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John Toll

Personal Information

Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birth DateJun 15, 1952 (74 years old)
Zodiac Sign♊Gemini
Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Career Span1953 – 2023
Known Credits57 Titles
Official Links
CameraPopularity Score 0.9

John Toll

Total Works

57

53 movies • 4 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

John Toll, ASC (born June 15, 1952) is an American cinematographer and television producer. Toll's filmography spans a wide variety of genres, including epic period drama, comedy, science fiction, and contemporary drama. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography in both 1994 and 1995 for Legends of the Fall and Braveheart, respectively, and has also won numerous BAFTA, ASC, and Satellite Awards. He has collaborated with such directors as Francis Ford Coppola, Edward Zwick, Terrence Malick, Mel Gibson, Cameron Crowe, the Wachowskis, and Ang Lee. Outside of film, he has shot several commercials, the pilot episode of the Emmy Award-winning drama series Breaking Bad, and has served as chief cinematographer on the Netflix original series Sense8 by the Wachowskis, on which he also got executive producing credit in its second season. Description above from the Wikipedia article John Toll, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Iron Man 3
6.9
Iron Man 3
2013•movie
Role: Director of Photography
Breaking Bad
9.0
Breaking Bad
2008•series
Role: Director of Photography
Scarface
8.2
Scarface
1983•movie
Role: Camera Operator
Braveheart
7.9
Braveheart
1995•movie
Role: Director of Photography

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 57 titles featuring John Toll

Iron Man 3
6.9
Iron Man 3
2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Breaking Bad
9.0
Breaking Bad
2008•series

Role: Director of Photography

Scarface
8.2
Scarface
1983•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Braveheart
7.9
Braveheart
1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Last Samurai
7.6
The Last Samurai
2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Wanted
6.5
Wanted
2008•movie

Role: Additional Photography

Cloud Atlas
6.9
Cloud Atlas
2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Tropic Thunder
6.7
Tropic Thunder
2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Jupiter Ascending
5.5
Jupiter Ascending
2015•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Matrix Resurrections
6.3

Role: Director of Photography

The Adjustment Bureau
6.8

Role: Director of Photography

Vanilla Sky
6.8
Vanilla Sky
2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Gone Baby Gone
7.3
Gone Baby Gone
2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Thin Red Line
7.4
The Thin Red Line
1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Almost Famous
7.5
Almost Famous
2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Legends of the Fall
7.4

Role: Director of Photography

Sense8
7.7
Sense8
2015•series

Role: Director of Photography

It's Complicated
6.5
It's Complicated
2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Rainmaker
7.0
The Rainmaker
1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Jack
6.3
Jack
1996•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

Elizabethtown
6.2
Elizabethtown
2005•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Harriet
7.3
Harriet
2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Twilight Zone: The Movie
6.5

Role: Camera Operator

Always
6.2
Always
1989•movie

Role: Additional Photography

Peggy Sue Got Married
6.1

Role: Camera Operator

Seraphim Falls
6.4
Seraphim Falls
2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Billy Lynn's Long Halftime Walk
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Tequila Sunrise
6.1
Tequila Sunrise
1988•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

Captain Corelli's Mandolin
5.9

Role: Director of Photography

Orange County
6.0
Orange County
2002•movie

Role: Additional Photography

The Burning Plain
6.6
The Burning Plain
2008•movie

Role: Additional Director of Photography

Rise: Blood Hunter
5.3
Rise: Blood Hunter
2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Urban Cowboy
6.5
Urban Cowboy
1980•movie

Role: Camera Operator

80 for Brady
6.2
80 for Brady
2023•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Shine a Light
6.8
Shine a Light
2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Falcon and the Snowman
6.4

Role: Camera Operator

The Oscars
7.1
1 eps
The Oscars
1953•series

as Self

Blaze
6.2
Blaze
1989•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

Sweet Dreams
6.4
Sweet Dreams
1985•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Zorro, The Gay Blade
6.0

Role: Camera Operator

Bustin' Loose
6.2
Bustin' Loose
1981•movie

Role: Second Unit

Simpatico
4.9
Simpatico
1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Wind
6.2
Wind
1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

FM
6.8
FM
1978•movie

Role: Camera Operator

Close Up with The Hollywood Reporter
6.2
1 eps
The Making of 'E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial'
7.4

Role: Director of Photography

The Young Graduates
4.8

Role: Director of Photography

Whiffs
7.3
Whiffs
1975•movie

Role: First Assistant Camera

The China Odyssey: Empire of the Sun
6.4

Role: Director of Photography

Goodnight Sweet Wife: A Murder in Boston
5.8

Role: Director of Photography

The Beach Boys: An American Band
5.3

Role: Director of Photography

The Hoax
6.0
The Hoax
1972•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The E.T. Journals
10.0
The E.T. Journals
2012•movie

Role: Director

Joni Mitchell: Refuge of the Roads
6.0

Role: Camera Operator

Gimme Shelter
Gimme Shelter
2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography