John Alan McPherson (December 30, 1941 - December 21, 2007) was an American

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, and

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. He was born on December 30, 1941, in Los Angeles. He began working in films and television as a gaffer in the mid-1960s. He worked as director of photography for television series as '' Kojak'' (1977), '' The Incredible Hulk'' (1978), ''

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'' (1981), '' Voyagers!'' (1982), ''

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'', '' Baywatch'' (1989) and '' Amazing Stories'' (1985) for which he won an Emmy Award. He also photographed the telefilms '' The Archer: Fugitive from the Empire'' (1981), '' Senior Trip'' (1981), ''Eleanor, First Lady of the World'' (1982), '' V'' (1983), '' Hot Pursuit'' (1984), '' A Reason to Live'' (1985), ''

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'' (1986) and '' Alien Nation'' (1989); and he was the cinematographer for '' Just One of the Guys'' (1985), '' Jaws: The Revenge'' (1987), ''

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'' (1987), '' Short Circuit 2'' (1988), '' Fletch Lives'' (1989), '' Career Opportunities'' (1991) and '' Bingo'' (1991). He directed the tele-films '' Strays'' (1991), ''Dirty Work'' (1992), ''Fade to Black'' (1993), ''Incident at Deception Ridge'' (1994) and '' Simon & Simon: In Trouble Again'' (1995); and episodes of the series '' Swamp Thing'', ''

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'' (1995), '' JAG'' (1995), '' Sliders'' (1995), '' Babylon 5'', ''

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'' (1996), '' Beverly Hills, 90210'' and '' Seven Days'' (1998). He won an Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for a Series for "The Mission" on '' Amazing Stories''. He died at his home in Westlake Village, California on 21 December 2007 aged 65.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:McPherson, John 1941 births 2007 deaths American cinematographers Film directors from Los Angeles Film producers from California American male screenwriters Screenwriters from California American television writers 20th-century American male writers 20th-century American screenwriters