Wilkie Cooper

Wilkie Cooper, B.S.C. (b. 19 October 1911 in London, England, d. December 2001 in England) was a British cinematographer. He had a number of prestigious film credits until his retirement in 1972. His early career included Green for Danger (1946) and London Belongs to Me (1948) for producer-director team Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and Stage Fright (1950) for Alfred Hitchcock. In 1956, he worked with Jack Cardiff on Web of Evidence, a thrill... more

Wilkie Cooper, B.S.C. (b. 19 October 1911 in London, England, d. December 2001 in England) was a British cinematographer. He had a number of prestigious film credits until his retirement in 1972. His early career included Green for Danger (1946) and London Belongs to Me (1948) for producer-director team Frank Launder and Sidney Gilliat, and Stage Fright (1950) for Alfred Hitchcock. In 1956, he worked with Jack Cardiff on Web of Evidence, a thriller starring Van Johnson and Vera Miles. In 1960, he worked with J. Lee Thompson on the Wernher von Braun biopic I Aim at the Stars. He forged a partnership with special effects maestro Ray Harryhausen in later years, photographing several of his productions, including The 7th Voyage of Sinbad (1958), Jason and the Argonauts (1963) and First Men in the Moon (1964). He was married to actress Peggy Bryan, whom he outlived. less