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Paul Beeson(1921-2001)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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Paul Beeson
Paul Beeson was born on 16 November 1921 in Hammersmith, London, England, UK. He was a cinematographer, known for Willow (1988), Never Say Never Again (1983) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He died on 19 July 2001 in Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK.
BornNovember 16, 1921
DiedJuly 19, 2001(79)
BornNovember 16, 1921
DiedJuly 19, 2001(79)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
Willow
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1988
Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
Never Say Never Again
6.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(uncredited, second unit)
  • 1983
Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Raiders of the Lost Ark
8.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1981
Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
8.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1989

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Turning
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Eric McCormack, Tamara Gorski, and John Rhys-Davies in Return to the Lost World (1992)
    Return to the Lost World
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • David Warner, Eric McCormack, Tamara Gorski, Darren Peter Mercer, John Rhys-Davies, and Nathania Stanford in The Lost World (1992)
    The Lost World
    5.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • The Wolves of Willoughby Chase (1989)
    The Wolves of Willoughby Chase
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Kitty Aldridge and John Kani in An African Dream (1988)
    An African Dream
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • Pierce Brosnan and Alison Doody in Taffin (1988)
    Taffin
    5.6
    • director of photography
    • 1988
  • Jane and the Lost City (1987)
    Jane and the Lost City
    4.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Robert Wagner in Lime Street (1985)
    Lime Street
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985–1986
  • Lost in London (1985)
    Lost in London
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • The First Olympics: Athens 1896 (1984)
    The First Olympics: Athens 1896
    7.5
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Jack Palance, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Warren Clarke, Catriona MacColl, Patricia Quinn, William Morgan Sheppard, and John Terry in Hawk the Slayer (1980)
    Hawk the Slayer
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Silver Dream Racer (1980)
    Silver Dream Racer
    5.5
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Unidentified Flying Oddball (1979)
    Unidentified Flying Oddball
    5.2
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Marjoe Gortner and Caroline Munro in Starcrash (1978)
    Starcrash
    4.0
    • director of photography
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Alien³ (1992)
    Alien³
    6.4
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1992
  • Sean Connery, Harrison Ford, Denholm Elliott, Michael Byrne, Alison Doody, and John Rhys-Davies in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade (1989)
    Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
    8.2
    • additional photography
    • 1989
  • Frank Sinatra, Christopher Lloyd, Kathleen Turner, Joanna Cassidy, Bob Hoskins, Jim Cummings, and Charles Fleischer in Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988)
    Who Framed Roger Rabbit
    7.7
    • additional photographer: UK
    • 1988
  • Val Kilmer, Joanne Whalley, Billy Barty, Warwick Davis, Kevin Pollak, Kate Greenfield, Ruth Greenfield, Jean Marsh, Rick Overton, and Pat Roach in Willow (1988)
    Willow
    7.2
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1988
  • Dustin Hoffman and Warren Beatty in Ishtar (1987)
    Ishtar
    4.7
    • additional photographer
    • 1987
  • David Huddleston in Santa Claus (1985)
    Santa Claus
    6.3
    • additional photographer
    • 1985
  • Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, Amrish Puri, and Ke Huy Quan in Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984)
    Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
    7.5
    • additional photography
    • 1984
  • Ruddigore (1983)
    Ruddigore
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1983
  • Kim Basinger, Sean Connery, and Barbara Carrera in Never Say Never Again (1983)
    Never Say Never Again
    6.1
    • additional photographer
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • The Mikado (1983)
    The Mikado
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1983
  • The Pirates of Penzance (1983)
    The Pirates of Penzance
    7.1
    • additional photographer
    • 1983
  • Laurence Dale in Princess Ida (1982)
    Princess Ida
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1982
  • Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman, Wolf Kahler, Ronald Lacey, and Terry Richards in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
    Raiders of the Lost Ark
    8.4
    • additional photography
    • 1981
  • Anthony Hopkins, Ben Gazzara, Lee Remick, and Leslie Caron in QB VII (1974)
    QB VII
    7.7
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography: England, Belgium, Israel
    • 1974
  • Tony Curtis, George C. Scott, and Virna Lisi in Not with My Wife, You Don't! (1966)
    Not with My Wife, You Don't!
    5.7
    • photographer: Europe
    • 1966

Visual Effects

  • Jack Palance, Bernard Bresslaw, Ray Charleson, Warren Clarke, Catriona MacColl, Patricia Quinn, William Morgan Sheppard, and John Terry in Hawk the Slayer (1980)
    Hawk the Slayer
    5.3
    • special photographic effects
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Born
    • November 16, 1921
    • Hammersmith, London, England, UK
  • Died
    • July 19, 2001
    • Gerrards Cross, Buckinghamshire, England, UK(undisclosed)

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  • Trivia
    He worked as the director of photography on both Kidnapped (1960) and Kidnapped (1971).

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