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John A. Alonzo

Highest Rated: 98% Chinatown (1974)

Lowest Rated: 3% Deuces Wild (2002)

Birthday: Jun 12, 1934

Birthplace: Dallas, Texas, USA

A versatile cinematographer, native Texan John A Alonzo began his career at a Dallas television station where he created the character of Senor Turtle for a local children's show. When he brought the tortoise to Hollywood, he found the West Coast inimical to the program and fell back on acting after its cancellation. Although he appeared in "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) and had bigger roles in lesser films like "The Long Rope" (1961) and "Terror at Black Falls" (1962), Alonzo soon found his acting taking a back seat to the still photography that was paying the bills in between parts. He began to devote himself to the study of cinematography, favoring the work of such standards of excellence as Walter Strenge, Floyd Crosby, Winton Hoch and James Wong Howe. In fact, it was Howe who gave him his big break as a camera operator on John Frankenheimer's "Seconds" (1966) as well as sponsoring him for union membership (seconded by Frankenheimer). In short order, Alonzo got his first job as director of photography on Roger Corman's "Bloody Mama" (1970).

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Highest-Rated Movies

98% 93% Chinatown Watchlist 97% 80% The Bad News Bears Watchlist 91% 79% Sounder Watchlist 91% 79% Norma Rae Watchlist 90% 89% Wattstax Watchlist 86% 93% Harold and Maude Watchlist 80% 70% Casey's Shadow Watchlist 79% 54% Blue Thunder Watchlist 79% 59% Internal Affairs Watchlist 78% 93% Scarface Watchlist

Filmography

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Deuces Wild 3% 51% 2002 Cinematographer Lansky 40% 24% 1999 Cinematographer Letters From a Killer 33% 1998 Cinematographer The Grass Harp 50% 93% 1995 Cinematographer Clifford 20% 67% 1994 Cinematographer Star Trek Generations 48% 57% 1994 Cinematographer The Meteor Man 27% 37% 1993 Cinematographer Housesitter 36% 47% 1992 Cinematographer Cool World 4% 31% 1992 Cinematographer The Guardian 25% 32% 1990 Cinematographer Internal Affairs 79% 59% 1990 Cinematographer Navy SEALS 15% 42% 1990 Cinematographer Steel Magnolias 73% 89% 1989 Cinematographer Physical Evidence 22% 15% 1989 Cinematographer Overboard 46% 74% 1987 Cinematographer Nothing in Common 58% 40% 1986 Cinematographer Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 58% 80% 1986 Cinematographer Out of Control 1985 Cinematographer Runaway 48% 33% 1984 Cinematographer Blue Thunder 79% 54% 1983 Cinematographer Scarface 78% 93% 1983 Cinematographer Back Roads 40% 47% 1981 Cinematographer Zorro, the Gay Blade 50% 72% 1981 Cinematographer Belle Starr 1980 Director Blinded by the Light 1980 Director
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