---
name: "King Baggot"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/king-baggot-67898"
fi1m_id: "king-baggot-67898"
imdb_id: "nm1008737"
tmdb_id: 67898
wikidata_id: "Q1662025"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "15 August 1943"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 51
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-04T18:51:31.321227+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# King Baggot

## Identity

King Baggot

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/king-baggot-67898
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** king-baggot-67898
- **IMDb ID:** nm1008737
- **TMDB ID:** 67898
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1662025
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662025, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1008737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67898

Cinematographer. Born 15 August 1943 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 15 August 1943, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Active:** 1980–1984
- **Also known as:** Stephen King Baggot
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1662025, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm1008737/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/67898

## Biography

King Baggot is an American cinematographer and member of the American Society of Cinematographers, also credited as Stephen King Baggot. He is the grandson of the silent film actor and director King Baggot.

Baggot began his career as a newsreel cameraman for ABC from 1964 to 1977. He later worked as a camera operator on films including *American Gigolo* (1980) before becoming a director of photography. His credits in that role include *Cheech & Chong's Next Movie* (1980), *The Hand* (1981), *The Last Starfighter* (1984), *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), *Gotcha!* (1985), *Tough Guys* (1986), *Vice Versa* (1988), *Dream a Little Dream* (1989) and *Boiling Point* (1993).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Fi1m 38, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/revenge-of-the-nerds.md)
- *American Gigolo* (1980), Fi1m 64, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/american-gigolo.md)

## Complete filmography (25)

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

- *Boiling Point* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Where the Day Takes You* (1992), Director of Photography
- *She Said No* (1990), Director of Photography
- *A Mother's Courage: The Mary Thomas Story* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Dream a Little Dream* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Crossing the Mob* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Vice Versa* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Bride of Boogedy* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Sunday Drive* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Tough Guys* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Final Jeopardy* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Hostage Flight* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Get Out of My Room* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Gotcha!* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Oh, God! You Devil* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Revenge of the Nerds* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 38, [page](https://film.one/film/revenge-of-the-nerds.md)
- *The Last Starfighter* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Doctor Detroit* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Second Thoughts* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Fast-Walking* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Some Kind of Hero* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Hand* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Cheech & Chong's Next Movie* (1980), Director of Photography
- *City in Fear* (1980), Camera Operator
- *American Gigolo* (1980), Camera Operator — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/american-gigolo.md)

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