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John A. Alonzo (1934–2001)

Cinematographer | Actor | Camera and Electrical Department

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Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). See more trivia »

Born:

in Dallas, Texas, USA

Died:

(age 66) in Beverly Hills, California, USA
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2009 Built for Speed: A Look Back at 'Vanishing Point' (video short)
 
2002 Deuces Wild
 
2000 The Prime Gig
 
2000 Fail Safe (TV movie) (as John Alonzo)
 
2000 The Dancing Cow (short)
 
1999 Lansky (TV movie)
 
1998 Letters from a Killer (director of photography)
 
1995 The Grass Harp
 
1994 Star Trek: Generations
 
1994 World War II: When Lions Roared (TV movie)
 
1994 Clifford
 
1993 The Meteor Man
 
1992 Cool World
 
1992 HouseSitter (director of photography)
 
1990 Navy Seals (director of photography)
 
1990 The Guardian (director of photography)
 
1990 Internal Affairs (director of photography)
 
1989 Steel Magnolias (director of photography)
 
1989 Physical Evidence
 
1988 Roots: The Gift (TV movie)
 
1988 Knightwatch (TV series)
– Knights of the City (1988)
 
1987 Overboard (director of photography)
 
1987 Real Men (director of photography)
 
1986 Nothing in Common (director of photography)
 
1986 Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1985 Out of Control
 
1984 Runaway (director of photography)
 
1984 Terror in the Aisles (documentary)
 
1983 Scarface
 
1983 Cross Creek
 
1983 Blue Thunder
 
1982 The Kid from Nowhere (TV movie)
 
1981 Zorro: The Gay Blade (director of photography)
 
1981 Back Roads
 
1980 Blinded by the Light (TV movie) (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1980 Belle Starr (TV movie)
 
1980 Tom Horn (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1979 Portrait of a Stripper (TV movie)
 
1979 Norma Rae (director of photography)
 
1979 Champions: A Love Story (TV movie)
 
1978 The Cheap Detective (director of photography)
 
1978 Casey's Shadow
 
1977 Which Way Is Up? (director of photography)
 
1977 Black Sunday
 
1977 Beyond Reason
 
1976 Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1976 The Bad News Bears (director of photography)
 
1976 I Will... I Will... For Now
 
1975 Farewell, My Lovely (director of photography)
 
1975 Once Is Not Enough
 
1975 The Fortune (director of photography)
 
1974 Chinatown (director of photography)
 
1974 Conrack
 
1973 Guess Who's Been Sleeping in My Bed? (TV movie)
 
1973 Hit!
 
1973 The Naked Ape (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1973 Wattstax (documentary)
 
1973 Voyage of the Yes (TV movie)
 
1972 Pete 'n' Tillie (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1972 Lady Sings the Blues (as John Alonzo)
 
1972 Visions... (TV movie)
 
1972 Sounder (director of photography)
 
1972 Get to Know Your Rabbit
 
1972 Hollywood: The Dream Factory (TV documentary)
 
1971 Harold and Maude (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1971 Revenge (TV movie)
 
1971 Cannon (TV series)
– Pilot (1971) (director of photography)
 
1971 Vanishing Point (director of photography)
 
1970 Bloody Mama (director of photography / as John Alonzo)
 
1969 The World of Peggy Lee (TV movie)
 
1967-1969 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
– Australia: The Timeless Land (1969)
– Reptiles and Amphibians (1968)
– Winged World (1967)
– Grizzly! (1967)
 
1969 The Moviemakers (documentary short) (as John Alonzo)
 
1968 The World of Animals: Big Cats, Little Cats (TV documentary)
 
1968 Sophia: A Self-Portrait (TV documentary)
 
1968 The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (TV series documentary)
– Search in the Deep (1968)
 
1968 The World of Animals: The World of Horses (TV documentary)
 
1968 San Sebastian 1746 in 1968 (documentary short) (as John Alonzo)
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary)
 
1967 Do Blonds Have More Fun? (TV documentary)
 
1967 The Big Land (TV documentary)
 
1966 The World of Animals: It's a Dog's World (TV documentary)
 
1965 Revolution in Our Time (TV documentary)
 
1964 The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes (short)
 
Show ShowActor (27 titles)
1966-1967 The Wild Wild West (TV series)
Lightnin' McCoy / Sarrkan
– The Night of the Surreal McCoy (1967) … Lightnin' McCoy (as John Alonzo)
– The Night of the Golden Cobra (1966) … Sarrkan (as John Alonzo)
 
