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Dean Cundey

Birth Name:
Dean Raymond Cundey
Birth Place:
Alhambra, California, United States
Profession
Cinematographer, Camera department, Actor, Make up department, Assistant director, Director, Special effects
Dean Cundey

Fast Facts

  • He graduated from the University of California Los Angeles Film School in 1968
  • Quote: "(On his early work) "Without the crutch of just being able to fix it in post-production so easily now, you really had to be thoughtful about the effect you were going to do, and the moment you were going to try to create․""
  • Quote: "(On working with director John Carpenter on the film "Halloween") "It was one of my very earliest steps into working with a director who knew the importance of the camera, of the visual image as far as storytelling․""
  • Five films he worked on for director John Carpenter are "Halloween," "The Fog," "Escape from New York," "The Thing" and "Big Trouble in Little China․"
  • He was the director of photography of all three installments of "Back to the Future," and he had a small cameo as a photographer in "Part III․"
  • In his early days after graduating from film school, he assembled a van that was outfitted with equipment, camera and a crew and used its convenience as a selling point when he was soliciting jobs
  • Six films he worked on for director Robert Zemeckis are "Romancing the Stone," the "Back to the Future" trilogy, "Who Framed Roger Rabbit" and "Death Becomes Her․"

Awards

  • 1988Best Cinematography AwardNominated
  • 1989Oscar - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 1989BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 1992ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
  • 1993ACCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 1995ACCA - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 1995Best Cinematography AwardNominated
  • 1996ASC Award - Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases:Nominated
  • 1996BAFTA Film Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 1996CFCA Award - Best Cinematography:Nominated
  • 2002Daytime Emmy - Outstanding Achievement in Single Camera Photography (Film or Electronic):Winner
  • 2023Primetime Emmy - Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (Half-Hour):Nominated
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