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Frank Thackery

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Frank Thackery is known for Matlock (1986), Diagnosis Murder (1993) and Misfits of Science (1985).
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    Known for

    Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
    Matlock
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Courteney Cox, Kevin Peter Hall, Dean Paul Martin, and Mark Thomas Miller in Misfits of Science (1985)
    Misfits of Science
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
    Automan
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
      Diagnosis Murder: Without Warning
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder: Diagnosis of Murder (1992)
      Diagnosis Murder: Town Without Pity
      6.8
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2002
    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
      Diagnosis Murder
      6.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1993–2001
    • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester (1995)
      A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Jealous Jokester
      6.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1995
    • A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor (1994)
      A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Grimacing Governor
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • Hal Holbrook in A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle (1994)
      A Perry Mason Mystery: The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
      7.0
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
      Matlock
      7.1
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1986–1991
    • Sam J. Jones in The Spirit (1987)
      The Spirit
      5.4
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1987
    • Courteney Cox, Kevin Peter Hall, Dean Paul Martin, and Mark Thomas Miller in Misfits of Science (1985)
      Misfits of Science
      7.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1985–1986
    • Michael Beck in Chiller (1985)
      Chiller
      4.5
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1985
    • Tracy Scoggins, Robert Ginty, and Jeff McCracken in Hawaiian Heat (1984)
      Hawaiian Heat
      5.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1984
    • Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)
      Automan
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1983–1984
    • River Phoenix, Richard Dean Anderson, Peter Horton, Drake Hogestyn, Terri Treas, and Roger Wilson in Seven Brides for Seven Brothers (1982)
      Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
      6.7
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1982
    • James Garner in Bret Maverick (1981)
      Bret Maverick
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1982
    • Harper Valley P.T.A. (1981)
      Harper Valley P.T.A.
      6.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1981

    Director

    • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
      Diagnosis Murder
      6.9
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1993–2001
    • Luke Perry, Jason Priestley, Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, Tori Spelling, Brian Austin Green, Ian Ziering, and Gabrielle Carteris in Beverly Hills, 90210 (1990)
      Beverly Hills, 90210
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1996–1999
    • Andy Griffith in Matlock (1986)
      Matlock
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1988–1995
    • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
      Jake and the Fatman
      6.4
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 1992

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Gary Kasper in J.O.E. and the Colonel (1985)
      J.O.E. and the Colonel
      4.7
      TV Movie
      • additional photographer
      • 1985
    • James Earl Jones, Lisa Eilbacher, and Holland Taylor in Me and Mom (1985)
      Me and Mom
      2.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1985
    • The Killer Elite (1975)
      The Killer Elite
      6.0
      • camera operator (as Frank Thackeray)
      • 1975
    • Patty Duke in You'll Like My Mother (1972)
      You'll Like My Mother
      6.5
      • assistant camera (uncredited)
      • 1972
    • Emergency! (1972)
      Emergency!
      7.9
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 1972–1979

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      • Frank Thackeray

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