Ted Moore
Ted Moore | |
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Born | Surrey, England, U.K. | 7 August 1914
Nationality | South African British |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, camera operator |
Years active | 1939–1982 |
Ted Moore, BSC (7 August 1914 – 1987) was a South African-British cinematographer known for his work on seven of the James Bond films in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons, and two BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography for A Man for All Seasons and From Russia with Love.
Biography
Born in South Africa, Moore moved to Great Britain at age sixteen, where from 1942 he served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. As a qualified pilot, he flew as a cameraman in DH Mosquitoes with the "Pinewood Military Film Unit" filming its bomber operations. During the war, he joined the film unit and began honing his craft.
After serving as a camera operator on such films as
He worked on other Warwick Films, such as
In 1962, Broccoli and director
In addition, Moore won a BAFTA and an Oscar for his camerawork for
Moore died in 1987.
Filmography
- April in Portugal (1954)
- A Prize of Gold (1955)
- The Gamma People (1955)
- Odongo (1956)
- Zarak (1957)
- Interpol(1957)
- How to Murder a Rich Uncle (1957)
- High Flight (1957)
- No Time to Die (1958)
- The Man Inside (1958)
- Idol on Parade (1959)
- The Bandit of Zhobe (1959)
- Killers of Kilimanjaro (1959)
- Jazz Boat (1960)
- Let's Get Married (1960)
- The Trials of Oscar Wilde (1960)
- In the Nick (1960)
- Johnny Nobody (1961)
- The Hellions(1961)
- Mix Me a Person (1962)
- Dr. No (1962)
- The Day of the Triffids (1962)
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
- Call Me Bwana (1963)
- From Russia with Love (1963)
- Goldfinger (1964)
- The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders (1965)
- Thunderball (1965)
- A Man for All Seasons (1966)
- The Last Safari (1967)
- Prudence and the Pill (1968)
- Shalako (1968)
- The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
- The Chairman (1969) (uncredited)
- Country Dance (1970)
- She'll Follow You Anywhere (1971)
- Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
- Psychomania (1973)
- Live and Let Die (1973)
- The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (1974)
- The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974) (television film)
- The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
- Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
- Orca (1977)
- Dominique(1978)
- The Martian Chronicles (1980) (miniseries; 3 episodes)
- Clash of the Titans (1981)
- Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982) (television film)
- Priest of Love (1981)
Awards and nominations
Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
British Academy of Film and Television Arts
British Society of Cinematographers
References
- ^ Canby, Vincent (31 March 2023). "Diamonds Are Forever (1971) A Benign Bond: 007 Stars in 'Diamonds Are Forever'". The New York Times.
2. "Mosquitopanik!", Pen and Sword, London (2004), pp. 65–66.
External links
- Ted Moore at IMDb