John Alcott
John Alcott, B.S.C. (1931 London – 28 July 1986) was an Oscar winning cinematographer best 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).
Received a tribute at the end of his last film No Way Out starring Kevin Costner.
He died at Cannes, France in 1986 from a heart attack.
Filmography
Below is a complete list of Alcott's work as a director of photography:
- No Way Out (1987)
- White Water Summer (1987)
- Miracles (1986)
- Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)
- Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984)
- Under Fire (1983)
- The Beastmaster (1982)
- Vice Squad (1982)
- Triumphs of a Man Called Horse (1982)
- Fort Apache the Bronx (1981)
- Fangio — Una vita a 300 all'ora (1981)
- Terror Train (1980)
- The Shining (1980)
- Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe? (1978)
- The Disappearance (1977)
- March or Die (1977)
- Barry Lyndon (1975)
- Overlord (1975)
- Little Malcolm (1974)
- A Clockwork Orange (1971)
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