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Hilyard John Brown

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
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Hilyard John Brown is known for This Is Spinal Tap (1984), Solomon King (1974) and Out Cold (1989).
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    Known for

    Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
    This Is Spinal Tap
    7.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as H.J. Brown)
    • 1984
    Sal Watts in Solomon King (1974)
    Solomon King
    4.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as H.J. Brown)
    • 1974
    Out Cold (1989)
    Out Cold
    5.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as H.J. Brown, second unit)
    • 1989
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.9
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

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    Cinematographer

    • Thru the Woods (2014)
      Thru the Woods
      5.0
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 2014
    • Cadillac Desert (1997)
      Cadillac Desert
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Three Stooges Greatest Hits (1997)
      The Three Stooges Greatest Hits
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1997
    • Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents (1996)
      Bob Hope: Laughing with the Presidents
      7.6
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer (as Hilyard J. Brown)
      • 1996
    • The Revolutionary War (1995)
      The Revolutionary War
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • Brady Bunch Home Movies (1995)
      Brady Bunch Home Movies
      5.7
      TV Special
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1995
    • Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld (1994)
      Abbott and Costello Meet Jerry Seinfeld
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • World of Discovery (1990)
      World of Discovery
      8.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Hilyard J. Brown)
      • 1994
    • Touchdown: Football Goes to the Movies
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining (1993)
      The Celebrity Guide to Entertaining
      5.5
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • The Kennedy Assassinations
      8.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • The JFK Conspiracy (1992)
      The JFK Conspiracy
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1992
    • American Families
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1991
    • Melody Magic in Musicland
      Video
      • director of photography (as Hilyard J. Brown)
      • 1991
    • Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece (1990)
      Fantasia: The Making of a Masterpiece
      Video
      • Cinematographer (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1990

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Thru the Woods (2014)
      Thru the Woods
      5.0
      • camera operator (as H.J. Brown)
      • 2014
    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2001–2004
    • Hollywood's Amazing Animal Actors (1996)
      Hollywood's Amazing Animal Actors
      8.1
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 1996
    • Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir (1995)
      Dark and Deadly: 50 Years of Film Noir
      6.6
      TV Special
      • lighting camera (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1995
    • The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires (1994)
      The Unexplained: Witches, Werewolves & Vampires
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1994
    • Ringo Starr in Best Wishes with Ringo Starr (1993)
      Best Wishes with Ringo Starr
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1993
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1990
    • Rescue 911 (1989)
      Rescue 911
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1990
    • Out Cold (1989)
      Out Cold
      5.5
      • camera operator: second unit (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1989
    • Harry Shearer... The Magic of Live
      TV Special
      • director of photography: location crew (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1988
    • Together to Mars? (1987)
      Together to Mars?
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1987
    • Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd in Moonlighting (1985)
      Moonlighting
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator: second unit (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1985
    • Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, R.J. Parnell, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap, and David Kaff in This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
      This Is Spinal Tap
      7.9
      • additional camera operator (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1984
    • Massage: The Touch of Love (1980)
      Massage: The Touch of Love
      5.2
      Video
      • director of photography (as H.J. Brown)
      • 1980
    • Carl Sagan in Cosmos (1980)
      Cosmos
      9.3
      TV Mini Series
      • location cinematographer
      • 1980

    Special Effects

    • Elmer (1976)
      Elmer
      5.5
      • special effects
      • 1976

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      • H.J. Brown

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