Release CalendarTop 250 MoviesMost Popular MoviesBrowse Movies by GenreTop Box OfficeShowtimes & TicketsMovie NewsIndia Movie Spotlight
    What's on TV & StreamingTop 250 TV ShowsMost Popular TV ShowsBrowse TV Shows by GenreTV News
    What to WatchLatest TrailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsGolden GlobesSundance Film FestivalBest Of 2024STARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll Events
    Born TodayMost Popular CelebsCelebrity News
    Help CenterContributor ZonePolls
For Industry Professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign In
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
IMDbPro

Rod Parkhurst(1937-2008)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Rod graduated from the Brooks Institute of Photography (Santa Barbara, Calf.) in 1960. Shortly thereafter he commenced his dream career as a Cinematographer. Working in the movie business took Rod to places around the world. He worked on many successful movies and TV shows such as Superman, McCabe & Mrs. Miller, Days of Heaven, and First Blood, amongst many.

Rod passed away November 12, 2008 after a ten year struggle with cancer,
BornNovember 17, 1937
DiedNovember 12, 2008(70)
BornNovember 17, 1937
DiedNovember 12, 2008(70)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Sylvester Stallone in First Blood (1982)
First Blood
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1982
Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Christopher Reeve, Jackie Cooper, Sarah Douglas, Jeff East, Margot Kidder, Jack O'Halloran, Valerie Perrine, and Susannah York in Superman (1978)
Superman
7.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(Canada)
  • 1978
Days of Heaven (1978)
Days of Heaven
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1978
Roxanne (1987)
Roxanne
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1987

Credits

Edit
IMDbPro

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Perfect Romance (2004)
    Perfect Romance
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 2004
  • David Caruso and Susan Haskell in Black Point (2002)
    Black Point
    5.2
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 2002
  • Floating Away (1998)
    Floating Away
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • camera operator: second camera
    • 1998
  • John Kassir in Bordello of Blood (1996)
    Bordello of Blood
    5.4
    • camera operator: "b" camera
    • 1996
  • Sabrina Lloyd, Jerry O'Connell, Cleavant Derricks, and John Rhys-Davies in Sliders (1995)
    Sliders
    7.4
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1996
  • Michael J. Fox, Sally Field, and Ralph Waite in Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco (1996)
    Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
    5.9
    • additional camera
    • 1996
  • Chevy Chase and Jonathan Taylor Thomas in Man of the House (1995)
    Man of the House
    5.3
    • camera operator: "b" camera, second unit
    • 1995
  • Tina Majorino and Tory the Sea Lion in Andre (1994)
    Andre
    5.7
    • additional camera operator
    • 1994
  • Rutger Hauer, John 'Bear' Curtis, and Johnny Cuthbert in Arctic Blue (1993)
    Arctic Blue
    5.1
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1993
  • Richard Dreyfuss, Emilio Estevez, and Rosie O'Donnell in Another Stakeout (1993)
    Another Stakeout
    5.6
    • camera operator
    • 1993
  • Joan Chen, Michael Easton, Emma Samms, and Parker Stevenson in Shadow of a Stranger (1992)
    Shadow of a Stranger
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1992
  • Don Michael Paul, Nestor Serrano, James Tolkan, and Billy Warlock in The Hat Squad (1992)
    The Hat Squad
    7.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1992
  • D.W. Moffett and Marcy Walker in Palace Guard (1991)
    Palace Guard
    6.8
    TV Series
    • camera operator: Canada
    • 1991
  • Deadly Intentions... Again? (1991)
    Deadly Intentions... Again?
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1991
  • Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn in Bird on a Wire (1990)
    Bird on a Wire
    6.0
    • camera operator: second unit
    • 1990

Cinematographer

  • Hope Island (1999)
    Hope Island
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Michael Roberds, John DeSantis, Steven Fox, Nicole Fugere, Ellie Harvie, Betty Phillips, Brody Smith, and Glenn Taranto in The New Addams Family (1998)
    The New Addams Family
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1998–1999
  • William Devane, Ed Marinaro, and Connie Sellecca in Doomsday Rock (1997)
    Doomsday Rock
    4.3
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1997
  • Adam Zolotin in Dog's Best Friend (1997)
    Dog's Best Friend
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Panic in the Skies (1996)
    Panic in the Skies
    4.4
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1996
  • Jennifer Campbell, David Gail, Julie McCullough, Linda Purl, Mayte Vilán, and Claire Yarlett in Robin's Hoods (1994)
    Robin's Hoods
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • The New Adventures of the Black Stallion (1990)
    The New Adventures of the Black Stallion
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990

Personal details

Edit
  • Born
    • November 17, 1937
    • Santa Barbara, California, USA
  • Died
    • November 12, 2008
    • Victoria, British Columbia, Canada(cancer)
  • Spouse
    • Virginia? - November 12, 2008 (his death, 2 children)

Related news

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

Please enable browser cookies to use this feature. Learn more.
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2025 by IMDb.com, Inc.