Dick Pope obit

Dick Pope BSC (1947-2024)

 

He was not on the list.

It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend and colleague Dick Pope BSC.

Dick was an extraordinary Cinematographer whose work on Documentaries, Television and Films was of the highest level earning him the Camerimage Golden Frog a record three times as well as this societies highest honour, Cinematography in a Feature Film for Mr. Turner.

Dick was born in Bromley, Kent in 1947. His early work was in the field of Documentary working on the series World In Action. This took him all over the world, allowing him to meet fellow filmmakers, tell stories and expose injustice. He moved into Television drama in early 80s earning acclaim and a BAFTA nomination for his work on Porterhouse Blue.

Dick will widely be remembered for his work with director, Mike Leigh. Together they would do films from Naked to Topsy-Turvey, Mr. Turner to Vera Drake and Secrets & Lies - each of them unique and enriched by Dick's cinematography.

Among other Directors Dick worked with throughout his career was Baroness Beeban Kidron, Mike Newell, Christopher McQuarrie, Barry Levinson, Richard Linklater, Gurinder Chadha, Chiwetel Ejiofor and Edward Norton.

Dick had a reputation for being a wonderful collaborator and someone who was passionate about the artform of Cinematography. He was keen to embrace new technologies and ideas while also ensuring the skills and crafts of those that came before him weren't lost. To this end Dick would guest tutor at schools such as the National Film and Television School.

His latest film with Mike Leigh, Hard Truths premiered this year and was recently shown at the London Film Festival.

We pay tribute to our wonderful friend and colleague and out thoughts go out to his family especially his wife Pat at this difficult time.

Cinematographer

Marianne Jean-Baptiste and Michele Austin in Hard Truths (2024)

Hard Truths

7.3

Cinematographer

2024

 

Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Michael Addo, Alan Mehdizadeh, and Chiedu Agborh in The Outfit (2022)

The Outfit

7.2

Cinematographer

2022

 

Colin Firth and Stanley Tucci in Supernova (2020)

Supernova

6.9

Cinematographer

2020

 

Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn

6.8

Cinematographer

2019

 

Chiwetel Ejiofor and Maxwell Simba in The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind (2019)

The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind

7.6

Cinematographer

2019

 

Peterloo (2018)

Peterloo

6.5

Cinematographer

2018

 

Mountain Dew Kickstart Super Bowl Commercial: Puppymonkeybaby (2016)

Mountain Dew Kickstart Super Bowl Commercial: Puppymonkeybaby

6.4

Short

director of photography

2016

 

Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)

Legend

6.9

director of photography

2015

 

Janet McTeer, Jena Malone, and Ed Stoppard in Angelica (2015)

Angelica

4.9

Cinematographer

2015

 

The Pros (2015)

The Pros

Short

Cinematographer

2015

 

Timothy Spall in Mr. Turner (2014)

Mr. Turner

6.8

Cinematographer

2014

 

Nick Frost, Rashida Jones, and Chris O'Dowd in Cuban Fury (2014)

Cuban Fury

6.2

Cinematographer

2014

 

Sam Kelly, Eddie Marsan, Samantha Spiro, Danielle Bird, and Nichole Bird in A Running Jump (2012)

A Running Jump

6.1

Short

Cinematographer

2012

 

Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)

Bernie

6.8

director of photography

2011

 

Alan Arkin, Greg Kinnear, Michelle Arthur, Michael Paul Levin, Joe Minjares, David Harbour, Kathryn Lawrey, and Scott Crouch in Thin Ice (2011)

Thin Ice

6.2

Cinematographer (photographed by)

2011

 

Another Year (2010)

Another Year

7.4

Cinematographer

2010

 

It's a Wonderful Afterlife (2010)

It's a Wonderful Afterlife

5.4

director of photography

2010

 

Me and Orson Welles (2008)

Me and Orson Welles

6.7

director of photography

2008

 

Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Georgia Groome in Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging (2008)

Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging

6.3

Cinematographer

2008

 

Intercom (2008)

Intercom

7.2

Short

Cinematographer

2008

 

Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Happy-Go-Lucky

7.0

Cinematographer

2008

 

Danny Glover, Charles S. Dutton, and LisaGay Hamilton in Honeydripper (2007)

Honeydripper

6.7

Cinematographer

2007

 

Walking Away

Short

Cinematographer

2007

 

Bringing Balanchine Back (2006)

Bringing Balanchine Back

8.0

Video

Cinematographer

2006

 

Robin Williams in Man of the Year (2006)

Man of the Year

6.2

director of photography

2006

 

Edward Norton, Jessica Biel, and Paul Giamatti in The Illusionist (2006)

The Illusionist

7.5

director of photography

2006

 

Friday Night Shirt

Short

Cinematographer

2005

 

Vera Drake (2004)

Vera Drake

7.6

director of photography

2004

 

Jim Broadbent, Alan Cumming, Nathan Lane, Christopher Plummer, Timothy Spall, Anne Hathaway, Tom Courtenay, and Charlie Hunnam in Nicholas Nickleby (2002)

Nicholas Nickleby

7.1

director of photography

2002

 

All or Nothing (2002)

All or Nothing

7.5

Cinematographer

2002

 

13 Conversations About One Thing (2001)

13 Conversations About One Thing

7.0

director of photography

2001

 

Ryan Phillippe, Juliette Lewis, James Caan, Benicio Del Toro, and Taye Diggs in The Way of the Gun (2000)

The Way of the Gun

6.6

Cinematographer

2000

 

Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner in Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Topsy-Turvy

7.3

Cinematographer

1999

 

Billy Connolly in The Debt Collector (1999)

The Debt Collector

6.6

Cinematographer

1999

 

Queen: No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young) (1998)

Queen: No-One But You (Only the Good Die Young)

8.1

Music Video

Cinematographer

1998

 

Vincent Perez and Rachel Weisz in Swept from the Sea (1997)

Swept from the Sea

6.7

director of photography

1997

 

Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman in Career Girls (1997)

Career Girls

7.1

Cinematographer

1997

 

Screen Two (1984)

Screen Two

6.3

TV Series

Cinematographer

1996

1 episode

 

Brenda Blethyn and Marianne Jean-Baptiste in Secrets & Lies (1996)

Secrets & Lies

8.0

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1996

 

The Great Kandinsky (1995)

The Great Kandinsky

7.5

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1995

 

Nothing Personal (1995)

Nothing Personal

6.8

Cinematographer

1995

 

Never Mind (1994)

Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge

8.8

TV Series

Cinematographer

1995

1 episode

 

Hugh Grant, Alan Rickman, and Georgina Cates in An Awfully Big Adventure (1995)

An Awfully Big Adventure

5.8

Cinematographer

1995

 

Jennifer Ehle and Adrian Dunbar in Pleasure (1994)

Pleasure

7.4

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1994

 

Kevin Bacon and Charles Gitonga Maina in The Air Up There (1994)

The Air Up There

5.6

Cinematographer

1994

 

David Thewlis in Naked (1993)

Naked

7.7

Cinematographer

1993

 

Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery (1993)

Fool's Gold: The Story of the Brink's-Mat Robbery

6.3

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1993

 

Christien Anholt, Christine Kavanagh, Patrick Malahide, Ian McNeice, and Zoë Wanamaker in The Blackheath Poisonings (1992)

The Blackheath Poisonings

6.6

TV Mini Series

director of photography

1992

3 episodes

 

Jim Broadbent in A Sense of History (1992)

A Sense of History

7.8

TV Movie

Cinematographer

1992

 

Rick Astley: Cry for Help (1991)

Rick Astley: Cry for Help

5.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1991

 

Queen: These Are the Days of Our Lives (1991)

Queen: These Are the Days of Our Lives

7.6

Music Video

Cinematographer

1991

 

Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video (1991)

Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video

Video

Cinematographer (uncredited)

1991

 

Erasure: Chorus (1991)

Erasure: Chorus

5.5

Music Video

Cinematographer

1991

 

