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name: "Ernie Vincze"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "25 November 1942"
died: "6 October 2024"
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# Ernie Vincze

Cinematographer. Born 25 November 1942 in Budapest, Hungary. Died 6 October 2024.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 25 November 1942, Budapest, Hungary
- **Died:** 6 October 2024
- **Active:** 1988–2005
- **Also known as:** Ernest Vincze, Ernest A. Vincze
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernie_Vincze, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1356562, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0898868/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1178977

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- **AMC+:** [*Doctor Who*](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md) (78)

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## Biography

Ernest Vincze, also credited as Ernie Vincze or Ernest A. Vincze, was a Hungarian-born British cinematographer. Born in Budapest on 25 November 1942, he worked extensively in film and television drama and lived for most of his life in London. He died on 6 October 2024.

Vincze served as director of photography on the revived *Doctor Who* (2005) from 2005 to 2009, photographing 38 episodes including the entire first series and specials such as *The Waters of Mars* (2009). Other credits include *A Very British Coup* (1988), *Escape from Sobibor* (1987), *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990), *Shanghai Surprise* (1986) and *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007). He was elected to the British Society of Cinematographers in 1978 and was a fellow of the BKSTS. He served on the BAFTA council for 20 years and was Head of Cinematography at the National Film and Television School from 2000 to 2002. He won a BAFTA Cymru award for his work on *Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned* (2007).

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, tardis.wiki, imdb.com, guide.doctorwhonews.net.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Doctor Who* (2005), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)

## Complete filmography (65)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Doctor Who: The Waters of Mars* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who: The Next Doctor* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who: Voyage of the Damned* (2007), Director of Photography
- *The Sarah Jane Adventures* (2007), series, Director of Photography
- *Waterloo Road* (2006), series, Director of Photography
- *Doctor Who* (2005), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/doctor-who-2005.md)
- *Sea of Souls* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Snakeboy and the Sandcastle* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Kiss (Bang Bang)* (2001), Additional Photography
- *Linda Green* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *The Mystic Masseur* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Last Orders* (2001), Camera Operator
- *Macbeth* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Holby City* (1999), series, Director of Photography
- *Gimme Gimme Gimme* (1999), series, Lighting Camera
- *The Red Violin* (1998), Camera Operator
- *The Dance* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Stone, Scissors, Paper* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The House of Angelo* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Heavy Weather* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Lie Down with Lions* (1994), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Grushko* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Blood and Dust* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Jeeves and Wooster* (1990), series, Director of Photography
- *A Very British Coup* (1988), series, Director of Photography
- *Dogplant* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Escape from Sobibor* (1987), Director of Photography
- *If It's Tuesday, It Still Must Be Belgium* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Business as Usual* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Shanghai Surprise* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Biggles* (1986), Director of Photography
- *92 Grosvenor Street* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Hitler's SS: Portrait in Evil* (1985), Director of Photography
- *A Woman of Substance* (1985), series, Director of Photography
- *Ordeal by Innocence* (1984), Title Designer
- *Sharma and Beyond* (1984), Director of Photography
- *A Pattern of Roses* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Kennedy* (1983), series, Director of Photography
- *Scrubbers* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Tangiers* (1982), Director of Photography
- *ABBA: Words and Music* (1981), Director of Photography
- *My Mother Was Never a Kid* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Cream in My Coffee* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Jane Austen in Manhattan* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Secret Policeman's Ball* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Henry Intervening* (1979), Director
- *Roseland* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Pleasure at Her Majesty's* (1976), Director of Photography
- *NBC Special Treat* (1975), series, Director of Photography
- *Winstanley* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Omnibus - Cuckoo: A Celebration of Mr. Laurel and Mr. Hardy* (1974), Camera Operator
- *Got It Made* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Ongka's Big Moka* (1974), Cinematography
- *Sound of the City: London 1964-73* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Warhol* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Between the Anvil and the Hammer* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Iron Village* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Right to Work March* (1972), Acting
- *The Wizard Who Spat on the Floor* (1972), Camera Operator
- *Bailey on Visconti* (1972), Camera Operator
- *Disappearing World: The Last of the Cuiva* (1971), Camera Operator
- *Beaton by Bailey* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Tribe That Hides from Man* (1970), Camera Operator
- *Bird's Eye View* (1969), series, Camera Operator, Additional Photography
- *Scene* (1968), series, Camera Operator

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