Biography
Masterful surf film and video-maker from Australia; winner of the Surfer Magazine Video of the Year Award in 1996 and 1999, and widely regarded as the sport's premier cinematographer of the 1990s and early 2000s.
McCoy was born (1948) in Los Angeles, the son of a radio and TV show host, spent his early childhood in Hollywood, and moved with his family in 1954 to Hawaii, where he soon began surfing.
Filmography
all 22
Movies 22
Director 18
self 2
Producer 1
Producer
The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez (2022)
Movie
Self
Fish: The Surfboard Documentary (2016)
Movie
Self - Ambassador for Peace
Isolated (2013)
Movie
6
Director
A Deeper Shade of Blue (2011)
Movie
Director
Free as a Dog (2006)
Movie
Director
Blue Horizon (2004)
Movie
Director
TO' day of days (2003)
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Director
TO' Day of Days: Laird Hamilton & Friends Epic Trip to Tahiti (2001)
Movie
Director
Billabong Challenge: Nine 9 Lives (1999)
Movie
Director
Billabong Challenge: Alley Oop & Wide Open (1997)
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Director
Billabong Challenge: Psychedelic Desert Groove (1996)
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Director
Billabong Challenge: Jeffrey's Bay (1995)
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Director
Billabong Challenge: The Mystery Left (1995)
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Director
Sons of Fun (1993)
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Director
The Green Iguana (1992)
Movie
Director
Pump! (1990)
Movie
Director
Bunyip Dreaming (1990)
Movie
Cinematographer
Blazing Boards (1985)
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Director
Storm Riders (1980)
Movie
Director
Tubular Swells (1976)
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Director
Solid: The Two Days That Teahupoo Blew Minds
Movie
Director
Trade Wind: The Wavesailing FIlm
Movie
Ratings
Average 3.45
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1992
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1999
2022
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