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John Gilgar

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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John Gilgar is known for War of the Worlds (2005), My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006) and Salt (2010).
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    Known for

    Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
    War of the Worlds
    6.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(New York)
    • 2005
    Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
    My Super Ex-Girlfriend
    5.2
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2006
    Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
    Salt
    6.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2010
    Diane Lane in Unfaithful (2002)
    Unfaithful
    6.7
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2002

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    Camera and Electrical Department



    • Gotham (2014)
      Gotham
      7.8
      TV Series
      • board operator
      • programmer
      • 2015–2016
    • Michael Douglas and Diane Keaton in And So It Goes (2014)
      And So It Goes
      5.9
      • dimmer board operator
      • 2014
    • Demi Moore, Kevin Spacey, Jeremy Irons, Stanley Tucci, Penn Badgley, Simon Baker, Paul Bettany, and Zachary Quinto in Margin Call (2011)
      Margin Call
      7.1
      • electrician
      • 2011
    • Gina Gershon, Danny Glover, Robert Patrick, Haluk Bilginer, Mustafa Sandal, and Mahsun Kirmizigül in Act of Vengeance (2010)
      Act of Vengeance
      5.7
      • gaffer: New York
      • 2010
    • Angelina Jolie in Salt (2010)
      Salt
      6.5
      • electrician/dimmerboard operator
      • 2010
    • John Travolta and Robin Williams in Old Dogs (2009)
      Old Dogs
      5.3
      • moving light/dimmerboard operator
      • 2009
    • Maya Rudolph and John Krasinski in Away We Go (2009)
      Away We Go
      7.0
      • generator operator: base camp
      • 2009
    • Greg Kinnear and Ricky Gervais in Ghost Town (2008)
      Ghost Town
      6.7
      • dimmer board operator
      • 2008
    • Flight of the Conchords (2007)
      Flight of the Conchords
      8.5
      TV Series
      • best boy electric
      • 2007
    • Drew Barrymore and Hugh Grant in Music and Lyrics (2007)
      Music and Lyrics
      6.5
      • electrician
      • 2007
    • Kate Winslet and Patrick Wilson in Little Children (2006)
      Little Children
      7.5
      • electrician
      • 2006
    • World Trade Center (2006)
      World Trade Center
      6.0
      • rigging electrician: New York
      • 2006
    • Uma Thurman and Luke Wilson in My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
      My Super Ex-Girlfriend
      5.2
      • electrician
      • 2006
    • Tom Cruise, Tim Robbins, Miranda Otto, Michael Kevin Walker, Ed Vassallo, Michael Arthur, Becky Ann Baker, Gene Barry, David Alan Basche, John Michael Bolger, Justin Chatwin, Robert Cicchini, Vito D'Ambrosio, Marianne Ebert, John Eddins, Dakota Fanning, Daniel Franzese, Peter Gerety, Stephen Gevedon, Rick Gonzalez, Jim Hanna, Danny Hoch, Amy Hohn, Tracy Howe, Omar Jermaine, Erika LaVonn, Adam Lazarre-White, Mark Manley, Mariann Mayberry, Sharrieff Pugh, Ana Maria Quintana, Zoe Quist, Ann Robinson, Amy Ryan, Camillia Monet, John Scurti, Yul Vazquez, Lenny Venito, Jerry Walsh, Lisa Ann Walter, Christopher Evan Welch, Julie White, Marlon Young, Dan Ziskie, David Harbour, Michael Stanton, Lisa Waters, Michael Brownlee, GoGo Toucette, Rafael Sardina, Stacy Ann Wilkins, Patrick Tierney, Ty Simpkins, Ed Schiff, Channing Tatum, David Conley, Tommy Guiffre, Michael Waldron, Athena Stamos, January LaVoy, Miguel Antonio Ferrer, Mark Valinsky, Lorelei Llee, Daniel Eric Gold, Ellen Barry, Roz Abrams, Kenneth Wright, Nicole Signore, Tasciotti, Johnny Torres, Rochelle Warner, Joseph Benjamin Stewart, Terry Ward, Tracy Lee Staton, Jessica Anne Taylor, Mike Yedwab, and William G. Stowell in War of the Worlds (2005)
      War of the Worlds
      6.5
      • lamp operator: New York
      • 2005
    • Ralph Fiennes and Jennifer Lopez in Maid in Manhattan (2002)
      Maid in Manhattan
      5.4
      • electrician
      • 2002

    Cinematographer



    • Hellinger (1997)
      Hellinger
      2.2
      Video
      • director of photography
      • 1997
    • Satan Claus (1996)
      Satan Claus
      2.5
      Video
      • Cinematographer
      • 1996

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