Adrian Biddle
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Adrian Biddle | |
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Born | Woolwich, London, England | 20 July 1952
Died | 7 December 2005 London, England | (aged 53)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1986–2005 |
Adrian Biddle, BSC (20 July 1952 – 7 December 2005), was an English cinematographer.
Early life
Biddle was a talented swimmer in his youth, and it was through this that he broke into the film industry. In 1967 the underwater photographer Egil Woxholt hired him to be his apprentice. Uncredited, he worked in this capacity on both the James Bond film On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) and Murphy's War (1971).
Career
After this, Biddle worked for Ridley Scott's advertising company R.S.A., where he worked on many advertisements with Scott; and, when Scott moved into films, Biddle followed him.
He worked as a clapper loader on The Duellists (1977) before advancing to the position of focus puller on Alien (1979).
Following Alien, Biddle returned to working as a cinematographer on advertisements. During this time he developed some new lighting techniques and worked on several famous campaigns, most notably
Biddle was a cinematographer on another 25 feature films, including Thelma & Louise (1991), for which he received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 1997, he was voted European Cinematographer of the Year for his work on The Butcher Boy. The last film that he worked on—prior to his death from myocardial infarction on 7 December 2005 as he was being driven by his wife, Mo, to a commercials shoot in the city centre—was V for Vendetta (2005), which was dedicated to his memory.[2] He was survived by his wife and his three children, Alice, Esther and Alfie, who is also a cinematographer.[3]
His brother is cinematographer Adam Biddle.
Filmography
References
- ^ Alien Quadrillogy DVD Set, Aliens Special Features: 'This Time It's War' (1985) production documentary
- Screen Daily. Retrieved 20 July 2020.
- The Irish Film & Television Network. 8 December 2005. Retrieved 20 July 2020.