1986

Producer

  • Deepwater Rising
    TV Mini Series
    • producer
    • 2013
  • Heal the Ocean
    Video
    • producer
    • 2011
  • 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
    • producer
    • 2000
  • The Octopus Show (2000)
    The Octopus Show
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 2000
  • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
    National Geographic Explorer
    8.0
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1993–1999
  • Natural World (1983)
    Natural World
    8.6
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1992–1996
  • Incredible Suckers
    8.8
    • produced by
    • 1995
  • Sharks on their Best Behavior (1990)
    Sharks on their Best Behavior
    8.4
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1990

Videos1

Mission Blue
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Mission Blue

Personal details

  • Official site
    • Official Site
  • Alternative names
    • Michael De Gruy
  • Height
    • 5′ 6″ (1.68 m)
  • Born
    • December 29, 1951
    • Mobile, Alabama, USA
  • Died
    • February 4, 2012
    • Jaspers Brush, New South Wales, Australia(helicopter crash)
  • Spouse
    • Mimi Armstrong DeGruy? - February 4, 2012 (his death, 2 children)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Is survived by his son Max, and his daughter Frances.
  • Quotes
    I grew up in Mobile, Alabama - somebody's got to be from Mobile, right? - and Mobile sits at the confluence of five rivers, forming this beautiful delta. And the delta has alligators crawling in and out of rivers filled with fish and cypress trees dripping with snakes, birds of every flavor.

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