---
name: "Ian Wilson"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ian-wilson"
fi1m_id: "ian-wilson"
imdb_id: "nm0933510"
tmdb_id: 21017
wikidata_id: "Q1592970"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "23 April 1939"
died: "20 January 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 62
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T21:11:29.365302+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."
---

# Ian Wilson

## Identity

Ian Wilson

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ian-wilson
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ian-wilson
- **IMDb ID:** nm0933510
- **TMDB ID:** 21017
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1592970
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wilson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1592970, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933510/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21017

Cinematographer. Born 23 April 1939 in London, England, UK. Died 20 January 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 23 April 1939, London, England, UK
- **Died:** 20 January 2021
- **Active:** 1989–1992
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 43 (1), 1990s 82 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ian_Wilson_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1592970, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0933510/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/21017

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Erik the Viking*](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md) (43)

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## Biography

Ian Wilson was a British cinematographer. Born in London in 1939, he studied graphic design and photography at the Nottingham School of Art and the London International Film School. He began working in film in 1966 after earlier documentary work for the United Nations.

Wilson's early features included *Private Right* (1966). He received a BAFTA nomination for the television series *The Flame Trees of Thika* (1981). From the mid-1980s he collaborated regularly with director David Leland on films such as *Wish You Were Here* (1987).

His other notable credits as director of photography include *Erik the Viking* (1989), *The Crying Game* (1992), *Backbeat* (1994), *Emma* (1996) and *Below* (2002). He was nominated for a Primetime Emmy for *A Christmas Carol* (1999). Wilson died in London in 2021.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Crying Game* (1992), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Erik the Viking* (1989), Fi1m 43, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)

## Complete filmography (45)

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

- *A Way of Life* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Blind Flight* (2004), Director of Photography
- *I'll Be There* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Copenhagen* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Below* (2002), Director of Photography
- *A Christmas Carol* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Hela härligheten* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Savior* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Island on Bird Street* (1997), Director of Photography
- *A Midsummer Night's Dream* (1996), Cinematography
- *Emma* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Backbeat* (1994), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *The Secret Rapture* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Crying Game* (1992), Director of Photography, Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-crying-game.md)
- *Edward II* (1991), Director of Photography
- *The Big Man* (1990), Camera Operator, Director of Photography
- *Erik the Viking* (1989), Director of Photography — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/erik-the-viking.md)
- *Checking Out* (1988), Director of Photography, Camera Operator
- *Dream Demon* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Wish You Were Here* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Birth of a Nation* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Tales Out of School* (1983), series, Director of Photography
- *Privates on Parade* (1983), Director of Photography, Cinematography
- *The Flame Trees of Thika* (1981), series, Director of Photography
- *Quatermass* (1979), series, Director of Photography
- *The Quatermass Conclusion* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Danger UXB* (1979), series, Director of Photography
- *Music in Progress: Mike Westbrook - Jazz Composer* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The New Avengers* (1976), series, Director of Photography
- *Three for All* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Gawain and the Green Knight* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Captain Kronos: Vampire Hunter* (1973), Cinematography
- *The House in Nightmare Park* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Up the Chastity Belt* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Fright* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Girl Stroke Boy* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Up Pompeii* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Bartleby* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Breaking of Bumbo* (1970), Director of Photography
- *And Soon the Darkness* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Committee* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Tell Me Lies* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Music!* (1968), Camera Operator
- *Mafia No!* (1967), Camera Operator
- *Gala Day* (1963), Cinematography

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