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name: "Peter James"
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fi1m_id: "peter-james-5708"
imdb_id: "nm0416824"
tmdb_id: 5708
wikidata_id: "Q2076005"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "7 April 1947"
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# Peter James

## Identity

Peter James

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/peter-james-5708
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** peter-james-5708
- **IMDb ID:** nm0416824
- **TMDB ID:** 5708
- **Wikidata ID:** Q2076005
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_James_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2076005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416824/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5708

Cinematographer. Born 7 April 1947 in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 7 April 1947, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- **Active:** 1989–2000
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_James_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2076005, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0416824/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/5708

## Biography

Peter James is an Australian cinematographer. Born in Sydney in 1947, he has worked as director of photography or cinematographer on more than fifty films since the early 1970s.

His credits include *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), *Black Robe* (1991), *Alive* (1993), *Double Jeopardy* (1999), *Meet the Parents* (2000), *27 Dresses* (2008) and *Yogi Bear* (2010). He has collaborated frequently with director Bruce Beresford.

James is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. He was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society Hall of Fame in 1999, has won the Australian Film Institute Award for Best Achievement in Cinematography three times and the Australian Cinematographers Society Milli Award four times, and received an Emmy nomination for the 2003 television film *And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Meet the Parents* (2000), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-parents.md)

## Complete filmography (39)

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

- *The Travellers* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Ladies in Black* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Yogi Bear* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Mao’s Last Dancer* (2009), Director of Photography
- *27 Dresses* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Orpheus* (2006), Cinematography
- *Cheaper by the Dozen 2* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Pacifier* (2005), Director of Photography
- *And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Man Who Sued God* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Bride of the Wind* (2001), Cinematography
- *Meet the Parents* (2000), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/meet-the-parents.md)
- *Double Jeopardy* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The Newton Boys* (1998), Director of Photography, Cinematography
- *Paradise Road* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Last Dance* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Diabolique* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Prophecy* (1995), Novel
- *Ri¢hie Ri¢h* (1994), Additional Photography
- *Silent Fall* (1994), Director of Photography
- *My Life* (1993), Director of Photography
- *The Thing Called Love* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Alive* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Rich in Love* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Black Robe* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Mister Johnson* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Driving Miss Daisy* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Shadows of the Peacock* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Right Hand Man* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Rebel* (1985), Director of Photography
- *A Private Function* (1984), as Clapper Loader
- *The Wild Duck* (1984), Director of Photography
- *The Monster's Christmas* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Killing of Angel Street* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Irishman* (1978), Cinematography
- *Caddie* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Sister, If You Only Knew* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Abdication* (1974), as Set Dresser
- *Willy Willy* (1971), Cinematography

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