Frank Beascoechea obit

In Memoriam: Frank Beascoechea, ASC (1934-2016) 

He was not on the list.

Longtime ASC member Frank Palmer Beascoechea passed away recently at the age of 81.

Beascoechea was born on Oct. 15, 1934 in San Francisco, Calif. He entered the motion-picture industry in 1959 and was elevated to cinematographer in 1975, while working at Universal Studios. Harry Wolf, ASC was instrumental in helping Beascoechea become a director of photography after the latter had worked as his camera operator. Wolf and fellow Society member Richard Kelley proposed Beascoechea for membership in the ASC, and Beascoechea was officially invited to join following the Board of Governors meeting on Jan. 11, 1982.

Beascoechea’s credits as a cinematographer include the features Buck Rogers in the 25th Century and No Holds Barred; the telefilms Night Drive, A Double Life, Angel Dusted and Pigs vs. Freaks; and episodes of the series Switch, Sword of Justice, B.J. and the Bear, The Twilight Zone (1985) and Mike Hammer.

Director

Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Beauty and the Beast

7.0

TV Series

Director

1988

1 episode

 

Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)

The New Mike Hammer

6.8

TV Series

Director

1987

1 episode

 

Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

Director

1981

1 episode

 

Hart to Hart (1979)

Hart to Hart

6.7

TV Series

Director

1980

1 episode

 

Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)

B.J. and the Bear

6.4

TV Series

Director

1979

1 episode

 

Cinematographer

A Child's Cry for Help (1994)

A Child's Cry for Help

6.2

TV Movie

director of photography

1994

 

The Conviction of Kitty Dodds (1993)

The Conviction of Kitty Dodds

6.1

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1993

 

Tim Daly in In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco (1993)

In the Line of Duty: Ambush in Waco

5.4

TV Movie

director of photography

1993

 

Born Too Soon (1993)

Born Too Soon

6.5

TV Movie

director of photography

1993

 

Meredith Baxter in Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter (1992)

Her Final Fury: Betty Broderick, the Last Chapter

6.8

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1992

 

In the Line of Duty: Street War (1992)

In the Line of Duty: Street War

5.8

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1992

 

Meredith Baxter and Stephen Collins in A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story (1992)

A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story

7.1

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1992

 

Greg Evigan and Connie Sellecca in P.S.I. Luv U (1991)

P.S.I. Luv U

7.3

TV Series

director of photography

1991

1 episode

 

Deadly Game (1991)

Deadly Game

5.2

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1991

 

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas (1991)

In the Line of Duty: Manhunt in the Dakotas

6.4

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1991

 

Barbara Eden in Hell Hath No Fury (1991)

Hell Hath No Fury

5.8

TV Movie

director of photography

1991

 

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing (1990)

In the Line of Duty: A Cop for the Killing

5.6

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1990

 

Miracle Landing (1990)

Miracle Landing

6.2

TV Movie

director of photography

1990

 

Nick Knight (1989)

Nick Knight

6.1

TV Movie

director of photography

1989

 

Joan Severance, Hulk Hogan, Tom Lister Jr., and Mark Pellegrino in No Holds Barred (1989)

No Holds Barred

4.4

Cinematographer

1989

 

Lynda Carter and Stacy Keach in Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All (1989)

Mike Hammer: Murder Takes All

6.1

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1989

 

A Father's Homecoming (1988)

A Father's Homecoming

7.2

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1988

 

Linda Hamilton and Ron Perlman in Beauty and the Beast (1987)

Beauty and the Beast

7.0

TV Series

director of photography

1988

4 episodes

 

Barry Bostwick, Roy Campanella II, and Margot Kidder in Body of Evidence (1988)

Body of Evidence

5.4

TV Movie

director of photography

1988

 

Stacy Keach in The New Mike Hammer (1984)

The New Mike Hammer

6.8

TV Series

director of photography

1986–1987

9 episodes

 

Nadia (1986)

Nadia

6.4

Cinematographer

1986

 

Kirstie Alley and Nicolas Surovy in Stark: Mirror Image (1986)

Stark: Mirror Image

5.8

TV Movie

director of photography

1986

 

The Twilight Zone (1985)

The Twilight Zone

7.7

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1985–1986

5 episodes

 

Chase (1985)

Chase

5.7

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1985

 

The Equalizer (1985)

The Equalizer

7.8

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1985

1 episode

 

Stark (1985)

Stark

5.6

TV Movie

director of photography

1985

 

Jon-Erik Hexum and Jennifer O'Neill in Cover Up (1984)

Cover Up

7.7

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1984

2 episodes

 

Welcome to Paradise

7.7

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1984

 

Nadia (1984)

Nadia

7.2

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1984

 

Lee Van Cleef, Shô Kosugi, and Timothy Van Patten in The Master (1984)

The Master

4.5

TV Series

director of photography

1984

3 episodes

 

Desi Arnaz Jr. and Chuck Wagner in Automan (1983)

Automan

6.8

TV Series

director of photography

1983

1 episode

 

Powers Boothe in Philip Marlowe, Private Eye (1983)

Philip Marlowe, Private Eye

7.7

TV Series

Cinematographer

1983–1986

 

David Hasselhoff in Knight Rider (1982)

Knight Rider

6.9

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1982

1 episode

 

The Phoenix (1981)

The Phoenix

6.8

TV Series

director of photography

1982

1 episode

 

Pigs vs. Freaks (1982)

Pigs vs. Freaks

6.0

TV Movie

director of photography

1982

 

Isabel's Choice (1981)

Isabel's Choice

6.6

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1981

 

Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)

The Fall Guy

7.1

TV Series

director of photography

1981

1 episode

 

John Putch in Angel Dusted (1981)

Angel Dusted

6.3

TV Movie

director of photography

1981

 

Conquest of the Earth (1980)

Conquest of the Earth

5.0

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1980

 

Galactica 1980 (1980)

Galactica 1980

5.5

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1980

3 episodes

 

Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)

B.J. and the Bear

6.4

TV Series

director of photography

1979

12 episodes

 

Gil Gerard and Erin Gray in Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.9

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1979

1 episode

 

Sword of Justice (1978)

Sword of Justice

7.3

TV Series

director of photography

1978–1979

8 episodes

 

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979)

Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

6.5

director of photography

1979

 

A Double Life (1978)

A Double Life

7.0

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1978

 

Eddie Albert and Robert Wagner in Switch (1975)

Switch

7.1

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1976–1978

35 episodes

 

The Two-Five (1978)

The Two-Five

6.1

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1978

 

Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)

The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries

7.3

TV Series

director of photography

1978

1 episode

 

Night Drive (1977)

Night Drive

6.0

TV Movie

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1977

 

Telly Savalas in Kojak (1973)

Kojak

7.1

TV Series

director of photography (as Frank P. Beascoechea)

1977

1 episode

 

Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)

Baretta

6.7

TV Series

Cinematographer (as Frank P. Beascscoechea)

1975–1976

6 episodes

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Dennis Hopper and Kiefer Sutherland in Flashback (1990)

Flashback

6.2

director of photography: second unit

1990

 

The Ultimate Warrior (1975)

The Ultimate Warrior

5.6

camera operator

1975

 

The Stranger Within (1974)

The Stranger Within

6.1

TV Movie

camera operator

1974