Soweto

Cinematographer (as Richard Pope)

1991

 

Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad (1991)

Queen: I'm Going Slightly Mad

7.6

Music Video

Cinematographer

1991

 

Jane Horrocks and Claire Skinner in Life Is Sweet (1990)

Life Is Sweet

7.4

Cinematographer

1990

 

Dark City

6.2

Cinematographer

1990

 

Jeremy Cooper and Lindsay Duncan in The Reflecting Skin (1990)

The Reflecting Skin

6.7

Cinematographer (photographed by)

1990

 

Lisa Stansfield: What Did I Do to You? (1990)

Lisa Stansfield: What Did I Do to You?

Music Video

Cinematographer

1990

 

Kylie Minogue: Never Too Late (1989)

Kylie Minogue: Never Too Late

6.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1989

 

Kylie Minogue in Kylie Minogue: Wouldn't Change a Thing (1989)

Kylie Minogue: Wouldn't Change a Thing

6.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1989

 

John Alderton and Pauline Collins in Forever Green (1989)

Forever Green

8.0

TV Series

director of photography

1989

6 episodes

 

Rick Astley: Hold Me in Your Arms (1989)

Rick Astley: Hold Me in Your Arms

6.8

Music Video

Cinematographer

1989

 

Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction: Prime Mover

Music Video

Cinematographer

1988

 

Emile Charles, Louis Emerick, and Tony Forsyth in The Fruit Machine (1988)

The Fruit Machine

6.3

Cinematographer

1988

 

Erasure: Ship of Fools (1988)

Erasure: Ship of Fools

5.6

Music Video

Cinematographer

1988

 

Porterhouse Blue (1987)

Porterhouse Blue

7.6

TV Mini Series

director of photography

1987

4 episodes

 

Freddie Mercury in Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender (1987)

Freddie Mercury: The Great Pretender

7.7

Music Video

Cinematographer

1987

 

Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Love Missile F1-11 (1986)

Sigue Sigue Sputnik: Love Missile F1-11

7.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1986

 

Coming Up Roses (1986)

Coming Up Roses

7.2

Cinematographer

1986

 

Freddie Mercury in Freddie Mercury: Time (1986)

Freddie Mercury: Time

6.9

Music Video

Cinematographer

1986

 

Madness: Sweetest Girl

Music Video

Cinematographer

1986

 

Fine Young Cannibals: Suspicious Minds (1985)

Fine Young Cannibals: Suspicious Minds

5.5

Music Video

Cinematographer

1985

 

The Planets

7.3

TV Mini Series

Cinematographer

1985

1 episode

 

Forty Minutes (1981)

Forty Minutes

6.9

TV Series

Cinematographer (photography)

1985

1 episode

 

The Girl in the Picture (1985)

The Girl in the Picture

6.1

director of photography

1985

 

Melvyn Bragg in The South Bank Show (1978)

The South Bank Show

6.9

TV Series

Cinematographer

1985

1 episode

 

Alison Moyet in Alison Moyet: Invisible (Version 1) (1984)

Alison Moyet: Invisible (Version 1)

6.4

Music Video

Cinematographer

1984

 

Roger Taylor, Brian May, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, and Queen in Queen: I Want to Break Free (1984)

Queen: I Want to Break Free

7.9

Music Video

Cinematographer

1984

 

Six Days in Romandie

Short

Cinematographer

1983

 

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style (1983)

Cool Cats: 25 Years of Rock 'n' Roll Style

7.5

Video

Cinematographer

1983

 

Alan Bush in Alan Bush: A Life (1983)

Alan Bush: A Life

Cinematographer

1983

 

A Flock of Seagulls in A Flock of Seagulls: I Ran (So Far Away) (1982)

A Flock of Seagulls: I Ran (So Far Away)

7.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1982

 

Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1) (1982)

Soft Cell: Sex Dwarf (Version 1)

7.6

Music Video

Cinematographer

1982

 

Worlds Apart

TV Mini Series

Cinematographer

1982

1 episode

 

