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Oliver Stapleton

Oliver Stapleton

Born: 1948-04-12 • London, England, UK

Oliver David Whiteside Stapleton (born 12 April 1948), BSC is an English cinematographer.

He graduated from the University of Cape Town in 1970 with a degree in psychology and from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) UK while working in South Africa (from 1966 to 1974) and England.

One of his first efforts was the student film Shadowplay, a film about South African immigrants trying to adjust to life in London, which he wrote, directed, and edited. He progressed to filming music videos and commercials. He worked with many famous bands in the early-to-mid 80s, including a-ha, David Bowie, The Rolling Stones, Eddy Grant and The Human League.

Filmography
The Rise of the Comic Strip poster
The Rise of the Comic Strip
2023 • Self
Completely Bad News poster
Completely Bad News
2019 • Himself
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters poster
Seduction. Betrayal. Murder: The Making of The Grifters
2018
Interview with Oliver Stapleton poster
Interview with Oliver Stapleton
2015
Bad News poster
Bad News
1983 • Himself