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name: "Stephen Campbell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/stephen-campbell-1399127"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "23 October 1956"
died: "4 November 2021"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T18:34:18.522556+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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# Stephen Campbell

Cinematographer. Born 23 October 1956 in West Orange, New Jersey, USA. Died 4 November 2021.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 23 October 1956, West Orange, New Jersey, USA
- **Died:** 4 November 2021
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0132864/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1399127

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*The Walking Dead*](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md) (68)

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## Biography

Stephen Campbell was an American cinematographer and camera operator. Born in West Orange, New Jersey, he graduated from Rollins College in Winter Park, Florida. He began his career in the 1980s, working as a camera assistant on Michael Jackson’s Thriller World Tour in 1984 and the Bad Tour in 1986–1987, before moving into film and television production.

Campbell contributed to numerous features and series, often as a camera operator on titles including *Monster* (2003), *The Punisher* (2004) and *Zombieland* (2009). He joined *The Walking Dead* in 2013 as a camera operator and served as director of photography on 36 episodes between 2014 and 2020, alternating duties with Michael E. Satrazemis. He also worked on *Lore* (2017) and *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014). Campbell received an Operator of the Year Award nomination from the Society of Operating Cameramen. He died in Winter Park, Florida, on 4 November 2021; an episode of *The Walking Dead* was dedicated to him.

*Sources: imdb.com, comicbook.com, walkingdead.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Walking Dead* (2010), Fi1m 68, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Lore* (2017), series, Director of Photography
- *To Write Love on Her Arms* (2015), Director of Photography
- *Halt and Catch Fire* (2014), series, "B" Camera Operator, Additional Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/halt-and-catch-fire.md)
- *Endless Love* (2014), "C" Camera Operator
- *Unlimited* (2013), Cinematography
- *The Inbetweeners* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *Last Man Standing* (2011), "A" Camera Operator
- *Game of Death* (2011), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *The Walking Dead* (2010), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 68, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-walking-dead.md)
- *Endure* (2010), Director of Photography
- *RoboDoc* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Beethoven's Big Break* (2008), Director of Photography
- *Bring It On: In It to Win It* (2007), Camera Operator
- *The Reaping* (2007), Camera Operator
- *Altered* (2006), Camera Operator
- *The Way Back Home* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Monster* (2003), Additional Photography, Camera Operator
- *Kermit's Swamp Years* (2002), Cinematography
- *Deadly Species* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Hoover* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Sheena* (2000), series, Photoscience Manager
- *The First of May* (1999), Director of Photography
- *The Waterboy* (1998), "A" Camera Operator
- *Mortal Kombat: Conquest* (1998), series, Director of Photography
- *NBC Friday Night Videos Special, Michael Jackson: Around the World* (1988), Camera Technician
- *MTV Special Weekend, Michael Jackson: Bad Tour Special* (1988), Camera Technician

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