Richard "Dick" Bush (2 December 1931 – 4 August 1997) was a prolific British cinematographer whose career spanned over thirty years. Among his films are Ken Russel's Savage Messiah, Mahler and Tommy, John Schlesinger's Yanks, and a number of films directed by Blake Edwards.After attending Plymouth Art College he was called up to serve in the Royal Military Police as an Officer after which he had various jobs, including working for Fry's Chocolate,and Clarks Shoes, where he began producing promotional films. This eventually landed him a job at the BBC in 1961, where he became part of the early outside broadcasting team and went with Malcolm Mugeridge to the film the Holy Land. While never leaving TV totally, he started working with feature films already in 1968.He won a BAFTA TV Award for Individual Honour in 1967, and in 1980 he was nominated for a BAFTA for Best Cinematography for Yanks. In 1982, he was nominated for a similar award by the British Society of Cinematographers for Victor Victoria. And in 1996, he was nominated for a Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series for The Man in the Attic.
December 2, 1931, Devonport, Plymouth, United Kingdom
Died
August 4, 1997, West Devon, United Kingdom
Profession
Cinematographer, Camera Department
Awards
British Academy Television Award - General Category
Nominations
BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography, Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series
Star Sign
Sagittarius
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Fact
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British cinematographer, educated at Plymouth Art College. Prior to films, he was an officer in the Royal Military Police, then worked in a shoe manufacturing business. He began on screen as a producer of promotional films and documentaries in the early 60's.
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Man in the Attic
1995
TV Movie
Ultimate Betrayal
1994
TV Movie
Son of the Pink Panther
1993
Julie
1992
TV Series
O Pioneers!
1992
TV Movie
Switch
1991
director of photography
Staying Together
1989
Little Monsters
1989
A British Picture
1989
TV Movie
The Lair of the White Worm
1988
Assault and Matrimony
1987
TV Movie
Desperado
1987
TV Movie director of photography
The Quick and the Dead
1987
TV Movie
Nazi Hunter: The Beate Klarsfeld Story
1986
TV Movie
The Journey of Natty Gann
1985
director of photography
Crimes of Passion
1984
director of photography
The Philadelphia Experiment
1984
director of photography
Curse of the Pink Panther
1983
Trail of the Pink Panther
1982
director of photography
Victor Victoria
1982
director of photography
The Fan
1981
Falling in Love Again
1980
director of photography
One-Trick Pony
1980
Yanks
1979
director of photography
The Legacy
1978
director of photography
The Hound of the Baskervilles
1978
director of photography - as Dick Bush
Clouds of Glory
1978
TV Mini-Series 2 episodes
Sorcerer
1977
Tommy
1975
photographed by
In Celebration
1975
Phase IV
1974
director of photography
Mahler
1974
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
1973
TV Movie director of photography
Our Miss Fred
1972
Savage Messiah
1972
director of photography
Dracula A.D. 1972
1972
director of photography
Twins of Evil
1971
director of photography
Marine Safety: Don't Go Down The...
1971
Short
Marine Safety: Mistaken Indentity
1971
Short
The Blood on Satan's Claw
1971
director of photography
All the Way Up
1970
When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth
1970
director of photography
Toomorrow
1970
director of photography
Laughter in the Dark
1969
Take a Girl Like You
1969
photographed by
Omnibus
1968
TV Series documentary 2 episodes
Chronicle
1968
TV Series documentary 1 episode
Isadora Duncan, the Biggest Dancer in the World
1966
TV Movie documentary
Alice in Wonderland
1966
TV Movie
Eton
1965
TV Movie documentary photography
Sherlock Holmes
1965
TV Series 1 episode
Six
1964-1965
TV Series 2 episodes
The Battle of Culloden
1964
TV Movie
R3
1964
TV Series 1 episode
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Omnibus
1968
TV Series documentary photographer - 1 episode
The Wednesday Play
1968
TV Series camera operator - 1 episode
Breakaway
1968
TV Series cameraman - 1 episode
Mogul
1965
TV Series film camera - 1 episode
Inside America
1965
TV Mini-Series cameraman - 4 episodes
Sherlock Holmes
1965
TV Series film sequence cameraman - 1 episode
Dixon of Dock Green
1963-1965
TV Series film cameraman - 2 episodes
Doctor Who
1965
TV Series film cameraman - 6 episodes
Z Cars
1964-1965
TV Series film cameraman - 6 episodes
The Indian Tales of Rudyard Kipling
1964
TV Series film cameraman - 1 episode
Here's Harry
1962
TV Series film cameraman - 1 episode
BBC Sunday-Night Play
1962
TV Mini-Series film cameraman - 1 episode
Meeting Point
1962
TV Series documentary film camerman - 1 episode
Sunderland Oak
1961
TV Movie cameraman
Saturday Playhouse
1961
TV Series film cameraman - 1 episode
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Ex-S
1996
TV Series documentary
Himself - interviewed
Nominated Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Gemini
Gemini Awards
Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Mini-Series