Gilbert Taylor

Gil Taylor, B.S.C. (born 12 April 1914) in Bushey Heath, Hertfordshire, England, is a cinematographer.

After six years service during World War II as an officer in the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, he became an Operational Cameraman flying in Avro Lancaster bombers, documenting the damage after British bombing raids.

He worked on a number of films noted for their stylish cinematography, notably Dr. Strangelove and A Hard Day's Night.

Filmography

As Director of Photography

• Don't Get Me Started / Psychotherapy (1994)
• Voyage of the Rock Aliens (1988)
• The Bedroom Window (1987)
• Lassiter (1984)
• Losin' It (1983)
• Venom (1982)
• Green Ice (1981)
• Flash Gordon (1980)
• Dracula (1979)*
• Meetings with Remarkable Men (1979)
• Escape to Athena (1979)
• Damien: Omen II (1978)
• Breaking Up (1978) (TV)
• Star Wars (1977)
• The Omen (1976)
• Soft Beds, Hard Battles / Undercovers Hero (1974)
• Frenzy (1972)
• The Tragedy of Macbeth / Macbeth (1971)
• A Day at the Beach (1970)
• A Nice Girl Like Me (1969)
• Before Winter Comes (1969)
• Work Is a Four-Letter Word (1967)
• The Man Outside (1967)
• Cul-de-Sac (1966)
• Theatre of Death / The Female Fiend (1966)
• Ferry Cross the Mersey (1965)
• The Bedford Incident (1965)
• Repulsion (1965)
• A Hard Day's Night (1964)
• Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)*
• Hide and Seek (1963)
• The Punch and Judy Man (1963)
• A Prize of Arms (1962)
• It's Trad, Dad! / Ring-a-Ding Rhythm (1962)
• Petticoat Pirates (1961)
• The Rebel/Call Me Genius (1961)
• The Full Treatment / The Treatment (1961)
• The Avengers (1961) TV Series
  • (episode "The Curious Case of the Countless Clues")
  • (episode "The Forget-Me-Knot")
  • (episode "Get-A-Way!")
  • (episode "Homicide and Old Lace")
  • (episode "Invasion of the Earthmen")
  • (episode "Look - (stop me if you've heard this one) But There Were These Two Fellers...")
  • (episode "A Sense of History")
  • (episode "Split!")
• Bottoms Up (1960)
• Sands of the Desert (1960)
• Alive and Kicking (1959)
• Operation Bullshine (1959)
• Tommy the Toreador (1959)
• No Trees in the Street (1958)
• She Didn't Say No! (1958)
• Ice-Cold in Alex / Desert Attack (1958)
• The Silken Affair (1957)
• Woman in a Dressing Gown (1957)
• The Good Companions (1957)
• The Dam Busters (1955)
• Front Page Story (1954)
• Trouble in the Glen (1953)
• Gift Horse / Glory at Sea (1952)
• Single-Handed / Sailor of the King (1952)
• The Weak and the Wicked (1953)
• The Yellow Balloon (1952)
• High Treason (1951)
• Circle of Danger (1951)
• Seven Days to Noon (1950)
• The Guinea Pig / The Outsider (1948)

External links

• Gilbert Taylor at the Internet Movie Database

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