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Tom Schamp(1900-1981)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Actor
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Tom Schamp was born on 13 June 1900 in Kansas, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Playhouse 90 (1956) and The Wide World of Mystery (1973). He died on 15 November 1981 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornJune 13, 1900
DiedNovember 15, 1981(81)
BornJune 13, 1900
DiedNovember 15, 1981(81)
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Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Tom D. Schamp)
Playhouse 90 (1956)
Playhouse 90
8.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Polly Bergen, Donna Mills, Paul Burke, Judy Carne, and Barbara Feldon in The Wide World of Mystery (1973)
The Wide World of Mystery
6.7
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)
One Day at a Time
6.6
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1978–1981
  • John Amos, Ralph Carter, Ja'net DuBois, Esther Rolle, BernNadette Stanis, and Jimmie 'JJ' Walker in Good Times (1974)
    Good Times
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1979
  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1979
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)
    One Day at a Time
    6.6
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1979
  • Dena Dietrich in But Mother! (1979)
    But Mother!
    TV Movie
    • lighting director
    • 1979
  • McLean Stevenson in Hello, Larry (1979)
    Hello, Larry
    5.7
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1979
  • Elizabeth Taylor in Return Engagement (1978)
    Return Engagement
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • lighting consultant
    • 1978
  • Rob Reiner, Sally Struthers, Carroll O'Connor, and Jean Stapleton in All in the Family (1971)
    All in the Family
    8.4
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1978
  • In the Beginning (1978)
    In the Beginning
    5.9
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1978
  • Barbi Benton, Marianne Black, and Didi Carr in Sugar Time! (1977)
    Sugar Time!
    6.4
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1977–1978
  • Bea Arthur in Maude (1972)
    Maude
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1978
  • Richard Crenna and Bernadette Peters in All's Fair (1976)
    All's Fair
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1976–1977
  • Six Characters in Search of an Author (1976)
    Six Characters in Search of an Author
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • lighting design
    • 1976
  • The Last of Mrs. Lincoln (1976)
    The Last of Mrs. Lincoln
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lighting design
    • 1976
  • Tim Matheson and Perry King in The Hemingway Play (1976)
    The Hemingway Play
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • lighting design
    • 1976

Cinematographer

  • Sherman Hemsley and Isabel Sanford in The Jeffersons (1975)
    The Jeffersons
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984–1985
  • Silver Spoons (1982)
    Silver Spoons
    6.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982–1984
  • P.O.P.
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Valerie Bertinelli, Bonnie Franklin, Pat Harrington Jr., and Mackenzie Phillips in One Day at a Time (1975)
    One Day at a Time
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Nancy McKeon, Kim Fields, Mindy Cohn, Charlotte Rae, and Lisa Whelchel in The Facts of Life (1979)
    The Facts of Life
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • a.k.a. Pablo (1984)
    a.k.a. Pablo
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1984
  • Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
    Diff'rent Strokes
    6.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Love, Sidney (1981)
    Love, Sidney
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Richard Pryor in Richard Pryor: Live in Concert (1979)
    Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
    8.0
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Harriet Nelson, Ozzie Nelson, Susan Sennett, and Brenda Sykes in Ozzie's Girls (1973)
    Ozzie's Girls
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973

Actor

  • Burt Lancaster, John Hodiak, and Lizabeth Scott in Desert Fury (1947)
    Desert Fury
    6.5
    • Dan - Deputy (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Kirk Douglas, Van Heflin, Barbara Stanwyck, and Lizabeth Scott in The Strange Love of Martha Ivers (1946)
    The Strange Love of Martha Ivers
    7.4
    • Policeman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Alan Ladd and Geraldine Fitzgerald in O.S.S. (1946)
    O.S.S.
    6.6
    • Plainclothesman (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • William Gargan, Irene Hervey, Charles Lang, and Maria Montez in Bombay Clipper (1941)
    Bombay Clipper
    6.1
    • Submarine Gun Crewman (uncredited)
    • 1941
  • Boris Karloff and Marguerite Churchill in The Walking Dead (1936)
    The Walking Dead
    6.6
    • Prisoner (uncredited)
    • 1936

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Thomas D. Schamp
  • Born
    • June 13, 1900
    • Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • November 15, 1981
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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