Duke Callaghan
Andrew "Duke" Callaghan (February 12, 1914 – December 21, 2002) was an American cinematographer, best known for his work on television series such as Adam-12, Hart to Hart, and Miami Vice, the latter for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series. He was a frequent collaborator of directors Sydney Pollack and John Milius, shooting films like Jeremiah Johnson and The Yakuza for the former and Conan the Barbarian for the latter.
Duke Callaghan
- Name
- Duke Callaghan
- Birth Name
- Andrew J.
- Born
- 12 February 1914
- Birthplace
- Kansas, U.S.A.
- Died
- 21 December 2002
- Place of death
- Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.
- Occupation
- Cinematographer
- Nationality
- United States
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Andrew "Duke" Callaghan (February 12, 1914 – December 21, 2002) was an American cinematographer, best known for his work on television series such as Adam-12, Hart to Hart, and Miami Vice, the latter for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series. He was a frequent collaborator of directors Sydney Pollack and John Milius, shooting films like Jeremiah Johnson and The Yakuza for the former and Conan the Barbarian for the latter.
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Duke Callaghan (1914–2002) was a cinematographer, film director and focus puller, of American nationality. The cinematographer was born in Kansas.
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• Name — Duke Callaghan • Birth Name — Andrew J. Callaghan • Born — 12 February 1914 • Birthplace — Kansas, U.S.A. • Died — 21 December 2002 • Place of death — Los Angeles, California, U.S.A. • Occupation — Cinematographer
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• Year — Title — Notes • 1971–73 — Adam-12 — 35 episodes • 1974 — Nakia — Episode: "No Place to Hide" • 1975 — Get Christie Love! — Episode: "The Deadly Sport" • 1977 — Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color — Episode: "The Bluegrass Special" • ABC Weekend Special — Episode: 'Tales of the Nunundaga" • Just a Little Inconvenience — Television film • 1978 — Columbo — 2 episodes • 1978–79 — Centennial — Miniseries • 1979–81 — Hart to Hart — 27 episodes • 1982 — The Devlin Connection — 13 episodes • 1983–84 — Magnum, P.I. — 24 episodes • 1983 — Tales of the Gold Monkey — 2 episodes • 1984–85 — Miami Vice — 15 episodes Nominated- Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Drama Series • 1985 — Code of Vengeance — Television film
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• Year — Title — Director — Notes • 1968 — The Scalphunters — Sydney Pollack • 1972 — Jeremiah Johnson • 1974 — The Take — Robert Hartford-Davis • The Yakuza — Sydney Pollack — Co-cinematographer with Kôzô Okazaki • 1976 — The Last Hard Men — Andrew V. McLaglen • 1982 — Conan the Barbarian — John Milius • 1984 — Lovelines — Rod Amateau
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- 1.A.J. "Duke" Callaghan Television Academy. Television Academy.
- 2.Callan, Michael Feeney. Robert Redford: The Biography. Simon and Schuster. 2011-06-09. 9780857206190.
- 3.Hoffmann, Henryk. Western Film Highlights: The Best of the West, 1914-2001. McFarland. 2003-07-09. 9781476608655.
- 4.Meyer, Janet L. Sydney Pollack: A Critical Filmography. McFarland. 1998-08-01. 9780786437528.
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