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John Morley Stephens (November 17, 1932 – June 18, 2015) was an American cinematographer. He was noted for his innovative work on the 1966 film Grand Prix, for which he pioneered the use of a number of camera mounts and developed the first remotely operated pan-and-tilt-head camera. For this latter invention, he received a Technical Achievement Award from the Society of Operating Cameramen in 1994.
As a cinematographer, Stephens was known for his work on such films as Billy Jack, Blacula, Martin Scorsese's Boxcar Bertha, and William Friedkin's Sorcerer. He also shot the memorable bicycle chase for Steven Spielberg's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial, though he did not receive on-screen credit for his work. He was also the second unit director and cameraman for John Landis' comedy ¡Three Amigos! and the aerial photographer for Phil Alden Robinson's acclaimed Field of Dreams. From the late 1980s onward, he more prominently worked as a second unit director of photography, most notably on Martin Brest's Midnight Run and James Cameron's Titanic.
Stephens died in Orange County, California on June 18, 2015. He was 82.

Partial filmography

As camera operator

  • Bus Stop (1956) - 2nd assistant cameraman (uncredited)
  • South Pacific (1958) - 2nd assistant cameraman (uncredited)
  • The Hallelujah Trail (1965) - second unit (uncredited)
  • Seconds (1966)
  • Grand Prix (1966)
  • Ice Station Zebra (1968) - additional arctic photography
  • Snowball Express (1972) - second unit
  • The Fog (1980) - additional camera (uncredited)
  • E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) - (uncredited)
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984) - California unit
  • ¡Three Amigos! (1986) - second unit; also second unit director
  • Field of Dreams (1989) - aerial photographer

As cinematographer

  • Run, Angel, Run (1969)
  • Billy Jack (1971)
  • Bunny O'Hare (1971)
  • Boxcar Bertha (1972)
  • Blacula (1972)
  • Sorcerer (1977)
  • Ski Patrol (1990)

As second unit director of photography

  • The Other Side of the Mountain (1975)
  • Midnight Run (1988)
  • Loose Cannons (1990)
  • Major League II (1994)
  • Conspiracy Theory (1997)
  • Titanic (1997)
  • Six Days Seven Nights (1998)
  • Bandits (2001)

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