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name: "James L. Carter"
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fi1m_id: "james-l-carter"
imdb_id: "nm0141677"
tmdb_id: 51783
wikidata_id: "Q25350175"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1950"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:55:03.171495+00:00"
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# James L. Carter

## Identity

James L. Carter

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/james-l-carter
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** james-l-carter
- **IMDb ID:** nm0141677
- **TMDB ID:** 51783
- **Wikidata ID:** Q25350175
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Carter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25350175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141677/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51783

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1950 in Van Nuys.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1950, Van Nuys
- **Also known as:** James Carter
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_L._Carter, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25350175, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0141677/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51783

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*One False Move*](https://film.one/film/one-false-move.md) (86)

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## Biography

James L. Carter is an American cinematographer. He attended the San Francisco Art Institute and began working in film in the late 1970s, with early credits including camera operator roles.

His cinematography credits include *One False Move* (1992), *Leatherface: Texas Chainsaw Massacre III* (1990), *My Dog Skip* (2000), *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), *The Shape of Things* (2003), *Sleepover* (2004) and *Ladder 49* (2004). He has also worked extensively in television, including on series such as *CSI: Crime Scene Investigation*, and received an American Society of Cinematographers Award nomination in 1999 for *Michael Hayes*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *One False Move* (1992), Fi1m 86, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/one-false-move.md)

## Complete filmography (40)

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

- *Away and Back* (2015), Director of Photography
- *One Christmas Eve* (2014), Director of Photography
- *When Calls the Heart* (2013), Director of Photography
- *Believe in Me* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Walker Payne* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Huff* (2004), series, Director of Photography
- *Ladder 49* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Sleepover* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Shape of Things* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Tuck Everlasting* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Red Skies* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Zig Zag* (2002), Director of Photography
- *My Dog Skip* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Phoenix* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Love's Deadly Triangle: The Texas Cadet Murder* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Payback* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Dying to Be Perfect: The Ellen Hart Pena Story* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Convict Cowboy* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Destiny Turns on the Radio* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Justice in a Small Town* (1994), Director of Photography
- *F.T.W.* (1994), Director of Photography
- *The Road Killers* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Web of Deception* (1994), Director of Photography
- *In the Heat of Passion II: Unfaithful* (1994), Director of Photography
- *A Message from Holly* (1992), Director of Photography
- *One False Move* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/one-false-move.md)
- *The Taking of Beverly Hills* (1991), Additional Photography
- *Playroom* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Spaced Invaders* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Leatherface: The Texas Chainsaw Massacre III* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Deadly Weapon* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Hider in the House* (1989), Camera Operator
- *In Dangerous Company* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Terminal Entry* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Paradise Motel* (1985), Cinematography
- *Sweet Sixteen* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Satan's Mistress* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Forbidden World* (1982), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Home Movies* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Don't Answer the Phone!* (1980), Director of Photography

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