Alexander Velcoff
Alexander Velcoff (born March 23, 1916 in Ohio , † March 3, 1990 in Ventura , California) was an American film technician and costume designer . At the Academy Awards in 1950 he was awarded an Oscar for technical merit .
Life
Velcoff was honored with a Technical Achievement Award at the Academy Awards 1950 "for the application to production of the infrared photographic evaluator" ("For the application to production of the infrared photographic evaluator").
In 1957, Velcoff starred in the drama The DI by and with Jack Webb in costume. From 1959 to 1975 he worked as a costume designer for 353 episodes of the western series Smoking Colts . In the western Der Galgenbaum (1959) with Gary Cooper , Maria Schell and Karl Malden , he took care of the costumes for the male actors, as well as in the 1971 television film The Face of Fear with Ricardo Montalbán and Jack Warden .
Filmography
- 1957: The DI
- 1958: The Californians - J. Jimmerson Jones, Inc. (TV series, 1 episode)
- 1959: knife on the throat (westbound)
- 1959: The Hanging Tree (The Hanging Tree)
- 1959–1975: Smoking Colts (Gunsmoke)
- 1971: Goodbye, Raggedy Ann (TV movie)
- 1971: The Face of Fear (as Alex Velcoff)
Award
Oscar for Technical Merit Class III
Web links
- Alexander Velcoff in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Alexander Velcoff at Turner Classic Movies (English)
- Scientific or Technical Award Class III at ciakhollywood.com (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Database ( memento of February 8, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) at awardsdatabase.oscars.org/ampas (English)
- ↑ Alexander Velcoff in the IMDb - Internet Movie Database (English)
- ^ Technical Achievement Award - Winner Awards for 1950 in the IMDb - Internet Movie Database
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Velcoff, Alexander |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American film technician and costume designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 23, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Ohio , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 3, 1990 |
| Place of death | Ventura California , United States |