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Colin Davidson(1944-2018)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Colin Davidson was born in 1944 in Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for The Boys from Brazil (1978), Alien (1979) and Withnail and I (1987). He died on 16 July 2018 in Manchester, England, UK.
Born1944
DiedJuly 16, 2018
Born1944
DiedJuly 16, 2018
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Known for

The Boys from Brazil (1978)
The Boys from Brazil
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1978
Alien (1979)
Alien
8.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department(main unit)
  • 1979
Withnail and I (1987)
Withnail and I
7.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1987
Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, and Jason Lively in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
National Lampoon's European Vacation
6.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1985

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Milk (1999)
    Milk
    5.6
    • camera operator
    • 1999
  • Screen Two (1984)
    Screen Two
    6.3
    TV Series
    • second camera operator
    • 1997
  • Withnail and I (1987)
    Withnail and I
    7.5
    • focus
    • 1987
  • Thomas & Friends (1984)
    Thomas & Friends
    6.5
    TV Series
    • camera crew: focus
    • focus
    • focus puller ...
    • 1984–1986
  • Sigourney Weaver and Michael Caine in Half Moon Street (1986)
    Half Moon Street
    5.4
    • focus puller
    • 1986
  • Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Joanna Cassidy, Rick Moranis, Twiggy, and Eugene Levy in Club Paradise (1986)
    Club Paradise
    5.1
    • focus puller
    • 1986
  • Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, and Jason Lively in National Lampoon's European Vacation (1985)
    National Lampoon's European Vacation
    6.2
    • assistant camera
    • 1985
  • Theresa Russell and Michael Emil in Insignificance (1985)
    Insignificance
    6.4
    • focus puller
    • 1985
  • Rupert Everett and Miranda Richardson in Dance with a Stranger (1985)
    Dance with a Stranger
    6.6
    • focus puller
    • 1985
  • Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, and Catherine Hicks in The Razor's Edge (1984)
    The Razor's Edge
    6.4
    • focus puller
    • 1984
  • The Missionary (1982)
    The Missionary
    6.2
    • focus
    • 1982
  • Brimstone & Treacle (1982)
    Brimstone & Treacle
    6.4
    • camera focus
    • 1982
  • There Goes the Bride (1980)
    There Goes the Bride
    3.4
    • camera assistant
    • 1980
  • Alien (1979)
    Alien
    8.5
    • camera focus: main unit
    • 1979
  • The Boys from Brazil (1978)
    The Boys from Brazil
    7.0
    • camera assistant
    • 1978

Cinematographer

  • Murder Most Horrid (1991)
    Murder Most Horrid
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1996

Personal details

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  • Born
    • 1944
    • Uxbridge, Middlesex, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 16, 2018
    • Manchester, England, UK

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