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name: "Jack Swain"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 August 1922"
died: "11 July 1987"
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updated: "2026-09-16T15:41:43.428399+00:00"
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# Jack Swain

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

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **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.

*Sources: imdb.com, grokipedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)

## Also known for

- *T. J. Hooker* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Cannon* (1971), Director of Photography

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