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name: "Gary B. Kibbe"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/gary-b-kibbe"
fi1m_id: "gary-b-kibbe"
imdb_id: "nm0452123"
tmdb_id: 24956
wikidata_id: "Q1494809"
roles: ["Second unit director of photography"]
born: "9 January 1941"
died: "9 March 2020"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 9
average_fi1m_score: 76
average_over: 9
updated: "2026-10-04T23:22:02.495893+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Gary B. Kibbe

## Identity

Gary B. Kibbe

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/gary-b-kibbe
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** gary-b-kibbe
- **IMDb ID:** nm0452123
- **TMDB ID:** 24956
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1494809
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_B._Kibbe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1494809, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452123/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24956

Second unit director of photography. Born 9 January 1941 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 9 March 2020.

## Details

- **Work:** Second unit director of photography
- **Born:** 9 January 1941, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 9 March 2020
- **Active:** 1985–1993
- **Also known as:** Gary Kibbe, Gary Brian Kibbe
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 79 (4), 1990s 73 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 76 to 67 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 7 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Comedy 4, Drama 3, Adventure 2, Science Fiction 2, Thriller 2
- **Screen time:** 16 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $913m across 9 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_B._Kibbe, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1494809, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0452123/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/24956

## Biography

Gary B. Kibbe was an American cinematographer. He was born on 9 January 1941 in Los Angeles, California, and died on 9 March 2020 in Burbank, California.

Kibbe worked as a camera operator on films including *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986) and *Stand by Me* (1986) before becoming director of photography on several John Carpenter projects. These included *Prince of Darkness* (1987), *They Live* (1988), *In the Mouth of Madness* (1994), *Village of the Damned* (1995), *Escape from L.A.* (1996), *Vampires* (1998) and *Ghosts of Mars* (2001), as well as segments of the anthology *Body Bags* (1993). He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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

## On Fi1m (9)

- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Fi1m 67, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Fi1m 79, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Alien³* (1992), Fi1m 62, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *City Slickers* (1991), Fi1m 76, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Misery* (1990), Fi1m 83, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *They Live* (1988), Fi1m 79, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/they-live.md)
- *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986), Fi1m 78, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/big-trouble-in-little-china.md)
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Fi1m 88, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Fletch* (1985), Fi1m 71, Second Unit Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/fletch.md)

## Complete filmography (52)

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

- *The Librarians* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Ghosts of Mars* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Civility* (2000), Director of Photography
- *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation* (2000), series, Director of Photography
- *Vampires* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Soldier of Fortune, Inc.* (1997), series, Director of Photography
- *The Crow: City of Angels* (1996), Additional Photography
- *Escape from L.A.* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Dracula: Dead and Loving It* (1995), Additional Camera
- *Virtuosity* (1995), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Village of the Damned* (1995), Director of Photography
- *In the Mouth of Madness* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Double Dragon* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Body Bags* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Hot Shots! Part Deux* (1993), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 67, [page](https://film.one/film/hot-shots-part-deux.md)
- *RoboCop 3* (1993), Director of Photography
- *A Few Good Men* (1992), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/a-few-good-men.md)
- *Alien³* (1992), Additional Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/alien3.md)
- *Two-Fisted Tales* (1992), Director of Photography
- *City Slickers* (1991), Camera Operator — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/city-slickers.md)
- *Blood River* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Misery* (1990), Additional Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/misery.md)
- *Tales from the Crypt* (1989), series, Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Friend to Friend: Armenian Earthquake Relief* (1989), Camera Operator
- *They Live* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/they-live.md)
- *Big Business* (1988), Additional Photography
- *Prince of Darkness* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Stand by Me* (1986), Camera Operator — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/stand-by-me.md)
- *Big Trouble in Little China* (1986), Camera Operator — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/big-trouble-in-little-china.md)
- *Quicksilver* (1986), Camera Operator
- *Warning Sign* (1985), Camera Operator
- *Head Office* (1985), Camera Operator
- *Fletch* (1985), Second Unit Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/fletch.md)
- *It Came Upon the Midnight Clear* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Sixteen Candles* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Calamity Jane* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Amazons* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Star 80* (1983), Camera Operator
- *Let's Spend the Night Together* (1982), Camera Operator
- *Cannery Row* (1982), Camera Operator
- *Halloween II* (1981), Additional Camera
- *The Legend of the Lone Ranger* (1981), Camera Operator
- *The Incredible Shrinking Woman* (1981), Camera Operator
- *Melvin and Howard* (1980), Camera Operator
- *The Hollywood Knights* (1980), Camera Operator
- *Heart Beat* (1980), Additional Photography
- *Butch and Sundance: The Early Days* (1979), Camera Operator
- *Over the Edge* (1979), Camera Operator
- *Convoy* (1978), Camera Operator
- *Sidewinder 1* (1977), Camera Operator
- *Coffy* (1973), First Assistant Camera
- *Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?* (1970), Second Assistant Camera

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