John Cleese, John Barron, Richard Griffiths, Peter Jones, David Kelly, Bruce Montague, and Barry Morse in Whoops Apocalypse (1982)

Whoops Apocalypse

7.2

TV Series

Cinematographer

1982

3 episodes

 

The Shattered Dream: Employment in the Eighties

TV Series

Cinematographer

1981

 

Toyah: I Want to Be Free

7.2

Music Video

Cinematographer

1981

 

Madness: It Must Be Love (1981)

Madness: It Must Be Love

7.0

Music Video

Cinematographer

1981

 

Fun Boy Three: The Lunatics Have Taken Over the Asylum

4.9

Music Video

Cinematographer

1981

 

The Specials: Ghost Town (1981)

The Specials: Ghost Town

7.5

Music Video

Cinematographer

1981

 

Women in Rock (1980)

Women in Rock

5.6

Cinematographer

1980

 

Iron Maiden: Women in Uniform (1980)

Iron Maiden: Women in Uniform

5.7

Music Video

Cinematographer

1980

 

Punk and Its Aftershocks (1980)

Punk and Its Aftershocks

6.4

Cinematographer

1980

 

Just for Today

TV Special

Cinematographer

1980

 

World in Action (1963)

World in Action

7.0

TV Series

Cinematographer

1975–1978

7 episodes

 

The London Weekend Show (1973)

The London Weekend Show

TV Series

Cinematographer

1978

1 episode

 

Camera and Electrical Department

Nikki Amuka-Bird, Simon Russell Beale, Mark Rylance, Johnny Flynn, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien, Michael Addo, Alan Mehdizadeh, and Chiedu Agborh in The Outfit (2022)

The Outfit

7.2

camera operator: "a" camera

2022

 

Bruce Willis, Alec Baldwin, Willem Dafoe, Edward Norton, and Gugu Mbatha-Raw in Motherless Brooklyn (2019)

Motherless Brooklyn

6.8

b camera operator

2019

 

Peterloo (2018)

Peterloo

6.5

camera operator

2018

 

Emily Browning and Tom Hardy in Legend (2015)

Legend

6.9

camera operator: "a" camera

2015

 

Supertramp in Supertramp: Live in Paris '79 (2012)

Supertramp: Live in Paris '79

8.7

Video

camera operator

2012

 

Matthew McConaughey, Shirley MacLaine, and Jack Black in Bernie (2011)

Bernie

6.8

camera operator: "a" camera

2011

 

Another Year (2010)

Another Year

7.4

camera operator

2010

 

La danse (2009)

La danse

7.2

second camera operator

2009

 

Sally Hawkins in Happy-Go-Lucky (2008)

Happy-Go-Lucky

7.0

camera operator

2008

 

Michael Madsen, Liam Neeson, Dawn French, Jim May, William Moseley, Anna Popplewell, Cameron Rhodes, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Skandar Keynes, Shane Rangi, and Georgie Henley in The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)

The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe

6.9

director of photography: second unit

2005

 

Vera Drake (2004)

Vera Drake

7.6

camera operator

2004

 

All or Nothing (2002)

All or Nothing

7.5

camera operator

2002

 

Angelina Jolie in Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (2001)

Lara Croft: Tomb Raider

5.8

additional photographer (uncredited)

2001

 

Jim Broadbent and Allan Corduner in Topsy-Turvy (1999)

Topsy-Turvy

7.3

camera operator

1999

 

Veerle Casteleyn, Phyllida Crowley Smith, Jason Gardiner, Geoffrey Garratt, Jo Gibb, Michael Gruber, Leah Sue Morland, and Drew Varley in Great Performances (1971)

Cats

7.3

Video

additional camera operator

1998

 

Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X Files (1998)

The X Files

7.0

director of photography: London unit

1998

 

Phantoms (1998)

Phantoms

5.4

director of photography: London

1998

 

Katrin Cartlidge and Lynda Steadman in Career Girls (1997)

Career Girls

7.1

camera operator

1997

 

AC/DC: No Bull (1996)

AC/DC: No Bull

8.2

Video

camera operator

1996

 

