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name: "John M. Nickolaus"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/john-m-nickolaus"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "23 September 1881"
died: "29 October 1963"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-19T21:25:48.082294+00:00"
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# John M. Nickolaus

Cinematographer. Born 23 September 1881. Died 29 October 1963.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 23 September 1881
- **Died:** 29 October 1963
- **Also known as:** John Nickolaus, John J. Nickolaus
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1020999/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1536271

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Hollywood Revue of 1929*](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md) (62)

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## Biography

John M. Nickolaus was an American cinematographer. He was born on 23 September 1881 and died on 29 October 1963 in Los Angeles County, California.

Nickolaus worked on early short films including the Mutt and Jeff series in 1911. He contributed cinematography to *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* and special effects to *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937). He was also credited as John J. Nickolaus and was the father of cinematographer John M. Nickolaus Jr.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Fi1m 62, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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- *Under Fire* (1957), Cinematography
- *The Prisoner of Zenda* (1937), Special Effects
- *The Hollywood Revue of 1929* (1929), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/the-hollywood-revue-of-1929.md)

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