Denys N. Coop was born on July 20, 1920 in Reading, Berkshire, England as Denys Neil Coop. He is known for his work on The Third Man (1949), Lolita (1962) and This Sporting Life (1963). He died on August 16, 1981 in Hertfordshire, England.
Camera Department, Cinematographer, Visual Effects
Children
Trevor Coop
Awards
Special Achievement Academy Award, BAFTA Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography (Black and White)
Star Sign
Cancer
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Fact
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BAFTA-winning British cameraman, former president of the British Society of Cinematographers (1973-75). Began in the business at the age of sixteen as an assistant to Freddie Young at Elstree studios. During World War II, he worked for the Army Kinematograph Service. Subsequently with Alexander Korda at Shepperton and freelance from 1956. Shared a Special Achievement Oscar in 1978.
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Venom
1981
additional photographer - as Denys Coop
Ryan's Daughter
1970
camera operator: second unit - as Denys Coop
Of Human Bondage
1964
additional photography - as Denys Coop
Lolita
1962
camera operator
Two and Two Make Six
1962
camera operator: second unit - as Denys Coop
The Guns of Navarone
1961
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Entertainer
1960
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Sons and Lovers
1960
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Our Man in Havana
1959
camera operator
Libel
1959
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Look Back in Anger
1959
camera operator - uncredited
Serious Charge
1959
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Tom Thumb
1958
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Bonjour Tristesse
1958
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Prince and the Showgirl
1957
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Rising of the Moon
1957
camera operator
Saint Joan
1957
camera operator
Zarak
1956
camera operator - uncredited
Safari
1956
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Richard III
1955
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Man Who Loved Redheads
1955
camera operator
Three Cases of Murder
1955
camera operator
Aunt Clara
1954
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Man Between
1953
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Captain's Paradise
1953
location camera operator - as Denys Coop
Gilbert and Sullivan
1953
camera operator
Breaking the Sound Barrier
1952
camera operator
The Passionate Sentry
1952
camera operator - uncredited
Murder on Monday
1952
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Bikini Baby
1951
camera operator
Wonder Boy
1951
camera operator
The Mudlark
1950
camera operator - as Denys Coop
Operation X
1950
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Angel with the Trumpet
1950
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Third Man
1949
camera operator - as Denys Coop
If This Be Sin
1949
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Forbidden Street
1949
camera operator - as Denys Coop
The Fallen Idol
1948
camera operator - as Denys Coop
An Ideal Husband
1947
camera operator - as Dennis Coop
Think It Over
1945
Short camera operator - as Denys Coop
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Rosebud
1975
director of photography - as Denys Coop
Inserts
1975
And Now the Screaming Starts!
1973
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Vault of Horror
1973
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Darwin Adventure
1972
as Denys Coop
Asylum
1972/I
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Little Ark
1972
The Massacre of Glencoe
1971
10 Rillington Place
1971
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Executioner
1970
as Denys Coop
My Side of the Mountain
1969
The Birthday Party
1968
as Denys Coop
The Double Man
1967
director of photography - as Denys Coop
Arrivederci, Baby!
1966
Bunny Lake Is Missing
1965
director of photography - as Denys Coop
Diamond Walkers
1965
director of photography - as Denys Coop
A Home of Your Own
1965
as Denys Coop, lighting cameraman
One Way Pendulum
1965
as Denys Coop
Das Verrätertor
1964
King & Country
1964
director of photography - as Denys Coop
Billy Liar
1963
director of photography - as Denys Coop
This Sporting Life
1963
as Denys Coop, photographed by
The Mind Benders
1963
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Girl on the Boat
1962
director of photography - as Denys Coop
A Kind of Loving
1962
director of photography - as Denys Coop
The Hangman Waits
1947
as Dennis Coop
Visual Effects
Title
Year
Status
Character
Superman II
1980
director of photography: flying unit - as Denys Coop
Superman
1978
creative director of process photography - as Denys Coop
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The 51st Annual Academy Awards
1979
TV Special documentary
Himself - Winner: Special Achievement Award
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1979
Special Achievement Award
Academy Awards, USA
Superman (1978)
1979
Michael Balcon Award
BAFTA Awards
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1967
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Cinematography (B/W)
Bunny Lake Is Missing (1965)
1965
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Cinematography (B/W)
King & Country (1964)
1964
BAFTA Film Award
BAFTA Awards
Best British Cinematography (B/W)
Billy Liar (1963)
Known for movies
The Third Man (1949) as Camera and Electrical Department
Lolita (1962) as Camera and Electrical Department
The Guns of Navarone (1961) as Camera and Electrical Department
$700,000
