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Michael deGruy (1951–2012)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Producer

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Perished in a helicopter crash that also took the life of filmmaker Andrew Wight. See more trivia »

Born:

in Mobile, Alabama, USA

Died:

(age 60) in Jaspers Brush, New South Wales, Australia
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Been in Australia 2 weeks, one to go then off to PNG. Love this place- especially Sydney on Australia Day
30 January 2012 1:44 PM, PST
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Hide HideCinematographer (15 titles)
2007 Expedition Pacific Abyss (TV movie)
 
2006 The Making of 'Deep Blue' (video documentary) (as Mike de Gruy)
 
2004 Dive to Bermuda Triangle (TV documentary) (as Mike de Gruy)
 
2003 Abyss Live (TV documentary)
 
2003 Deep Blue (documentary)
 
2002 The Life of Mammals (TV series documentary)
 
2000-2002 Nature (TV series documentary)
– Dive to the Abyss (2002)
– The Octopus Show (2000)
– Inside the Animal Mind Part Two: Do Animal Have Emotions? (2000)
– Inside the Animal Mind Part One: Are Animals Intelligent? (2000)
 
2000 The Octopus Show (TV movie)
 
1998 Earth Story (TV series documentary)
 
1995 National Geographic Explorer (TV series documentary)
– Animal Minds (1995)
 
1995 The Private Life of Plants (TV series documentary)
– Growing (1995) (as Mike deGruy)
 
1995 Incredible Suckers (documentary)
 
1990 The Trials of Life (TV series documentary)
– Courting (1990)
– Talking to Strangers (1990)
– Fighting (1990)
– Living Together (1990)
– Finding the Way (1990)
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1990 Sharks on their Best Behavior (TV documentary)
 
1987 Hawaii: Islands of the Fire Goddess (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (8 titles)
2011 Heal the Ocean (video documentary short) (additional photography)
 
2008 Mysteries of the Shark Coast (TV documentary) (camera operator)
 
2006 Planet Earth (TV series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Ocean Deep (2006) (camera operator - as Mike deGruy)
 
2003 The Life of Mammals (TV series documentary) (additional photographer - 1 episode)
– Return to the Water (2003) (additional photographer)
 
2001 The Blue Planet (TV mini-series documentary) (camera operator - 1 episode)
– Ocean World (2001) (camera operator - as Mike deGruy)
 
1999 The Planets (TV series documentary) (camera operator)
 
1993 Life in the Freezer (TV series documentary) (camera team - 3 episodes)
– Footsteps in the Snow (1993) (camera team)
– The Big Freeze (1993) (camera team)
– The Bountiful Sea (1993) (camera team)
 
1989 Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives (TV series documentary) (specialist photography - 1 episode)
– The Rare Glimpses (1989) (specialist photography)
 
Show ShowProducer (5 titles)
2011 Heal the Ocean (video documentary short) (producer)
 
2000 The Octopus Show (TV movie) (producer)
 
2000 Nature (TV series documentary) (producer - 1 episode)
– The Octopus Show (2000) (producer)
 
1995 Incredible Suckers (documentary) (producer)
 
1990 Sharks on their Best Behavior (TV documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowWriter (3 titles)
2002 10 Deadliest Sharks (TV documentary)
 
1995 Incredible Suckers (documentary)
 
1990 Sharks on their Best Behavior (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowActor (1 title)
2000 The Octopus Show (TV movie)
Host
 
Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1990 Sharks on their Best Behavior (TV documentary)
 
Show ShowSelf (13 titles)
2011 Piers Morgan Tonight (TV series)
Himself
– Episode dated 19 April 2011 (2011) … Himself
 
2008 Mysteries of the Shark Coast (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2007 Expedition Pacific Abyss (TV movie)
Himself
 
2006 Perfect Shark (TV documentary)
Host
 
2006 The Making of 'Deep Blue' (video documentary)
Himself (as Mike de Gruy)
 
2005 Shark Roulette (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2005 Amazon Abyss (TV series documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Abyss Live (TV documentary)
Presenter
 
2002 Nature (TV series documentary)
Presenter
– Dive to the Abyss (2002) … Presenter
 
2002 10 Deadliest Sharks (TV documentary)
Host
 
1995 Incredible Suckers (documentary)
Presenter
 
1991 Sea Trek (TV mini-series documentary)
Himself - Presenter
– The Hawaiian Islands (1991) … Himself - Presenter
– The Great Barrier Reef (1991) … Himself - Presenter
– The Kelp Forests of California (1991) … Himself - Presenter
– The Caribbean (1991) … Himself - Presenter
– The Galapagos Islands (1991) … Himself - Presenter
 
1990 Sharks on their Best Behavior (TV documentary)
Himself
 

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Trivia:

Perished in a helicopter crash that also took the life of filmmaker Andrew Wight. See more »

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