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James Mathers (II)

Cinematographer | Director | Camera and Electrical Department

Filmmaker, James Mathers began his career in the entertainment industry as a child actor appearing as "Jimmy Mathers" in many films and TV series of the 1960s. Behind the lens professional work started after he attended film school and a wide variety of staff and freelance assignments led to a specialization in cinematography and the founding of his own business... See full bio »

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James Michael Mathers
in Los Angeles, California, USA
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2013 1000 to 1 (post-production)
 
2012 Misadventures of the Dunderheads
 
2012/I Brake
 
2011 Son of a Pitch (TV series)
– Last Year's Resolutions (2011)
– Bear Force One (director of photography)
– The Cove 2 (director of photography)
– Touchdown University (director of photography)
– Werewolf in a Girls Dormitory (director of photography)
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2011 Will to Live (TV series documentary)
– Line of Fire (2011)
 
2011 The Chicago 8
 
2011 Montana Amazon
 
2010 The Striking Truth 3D (documentary)
 
2010 Watch Out for Slick
 
2010 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (documentary)
 
2010 Tranced
 
2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure
 
2009 How Bruce Lee Changed the World (TV documentary)
 
2009 Fatal Secrets
 
2008 Waiting for Yvette (short)
 
2008 American Crude
 
2008 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary)
– Alaskan Fishing (2008) (director of photography)
 
2007 Dummy Hoy: A Deaf Hero
 
2007 Dystopia (short)
 
2007 Six-Victor (documentary short)
 
2006 The Electric Company's Greatest Hits & Bits (TV documentary)
 
2006 The U.S. vs. John Lennon (documentary) (director of photography)
 
2006 Getting Around: Alternatives for Seniors Who No Longer Drive (TV documentary)
 
2005 Forest Lawn: The First Hundred Years (video documentary)
 
2005 Ricky Nelson Sings (TV documentary)
 
2004 Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of 'Smile' (TV documentary)
 
2003 When I Fall in Love: The One & Only Nat King Cole (TV documentary)
 
2003 Last Night with Angel (short)
 
2003 Ghost Dog: A Detective Tail (TV movie)
 
2002 Gilda Radner's Greatest Moments (TV special) (director of photography)
 
2002 Trapped: Buried Alive (TV movie)
 
2001 XCU: Extreme Close Up
 
2001 North Hollywood (TV movie)
 
2000 Intrepid (director of photography)
 
2000 St. Patrick: The Irish Legend (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1998 Mystic Knights of Tir Na Nog (TV series)
– The Drageen (1998)
– Egg of the Dragon (1998)
– The Mystic Knight of Forest (1998)
– The Fifth Knight (1998)
– The Traitor of Kells (1998)
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1997 Hey, Hey, It's the Monkees (TV documentary) (director of photography)
 
1997 Curse of the ShadowBorg (video)
 
1996 Beetleborgs: Vampire Files (video)
 
1996 Hypernauts (TV series)
– Icebound (1996)
– The Star Ranger (1996)
– First Contact (1996)
 
1994 Honor Thy Father and Mother: The True Story of the Menendez Murders (TV movie)
 
1994 The Other Man
 
1993 Snapdragon
 
1993 Night Eyes Three
 
1993 Hidden Obsession
 
1993 L.A. Goddess
 
1993 Wild Cactus
 
1992 Play Nice
 
1992 Round Trip to Heaven
 
1992 House IV (video)
 
1991 Silent Night, Deadly Night 5: The Toy Maker (video)
 
1991 The Search for Signs of Inteligent Life in the Universe
 
1991 Rock 'n' Roll High School Forever (director of photography)
 
1991 Last Call
 
1991 Legal Tender
 
1990 Syngenor
 
1990 Night Eyes
 
1990 Down the Drain (director of photography)
 
1989 The Forgotten One
 
1989 Memorial Valley Massacre
 
1989 Zadar! Cow from Hell
 
1988 Take Two
 
1988 Outlaw Force
 
Show ShowDirector (7 titles)
2005 The Great Adventure (TV series)
 
2003 Digital Cinema Solutions (video short)
 
1999 Power Rangers Lost Galaxy (TV series)
– Memories of Mirinoi (1999)
 
1997-1998 Beetleborgs Metallix (TV series)
– Super Fang (1998)
– Robo Rumble (1998)
– Battle of the Giants (1998)
– Battle Station Alert (1997)
– Metallix Rising (1997)
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1998 What Are You Doing Tonight? (TV movie)
 
1997 Big Bad Beetleborgs (TV series)
– Vexor's Last Laugh (1997)
– Borgslayer! (1997)
– Fright Files (1997)
 
1997 Beetleborgs Metallix: The Movie
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (6 titles)
2010 Undercovers (TV series) (director of photography: second unit - 1 episode)
– Funny Money (2010) (director of photography: second unit)
 
2009 Independent Lens (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Crips and Bloods: Made in America (2009) (camera operator - as Jim Mathers)
 
2009 The Smell of Success (director of photography: second unit)
 
2007 Modern Marvels (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Pumps (2007) (camera operator - as Jim Mathers)
 
2007 For the Bible Tells Me So (documentary) (camera operator - as Jim Mathers)
 
2006 UFO Files: Alien Engineering (TV documentary) (additional camera - as Jim Mathers)
 
Show ShowProducer (3 titles)
2013 1000 to 1 (co-producer) (post-production)
 
2011 The Chicago 8 (co-producer)
 
2003 Digital Cinema Solutions (video short) (producer)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2009 Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure
Homeless Man (as Sheamus James Mathers)
 
Show ShowProduction Manager (1 title)
1983 Sole Survivor (production manager - as Jim Mathers)
 
Show ShowThanks (3 titles)
2010 Who Is Harry Nilsson (And Why Is Everybody Talkin' About Him?) (documentary) (special thanks)
 
2009 Legion (thanks)
 
1990 The Juniper Tree (special thanks - as Jim Mathers)
 

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Alternate Names:

Jimmy Mathers | Jim Mathers | Sheamus James Mathers
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Younger brother of Jerry Mathers and Susie Mathers. See more »

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