John A. Alonzo

Biography

John A. Alonzo (June 12, 1934 - March 13, 2001) was an American cinematographer and actor, known for Chinatown (1974), The Magnificent Seven (1960) and Star Trek: Generations (1994). He was previously married to Suzanne L. Heltzel and Jan Murray.

Career Overview

John A. Alonzo has 94 screen credits in a career dating back to 1951. Their work spans 8 cinematic universes — most prominently The Magnificent Seven Collection with 1 titles. Signature works include Scarface, Steel Magnolias, Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Camera
Gender: male
Known Credits: 94
Birth Date: 1934-06-12 00:00:00
Birth Place: Dallas, Texas, USA

Known For

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 8 universes

The Magnificent Seven Collection (1 titles)
Star Trek (1 titles)
Star Trek: The Next Generation Collection (1 titles)
Rosemary's Baby Collection (1 titles)
The Bad News Bears Collection (1 titles)
Philip Marlowe (Robert Mitchum) Collection (1 titles)
The Jake Gittes Collection (1 titles)
Sounder Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Al Pacino (1 collaborations)
Steven Bauer (1 collaborations)
Michelle Pfeiffer (1 collaborations)
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio (1 collaborations)
Robert Loggia (1 collaborations)
Miriam Colon (1 collaborations)
F. Murray Abraham (1 collaborations)
Paul Shenar (1 collaborations)
Harris Yulin (1 collaborations)
Ángel Salazar (1 collaborations)

Credits

actors (20 credits)
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
  Self (archive footage)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2007
- Guns for Hire: The Making of 'The Magnificent Seven'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- The Making of 'Scarface'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1998
- Visions of Light
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- The Wild Wild West
  
  - The Night of the Golden Cobra (1966) ... actor actors
  
  1965
- Invitation to a Gunfighter
  Manuel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- Nightmare in Chicago
  Officer Miller
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1964
- Bewitched
  
  - Art for Sam's Sake (1967) ... actor actors
  
  1964
- Terror At Black Falls
  Carlos Avila (as John Alonzo)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- Hand of Death
  Carlos, lab assistant
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1962
- The Alfred Hitchcock Hour
  
  - The Gentleman Caller (1964) ... The Intern actor actors
  
  1962
- Combat!
  
  - The Prisoner (1962) ... Bialos actor actors
  
  - Cat and Mouse (1962) ... Bialos actor actors
  
  1962
- Susan Slade
  Engineer
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- The Long Rope
  Manuel Alvarez (as John Alonzo)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1961
- The Magnificent Seven
  Miguel
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Crowded Sky
  Young Repairman
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1960
- The Twilight Zone
  
  - Dust (1961) ... Luís Gallegos actor actors
  
  1959
- Perry Mason
  
  - The Case of the Prudent Prosecutor (1960) ... Pedro Guitterez actor actors
  
  1957
- Cheyenne
  
  - Winchester Quarantine (1961) ... actor actors
  
  1955
- Dragnet
  
  - The Big Border (1958) ... actor actors
  
  1951
camera (68 credits)
- Deuces Wild
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2002
- The Prime Gig
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2001
- Fail Safe
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2000
- The Dancing Cow
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2000
- Lansky
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1999
- Letters from a Killer
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1998
- Star Trek: Generations
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1994
- World War II: When Lions Roared
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  - Episode 2 (1994) ... director of photography camera
  
  - Episode 1 (1994) ... director of photography camera
  
  1994
- The Meteor Man
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1993
- Cool World
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- Housesitter
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- Navy Seals
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- The Guardian
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- Internal Affairs
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- Steel Magnolias
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1989
- Physical Evidence
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1989
- Roots: The Gift
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Overboard
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- Real Men
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- Nothing in Common
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1986
- Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1986
- Out of Control
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Runaway
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Terror in the Aisles
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Scarface
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Cross Creek
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Blue Thunder
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- The Kid From Nowhere
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Beyond Reason
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Zorro, The Gay Blade
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Back Roads
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Blinded by the Light
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- Belle Starr
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- Tom Horn
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- Portrait of a Stripper
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Norma Rae
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Champions: A Love Story
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- The Cheap Detective
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Casey's Shadow
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Close Encounters of the Third Kind
  
  additional director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Which Way Is Up?
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Black Sunday
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Look What's Happened to Rosemary's Baby
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- The Bad News Bears
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- I Will, I Will...For Now
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- Farewell, My Lovely
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Once Is Not Enough
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- The Fortune
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Chinatown
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- Conrack
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- Guess Who's Sleeping in My Bed?
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- Hit!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- The Naked Ape
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- Wattstax
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- Voyage of the Yes
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- Pete 'n' Tillie
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Lady Sings the Blues
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Visions...
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Sounder
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Another Nice Mess
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Get to Know Your Rabbit
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Harold and Maude
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Revenge!
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Cannon
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Vanishing Point
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Bloody Mama
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1970
- The Moviemakers
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1969
- The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
  
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1964
crew (1 credits)
- Protozoa
  
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  1993
directing (5 credits)
- Blinded by the Light
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Belle Starr
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1980
- Portrait of a Stripper
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- Champions: A Love Story
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1979
- FM
  
  director
  
  directing
  
  1978

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