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Ernie Kovacs(II)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Ernie Kovacs is known for Untamed Americas (2012), Big Pacific (2017) and Man v. Animal (2017).
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    Known for

    Untamed Americas (2012)
    Untamed Americas
    8.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Big Pacific (2017)
    Big Pacific
    8.3
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    Man v. Animal
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Jeff Corwin in Corwin's Quest (2005)
    Corwin's Quest
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Trials of the Wild
      • director of photography
      • Released
      • TV Series
      • 2018
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2006–2019
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • director of photography: Guadalupe Crew
      • 2016–2018
    • Man v. Animal
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Big Pacific (2017)
      Big Pacific
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2017
    • Deep Sea Killers (2017)
      Deep Sea Killers
      6.9
      • Cinematographer (segments "Deadly Dozen: Season 3", "Secret Life of Predators")
      • 2017
    • Valley of the Sharks (2016)
      Valley of the Sharks
      • Cinematographer
      • 2016
    • Mapping the Blue
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2014
    • Untamed Americas (2012)
      Untamed Americas
      8.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2012
    • Expedition Week (2011)
      Expedition Week
      6.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2011
    • Patrick Edlinger in National Geographic Explorer (1985)
      National Geographic Explorer
      8.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2007–2010
    • Shipwreck: Captain Kidd
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Planet Carnivore (2007)
      Planet Carnivore
      7.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Ernie Kovaks)
      • 2007
    • Thrill Zone (2005)
      Thrill Zone
      5.4
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer (as Ernie Kovaks)
      • 2006
    • The Shape of Life (2001)
      The Shape of Life
      9.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • America the Beautiful (2022)
      America the Beautiful
      8.0
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2022
    • Man v. Animal
      TV Series
      • additional cinematography
      • 2017
    • Cooper's Treasure (2017)
      Cooper's Treasure
      6.4
      TV Series
      • underwater operator
      • underwater camera operator
      • 2017
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2016
    • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
      Nova
      8.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2011–2016
    • Nature (1982)
      Nature
      8.9
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2013
    • Otter 501 (2012)
      Otter 501
      7.6
      • camera operator
      • 2012
    • Inside (2007)
      Inside
      7.1
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2009
    • The Pursuit of Excellence
      7.8
      TV Series
      • underwater camera operator
      • 2007
    • Man-Made (2007)
      Man-Made
      6.8
      TV Series
      • additional camera operator (as Ernie Kovaks)
      • 2007
    • Jeff Corwin in Corwin's Quest (2005)
      Corwin's Quest
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2005
    • Expedition Journal (1999)
      Expedition Journal
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Ernie Kovaks)
      • 1999

    Additional Crew

    • Man v. Animal
      TV Series
      • archive footage
      • 2017
    • Big Pacific (2017)
      Big Pacific
      8.3
      TV Mini Series
      • archive footage
      • 2017
    • The Shape of Life (2001)
      The Shape of Life
      9.0
      TV Series
      • additional researcher
      • 2001

    Personal details

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    • Alternative name
      • Ernie Kovaks

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