Queen: Champions of the World (1995)

Queen: Champions of the World

8.8

camera operator

1995

 

Peter Gabriel's Secret World (1994)

Peter Gabriel's Secret World

8.6

TV Special

camera operator

1994

 

Andrew Knott, Kate Maberly, and Heydon Prowse in The Secret Garden (1993)

The Secret Garden

7.3

additional photographer

1993

 

David Thewlis in Naked (1993)

Naked

7.7

camera operator

1993

 

Paul McCartney in Movin' On (1993)

Movin' On

7.5

TV Movie

lighting cameraman

1993

 

AC/DC: Live at Donington (1992)

AC/DC: Live at Donington

8.5

Video

camera operator

1992

 

Jim Broadbent in A Sense of History (1992)

A Sense of History

7.8

TV Movie

camera operator

1992

 

Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video (1991)

Mad in the Making: Little Scenes and Outtakes Around a Mad Video

Video

lighting cameraman

1991

 

INXS: Live Baby Live (1991)

INXS: Live Baby Live

8.4

Video

camera operator

1991

 

Jane Horrocks and Claire Skinner in Life Is Sweet (1990)

Life Is Sweet

7.4

camera operator

1990

 

Dark City

6.2

camera operator

1990

 

Jeremy Cooper and Lindsay Duncan in The Reflecting Skin (1990)

The Reflecting Skin

6.7

camera operator

1990

 

Mountains of the Moon (1990)

Mountains of the Moon

7.1

additional photographer

1990

 

The Cure in Orange (1987)

The Cure in Orange

8.7

camera operator

1987

 

Coming Up Roses (1986)

Coming Up Roses

7.2

camera operator

1986

 

Willie and the Poor Boys (1985)

Willie and the Poor Boys

7.9

Video

camera operator

1985

 

Tina Turner: Private Dancer (1985)

Tina Turner: Private Dancer

8.1

TV Special

camera operator

1985

 

John Hurt, Bob Flag, and Suzanna Hamilton in 1984 (1984)

1984

7.1

camera operator: second unit

1984

 

Africa

7.0

TV Series

Additional Photography

1984

1 episode

 

Urgh! A Music War (1981)

Urgh! A Music War

7.9

camera operator

1981

 

Inseminoid (1981)

Inseminoid

4.0

camera operator

1981

 

Bill Haley in Blue Suede Shoes (1980)

Blue Suede Shoes

6.8

camera operator

1980

 

Mick Jones, Paul Simonon, and Joe Strummer in Rude Boy (1980)

Rude Boy

6.4

camera operator

1980

 

Fallen Hero (1978)

Fallen Hero

7.7

TV Series

lighting cameraman

1978

1 episode

 

The Christians (1977)

The Christians

TV Series

photography

1977

1 episode

 

The London Weekend Show (1973)

The London Weekend Show

TV Series

film cameraman

1977

1 episode

 

World in Action (1963)

World in Action

7.0

TV Series

camera operator

1975–1977

3 episodes

 

Donal Donnelly and Liza Goddard in Yes, Honestly (1976)

Yes, Honestly

6.6

TV Series

camera operator (film segments)

1976

1 episode

 

Disappearing World (1970)

Disappearing World

8.8

TV Series

camera operator

1974

1 episode

 

David Hockney in A Bigger Splash (1973)

A Bigger Splash

5.8

camera operator

1973

 

The Unlucky Australians (1973)

The Unlucky Australians

8.5

TV Movie

assistant camera

1973

 

The Swappers (1970)

The Swappers

4.0

camera operator (as Richard Pope)

1970

 

A Promise of Bed (1969)

A Promise of Bed

4.2

camera operator (as Richard Pope)

1969

 

What's Good for the Goose (1969)

What's Good for the Goose

5.1

clapper loader (uncredited)

1969

 

Simon Brent in Loving Feeling (1968)

Loving Feeling

4.8

clapper loader (uncredited)

1968

 

Actor

The Pros (2015)

The Pros

Short

Angry DoP

2015