Jack Asher
Jack Asher (born March 29, 1916 as Jacob Jack Asher in London , † April 1991 in Hendon , Middlesex , United Kingdom ) was a British cameraman .
Life
Jack Asher began his apprenticeship as a camera assistant at Gainsborough Pictures and worked his way up through various positions in the camera crew to becoming chief cameraman. His greatest success came after he switched to Hammer Film Productions . It was there that highly successful horror film classics were made under the direction of Terence Fisher . Asher ended his career as a cameraman at the age of 50 and then worked as a film salesman and producer.
His younger brother was the film and television director Robert Asher .
Filmography (selection)
- 1946: Paganini ( The Magic Bow )
- 1948: Toto-Glück ( Easy Money )
- 1954: The young lovers ( The young lovers )
- 1954: Four fall by the wayside ( The good die young )
- 1955: Demon of Women ( Cast a dark shadow )
- 1956: Against All Violence ( Reach for the Sky )
- 1957: The Curse of Frankenstein ( The Curse of Frankenstein )
- 1958: The yellow Hell ( The Camp on Blood Iceland )
- 1958: Dracula
- 1958: Frankenstein's Revenge ( The Revenge of Frankenstein )
- 1958: The snorkel ( The Snorkel )
- 1959: The Hound of the Baskervilles ( The Hound of the Baskervilles )
- 1959: The Revenge of the Pharaohs ( The Mummy )
- 1960: Dracula and his brides ( The Brides of Dracula )
- 1960: Beat 12 in London ( The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll )
- 1963: The Scarlet Blade ( The Scarlet Blade )
- 1966: Hot goods - cold feet ( The intelligence men )
Web links
- Jack Asher at the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Kay Less : The film's great personal dictionary . The actors, directors, cameramen, producers, composers, screenwriters, film architects, outfitters, costume designers, editors, sound engineers, make-up artists and special effects designers of the 20th century. Volume 1: A - C. Erik Aaes - Jack Carson. Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf, Berlin 2001, ISBN 3-89602-340-3 , p. 160.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Asher, Jack |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Asher, Jacob Jack (maiden name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | British cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 29, 1916 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | London |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 1991 |
| Place of death | Hendon |