Igor Anatolievich Chernykh (June 12, 1932 – July 15, 2020) was a Soviet

cinematographer The cinematographer or director of photography (sometimes shortened to DP or DOP) is the person responsible for the photographing or recording of a film, television production, music video or other live action piece. The cinematographer is the ch ...

. He worked for

Mosfilm Mosfilm (russian: Мосфильм, ''Mosfil’m'' ) is a film studio which is among the largest and oldest in the Russian Federation and in Europe. Founded in 1924 in the USSR as a production unit of that nation's film monopoly, its output incl ...

. Chernykh was honored with

Honored Artist of the RSFSR Honored Artist of the RSFSR (, ''Zasluzhenny artist RSFSR'') was an honorary title granted to Soviet artists, including theatre and film directors, choreographers, music performers, and orchestra conductors, who had outstanding achievements in the ...

in 1988. He was best known for his works in ''

The Diamond Arm ''The Diamond Arm'' (russian: Бриллиантовая рука ''Brilliantovaya ruka'') is a Soviet crime comedy film made by Mosfilm and first released in 1969. The film was directed by director Leonid Gaidai and starred several famous Soviet ...

'', ''

Particularly Important Task ''Particularly Important Task'' (russian: Особо важное задание) is a 1980 Soviet drama film directed by Yevgeny Matveev. Plot The film tells about the employees of a large aircraft factory, who even in the evacuation did not st ...

'' and ''

Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation ''Private Detective, or Operation Cooperation'' or (russian: Частный детектив, или Операция «Кооперация», Chastnyy detektiv, ili operatsiya "Kooperatsiya") is a 1990 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai ...

''. Chernykh graduated in 1955 from the cinematography department of the university of VGIK before joining Mosfilm as a director of photography. he went on to direct over 20 films and was noted to be one of the first to accomplish underwater photography. Chernykh died on July 15, 2020, in

Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 million ...

, aged 88.«Добрый и отзывчивый человек»: умер оператор «Бриллиантовой руки» Игорь Черных

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1932 births 2020 deaths Soviet cinematographers Deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic in Russia {{Russia-bio-stub