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John Treays

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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John Treays was a cinematographer, known for American Playhouse (1980), Shoulder to Shoulder (1974) and Doomwatch (1970). He died on 3 August 2009 in Cornwall, England, UK.
DiedAugust 3, 2009
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Known for

American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Siân Phillips in Shoulder to Shoulder (1974)
Shoulder to Shoulder
8.3
TV Mini Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Doomwatch (1970)
Doomwatch
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Menace (1970)
Menace
7.9
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Alan Bennett in Talking Heads 2 (1998)
    Talking Heads 2
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • lighting director
    • 1998
  • The Best of Friends (1991)
    The Best of Friends
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1991
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • 1986–1988
  • Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards (1987)
    Spitting Image: The 1987 Movie Awards
    8.1
    TV Special
    • lighting director
    • 1987
  • Orwell's England (1985)
    Orwell's England
    TV Movie
    • lighting cameraman
    • 1985
  • Theatre Night (1985)
    Theatre Night
    6.9
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1985
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • lighting technician
    • 1985
  • Song & Dance (1984)
    Song & Dance
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • lighting director
    • 1984
  • Derek Francis in Winter Sunlight (1984)
    Winter Sunlight
    TV Mini Series
    • lighting
    • 1984
  • Play for Today (1970)
    Play for Today
    7.8
    TV Series
    • lighting
    • studio lighting
    • lighting technician
    • 1970–1984
  • David Hayman and Carolyn Pickles in Mr. Right (1983)
    Mr. Right
    4.5
    TV Series
    • studio lighting
    • 1983
  • The Merry Wives of Windsor (1982)
    The Merry Wives of Windsor
    6.8
    TV Movie
    • lighting technician
    • 1982
  • Imaginary Friends (1982)
    Imaginary Friends
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • lighting
    • 1982
  • King Lear (1982)
    King Lear
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • lighting technician
    • 1982
  • BBC2 Playhouse (1973)
    BBC2 Playhouse
    6.8
    TV Series
    • lighting
    • studio lighting
    • 1976–1982

Cinematographer

  • A Bright New Hope for Mankind
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Vicious Circle
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Going Underground: A Better Life Than Mine
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Molly
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Night of the Golden Brain
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • West End Girls (1993)
    West End Girls
    TV Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Cyrano de Bergerac (1985)
    Cyrano de Bergerac
    7.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Bill Wallis in Shakespeare Lives! (1983)
    Shakespeare Lives!
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • The Caretaker (1981)
    The Caretaker
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

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  • Died
    • August 3, 2009
    • Cornwall, England, UK(undisclosed)

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