John Wilcox
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- 7 May 1905
- Died
- 31 May 1979 (aged 74)
- Birthplace
- Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UK
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
The Third Man194989Pop Score out of 100
The Guns of Navarone196176Pop Score out of 100
The Eagle Has Landed197666Pop Score out of 100
The Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires197460Pop Score out of 100
The Mouse That Roared195975Pop Score out of 100
Dr. Who and the Daleks196556Pop Score out of 100
The Evil of Frankenstein196460Pop Score out of 100
The Skull196563Pop Score out of 100
Filmography
- 1978The Hound of the BaskervillesDirector of Photography
- 1977Terror of FrankensteinDirector of Photography
- 1976The Eagle Has LandedSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 1975Legend of the WerewolfDirector of Photography
- 1975The GhoulDirector of Photography
- 1974Shatter