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name: "Ernest Steward"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ernest-steward"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "11 September 1910"
died: "8 April 1990"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T20:16:47.755466+00:00"
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# Ernest Steward

Cinematographer. Born 11 September 1910 in London, England. Died 8 April 1990.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 September 1910, London, England
- **Died:** 8 April 1990
- **Also known as:** E. Steward
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3057187, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0829101/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21602

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Ernest Steward (also credited as E. Steward or Ernie Steward) was a British cinematographer. Born in London on 11 September 1910, he died on 8 April 1990. He began his career as a camera operator on films including *Great Expectations* (1946) before becoming a director of photography.

Steward worked extensively with director Ralph Thomas on 32 productions between 1950 and 1971, and with producer Betty Box on the Doctor comedy series. He was cinematographer on numerous *Carry On* films from *Carry On Up the Khyber* (1968) onwards, alternating with Alan Hume. His television credits include episodes of *The Avengers* (1965–1967), *The New Avengers* and *The Professionals*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

## Also known for

- *Ten Little Indians* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Camping* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Up the Khyber* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Matron* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Dick* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Up the Jungle* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Carry On at Your Convenience* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Carry On Again Doctor* (1969), Director of Photography

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