Gilbert Taylor
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| Gilbert Taylor | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 12, 1914 Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Gilbert Taylor, B.S.C. (born 12 April 1914 in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom), is a cinematographer.
After six years service during World War II as an officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he became an Operational Cameraman flying in Avro Lancaster bombers, documenting the damage after British bombing raids.
He worked on a number of films noted for their stylish cinematography, notably Dr. Strangelove, A Hard Day's Night, The Omen and Star Wars.
[edit] Filmography
[edit] As Director of Photography
- The Guinea Pig (1948)
- Seven Days to Noon (1950)
- Circle of Danger (1951)
- High Treason (1951)
- The Yellow Balloon (1952)
- Single-Handed (1952)
- The Weak and the Wicked (1953)
- Trouble in the Glen (1953)
- Front Page Story (1954)
- The Dam Busters (1955)
- The Silken Affair (1957)
- Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
- The Good Companions (1957)
- Ice Cold in Alex (1958)
- She Didn't Say No! (1958)
- No Trees in the Street (1958)
- Alive and Kicking (1959)
- Operation Bullshine (1959)
- Tommy the Toreador (1959)
- Bottoms Up (1960)
- Sands of the Desert (1960)
- The Avengers (1961) TV Series
- (episode "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues")
- (episode "The Forget-Me-Knot")
- (episode "Get-A-Way!")
- (episode "Homicide and Old Lace")
- (episode "Invasion of the Earthmen")
- (episode "Look - (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers...")
- (episode "A Sense of History")
- (episode "Split!")
- Petticoat Pirates (1961)
- The Rebel/Call Me Genius (1961)
- The Full Treatment / The Treatment (1961)
- A Prize of Arms (1962)
- It's Trad, Dad! / Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962)
- Hide and Seek (1963)
- The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
- Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
- The Bedford Incident (1965)
- Repulsion (1965)
- Cul-de-sac (1966)
- Theatre of Death / The Female Fiend (1966)
- Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1967)
- The Man Outside (1967 film)
- A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
- Before Winter Comes (1969)
- A Day at the Beach (1970)
- The Tragedy of Macbeth / Macbeth (1971)
- Frenzy (1972)
- Soft Beds, Hard Battles / Undercovers Hero (1974)
- The Omen (1976)
- Star Wars (1977)
- Damien: Omen II (1978)
- Breaking Up (1978) (TV)
- Dracula (1979)
- Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
- Escape to Athena (1979)
- Flash Gordon (1980)
- Green Ice (1981)
- Venom (1982)
- Losin' It (1983)
- Lassiter (1984)
- Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1985)
- The Bedroom Window (1987)
- Don't Get Me Started / Psychotherapy (1994)
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