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John Wilcox

John Wilcox

Known For Camera
Birthday May 07, 1905
Died May 31, 1979 (74)
Birthplace Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
Popularity 0.3 (history)
Updated Aug 08, 2025
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

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.

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The Hound of the Baskervilles

The Hound of the Baskervilles

1978

Director of Photography

Terror of Frankenstein

Terror of Frankenstein

1977

Director of Photography

The Eagle Has Landed

The Eagle Has Landed

1976

Second Unit Director of Photography

Legend of the Werewolf

Legend of the Werewolf

1975

Director of Photography

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires

1974

Director of Photography

Shatter

Shatter

1974

Director of Photography

Craze

Craze

1974

Director of Photography

Au Pair Girls

Au Pair Girls

1972

Director of Photography

Steptoe & Son

Steptoe & Son

1972

Director of Photography

The Last Valley

The Last Valley

1971

Director of Photography

Connecting Rooms

Connecting Rooms

1970

Director of Photography

The Chairman

The Chairman

1969

Director of Photography

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

Daleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.

1966

Director of Photography

Judith

Judith

1966

Director of Photography

The Deadly Bees

The Deadly Bees

1966

Director of Photography

The Psychopath

The Psychopath

1966

Director of Photography

Hysteria

Hysteria

1965

Director of Photography

Dr. Who and the Daleks

Dr. Who and the Daleks

1965

Director of Photography

The Skull

The Skull

1965

Director of Photography

The Evil of Frankenstein

The Evil of Frankenstein

1964

Director of Photography

Nightmare

Nightmare

1964

Director of Photography

633 Squadron

633 Squadron

1964

Additional Photography

The King's Breakfast

The King's Breakfast

1963

Director of Photography

Summer Holiday

Summer Holiday

1963

Director of Photography

Waltz of the Toreadors

Waltz of the Toreadors

1962

Director of Photography

Some People

Some People

1962

Director of Photography

Only Two Can Play

Only Two Can Play

1962

Director of Photography

The Guns of Navarone

The Guns of Navarone

1961

Additional Photography

Mr. Topaze

Mr. Topaze

1961

Director of Photography

Light Up the Sky!

Light Up the Sky!

1960

Director of Photography

A Touch of Larceny

A Touch of Larceny

1960

Director of Photography

The Mouse That Roared

The Mouse That Roared

1959

Director of Photography

Expresso Bongo

Expresso Bongo

1959

Director of Photography

Harry Black and the Tiger

Harry Black and the Tiger

1958

Director of Photography

Carve Her Name with Pride

Carve Her Name with Pride

1958

Director of Photography

April in Portugal

April in Portugal

1956

Director of Photography

Safari

Safari

1956

Director of Photography

Zarak

Zarak

1956

Director of Photography

The Cockleshell Heroes

The Cockleshell Heroes

1955

Director of Photography

Hell Below Zero

Hell Below Zero

1954

Director of Photography

The Black Knight

The Black Knight

1954

Director of Photography

The Red Beret

The Red Beret

1953

Director of Photography

Who Goes There!

Who Goes There!

1952

Director of Photography

Mr. Denning Drives North

Mr. Denning Drives North

1951

Director of Photography

Outcast of the Islands

Outcast of the Islands

1951

Director of Photography

The Third Man

The Third Man

1949

Additional Photography

The New Lot

The New Lot

1943

Director of Photography

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