Cinematographer, Actor. Born to Mexican migrant workers, John Alonzo, sometimes billed as John Alonso, began his career as an actor who appeared in many TV shows including "Dragnet", "Perry Mason", "Combat!" and "The Wild Wild West". He also acted in the films "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) and "Terror at Black Falls" (1962). One of his notable TV appearances was as Luis Gallegos in the 1961 Twilight Zone episode called "Dust". He eventually became interested in cinematography and worked as a camera operator for a while. His big break came when he worked under James Wong Howe as a camera operator in the 1966 film "Seconds" which was directed by John Frankenheimer and starred Rock Hudson. After that John found much success and worked as a cinematographer on numerous films including, Conrack (1974), Chinatown (1974), Scarface (1983), Navy Seals (1990), The Grass Harp (1995) and many others. He was also the director of photography for many films including Harold and Maude (1971), Norma Rae (1979), Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981), Overboard (1987) and Steel Magnolias (1989). In addition to being a cinematographer he also directed several films including "FM" (1978) and the 1980 TV version of Belle Starr which found Elizabeth Montgomery in the title role. He appeared and discussed his craft in the 1992 documentary "Visions of Light". The last film he worked on was "Deuces Wild" which was released in 2002. He died of natural causes.
Cinematographer, Actor. Born to Mexican migrant workers, John Alonzo, sometimes billed as John Alonso, began his career as an actor who appeared in many TV shows including "Dragnet", "Perry Mason", "Combat!" and "The Wild Wild West". He also acted in the films "The Magnificent Seven" (1960) and "Terror at Black Falls" (1962). One of his notable TV appearances was as Luis Gallegos in the 1961 Twilight Zone episode called "Dust". He eventually became interested in cinematography and worked as a camera operator for a while. His big break came when he worked under James Wong Howe as a camera operator in the 1966 film "Seconds" which was directed by John Frankenheimer and starred Rock Hudson. After that John found much success and worked as a cinematographer on numerous films including, Conrack (1974), Chinatown (1974), Scarface (1983), Navy Seals (1990), The Grass Harp (1995) and many others. He was also the director of photography for many films including Harold and Maude (1971), Norma Rae (1979), Zorro, the Gay Blade (1981), Overboard (1987) and Steel Magnolias (1989). In addition to being a cinematographer he also directed several films including "FM" (1978) and the 1980 TV version of Belle Starr which found Elizabeth Montgomery in the title role. He appeared and discussed his craft in the 1992 documentary "Visions of Light". The last film he worked on was "Deuces Wild" which was released in 2002. He died of natural causes.
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