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John Toll

John Toll

Known For Camera
Birthday Jun 15, 1952 (73)
Birthplace Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Dec 19, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Lege ... nds of the Fall and Braveheart, respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, the Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside of film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of the Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season. Born in Cleveland, Ohio, Toll began work on his first film, Norma Rae, in 1978 as a camera operator. He won back-to-back Academy Awards for Best Cinematography in 1994 and 1995 for the movies Legends of the Fall and Braveheart. He is also only 1 of 4 cinematographers to win back-to-back Oscars. He was also nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Thin Red Line and won an Honourable Mention at the 49th Berlin International Film Festival. He was also nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for the pilot of Breaking Bad. He has been a regular collaborator for acclaimed filmmakers such as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Cameron Crowe, and The Wachowskis. He was presented with the ASC's Lifetime Achievement Award on February 14, 2016. Toll is married to Lois Burwell, who also worked on Braveheart as the make-up artist (for which she also won an Oscar). Description above from the Wikipedia article John Toll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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80 for Brady

80 for Brady

2023

Director of Photography

The Matrix Resurrections

The Matrix Resurrections

2021

Director of Photography

Harriet

Harriet

2019

Director of Photography

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk

2016

Director of Photography

Jupiter Ascending

Jupiter Ascending

2015

Director of Photography

Iron Man 3

Iron Man 3

2013

Director of Photography

Cloud Atlas

Cloud Atlas

2012

Director of Photography

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012

Director of Photography

The Adjustment Bureau

The Adjustment Bureau

2011

Director of Photography

It's Complicated

It's Complicated

2009

Director of Photography

Tropic Thunder

Tropic Thunder

2008

Director of Photography

Shine a Light

Shine a Light

2008

Director of Photography

Gimme Shelter

Gimme Shelter

2008

Director of Photography

The Burning Plain

The Burning Plain

2008

Additional Director of Photography

Wanted

Wanted

2008

Additional Photography

Rise: Blood Hunter

Rise: Blood Hunter

2007

Director of Photography

Gone Baby Gone

Gone Baby Gone

2007

Director of Photography

Seraphim Falls

Seraphim Falls

2007

Director of Photography

Elizabethtown

Elizabethtown

2005

Director of Photography

The Last Samurai

The Last Samurai

2003

Director of Photography

Orange County

Orange County

2002

Additional Photography

Vanilla Sky

Vanilla Sky

2001

Director of Photography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

Captain Corelli's Mandolin

2001

Director of Photography

Almost Famous

Almost Famous

2000

Director of Photography

Simpatico

Simpatico

1999

Director of Photography

The Thin Red Line

The Thin Red Line

1998

Director of Photography

The Rainmaker

The Rainmaker

1997

Director of Photography

Jack

Jack

1996

Director of Photography

Braveheart

Braveheart

1995

Director of Photography

Legends of the Fall

Legends of the Fall

1994

Director of Photography

Wind

Wind

1992

Director of Photography

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston

1990

Director of Photography

Always

Always

1989

Additional Photography

Blaze

Blaze

1989

Second Unit Director of Photography

Tequila Sunrise

Tequila Sunrise

1988

Second Unit Director of Photography

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun

1987

Director of Photography

Peggy Sue Got Married

Peggy Sue Got Married

1986

Camera Operator

The Falcon and the Snowman

The Falcon and the Snowman

1985

Camera Operator

Sweet Dreams

Sweet Dreams

1985

Camera Operator

The Beach Boys: An American Band

The Beach Boys: An American Band

1985

Director of Photography

Twilight Zone: The Movie

Twilight Zone: The Movie

1983

Camera Operator

Zorro, The Gay Blade

Zorro, The Gay Blade

1981

Camera Operator

Bustin' Loose

Bustin' Loose

1981

Camera Operator, Second Unit

Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy

1980

Camera Operator

FM

FM

1978

Camera Operator

The Hoax

The Hoax

1972

Director of Photography

The Young Graduates

The Young Graduates

1971

Director of Photography

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Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

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The Oscars

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Mar 19, 1953

Deutscher Filmpreis

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Jan 01, 1951

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter

as Self

Episodes: 1

First Aired: Aug 02, 2015

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