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name: "Stephen Dade"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "13 August 1909"
died: "1 January 1975"
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updated: "2026-09-17T20:17:13.804478+00:00"
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# Stephen Dade

Cinematographer. Born 13 August 1909 in Beckenham, Kent, England, UK. Died 1 January 1975.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 August 1909, Beckenham, Kent, England, UK
- **Died:** 1 January 1975
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2344622, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0196598/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/27926

## Streaming the US now

- **Peacock:** [*The Avengers*](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md) (83)

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## Biography

Stephen Dade (13 August 1909 – 1975) was a British cinematographer. He began working in films in 1927 as a camera assistant and became a director of photography in the early 1940s.

Dade photographed numerous British features, including *Zulu* (1964), *Doctor Blood's Coffin* (1961) and several episodes of the television series *The Avengers* (1961). He also contributed additional photography or second-unit work to productions such as *Mogambo* (1953), *Knights of the Round Table* (1953) and *Bhowani Junction* (1956). His credits include both black-and-white and Technicolor films, with later television work on series including *Man in a Suitcase*.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Avengers* (1961), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-avengers-1961.md)

## Also known for

- *Zulu* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Sabotage* (1937), Camera Operator
- *Young and Innocent* (1937), Camera Operator
- *Mogambo* (1953), Additional Photography
- *Secret Agent* (1936), Camera Operator
- *Knights of the Round Table* (1953), Director of Photography
- *War-Gods of the Deep* (1965), Director of Photography

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