Jack Couffer, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer on ‘Jonathan Livingston Seagull,’ Dies at 96
He worked on many films featuring wildlife, including 'Out of Africa,' 'The Legend of Lobo,' 'Living Free' and 'Never Cry Wolf.'
He was not on the list.
Jack Couffer, the cinematographer, director, producer and wildlife aficionado who received an Oscar nomination for shooting the 1973 adventure tale Jonathan Livingston Seagull, has died. He was 96.
Couffer died July 30 at a hospice care facility in Costa Mesa, California, his son, Michael Couffer, announced.
Couffer also directed such features as Ring of Bright Water (1969), a movie about a dog that he co-wrote; The Legend of Lobo (1962), revolving around a wolf; and Living Free (1972), the sequel to the 1966 lion tale Born Free.
He served as the second-unit director on the Oscar best picture winner Out of Africa (1985), the Tanya Roberts-starring Sheena (1984) and the Kenya-set, William Goldman-written The Ghost and the Darkness (1998), and he produced the Carroll Ballard-directed Never Cry Wolf (1983).
Cinematographer
Secrets of the Deep
TV Movie
Cinematographer
1998
The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
Cinematographer
1957–1978
11 episodes
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures (1975)
The Best of Walt Disney's True-Life Adventures
6.9
Cinematographer
1975
Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
5.8
director of photography
1973
Stanford Lomakema in The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
(1967)
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
8.4
Cinematographer
1967
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
7.0
Short
Cinematographer (photographer)
1965
The Legend of Lobo (1962)
The Legend of Lobo
6.7
Cinematographer (photographed by)
1962
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
6.7
Cinematographer (photographed by)
1961
Islands of the Sea (1960)
Islands of the Sea
7.6
Short
Cinematographer (as Jack C. Couffer, photographed by)
1960
The Savage Eye (1959)
The Savage Eye
6.9
Cinematographer (photographer)
1959
Edge of Fury (1958)
Edge of Fury
6.1
Cinematographer (photography by)
1958
Secrets of Life (1956)
Secrets of Life
7.3
Cinematographer (as Jack C. Couffer, photographed by)
1956
Second Unit or Assistant Director
I Dreamed of Africa (2000)
I Dreamed of Africa
5.5
second unit director (uncredited)
2000
Michael Douglas and Val Kilmer in The Ghost and the Darkness
(1996)
The Ghost and the Darkness
6.8
second unit director
1996
Cheetah (1989)
Cheetah
5.9
second unit director (as John Cotter)
1989
Robert Redford and Meryl Streep in Out of Africa (1985)
Out of Africa
7.1
second unit director
1985
Tanya Roberts in Sheena (1984)
Sheena
4.9
second unit director
1984
Gary Collins and Diana Muldaur in Born Free (1974)
Born Free
6.9
TV Series
second unit director
1974
13 episodes
Big Red (1962)
Big Red
6.3
second unit director (uncredited)
1962
Grand Canyon (1958)
Grand Canyon
7.0
Short
second unit director (uncredited)
1958
Director
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3 (1979)
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3
6.4
Director (as John Cotter)
1979
Susan Anspach and Simon Ward in The Last Giraffe (1979)
The Last Giraffe
6.0
TV Movie
Director
1979
The Magical World of Disney (1954)
The Magical World of Disney
8.4
TV Series
Director
1964–1978
9 episodes
Gary Collins and Diana Muldaur in Born Free (1974)
Born Free
6.9
TV Series
Director
1974
1 episode
Nicholas Clay in The Darwin Adventure (1972)
The Darwin Adventure
7.3
Director
1972
Nigel Davenport and Susan Hampshire in Living Free (1972)
Living Free
6.0
Director
1972
Ring of Bright Water (1969)
Ring of Bright Water
7.1
Director
1969
Stanford Lomakema in The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
(1967)
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
8.4
Director
1967
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood (1965)
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
7.0
Short
Director
1965
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North (1961)
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
6.7
Director
1961
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