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Pernell Youngblood Tyus

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Pernell Youngblood Tyus was born in 1942. Pernell Youngblood is a cinematographer, known for Star Trek: Generations (1994), Colors (1988) and Money Talks (1997).
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William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)
Star Trek: Generations
6.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1994
Robert Duvall and Sean Penn in Colors (1988)
Colors
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Pernel Tyus)
  • 1988
Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
Money Talks
6.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1997
Kathleen Quinlan and Kurt Russell in Breakdown (1997)
Breakdown
7.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Pernell Tyus, second unit)
  • 1997

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Cinematographer

  • Jenna von Oÿ, Ken Lawson, Mo'Nique, Countess Vaughn, Dorien Wilson, and Yvette Wilson in The Parkers (1999)
    The Parkers
    • director of photography
    • TV Series
    • 1999–2002
  • When It Clicks
    • director of photography
    • Short
    • 1998
  • Pam Grier, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, Georg Stanford Brown, Tisha Campbell, and Steven Williams in Linc's (1998)
    Linc's
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1998
  • Max Monroe (1990)
    Max Monroe
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 1990

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Jessica Biel, Beverley Mitchell, Barry Watson, David Gallagher, Catherine Hicks, Mackenzie Rosman, and Happy in 7th Heaven (1996)
    7th Heaven
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • Vanessa Williams, Shannon Elizabeth, Cedric The Entertainer, Steve Harvey, Shad Moss, and Solange in Johnson Family Vacation (2004)
    Johnson Family Vacation
    • camera operator
    • 2004
  • Deuces Wild (2002)
    Deuces Wild
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 2002
  • Smart House (1999)
    Smart House
    • camera operator
    • TV Movie
    • 1999
  • Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
    Money Talks
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1997
  • Kathleen Quinlan and Kurt Russell in Breakdown (1997)
    Breakdown
    • camera operator: second unit (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 1997
  • Halle Berry, Ian Richardson, and Natalie Desselle Reid in B*A*P*S (1997)
    B*A*P*S
    • camera operator
    • 1997
  • Robert Beltran, Jennifer Lien, Robert Duncan McNeill, Kate Mulgrew, Robert Picardo, Jeri Ryan, Roxann Dawson, Ethan Phillips, Tim Russ, and Garrett Wang in Star Trek: Voyager (1995)
    Star Trek: Voyager
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • TV Series
    • 1997
  • Albert Brooks and Debbie Reynolds in Mother (1996)
    Mother
    • camera operator: "b" camera (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 1996
  • Laurence Fishburne, Cuba Gooding Jr., Allen Payne, Courtney B. Vance, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Tuskegee Airmen (1995)
    The Tuskegee Airmen
    • camera operator
    • TV Movie
    • 1995
  • William Shatner and Patrick Stewart in Star Trek: Generations (1994)
    Star Trek: Generations
    • camera operator
    • 1994
  • Richard Gere and Lena Olin in Mr. Jones (1993)
    Mr. Jones
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 1993
  • Robert Townsend in The Meteor Man (1993)
    The Meteor Man
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 1993
  • The Cemetery Club (1993)
    The Cemetery Club
    • second camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • 1993
  • Janet Gunn, Clayton Prince, and Ramy Zada in Dark Justice (1991)
    Dark Justice
    • camera operator (as Pernell Tyus)
    • TV Series
    • 1992

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  • Alternative names
    • Pernell Y. Tyus
  • Born
    • 1942

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