Gilbert Taylor Biography (1914-)

Born April 12, 1914, in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England. Career:Cinematographer, camera operator, and director. Also known as Gil Taylor. Awards, Honors: British Society of Cinematographers Award, best cinematography, 1976, for The Omen; British Academy of Film and Television ArtsAward nomination, best British cinematography (black-and-white), 1965, for Repulsion; British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, best British cinematography (black-and-white), 1966, for Cul-de-sac..

Nationality
British
Gender
Male
Occupation
Cinematographer, Camera operator, Director
Birth Details
April 12, 1914
Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Cinematographer, Unless Otherwise Noted
  • Camera operator, Fame Is the Spur, 1946
  • Camera operator, Brighton Rock (also known as Young Scarface), 1947
  • The Guinea Pig (also known as The Outsider), 1948
  • Seven Days to Noon, 1950
  • The Yellow Balloon, 1953
  • The Weak and the Wicked, Allied Artists, 1953
  • Sailor of the King (also known as Brown on Resolution and Single Handed), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1953
  • Front Page Story, British Lion, 1954
  • Crest of the Wave (also known as Seagulls over Sorrento), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1954
  • As Long as They're Happy, 1955
  • It's Great to be Young, 1956
  • Woman in a Dressing Gown, 1957
  • The Good Companions, Associated British Pathe Limited, 1957
  • Ice-Cold in Alex (also known as Desert Attack), British International, 1958
  • Tommy the Toreador, 1959
  • Bottoms Up, 1960
  • The Rebel (also known as Call Me Genius), 1961
  • Petticoat Pirates, 1961
  • The Full Treatment (also known as Stop Me Before I Kill andThe Treatment), 1961
  • A Prize of Arms, 1962
  • Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (also known as Dr. Strangelove), Columbia, 1964
  • A Hard Day's Night, Universal, 1964
  • The Bedford Incident, Columbia, 1965
  • Repulsion, Criterion Pictures, 1965
  • Cul-de-sac, Nightmare Video, 1966
  • Work Is a 4-Letter Word (also known as Work Is a Four Letter Word), Universal, 1967
  • Theatre of Death (also known as Blood Fiend and The Female Fiend), Hemisphere Pictures, 1967
  • Before Winter Comes, Columbia, 1969
  • (As Gil Taylor) Quackser Fortune has a Cousin in the Bronx (also known as Fun Loving), JEF Films, 1970
  • A Day at the Beach, 1970
  • Macbeth, 1971
  • Frenzy, Universal, 1972
  • Undercovers Hero (also known as Soft Beds and Hard Battles;Soft Beds, Hard Battles), 1973
  • The Omen (also known as The Antichrist, Birthmark, Omen I, Omen I: The Antichrist and Omen I: The Birthmark), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976
  • Star Wars (also known as Star Wars: Episode IV: A New Hope), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
  • (As Gil Taylor) Damien: Omen II (also known as Omen II andOmen II: Damien), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1978
  • Meetings with Remarkable Men, 1979
  • Escape to Athena, 1979
  • Dracula, Universal, 1979
  • Flash Gordon, Universal, 1980
  • Green Ice, 1981
  • Venom, 1982
  • (As Gil Taylor) Losin' It, Embassy, 1983
  • Lassiter, Warner Bros., 1984
  • The Bedroom Window, 1987
  • Voyage of the Rock Aliens, Prism Pictures, 1988
  • Don't Get Me Started, 1994
  • Television Work
  • Director; Series
  • Department S, 1969