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John Maskall(1944-2022)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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John Maskall was born on 14 March 1944 in Chester, Cheshire, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Event Horizon (1997), Empire of the Sun (1987) and Fierce Creatures (1997). He died on 12 May 2022 in Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK.
BornMarch 14, 1944
DiedMay 12, 2022(78)
BornMarch 14, 1944
DiedMay 12, 2022(78)
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Known for

Event Horizon (1997)
Event Horizon
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department(additional unit)
  • 1997
Empire of the Sun (1987)
Empire of the Sun
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(China and UK second unit)
  • 1987
John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
Fierce Creatures
6.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1997
John Thaw and Dennis Waterman in Sweeney 2 (1978)
Sweeney 2
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1978

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • David Jason in A Touch of Frost (1992)
    A Touch of Frost
    7.9
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1999–2010
  • David Jason in Rough Diamond (2005)
    Rough Diamond
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 2005–2007
  • Jim Sturgess, Max Wrottesley, and Greg Faulkner in The Final Quest (2004)
    The Final Quest
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2004
  • The Second Quest (2004)
    The Second Quest
    7.8
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2004
  • The Brides in the Bath (2003)
    The Brides in the Bath
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2003
  • Paris Hilton, Lex Shrapnel, Amelia Warner, Patrick Kennedy, and Vivienne Harvey in Nine Lives (2002)
    Nine Lives
    2.4
    Video
    • camera operator
    • 2002
  • Trance (2001)
    Trance
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • The Cazalets (2001)
    The Cazalets
    7.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2001
  • Ballykissangel (1996)
    Ballykissangel
    7.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1998–2001
  • Dark Realm (2000)
    Dark Realm
    5.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 2000
  • CI5: The New Professionals (1998)
    CI5: The New Professionals
    5.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1999
  • Brenda Blethyn and Julie Walters in Girls' Night (1998)
    Girls' Night
    6.6
    • camera operator
    • 1998
  • Event Horizon (1997)
    Event Horizon
    6.6
    • camera operator: additional unit
    • 1997
  • Neil Morrissey in The Vanishing Man (1997)
    The Vanishing Man
    5.7
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1997–1998
  • John Cleese, Jamie Lee Curtis, Kevin Kline, and Michael Palin in Fierce Creatures (1997)
    Fierce Creatures
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1997

Cinematographer

  • Pinchas Zukerman: Here to Make Music
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John Maskell
  • Born
    • March 14, 1944
    • Chester, Cheshire, England, UK
  • Died
    • May 12, 2022
    • Dorchester, Dorset, England, UK

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