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Otis W. Bess Jr.

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
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Otis W. Bess Jr. is known for West Is West (1989), Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989) and Life Tastes Good (1999).
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    Known for

    Heidi Carpenter and Ashutosh Gowariker in West Is West (1989)
    West Is West
    7.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1989
    Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
    Eat a Bowl of Tea
    6.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1989
    Life Tastes Good (1999)
    Life Tastes Good
    5.1
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1999
    Iron Angels III (1989)
    Iron Angels III
    5.9
    • Camera and Electrical Department(foreign unit)
    • 1989

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • David Ogden Stiers, David McCullough, and Michael Murphy in American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 1996–2008
    • Life Tastes Good (1999)
      Life Tastes Good
      5.1
      • assistant camera
      • 1999
    • The Ketchup and Mustard Man
      7.5
      Short
      • assistant camera (as Otis Bess)
      • 1994
    • Freedom on My Mind (1994)
      Freedom on My Mind
      7.9
      • assistant camera
      • 1994
    • The Great Depression (1993)
      The Great Depression
      7.9
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 1993
    • Eyes on the Prize (1987)
      Eyes on the Prize
      9.2
      TV Series
      • assistant camera
      • 1990
    • Heidi Carpenter and Ashutosh Gowariker in West Is West (1989)
      West Is West
      7.1
      • camera department assistant
      • 1989
    • Eat a Bowl of Tea (1989)
      Eat a Bowl of Tea
      6.3
      • assistant camera
      • 1989
    • Iron Angels III (1989)
      Iron Angels III
      5.9
      • assistant camera: foreign unit
      • 1989
    • Big Time (1988)
      Big Time
      8.0
      • camera loader
      • second assistant camera (as Otis Bess)
      • 1988

    Cinematographer

    • The Sweet Spot: A Treasury of Baseball Stories (2016)
      The Sweet Spot: A Treasury of Baseball Stories
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016

    Producer

    • Roadside Attractions
      7.4
      Short
      • co-producer
      • 2004

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Otis Bess

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