Biography
Richard Henry Bush (24 June 1931 – 4 August 1997) was a prolific British cinematographer whose career spanned over thirty years. Among his films are Ken Russell's Savage Messiah (1972), Mahler (1974) and Tommy (1975), John Schlesinger's Yanks (1979), and a number of films directed by Blake Edwards.After attending Plymouth Art College, he was called up to serve in the Royal Military Police as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate, and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the BBC in 1961, where he became part of the early outside broadcasting team and went with Malcolm Muggeridge to film the Holy Land. While never leaving television totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968.He won a BAFTA TV Award for Individual Honour in 1967, and in 1980, he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Cinematography for Yanks. In 1982, he was nominated for a similar award by the British Society of Cinematographers for Victor Victoria. And in 1996, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Man in the Attic.
Filmography
all 50
Movies 48
Director 14
TV Shows 2
The Man in the Attic (1995)
Ultimate Betrayal (1994)
Son of the Pink Panther (1993)
O Pioneers! (1992)
Switch (1991)
Little Monsters (1989)
A British Picture (1989)
Staying Together (1989)
The Lair of the White Worm (1988)
Assault and Matrimony (1987)
Desperado (1987)
The Quick and the Dead (1987)
Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story (1986)
The Journey of Natty Gann (1985)
Crimes of Passion (1984)
The Philadelphia Experiment (1984)
Curse of the Pink Panther (1983)
Trail of the Pink Panther (1982)
Victor/Victoria (1982)
The Fan (1981)
Falling in Love Again (1980)
One Trick Pony (1980)
Yanks (1979)
The Hound of the Baskervilles (1978)
The Legacy (1978)
Clouds of Glory (1978)
Sorcerer (1977)
Engineering - North Sea (1976)
Tommy (1975)
In Celebration (1975)
Phase IV (1974)
Mahler (1974)
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde (1973)
Our Miss Fred (1972)
Savage Messiah (1972)
Dracula A.D. 1972 (1972)
Twins of Evil (1971)
The Blood on Satan's Claw (1971)
Take a Girl Like You (1970)
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth (1970)
Toomorrow (1970)
All the Way Up (1970)
Laughter in the Dark (1969)
Song of Summer (1968)
Whistle and I'll Come to You (1968)
Alice in Wonderland (1966)
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World (1966)
The Logic Game (1965)
Culloden (1964)
Culloden
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GenderMale
Birthday1931-12-02
Deathday1997-08-04 (65 years old)
Birth PlaceDevonport, Devon, United Kingdom
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
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