
- Known for
- Camera
- Credits
- 22 films
- Born
- November 27, 1930
- Died
- July 28, 1986 (aged 55)
- Place of birth
- London, United Kingdom
Camera
John Alcott
Biography
John Alcott, BSC (27 November 1930 – 28 July 1986) was an English cinematographer known for his four collaborations with director Stanley Kubrick: 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968), for which he took over as lighting cameraman from Geoffrey Unsworth in mid-shoot, A Clockwork Orange (1971), Barry Lyndon (1975), the film for which he won his Oscar, and The Shining (1980). Alcott died from a heart attack in Cannes, France, in July 1986; he was 55. He received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.
Known for
Acting 1
- 1983Six Kinds of Light - John Alcott · Self
Camera 21
- 1987No Way Out · Director of Photography
- 1987White Water Summer · Director of Photography
- 1985Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend · Director of Photography
- 1984Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes · Director of Photography
- 1983Under Fire · Director of Photography
- 1983Triumphs of a Man Called Horse · Director of Photography
- 1982The Beastmaster · Director of Photography











