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James Pergola

  • Cinematographer
  • Producer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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James Pergola is known for Major League (1989), Caddyshack (1980) and Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988).
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    Known for

    Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen in Major League (1989)
    Major League
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
    • 1989
    Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
    Caddyshack
    7.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1980
    Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
    Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
    4.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
    Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
    Baywatch
    5.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

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    Cinematographer

    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1989–1998
    • Carmen Electra and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
      Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay
      5.2
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998
    • Shannon Tweed, Hulk Hogan, and Carl Weathers in Assault on Devil's Island (1997)
      Assault on Devil's Island
      4.0
      TV Movie
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Steel Chariots (1997)
      Steel Chariots
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Baywatch Nights (1995)
      Baywatch Nights
      3.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1995–1996
    • California Dreams (1992)
      California Dreams
      7.0
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995)
      Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise
      4.7
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995
    • Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise II
      4.3
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994
    • Hulk Hogan, Felicity Waterman, and Robin Weisman in Thunder in Paradise (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      5.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      4.4
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1993
    • Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis (1991)
      Mission of the Shark: The Saga of the U.S.S. Indianapolis
      6.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1991
    • Guess Who's Coming for Christmas? (1990)
      Guess Who's Coming for Christmas?
      5.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Joan Rivers in How to Murder a Millionaire (1990)
      How to Murder a Millionaire
      5.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1990
    • Thunderboat Row (1989)
      Thunderboat Row
      6.2
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1989
    • Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach (1988)
      Police Academy 5: Assignment: Miami Beach
      4.6
      • director of photography
      • 1988

    Producer

    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, David Hasselhoff, David Chokachi, Gena Lee Nolin, and Jaason Simmons in Baywatch (1989)
      Baywatch
      5.5
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1991–1998
    • Carmen Electra and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay (1998)
      Baywatch: White Thunder at Glacier Bay
      5.2
      Video
      • producer (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1998
    • Baywatch Nights (1995)
      Baywatch Nights
      3.8
      TV Series
      • producer
      • 1995
    • Pamela Anderson, Yasmine Bleeth, Alexandra Paul, and David Hasselhoff in Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise (1995)
      Baywatch: Forbidden Paradise
      4.7
      Video
      • producer
      • 1995
    • Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise II
      4.3
      Video
      • producer
      • 1994
    • Thunder in Paradise II (1994)
      Thunder in Paradise
      4.4
      Video
      • producer
      • 1993

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Don Johnson and Mickey Rourke in Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man (1991)
      Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
      6.1
      • director of photography: second unit (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1991
    • Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger, and Corbin Bernsen in Major League (1989)
      Major League
      7.2
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1989
    • Paul Newman and Robby Benson in Harry & Son (1984)
      Harry & Son
      5.8
      • director of photography: second unit
      • 1984
    • The Sender (1982)
      The Sender
      6.0
      • photography: USA
      • unit cinematographer
      • 1982
    • The Funhouse (1981)
      The Funhouse
      5.9
      • camera operator
      • 1981
    • The Hunter (1980)
      The Hunter
      6.2
      • camera operator
      • 1980
    • Bill Murray, Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, and Ted Knight in Caddyshack (1980)
      Caddyshack
      7.2
      • additional photographer
      • 1980
    • When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? (1979)
      When You Comin' Back, Red Ryder?
      6.9
      • camera operator (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1979
    • Minstrel Man (1977)
      Minstrel Man
      8.5
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1977
    • Joe Panther (1976)
      Joe Panther
      6.9
      • camera operator
      • 1976
    • Weed (1975)
      Weed
      4.5
      • camera operator
      • 1975
    • Lord Shango (1975)
      Lord Shango
      5.3
      • camera operator (as Jim Pergolla)
      • 1975
    • Gene Hackman in Night Moves (1975)
      Night Moves
      7.1
      • camera operator (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1975
    • Dustin Hoffman in Lenny (1974)
      Lenny
      7.5
      • camera operator (uncredited)
      • 1974
    • Cicely Tyson in The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman (1974)
      The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
      7.9
      TV Movie
      • camera operator (as Jim Pergola)
      • 1974

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      Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1986.

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