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John Elsenbach(1925-2004)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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John Elsenbach was born on 1 March 1925 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Murder, She Wrote (1984), Code Name: Foxfire (1985) and Otherworld (1985). He died on 13 November 2004 in Newbury Park, California, USA.
BornMarch 1, 1925
DiedNovember 13, 2004(79)
BornMarch 1, 1925
DiedNovember 13, 2004(79)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

Known for

Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
Murder, She Wrote
7.2
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
Code Name: Foxfire
6.5
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Gretchen Corbett, Tony O'Dell, Sam Groom, Chris Hebert, and Jonna Lee in Otherworld (1985)
Otherworld
7.2
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
6.1
TV Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 1987

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1988–1991
  • Delta Burke and Willie Nelson in Where the Hell's That Gold?!!? (1988)
    Where the Hell's That Gold?!!?
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Jerry Orbach and Barbara Babcock in The Law and Harry McGraw (1987)
    The Law and Harry McGraw
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987–1988
  • The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987)
    The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Rowdies
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Hal Linden and Harry Morgan in Blacke's Magic (1986)
    Blacke's Magic
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Fast Times (1986)
    Fast Times
    5.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
    Code Name: Foxfire
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Gretchen Corbett, Tony O'Dell, Sam Groom, Chris Hebert, and Jonna Lee in Otherworld (1985)
    Otherworld
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Bruce Greenwood and John Terlesky in Legmen (1984)
    Legmen
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Anne Archer, James Spader, Melora Hardin, Frank Converse, Martin Hewitt, and Jonathan Hall Kovacs in The Family Tree (1983)
    The Family Tree
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Cassie Yates in Norma Rae (1981)
    Norma Rae
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1980–1981
  • The Paper Chase (1973)
    The Paper Chase
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978–1979
  • Theodore Bikel, June Lockhart, Guy Boyd, Laurie Heineman, Season Hubley, Stephen Macht, Ben Masters, Cristina Raines, and Michael Tolan in Loose Change (1978)
    Loose Change
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Catherine Bach, Ben Jones, Denver Pyle, John Schneider, and Tom Wopat in The Dukes of Hazzard (1979)
    The Dukes of Hazzard
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1984–1985
  • Code Name: Foxfire (1985)
    Code Name: Foxfire
    6.5
    TV Series
    • additional photographer
    • 1985
  • George Hamilton in Love at First Bite (1979)
    Love at First Bite
    6.1
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1979
  • Shelley Winters in Bloody Mama (1970)
    Bloody Mama
    5.7
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom (1963)
    Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom
    8.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • studio photography
    • photography
    • 1968–1969
  • How Good Are Our Schools? Dr. Conant Reports (1959)
    How Good Are Our Schools? Dr. Conant Reports
    Short
    • assistant camera
    • 1959

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • John A. Elsenbach
  • Born
    • March 1, 1925
    • Chicago, Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • November 13, 2004
    • Newbury Park, California, USA(heart failure)

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