Ray Parslow

Raymond "Ray" Howard Parslow (born April 20, 1924 in Uxbridge , Middlesex , United Kingdom , † September 1997 in Surrey ) was a British cameraman .

Live and act

Parslow joined film in 1941 and began working as a camera assistant on Technicolor color training films for the British Army. In 1942 Parslow was drafted and served as a navigator in the Royal Air Force until the end of the war in 1945 . In 1945 he returned to Technicolor . In the period that followed, Parslow developed into a specialist in color photography for both documentaries and feature films. In the early 1950s he worked with Luchino Visconti in Italy and at the same time was involved as a camera assistant in comedy classics such as Die fierige Isabella and Ladykillers .

In the course of the 1960s, Ray Parslow stood behind the camera as a simple cameraman with ambitious and expensive as well as consistently top-class cinema entertainment à la Viking raid , Genghis Khan , Khartoum and Blow Up . In 1967 he made his debut as chief cameraman in the cheaply produced and little-noticed drama Some May Live with Hollywood imports Joseph Cotten and Martha Hyer in the leading roles. Since working on the horror film Dance of Death of the Vampires , Parslow has held this position regularly. However, his output in this role is neither impressive nor particularly extensive. Ray Parslow has also worked as a commercial cameraman.

Filmography

only as head cameraman:

• 1967: Some May Live
• 1970: Dance of Death of the Vampires (The House That Dripped Blood)
• 1971: The Strange Vengeance of Rosalie
• 1972: England Made Me
• 1972: Geen paniek
• 1974: The house of horrors of Dr. Death (Madhouse)
• 1976: Under the Doctor
• 1978: The World is Full of Married Men
• 1981: Dick Turin (TV series)
• 1983: Widows (TV series)
• 1991: Red Fox (TV series)

literature

• David Jones (Ed.): Film Fanatics Guide. Merlin Books Ltd., Braunton (Devon) 1988, p. 323

Web links

• Ray Parslow in the Internet Movie Database (English)