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Michael Reed | |
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| Born | (1929-07-07)7 July 1929 Canada |
| Died | 15 December 2022(2022-12-15) (aged 93) |
| Occupation | Cinematography |
| Years active | 1947–1990 |
Michael Reed,BSC (7 July 1929 – 15 December 2022) was a British cinematographer who worked on films and TV shows from the 1950s to 1980s, includingDracula: Prince of Darkness andShout at the Devil.[1]
Through the early 1950s he worked in the camera department atHammer Films as a clapper loader and focus puller on films such asThe Man in Black andMeet Simon Cherry before becoming the director of photography on Hammer'sThe Ugly Duckling (1959) and several Hammer horror films. He acted as director of photography on severalITC television series such asSword of Freedom,The Adventures of Robin Hood andThe Saint. At the same time he was 2nd unit Director of Photography on the James Bond films (Goldfinger,Thunderball andYou Only Live Twice).[2]
Reed graduated to big scale film-making with theJames Bond filmOn Her Majesty's Secret Service in 1969.
Reed worked on such British television series asThe New Avengers,Press Gang andPhilip Marlowe, Private Eye.
Reed died on 15 December 2022, at the age of 93.[3][4][5]
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