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name: "Gayne Rescher"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "19 December 1924"
died: "29 February 2008"
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updated: "2026-09-18T12:22:09.625896+00:00"
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# Gayne Rescher

Cinematographer. Born 19 December 1924 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 29 February 2008.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 19 December 1924, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 29 February 2008
- **Also known as:** Jay Gayne Rescher
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gayne_Rescher, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1496585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005842/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1798

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan.md) (85)

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## Biography

Gayne Rescher, also credited as Jay Gayne Rescher, was an American cinematographer. He served as director of photography on the feature film *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), directed by Nicholas Meyer.

Rescher was born in New York City on 19 December 1924, the son of cinematographer Jay Rescher and silent-film actress Jean Tolley. He began his career in the 1950s with credits including *A Face in the Crowd* (1957). He worked on further features such as *Rachel, Rachel* (1968), *A New Leaf* (1971) and *Claudine* (1974), before moving primarily into television from the 1970s. Rescher also shot the television film *The Day After* (1983) for Meyer.

He received three Primetime Emmy Awards for cinematography and multiple nominations, along with American Society of Cinematographers awards. Rescher died in Gig Harbor, Washington, on 29 February 2008.

*Sources: memory-alpha.fandom.com, startrek.com, variety.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan.md)

## Complete filmography (72)

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

- *Melanie Darrow* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Breathing Lessons* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Fugitive Nights: Danger in the Desert* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Nightmare in the Daylight* (1992), Director of Photography
- *A Taste for Killing* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Follow Your Heart* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Single Women, Married Men* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Get Smart, Again!* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Police Story: The Watch Commander* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Shooter* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Side by Side* (1988), Cinematography
- *In Love and War* (1987), Cinematography
- *Love Among Thieves* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Promise* (1986), Director of Photography
- *There Must Be a Pony* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Between Two Women* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Tough Love* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Right to Kill?* (1985), Director of Photography
- *A Bunny's Tale* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Day After* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Murder Me, Murder You* (1983), Cinematography
- *Something So Right* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Honeyboy* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Sister, Sister* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-ii-the-wrath-of-khan.md)
- *The Princess and the Cabbie* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Bitter Harvest* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Pride of Jesse Hallam* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Legend of Walks Far Woman* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Silent Lovers* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Scarlett O'Hara War* (1980), Director of Photography
- *This Year's Blonde* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Angel on My Shoulder* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Breaking Up Is Hard to Do* (1979), series, Director of Photography
- *Dummy* (1979), Director of Photography
- *A Christmas to Remember* (1978), Cinematography
- *Pearl* (1978), series, Cinematography
- *Olly Olly Oxen Free* (1978), Cinematography
- *Just Me and You* (1978), Cinematography
- *To Kill a Cop* (1978), series, Director of Photography
- *To Kill a Cop* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Deadly Game* (1977), Cinematography
- *Mary Jane Harper Cried Last Night* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Girl in the Empty Grave* (1977), Cinematography
- *Alexander: The Other Side of Dawn* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Something for Joey* (1977), Director of Photography
- *A Circle of Children* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Norman... Is That You?* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Beyond the Bermuda Triangle* (1975), Cinematography
- *Sarah T. - Portrait of a Teenage Alcoholic* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Our Late Night* (1975), Cinematography
- *The Great Niagara* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Sons and Daughters* (1974), series, Cinematography
- *Claudine* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Third Girl from the Left* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Book of Numbers* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Film Portrait* (1972), Camera Operator
- *Boxcar Bertha* (1972), as Brothel Client (uncredited)
- *Crush Proof* (1972), Additional Camera
- *Such Good Friends* (1971), Director of Photography
- *A New Leaf* (1971), Director of Photography
- *John and Mary* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Rachel, Rachel* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Troublemaker* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Open the Door and See all the People* (1964), Director of Photography
- *The Doctor and the Playgirl* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Mad Dog Coll* (1961), Director of Photography
- *Murder, Inc.* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Man on a String* (1960), Director of Photography
- *Fiend of Dope Island* (1960), Director of Photography
- *The March of Todd-AO* (1958), Director of Photography
- *A Face in the Crowd* (1957), Director of Photography

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