1967 Bewitched (TV series)
Guard
– Art for Sam's Sake (1967) … Guard (as John Alonzo)
 
1964 Invitation to a Gunfighter
Manuel (as John Alonzo)
 
1964 Destry (TV series)
Jose
– Ride to Rio Verde (1964) … Jose (as John Alonzo)
 
1964 The Alfred Hitchcock Hour (TV series)
The Intern
– The Gentleman Caller (1964) … The Intern (as John Alonzo)
 
1964 Nightmare in Chicago (TV movie)
 
1963-1964 Kraft Suspense Theatre (TV series)
Cpl. Jack Osante / Officer Miller
– Once Upon a Savage Night (1964) … Officer Miller
– The Long, Lost Life of Edward Smalley (1963) … Cpl. Jack Osante (as John Alonzo)
 
1964 Temple Houston (TV series)
Long Maned Pony
– Last Full Moon (1964) … Long Maned Pony
 
1962-1963 The Gallant Men (TV series)
Cpl. Marsh / Sgt. Morales
– The Crucible (1963) … Cpl. Marsh (as John Alonzo)
– And Cain Cried Out (1962) … Sgt. Morales (as John Alonzo)
 
1963 77 Sunset Strip (TV series)
Carlos Echaverria
– The Man Who Wasn't There (1963) … Carlos Echaverria
 
1962 Combat! (TV series)
Bialos
– The Prisoner (1962) … Bialos (as John Alonzo)
– Cat and Mouse (1962) … Bialos (as John Alonza)
 
1962 Terror at Black Falls
Carlos Avila (as John Alonzo)
 
1962 Hand of Death
Carlos, lab assistant (as John Alonzo)
 
1961 Susan Slade
Engineer (uncredited)
 
1961 Cheyenne (TV series)
Rico
– Winchester Quarantine (1961) … Rico
 
1961 Bronco (TV series)
Mexican Henchman
– Guns of the Lawless (1961) … Mexican Henchman
 
1961 Route 66 (TV series)
Juan Domingo
– Most Vanquished, Most Victorious (1961) … Juan Domingo (as John Alonzo)
 
1961 Twilight Zone (TV series)
Luís Gallegos
– Dust (1961) … Luís Gallegos (as John Alonso)
 
1961 Ripcord (TV series)
Amendarez
– Top Secret (1961) … Amendarez (as John Alonzo)
 
1961 The Long Rope
Manuel Alvarez (as John Alonzo)
 
1960 The Magnificent Seven
Miguel (as John Alonso)
 
1960 The Crowded Sky
Young Repairman (uncredited)
 
1960 Perry Mason (TV series)
Pedro Guitterez
– The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor (1960) … Pedro Guitterez (as John Alonzo)
 
1959 Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse (TV series)
– Ballad for a Bad Man (1959)
 
1959 Border Patrol (TV series)
– A Bundle of Dope (1959) (as John Alonzo)
 
1958 Dragnet (TV series)
– The Big Border (1958) (as John Alonso)
 
1958 The Gun Runners
Soldier in Car (uncredited)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (6 titles)
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (additional director of photography - as John Alonzo)
 
1971 Mad Dogs & Englishmen (documentary) (additional photographer - as John Alonzo)
 
1968 The Undersea World of Jacques Cousteau (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 2 episodes)
– Whales (1968) (camera operator)
– Search in the Deep (1968) (camera operator)
 
1967 A Nation of Immigrants (TV documentary) (director of photography: additional photography)
 
1966 Seconds (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1965 Pro Football: Mayhem on a Sunday Afternoon (TV documentary) (camera operator, photographer: second unit)
 
Show ShowDirector (6 titles)
1980 Blinded by the Light (TV movie) (as John Alonzo)
 
1980 Belle Starr (TV movie)
 
1979 Portrait of a Stripper (TV movie)
 
1979 Champions: A Love Story (TV movie)
 
1978 FM
 
1969 National Geographic Specials (TV series documentary)
– Australia: The Timeless Land (1969)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1989 John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (documentary) (visual consultant - as John Alonzo)
 
Show ShowThanks (4 titles)
2004 Edgar G. Ulmer - The Man Off-screen (documentary) (thanks)
 
2003 Scarface: Creating (video documentary short) (dedicatee)
 
2002 Deuces Wild (in memory of)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI - as John Alonzo)
 
Show ShowSelf (5 titles)
2003 Scarface: Acting (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2003 Scarface: Creating (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2000 Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven' (TV documentary)
Himself (as John Alonzo)
 
1998 The Making of 'Scarface' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself (as John Alonzo)
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (2 titles)
2007 The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 The 74th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Memorial Tribute
 

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Alternate Names:

John Alonso | John Alonza | John Alonzo
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Trivia:

Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). See more »

Star Sign:

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