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# Richard Thorpe

Cinematographer and director.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer, Director, Producer
- **Also known as:** Richard B. Thorpe

## Biography

Richard Thorpe is a cinematographer, producer and director, also credited as Richard B. Thorpe. He worked as a camera operator on series including *Nightingales* (1989) and *China Beach* (1989–1991) before becoming a director of photography.

Thorpe served as director of photography on *ER* (1994) for 104 episodes between 1994 and 2000. He later directed 31 episodes of the series and worked as co-producer and producer on more than 200 episodes from 1998 to 2007. He was also director of photography on *The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.* (1993–1994).

Thorpe received four Primetime Emmy nominations for his work on *ER*, including for Outstanding Drama Series (2000 and 2001), Outstanding Cinematography for a Series (1996) and Outstanding Lighting Direction (1998).

*Sources: imdb.com, emmys.com, tvmaze.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *ER* (1994), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director, Producer — [page](https://film.one/tv/er.md)

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