
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
November 27, 1930
Died
July 28, 1986 (55 years old)
London, United Kingdom
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
Crew

No Way Out
Director of Photography
1987

White Water Summer
Director of Photography
1987

Baby: Secret of the Lost Legend
Director of Photography
1985

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes
Director of Photography
1984

Under Fire
Director of Photography
1983

Triumphs of a Man Called Horse
Director of Photography
1983

The Beastmaster
Director of Photography
1982

Vice Squad
Director of Photography
1982

Fort Apache, the Bronx
Director of Photography
1981

Terror Train
Director of Photography
1980

The Shining
Director of Photography
1980

Who Is Killing the Great Chefs of Europe?
Director of Photography
1978


