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John Toll


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Most recent of only three cinematographers to win consecutive Oscars for Best Cinematography (for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart). The others are Leon Shamroy and Winton C. Hoch. See more trivia »

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Won 2 Oscars. Another 11 wins & 13 nominations See more awards »

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Filmography

Hide HideCinematographer (33 titles)
2013 Iron Man 3 (director of photography)
 
2012 Cloud Atlas
 
2009 It's Complicated (director of photography)
 
2008 Gimme Shelter (video short)
 
2008 Tropic Thunder (director of photography)
 
2008 Breaking Bad (TV series)
Pilot (2008) (director of photography)
 
2007 Gone Baby Gone (director of photography)
 
2007 Rise: Blood Hunter (director of photography)
 
2006 Seraphim Falls (director of photography)
 
2005 Elizabethtown (director of photography)
 
2003 The Last Samurai (director of photography)
 
2001 Vanilla Sky (director of photography)
 
2000 Almost Famous (director of photography)
 
1999 Simpatico (director of photography)
 
1998 The Thin Red Line (director of photography)
 
1997 The Rainmaker (director of photography)
 
1996 Jack
 
1995 Braveheart (director of photography)
 
1994 Legends of the Fall (director of photography)
 
1992 Wind (director of photography)
 
1991 The Forfeit
 
1989 The Young Riders (TV series)
 
1989 The Kid (TV movie)
 
1988 Hiroshima Maiden (TV movie)
 
1987 The China Odyssey: 'Empire of the Sun', a Film by Steven Spielberg (TV documentary) (director of photography)
 
1985 The Beach Boys: An American Band (documentary)
 
1972 The Hoax
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (30 titles)
2008 The Burning Plain (additional photographer)
 
2008 Wanted (director of photography: New York)
 
2008 Shine a Light (documentary) (camera operator)
 
2002 Orange County (cinematographer: end beach sequence - uncredited)
 
1989 Always (additional photographer: Montana)
 
1989 Blaze (director of photography: second unit)
 
1988 Tequila Sunrise (director of photography: second unit)
 
1988 The Milagro Beanfield War (camera operator)
 
1987 Black Widow (camera operator)
 
1986 Peggy Sue Got Married (camera operator)
 
1985 Sweet Dreams (camera operator)
 
1985 The Falcon and the Snowman (camera operator)
 
1983 Scarface (camera operator)
 
1983 Twilight Zone: The Movie (camera operator - segments 2-4)
 
1982 Human Highway (camera operator)
 
1982 National Lampoon's Movie Madness (camera operator)
 
1982 Richard Pryor Live on the Sunset Strip (documentary) (camera operator)
 
1981 Os saltimbancos Trapalhões (camera operator)
 
1981 Zorro: The Gay Blade (camera operator)
 
1981 Bustin' Loose (camera operator: second unit)
 
1980 Blinded by the Light (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1980 Urban Cowboy (camera operator)
 
1980 Belle Starr (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1980 Tom Horn (camera operator)
 
1980 The Boy Who Drank Too Much (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1979 Portrait of a Stripper (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1979 Norma Rae (camera operator)
 
1979 ...And Your Name Is Jonah (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1978 The Last Waltz (documentary) (first assistant camera)
 
1978 FM (camera operator)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
2002 The E.T. Reunion (video documentary short) (original E.T. behind the scenes footage)
 
1996 The Making of 'E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial' (video documentary) (behind-the-scenes footage)
 
Show ShowSound Department (1 title)
1971 Chrome and Hot Leather (production sound)
 
Show ShowThanks (1 title)
2012 Bored Games (short) (additional acknowledgments)
 
Show ShowSelf (6 titles)
2007 Behind the Scenes of 'Seraphim Falls' (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Prelude to a Dream (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The 68th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography (also archive footage)
 
1995 The 67th Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Winner: Best Cinematography
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2007 Francis Ford Coppola Directs 'John Grisham's The Rainmaker' (video documentary short)
Himself (uncredited)
 

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Director of photography for Capital One TV commercial "Magnifying Glass" (2006). See more »
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Trivia:

Most recent of only three cinematographers to win consecutive Oscars for Best Cinematography (for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart). The others are Leon Shamroy and Winton C. Hoch. See more »

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