Ernest StewardBSC (11 September 1910[1] or 8 January 1914[2] – 8 April 1990)[3] was a Britishcinematographer.
Born inLondon, England, he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as acamera operator. His early credits in this field includedGreat Expectations (1946) andLondon Belongs to Me (1948).
As Director of Photography, he filmed mostly light-hearted comedies. He made several for producerBetty Box, including theDoctor films, based on the books byRichard Gordon,A Tale of Two Cities (1958) andThe 39 Steps (1959). He was cinematographer for theCarry On comedy series, beginning withCarry On Sergeant in 1958, eventually alternating withAlan Hume as regular DoP. Between 1950 and 1971 he was the cinematographer on practically all the films directed byRalph Thomas, a total of 32 productions, and others, too, such asHouse of Mystery (1961), andSeven Keys (1962).
Steward also worked on TV, on such series asThe Human Jungle,The Avengers,The New Avengers andThe Professionals.
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