John Wilcox
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
CameraBirthday
May 7, 1905Deathday
May 31, 1979Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
46Place of birth
Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, England, UKAlso known as
John Laurence Wilcox, John MillcocksCrew credits
The Evil of Frankenstein
Director of PhotographyTerror of Frankenstein
Director of PhotographyThe Legend of the 7 Golden Vampires
Director of PhotographyDr. Who and the Daleks
Director of PhotographyThe Mouse That Roared
Director of PhotographySummer Holiday
Director of PhotographyDaleks' Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D.
Director of PhotographyNightmare
Director of PhotographyThe Cockleshell Heroes
Director of PhotographyHysteria
Director of PhotographyThe Guns of Navarone
Additional PhotographyThe Ghoul
Director of PhotographyLegend of the Werewolf
Director of PhotographyThe Red Beret
Director of PhotographyThe Third Man
Additional PhotographyMr. Denning Drives North
Director of PhotographyCarve Her Name with Pride
Director of PhotographyHarry Black and the Tiger
Director of PhotographyThe Black Knight
Director of PhotographyThe Skull
Director of PhotographyShatter
Director of Photography