Camera
John Wilcox
EN cinema · 49 credits
Born
7 May 1905
Died
31 May 1979 (aged 74)
Birthplace
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Also known as John Laurence Wilcox · John Millcocks
John Laurence Wilcox was a British cinematographer active from the early 1940's up to his death in 1979. During that period he worked on numerous films, either as DOP (Director of Photography), director of second camera units on large budget films, or simply as a cameraman. In the 1940s, 1950s and early 1960s he lensed several popular films, such as Carve Her Name with Pride, The Cockleshell Heroes, Safari, The Mouse That Roared, and Summer Holiday. In the mid 1960s, he struck up a good working relationship with horror director Freddie Francis, and they worked together on horror classics such as The Skull, Hysteria, The Evil of Frankenstein, The Deadly Bees, The Ghoul, and Legend of the Werewolf. As director of second camera units he worked on films such as The Third Man, The Guns of Navarone, Casino Royale and The Eagle Has Landed.
Known for
Filmography
The Hound of the Baskervilles
Director of Photography
Terror of Frankenstein
Director of Photography
The Eagle Has Landed
Second Unit Director of Photography
Legend of the Werewolf
Director of Photography
The Ghoul
Director of Photography
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Director of Photography
Shatter
Director of Photography
Craze
Director of Photography
Au Pair Girls
Director of Photography
Steptoe & Son
Director of Photography
The Last Valley
Director of Photography
Connecting Rooms
Director of Photography
The Chairman
Director of Photography
Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Director of Photography
Judith
Director of Photography
The Psychopath
Director of Photography
The Deadly Bees
Director of Photography
Dr. Who and the Daleks
Director of Photography
Hysteria
Director of Photography
The Skull
Director of Photography
The Evil of Frankenstein
Director of Photography
Nightmare
Director of Photography
633 Squadron
Additional Photography
Summer Holiday
Director of Photography
The King's Breakfast
Director of Photography
Some People
Director of Photography
Waltz of the Toreadors
Director of Photography
Only Two Can Play
Director of Photography
The Guns of Navarone
Additional Photography
Mr. Topaze
Director of Photography
Light Up the Sky!
Director of Photography
A Touch of Larceny
Director of Photography
The Mouse That Roared
Director of Photography
Expresso Bongo
Director of Photography
Harry Black and the Tiger
Director of Photography
Carve Her Name with Pride
Director of Photography
April in Portugal
Director of Photography
Zarak
Director of Photography
Safari
Director of Photography
The Cockleshell Heroes
Director of Photography
Hell Below Zero
Director of Photography
The Black Knight
Director of Photography
The Red Beret
Director of Photography
Who Goes There!
Director of Photography
The Ringer
Additional Photography
Mr. Denning Drives North
Director of Photography
Outcast of the Islands
Director of Photography
The Third Man
Additional Photography
The New Lot
Director of Photography