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Tom Backus(I)

  • Sound Department
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Tom Backus was born on 22 June 1960 in Rochester, New York, USA. Tom is a cinematographer, known for City Confidential (1998), Hands on History (2001) and Minges Alley (1994).
BornJune 22, 1960
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    Known for

    City Confidential (1998)
    City Confidential
    8.6
    TV Series
    • Sound Department
    Hands on History (2001)
    Hands on History
    TV Series
    • Sound Department
    Tony Cucci, Arthur J. Nascarella, and Vincent Pastore in Minges Alley (1994)
    Minges Alley
    4.6
    Movie
    • Sound Department
    • 1994
    Tools of the Trade
    TV Series
    • Sound Department

    Credits

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    Sound Department

    • Ms. Murder (2024)
      Ms. Murder
      6.7
      TV Mini Series
      • sound
      • 2024
    • Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr. (2023)
      Gone Before His Time: Freddie Prinze Sr.
      7.3
      TV Movie
      • sound design/mix
      • 2023
    • Scariest Monsters in the World (2023)
      Scariest Monsters in the World
      5.8
      • location sound
      • 2023
    • Love You to Death: Gabby Petito (2023)
      Love You to Death: Gabby Petito
      5.7
      TV Movie
      • location sound
      • 2023
    • Gabe McCauley in Reconnecting Roots (2018)
      Reconnecting Roots
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Location Sound
      • 2023
    • Ted Bundy in Evil Among Us: Ted Bundy (2022)
      Evil Among Us: Ted Bundy
      6.9
      TV Movie
      • sound
      • 2022
    • Suburban Nightmare: The Menendez Brothers (2022)
      Suburban Nightmare: The Menendez Brothers
      6.3
      • sound recordist
      • 2022
    • The Mystery of Her (2022)
      The Mystery of Her
      6.1
      • dialogue editor
      • final mix: RIT Magic Spell Studios
      • sound designer ...
      • 2022
    • Murder Comes Home (2020)
      Murder Comes Home
      7.3
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • sound mixer (as Thomas Backus)
      • 2020
    • Tonya Bell, Malikha Mallette, and Traciy Curry-Reyes in Fatal Attraction (2013)
      Fatal Attraction
      7.7
      TV Series
      • location sound
      • sound
      • 2013–2019
    • Homicide Hunter (2011)
      Homicide Hunter
      8.7
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • sound mixer
      • 2012–2019
    • American Nightmare (2019)
      American Nightmare
      7.4
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • sound mixer
      • 2019
    • Murder by Numbers (2017)
      Murder by Numbers
      7.3
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • sound mixer
      • field audio ...
      • 2017–2018
    • Murder Comes to Town (2014)
      Murder Comes to Town
      7.2
      TV Series
      • sound designer
      • sound mixer
      • field audio ...
      • 2014–2018
    • Jill Wagner in Handcrafted America (2016)
      Handcrafted America
      8.7
      TV Series
      • sound operator
      • audio operator
      • sound
      • 2017

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Murder Comes to Town (2014)
      Murder Comes to Town
      7.2
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 2014–2015
    • Hands on History (2001)
      Hands on History
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 2002
    • City Confidential (1998)
      City Confidential
      8.6
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • grip
      • 1998–2001
    • Empires of Industry (1997)
      Empires of Industry
      6.1
      TV Series
      • grip
      • 1997

    Cinematographer

    • Hands on History (2001)
      Hands on History
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Alternative names
      • Thomas W. Backus
    • Born
      • June 22, 1960
      • Rochester, New York, USA
    • Other works
      Audio Recording Engineer/Producer

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