John Alcott

John Alcott

Personal Info

  • Known for

    Camera

  • Gender

    Male

  • Birthday

    1930-11-27

  • Day of Death

    1986-07-28 (55 years old)

  • Place of Birth

    London, United Kingdom

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

Crew