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name: "Kenneth Peach"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "6 March 1903"
died: "27 February 1988"
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# Kenneth Peach

Cinematographer. Born 6 March 1903 in El Reno, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]. Died 27 February 1988.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 March 1903, El Reno, Indian Territory, USA [now Oklahoma, USA]
- **Died:** 27 February 1988
- **Also known as:** Kenneth D. Peach Sr., Kenneth D. Peach, Kenneth Peach Sr., Kenney Peach, Kenny Peach, Ken Peach
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6390585, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0668727/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3253

## Streaming the US now

- **Apple TV:** [*Taxi*](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md) (86)

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## Biography

Kenneth Peach (also credited as Kenneth D. Peach Sr.) was an American cinematographer. He entered the film industry in 1923 and became a director of photography in 1926. Early in his career he worked in special effects before joining Hal Roach Studios in 1933, where he shot several Laurel and Hardy films including *Sons of the Desert* (1933).

In later decades Peach worked extensively in both film and television. His credits include *The Outer Limits* (1963–1965, 25 episodes), *The Incredible Journey* (1963) and *It! The Terror from Beyond Space* (1958). He served as director of photography on the series *Taxi* (1978) for 59 episodes between 1980 and 1983, and retired in 1984.

Peach was married to actress Pauline Curley from 1922 until his death. Their son Kenneth Peach Jr. also worked as a cinematographer.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Taxi* (1978), Fi1m 86, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/taxi.md)

## Also known for

- *Sons of the Desert* (1933), Director of Photography
- *The Outer Limits* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Babes in Toyland* (1934), Director of Photography
- *The Incredible Journey* (1963), Director of Photography
- *It! The Terror from Beyond Space* (1958), Director of Photography

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