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J. Barry Herron(1935-2014)

  • Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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J. Barry Herron was born on 9 January 1935 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He was an assistant director and cinematographer, known for Big Trouble in Little China (1986), Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986) and Airwolf (1987). He died on 22 April 2014 in Vista, California, USA.
BornJanuary 9, 1935
DiedApril 22, 2014(79)
BornJanuary 9, 1935
DiedApril 22, 2014(79)
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Known for

Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
Big Trouble in Little China
7.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1986
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
6.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Barry Herron)
  • 1986
Michele Scarabelli, Anthony Sherwood, Barry Van Dyke, and Geraint Wyn Davies in Airwolf (1987)
Airwolf
5.2
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993)
Acapulco H.E.A.T.
5.6
TV Series
  • Second Unit or Assistant Director

Credits

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Second Unit or Assistant Director

  • Tarzán (1991)
    Tarzán
    5.6
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1991–1995
  • Acapulco H.E.A.T. (1993)
    Acapulco H.E.A.T.
    5.6
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • director: underwater sequences
    • assistant director
    • 1993–1994
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • second unit director
    • 1985–1986
  • A Whale for the Killing (1981)
    A Whale for the Killing
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • second unit director
    • 1981

Cinematographer

  • New! Animal World
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • The New Adam-12 (1990)
    The New Adam-12
    6.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990–1991
  • Michele Scarabelli, Anthony Sherwood, Barry Van Dyke, and Geraint Wyn Davies in Airwolf (1987)
    Airwolf
    5.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1987
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Barry Herron)
    • 1980
  • Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle (1978)
    Secrets of the Bermuda Triangle
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Alfa 78
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978
  • Orca (1977)
    Orca
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (special photography)
    • 1977
  • Mustang Country (1976)
    Mustang Country
    6.1
    • director of photography
    • 1976
  • The Outer Space Connection (1975)
    The Outer Space Connection
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • In Search of Ancient Mysteries (1974)
    In Search of Ancient Mysteries
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Barry Herron)
    • 1974
  • Dick Robinson in Brother of the Wind (1972)
    Brother of the Wind
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1972
  • Wildfire!
    8.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • The Young Graduates (1971)
    The Young Graduates
    4.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • Cindy and Donna (1970)
    Cindy and Donna
    4.5
    • director of photography
    • 1970
  • Los Angeles: Where It's At
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1969

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Eric Roberts, Mädchen Amick, and John Lithgow in Love, Cheat & Steal (1993)
    Love, Cheat & Steal
    5.1
    TV Movie
    • director of photography: underwater scenes
    • 1993
  • Eric Roberts and Phillip Rhee in Best of the Best II (1993)
    Best of the Best II
    5.6
    • underwater camera operator
    • 1993
  • Jürgen Prochnow and Roy Scheider in The Fourth War (1990)
    The Fourth War
    5.5
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1990
  • Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives (1986)
    Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
    6.0
    • underwater photographer (as Barry Herron)
    • 1986
  • Kim Cattrall, Kurt Russell, and James Hong in Big Trouble in Little China (1986)
    Big Trouble in Little China
    7.2
    • underwater director of photography
    • 1986
  • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1985–1986
  • Let's Go (1985)
    Let's Go
    Short
    • underwater photographer
    • 1985
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • underwater photographer
    • 1984
  • Gerrit Graham in New Magic (1983)
    New Magic
    6.5
    Short
    • underwater photographer
    • 1983
  • Bruce Boxleitner and Kate Jackson in Scarecrow and Mrs. King (1983)
    Scarecrow and Mrs. King
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1983
  • Rick Moranis, Max von Sydow, and Dave Thomas in Strange Brew (1983)
    Strange Brew
    6.6
    • underwater camera operator: special photography unit (as J. Barry Heron)
    • 1983
  • The Great Barrier Reef (1981)
    The Great Barrier Reef
    6.7
    Short
    • additional cinematographer (as Barry Herron)
    • 1981
  • A Whale for the Killing (1981)
    A Whale for the Killing
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • second unit photographer
    • 1981
  • Genesis (1978)
    Genesis
    6.4
    Short
    • camera operator (as J. Berry Herron)
    • 1978
  • Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
    In Search of...
    8.4
    TV Series
    • photographed by
    • 1978

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • J. Barry
  • Born
    • January 9, 1935
    • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • Died
    • April 22, 2014
    • Vista, California, USA

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