John Wilcox

John Wilcox

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.

Camera

1978

The Hound of the Baskervilles

Director of Photography

1976

The Eagle Has Landed

Second Unit Director of Photography

1975

Legend of the Werewolf

Director of Photography

1975

The Ghoul

Director of Photography

1974

Shatter

Director of Photography

1974

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

Director of Photography

1974

Craze

Director of Photography

1972

Au Pair Girls

Director of Photography

1972

Steptoe & Son

Director of Photography

1971

The Last Valley

Director of Photography

1970

Connecting Rooms

Director of Photography

1969

The Chairman

Director of Photography

1966

The Deadly Bees

Director of Photography

1966

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Director of Photography

1966

The Psychopath

Director of Photography

1966

Judith

Director of Photography

1965

The Skull

Director of Photography

1965

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Director of Photography

1965

Hysteria

Director of Photography

1964

The Evil of Frankenstein

Director of Photography

1964

633 Squadron

Additional Photography

1964

Nightmare

Director of Photography

1963

Summer Holiday

Director of Photography

1962

Waltz of the Toreadors

Director of Photography

1962

Only Two Can Play

Director of Photography

1961

The Guns of Navarone

Additional Photography

1961

Mr. Topaze

Director of Photography

1960

A Touch of Larceny

Director of Photography

1959

Expresso Bongo

Director of Photography

1959

The Mouse That Roared

Director of Photography

1958

Harry Black and the Tiger

Director of Photography

1958

Carve Her Name with Pride

Director of Photography

1956

Zarak Khan

Director of Photography

1956

Safari

Director of Photography

1956

April in Portugal

Director of Photography

1955

The Cockleshell Heroes

Director of Photography

1954

The Black Knight

Director of Photography

1954

Hell Below Zero

Director of Photography

1953

The Red Beret

Director of Photography

1951

Mr. Denning Drives North

Director of Photography

1951

Outcast of the Islands

Director of Photography

1949

The Third Man

Additional Photography

Infos

Full Name
John Wilcox
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
5/7/1905
Date of Death
5/31/1979
Also Known As

John Laurence Wilcox

John Millcocks