Jack Swain

Jack Swain

Cinematographer. Born 10 August 1922 in New York, USA. Died 11 July 1987.

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Born
10 August 1922, New York, USA
Died
11 July 1987

Biography

Jack Swain (10 August 1922 – 11 July 1987) was an American cinematographer. Born in New York, he worked in the camera department on feature films including Citizen Kane (1941) before becoming a director of photography on television.

Swain served as cinematographer on six episodes of the third season of The Twilight Zone (1959) during 1961–1962. He was also director of photography on series including Cannon (1971) and T. J. Hooker (1982–1986), for which he shot 63 episodes.

Films and series

Beyond what we have reviewed, Jack Swain is known for T. J. Hooker (1982) and Cannon (1971).