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Alec Mills (1932-2024)

Birthplace:
London, England, UK

Born:
May 10, 1932

Died:
February 12, 2024

Biography from TheMovieDB

Alec Mills (10 May 1932 – 12 February 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work on several James Bond films. He was a camera operator on films from the 1950s to 1980s before getting his first notable credits as director of photography in the 1980s including The Living Daylights (1987) and Licence to Kill (1989).

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Film Production

Camera Operator:
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  The Bed
1983  The Appointment

Cinematography:
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  The Bed
1983  Biddy
1983  The Appointment

Clapper Loader:
1953  The Limping Man
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  The Bed
1983  Biddy
1983  The Appointment

Director:
1953  The Limping Man
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  The Bed
1983  Biddy
1983  The Appointment
1990  Bloodmoon
1992  Dead Sleep

Director of Photography:
1953  The Limping Man
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  Alice
1982  The Bed
1983  Biddy
1983  Return of the Jedi
1983  The Appointment
1984  Space Riders
1985  Hot Target
1986  King Kong Lives
1987  Lionheart
1987  The Living Daylights
1989  Licence to Kill
1990  Bloodmoon
1992  Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992  Dead Sleep
1992  Iron Eagle III
2001  The Point Men

Focus Puller:
1953  The Limping Man
1956  Lost
1969  Guns in the Heather
1971  Macbeth
1971  The Hunting Party
1974  Gold
1975  Alfie Darling
1976  Shout at the Devil
1977  The Spy Who Loved Me
1978  Death on the Nile
1979  Avalanche Express
1981  Eye of the Needle
1982  Alice
1982  The Bed
1983  Biddy
1983  Return of the Jedi
1983  The Appointment
1984  Space Riders
1985  Hot Target
1986  King Kong Lives
1987  Lionheart
1987  The Living Daylights
1989  Licence to Kill
1990  Bloodmoon
1992  Christopher Columbus: The Discovery
1992  Dead Sleep
1992  Iron Eagle III
2001  The Point Men

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TV Production

Director of Photography:
1986  Shaka Zulu
1991  Soldier Soldier
1997  The Rag Nymph

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