Frank Beascoechea

Frank Beascoechea

Cinematographer. Born 15 October 1934 in San Francisco, California, USA. Died 6 September 2016.

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15 October 1934, San Francisco, California, USA
Died
6 September 2016

Biography

Frank Beascoechea was an American cinematographer and occasional television director. Born in San Francisco, California, on 15 October 1934, he entered the motion-picture industry in 1959 and became a director of photography in 1975 while working at Universal Studios.

He served as director of photography on the series Kojak (1973), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Galactica 1980 (1980) and The Equalizer (1985), as well as the feature No Holds Barred (1989) and numerous television films. Beascoechea was also credited as a director on episodes of Hart to Hart (1979) and Beauty and the Beast (1987).

A member of the American Society of Cinematographers from 1982, he died in California on 6 September 2016.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Frank Beascoechea is known for Beauty and the Beast (1987), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Hart to Hart (1979), No Holds Barred (1989), Buck Rogers in the 25th Century (1979), Galactica 1980 (1980) and The Equalizer (1985).