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name: "Richard Moore"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-moore-49358"
fi1m_id: "richard-moore-49358"
imdb_id: "nm0601785"
tmdb_id: 49358
wikidata_id: "Q1406916"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "4 October 1925"
died: "16 August 2009"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 66
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-10-06T18:21:08.254726+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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# Richard Moore

## Identity

Richard Moore

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-moore-49358
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-moore-49358
- **IMDb ID:** nm0601785
- **TMDB ID:** 49358
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1406916
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Moore_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1406916, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/49358

Cinematographer. Born 4 October 1925 in Jacksonville, Illinois, USA. Died 16 August 2009.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 4 October 1925, Jacksonville, Illinois, USA
- **Died:** 16 August 2009
- **Active:** 1972–1982
- **Also known as:** John R. Moore
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 73 (1), 1980s 58 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_Moore_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1406916, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0601785/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/49358

## Biography

Richard Moore was an American cinematographer. He graduated with a degree in cinema from the University of Southern California and began his career shooting documentaries and travelogues before co-founding Panavision with Robert Gottschalk in 1953. He left the company after nine years to work as a director of photography.

Moore's cinematography credits include *The Wild Angels* (1966), *The Scalphunters* (1968), *The Reivers* (1969), *WUSA* (1970), *Sometimes a Great Notion* (1971), *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), *The Stone Killer* (1973) and *Annie* (1982). He also directed *Circle of Iron* (1978). He received a scientific and engineering award from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers President's Award.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Annie* (1982), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/annie.md)
- *Fat City* (1972), Fi1m 73, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)

## Complete filmography (23)

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

- *The Rite of Spring* (2019), Lighting Design
- *Annie* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/annie.md)
- *Circle of Iron* (1978), Director
- *Hey, I'm Alive* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Stone Killer* (1973), Director of Photography
- *The Life and Times of Judge Roy Bean* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Fat City* (1972), Additional Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/fat-city.md)
- *Sometimes a Great Notion* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Aesop's Fables* (1971), Director of Photography
- *WUSA* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Myra Breckinridge* (1970), Director of Photography
- *The Reivers* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Winning* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Changes* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Wild in the Streets* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Scalphunters* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Maryjane* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Young Americans* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Devil's Angels* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Wild Angels* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Harper* (1966), Camera Operator
- *Operation C.I.A.* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Sex and the College Girl* (1964), Camera Operator

## Awards

### Other awards — 1 won

- Academy Scientific and Technical Award 1960: Academy Scientific and Technical Award (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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