Adrian Biddle
Adrian Biddle (born July 20, 1952 in London , † December 7, 2005 in London ) was a British cameraman.
Career
Biddle began his career as an assistant to the underwater cameraman Egil Woxholt in films such as On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Captain Nemo and the Underwater City (1970). In the early 1970s he moved to Ridley Scott Associates and worked for feature films and commercials.
From 1980 he became chief cameraman and in this role he made over 100 commercials. In 1979, he assisted his boss Ridley Scott and his cameraman Derek Vanlint behind the camera for the science fiction film Alien . Finally, in 1986, Adrian Biddle worked for the first time in a feature film: Aliens: The Return of James Cameron . Since then, Adrian Biddle has participated in many successful productions and has received multiple awards for his work. Among other things, he was nominated for an Oscar in 1992 for his work at Thelma & Louise . In 1998 he received an award at the European Film Awards .
Adrian Biddle died of a heart attack in late 2005 at the age of 53 .
Filmography (selection)
- 1986 Aliens Return (Aliens) , directed by James Cameron
- 1987: The Princess Bride (The Prince's Bride) - Director: Rob Reiner
- 1988: The Dawning - Director: Robert Knights
- 1988: Willow - Directed by Ron Howard
- 1989: The Tall Guy (The Tall Guy) - Director: Mel Smith
- 1991: Thelma & Louise - Director: Ridley Scott
- 1992: 1492 Conquest of Paradise (1492: Conquest of Paradise) - Director: Ridley Scott
- 1994 's Gold (City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold) - Director: Paul Weiland
- 1995: Judge Dredd - Director: Danny Cannon
- 1996: 101 Dalmatians (101 Dalmatians) - Director: Stephen Herek
- 1997: Wilde Kreaturen (Fierce Creatures) - Director: Fred Schepisi
- 1997: The Butcher Boy - Director: Neil Jordan
- 1997: Event Horizon - The Final Frontier (Event Horizon) - Director: Paul WS Anderson
- 1998: The Guru (Holy Man) - Director: Stephen Herek
- 1998: The Mummy (The Mummy) - Director: Stephen Sommers
- 1999: James Bond 007 - The World is not enough - Director: Michael Apted
- 2000: The weight of water (The Weight of Water) - Director: Kathryn Bigelow
- 2000: 102 Dalmatians (102 Dalmatians) - Director: Kevin Lima
- 2001: The Mummy Returns (The Mummy Returns) - Director: Stephen Sommers
- 2001: The Reign of Fire - Directed by Rob Bowman
- 2003: Shanghai Knights - Director: David Dobkin
- 2004: Laws of Attraction - Directed by Peter Howitt
- 2004: Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason (Bridget Jones - The Edge of Reason) - Director: Beeban Kidron
- 2005: The Curse of Betsy Bell (An American Haunting) - directed by Courtney Solomon
- 2005: V for Vendetta (V for Vendetta) - Director: James McTeigue
Web links
- Adrian Biddle in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Adrian Biddle at cinematographers.nl
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Biddle, Adrian |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cameraman |
DATE OF BIRTH | July 20, 1952 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
DATE OF DEATH | December 7, 2005 |
Place of death | London |