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John M. Nickolaus Jr. (1913–1985)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department

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Son of John M. Nickolaus, who ran the film laboratory at MGM Studios during the 1920s. See more trivia »

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in New Jersey, USA

Died:

(age 71) in Malibu, California, USA
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1983 Cave In! (TV movie) (director of photography / as John Nickolaus)
 
1983 The Night the Bridge Fell Down (TV movie) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
 
1980 The Memory of Eva Ryker (TV movie)
 
1980 Detour to Terror (TV movie)
 
1979 Hanging by a Thread (TV movie) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
 
1979 Crisis in Mid-air (TV movie)
 
1978 The New Adventures of Heidi (TV movie) (director of photography / as John Nickolaus)
 
1978 The Courage and the Passion (TV movie)
 
1976-1978 The Waltons (TV series)
– Grandma Comes Home (1978) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Return (1978) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Family Tree (1978) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Anniversary (1978) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Festival (1978) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
See all 45 episodes »
 
1977 Eight Is Enough (TV series)
– Never Try Eating Nectarines Since Juice May Dispense (1977) (director of photography)
 
1976 Smash-Up on Interstate 5 (TV movie) (as John Nickolaus)
 
1975-1976 Ellery Queen (TV series)
– The Adventure of the Disappearing Dagger (1976) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Adventure of the Hardhearted Huckster (1976) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Adventure of Caesar's Last Sleep (1976) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Adventure of the Tyrant of Tin Pan Alley (1976) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Adventure of the Two-Faced Woman (1976) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
See all 20 episodes »
 
1975 Foster and Laurie (TV movie)
 
1974 The Magician (TV series)
– The Stainless Steel Lady (1974) (director of photography)
– The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part 2 (1974) (director of photography)
– The Illusion of the Curious Counterfeit: Part 1 (1974) (director of photography)
 
1973-1974 The New Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Violent Valley (1974) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Case of the Tortured Titan (1974) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Case of the Perilous Pen (1973) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Case of the Frenzied Feminist (1973) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
– The Case of the Spurious Spouse (1973) (director of photography / as John M. Nickolaus)
See all 13 episodes »
 
1969-1973 Room 222 (TV series)
– To Go with the Bubbles (1973) (director of photography)
– The Noon Goon (1973) (director of photography)
– A Hairy Escape (1973) (director of photography)
– Someone Special (1973) (director of photography)
– Fifteen Years and What Do You Get? (1973) (director of photography)
See all 97 episodes »
 
1970 The Challenge (TV movie) (as John Nickolaus)
 
1967-1968 Judd for the Defense (TV series)
– You Remember Joe Maddox (1968) (director of photography)
– The Worst of Both Worlds (1968) (director of photography)
– Square House (1968) (director of photography)
– The Devil's Surrogate (1968) (director of photography)
– Kingdom of the Blind (1968) (director of photography)
See all 26 episodes »
 
1964-1966 Perry Mason (TV series)
– The Case of the Final Fade-Out (1966) (director of photography)
– The Case of the Crafty Kidnapper (1966) (director of photography)
– The Case of the Positive Negative (1966) (director of photography)
– The Case of the Misguided Model (1966) (director of photography)
– The Case of the Dead Ringer (1966) (director of photography)
See all 56 episodes »
 
1965 Guns of Diablo (director of photography)
 
1964 Gunsmoke (TV series)
– Doctor's Wife (1964) (director of photography)
 
1963-1964 The Outer Limits (TV series)
– A Feasibility Study (1964) (director of photography)
– Moonstone (1964) (director of photography)
– Controlled Experiment (1964) (director of photography)
– The Zanti Misfits (1963) (director of photography)
– Tourist Attraction (1963) (director of photography)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1964 The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters (TV series)
– The Day of the Reckoning (1964) (director of photography)
– The Day of the Dark Deeds (1964) (director of photography)
– The Day of the Pretenders (1964) (director of photography)
– The Day of the 12 Candles (1964) (director of photography)
– The Day of the Lame Duck (1964) (director of photography)
See all 10 episodes »
 
1963 Thunder Island
 
1963 Harbor Lights
 
1963 The Terror (director of photography / as John Nicholaus)
 
1963 Police Nurse (as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1963 House of the Damned
 
1963 The Day Mars Invaded Earth (as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1962 Young Guns of Texas (as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1962 Air Patrol
 
1959-1962 Rawhide (TV series)
– The Woman Trap (1962) (director of photography)
– The Peddler (1962) (director of photography)
– The Long Count (1962) (director of photography)
– The Gentleman's Gentleman (1961) (director of photography)
– The Blue Spy (1961) (director of photography)
See all 88 episodes »
 
1960 Four Fast Guns (director of photography)
 
1959 Attack of the Giant Leeches (director of photography)
 
1959 High School Big Shot (as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1959 Tank Commandos
 
1959 Plunderers of Painted Flats
 
1958 No Place to Land (director of photography / as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1958 Night of the Blood Beast
 
1958 Hot Car Girl
 
1958 Gang War
 
1958 Desert Hell
 
1958 Thundering Jets
 
1958 Showdown at Boot Hill
 
1958 Ambush at Cimarron Pass
 
1957 Ghost Diver
 
1957 Young and Dangerous
 
1957 Under Fire
 
1957 Apache Warrior
 
1957 26 Men (TV series)
 
1956 Naked Gun (as John Mathew Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series)
– Ah Sid, Cowboy (1956)
– Luck O' the Irish (1956)
– Slightly Prodigal (1956)
– The Elopers (1956)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (14 titles)
1957 26 Men (TV series) (photographer - 1 episode)
– The Recruit (1957) (photographer - as John Nickolaus)
 
1956 Judge Roy Bean (TV series) (camera operator - 8 episodes, 1956) (cameraman - 1 episode, 1956)
– Bad Medicine (1956) (camera operator)
– Black Jack (1956) (camera operator)
– Deliver the Body (1956) (cameraman)
– Outlaw's Son (1956) (camera operator)
– The Defense Rests (1956) (camera operator)
See all 9 episodes »
 
1953 Battle Circus (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1952 Singin' in the Rain (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1950 Pagan Love Song (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1950 Crisis (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1950 Annie Get Your Gun (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1949 The Red Danube (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1949 Neptune's Daughter (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1948 Words and Music (camera operator - as John Nickolaus Jr.)
 
1948 On an Island with You (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1945 Yolanda and the Thief (second camera operator - uncredited)
 
1945 Ziegfeld Follies (second camera operator - uncredited)
 
1944 Kismet (second camera operator - uncredited)
 

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Alternate Names:

John Nicholaus | John Mathew Nickolaus Jr. | John Nickolaus Jr. | John M. Nickolaus | John Nickolaus
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Son of John M. Nickolaus, who ran the film laboratory at MGM Studios during the 1920s. See more »

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