John Spotton

Career Overview

John Spotton has 38 screen credits in a career dating back to 1952. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Jane-Finch with 1 titles. Signature works include Buster Keaton Rides Again, Nobody Waved Goodbye, Toronto Jazz. 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

38

Birth Date

1927-08-08

Birth Place

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Known For

• 

  Buster Keaton Rides Again
• 

  Nobody Waved Goodbye
• 

  Toronto Jazz
• 

  Kainai
• 

  High Steel
• 

  Legault's Place

Associated Universes

Universe traveler — spans 2 universes

• Jane-Finch (1 titles)
• The Marks Family Cycle (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

• Don Francks (2 collaborations)
• Buster Keaton (1 collaborations)
• Eleanor Keaton (1 collaborations)
• Gerald Potterton (1 collaborations)
• Michael Kane (1 collaborations)
• Peter Kastner (1 collaborations)
• Julie Biggs (1 collaborations)
• Claude Rae (1 collaborations)
• Toby Tarnow (1 collaborations)
• Charmion King (1 collaborations)

Credits

• production (9 credits)

  • Peep and the Big Wide World

    executive producer

    production
    1988
  • Final Offer

    executive producer

    production
    1985
  • Pitchmen

    executive producer

    production
    1985
  • Abortion: Stories from North and South

    producer

    production
    1984
  • Home Feeling: Struggle for a Community

    executive producer

    production
    1983
  • Prisoners of Debt: Inside the Global Banking Crisis

    executive producer

    production
    1983
  • Thanks for the Ride

    producer

    production
    1983
  • Viking Visitors to North America

    producer

    production
    1979
  • Pilgrimage

    producer

    production
    1958

• directing (4 credits)

  • A Pinto for the Prince

    director

    directing
    1979
  • Memorandum

    director

    directing
    1967
  • Never a Backward Step

    director

    directing
    1966
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again

    director

    directing
    1965

• crew (1 credits)

  • Circus World

    cinematography

    crew
    1974

• camera (15 credits)

  • Kainai

    director of photography

    camera
    1973
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again

    director of photography

    camera
    1965
  • High Steel

    director of photography

    camera
    1965
  • Nobody Waved Goodbye

    director of photography

    camera
    1964
  • Legault's Place

    director of photography

    camera
    1964
  • The Hutterites

    director of photography

    camera
    1964
  • Toronto Jazz

    director of photography

    camera
    1963
  • Runner

    director of photography

    camera
    1962
  • Circle of the Sun

    director of photography

    camera
    1961
  • The Days of Whisky Gap

    camera operator

    camera
    1961
  • Railroaders

    director of photography

    camera
    1958
  • A Day in June

    camera operator

    camera
    1958
  • What Do You Think About... Being Different

    director of photography

    camera
    1957
  • The Story of Peter and the Potter

    director of photography

    camera
    1953
  • The Puppeteers

    director of photography

    camera
    1952

• editing (9 credits)

  • The White Ship

    editor

    editing
    1966
  • Buster Keaton Rides Again

    editor

    editing
    1965
  • Nobody Waved Goodbye

    editor

    editing
    1964
  • The Hutterites

    editor

    editing
    1964
  • Lonely Boy

    editor

    editing
    1962
  • The Days of Whisky Gap

    editor

    editing
    1961
  • I Was a Ninety-pound Weakling

    editor

    editing
    1960
  • City Out of Time

    editor

    editing
    1959
  • The Back-breaking Leaf

    editor

    editing
    1959