(AKA: Ron Taylor)
* Hampstead, London, England 27.10.1924

Long time camera operator for John Hughes Freddie Francis who graduated to
full-fledged cinematographer on Ken Russell's TOMMY (1975) while still serving
as second unit camera operator on MOONRAKER (1979) and THE DARK CRYSTAL
(1983), and camera operator on STAR WARS (1977).

Subsequently as cinematographer Taylor went on to shoot several films for
Richard Attenborough, notably GANDHI (1982) for which he won an Academy
Award, A CHORUS LINE (1985) and CRY FREEDOM (1987).

Filmography (waar niets vermeld – Director of photography)

1960   SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING  camera operator
1965   NOBODY WAVED GOODBYE                               performer
1968   DEADFALL                                                     camera operator
1969   AGE OF CONSENT    
1969   OH! WHAT A LOVELY WAR                               camera operator
1970   HOFFMAN                                                     performer
1970   LA GRANDE BARRIERE DE CORAIL                       photography
1971   BLUE WATER, WHITE DEATH         
1975   JAWS 

1975   TOMMY                                                                        cinematographer

1977   THE ISLAND OF DR. MOREAU                           2nd unit photography
1977   THE LAST WAVE                                              add. photography
1977   ORCA                              add. photography— shark sequences
1977   THE REEF     
1977   STAR WARS                                                     camera operator
1978   THE BIG SLEEP                                                camera operator
1978   JAWS 2                            add. photography— live sharks
1978   WHO'LL STOP THE RAIN?/DOG SOLDIERS            add. photography
1979   CIRCLE OF IRON/THE SILENT FLUTE                    cinematographer
1979   GAME FOR VULTURES                                          camera operator
1979   MOONRAKER                                                       camera operator
1979   ZULU DAWN                                                        camera operator
1980   THE BLUE LAGOON   
1981   GALLIPOLI    
1981   GREEN ICE                                                          2nd unit photography
1981   SAVAGE HARVEST   

1982   GANDHI                                                               cinematographer

1983   CHAMPIONS                                         cinematographer
1983   THE DARK CRYSTAL                              camera operatr
1983   HIGH ROAD TO CHINA                            photographer
1983   THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES photography
1983   TRADING PLACES                                  performer
1984   THE SILENT ONE               
1984   SPLITZ                                               photography
1985   A CHORUS LINE                                    photography
1985   REAL GENIUS                                       performer
1986   FOREIGN BODY                                     cinematographer
1986   THE QUEST/FROG DREAMING                 
1987   CRY FREEDOM                                      cinematographer
1987   TERROR AT THE OPERA/OPERA                photography
1988   THE RESCUE                     camera operator— underwater unit
1989   THE EXPERTS                                      photography
1989   THE MIGHTY QUINN                              performer
1989   SEA OF LOVE                                       cinematographer
1990   DOWNTOWN                                        performer
1990   HEART CONDITION                                performer
1990   LE PETIT CRIMINEL/THE LITTLE GANGSTER         cinematographer
1990   THE RAINBOW THIEF         
1991   POPCORN               
1991   A RAGE IN HARLEM                                performer