Alex Phillips

ActorCrewCinematographer Jan 11 (died age 76) Renfrew, Ontario, Canada 1921–1998 (77 year career)

5.6 avg rating

Biography

Alex Phillips (January 11, 1901 Renfrew, Ontario – June 14, 1977) was a Canadian-born Mexican cinematographer and the father of Alex Phillips, Jr., also a cinematographer. In his youth, his family moved to Russia, but he returned to Canada because of his dislike with the czarist government. He enlisted in the Canadian Army where he met Mary Pickford who introduced him to Hollywood since he expressed his interest in becoming an actor. He auditioned with Fox and Paramount Pictures but was unable…

Known For

Film

Up and Down

Director of Photography

Film

Castle of Purity

Director of Photography

Film

Robinson Crusoe

Director of Photography

Film

Tizoc

Director of Photography

Film

Doña Bárbara

Director of Photography

Film

School for Buglars

Director of Photography

Film

The Wonderful Country

Director of Photography

Film

The Other

Director of Photography

Filmography

Acting (2)

Movies (2)

Alex Phillips: The magic between light and shadow

1998

as self (archive)

Andante

1969

5.0

Crew (134)

Movies (134)

Golpe de suerte

Cinematography

Dos de abajo

Cinematography

The Birthday of the Dog

1975

Director of Photography

5.9

Castle of Purity

1973

Director of Photography

7.3

The Night of a Thousand Cats

1972

Director of Photography

5.2

Dead Aim

1971

Director of Photography

3.0

Ya Sé Quién Eres (Te He Estado Observando)

1971

Camera Department Manager

5.0

The Moderate Doctor

1971

Director of Photography

5.0

Remolino de pasiones

1970

Director of Photography

5.6

Andante

1969

Cinematography

5.0

Memories of the Future

1969

Director of Photography

4.4

There are not Crosses in the Sea

1968

Director of Photography

5.0

Corazón salvaje

1968

Director of Photography

4.3

Despedida de casada

1968

Director of Photography

5.2

La soldadera

1967

Director of Photography

7.0

Estrategia matrimonio

1967

Director of Photography

6.8

Damiana and the Men

1967

Director of Photography

4.0

La guerrillera de Villa

1967

Director of Photography

4.4

Alazán y enamorado

1966

Director of Photography

6.0

Time to Die

1966

Director of Photography

6.8

Juan Colorado

1966

Director of Photography

7.6

Black Wind

1965

Director of Photography

7.9

Of Love and Desire

1963

Director of Photography

5.0

La fierecilla del puerto

1963

Director of Photography

5.0

La rabia por dentro

1962

Director of Photography

5.0

Geronimo

1962

Director of Photography

5.4

Little Town

1962

Director of Photography

6.2

The Shame of the Sabine Women

1962

Director of Photography

The Happy Musketeers

Cinematography

Rumbo a Brasilia

Director of Photography

5.0

For the Love of Mike

1960

Director of Photography

5.0

Up and Down

1959

Director of Photography

8.1

The Wonderful Country

1959

Director of Photography

6.1

Little Red Riding Hood

1959

Director of Photography

7.4

Ten Days To Tulara

1958

Director of Photography

4.8

Sierra Baron

1958

Director of Photography

4.7

Villa!!

1958

Director of Photography

The Last of the Fast Guns

1958

Director of Photography

5.4

Music of Always

1958

Director of Photography

6.8

School for Buglars

1958

Director of Photography

7.6

Música en la noche

1958

Director of Photography

5.0

La odalisca No. 13

1958

Director of Photography

6.1

Tizoc

1957

Director of Photography

7.4

El diario de mi madre

1957

Director of Photography

5.0

Playa prohibida

1956

Director of Photography

5.0

Adam and Eve

1956

Director of Photography

4.1

María la Voz

1955

Director of Photography

5.5

Nosotros dos

1955

Director of Photography

5.0

Untouched

1954

Director of Photography

6.9

Robinson Crusoe

1954

Director of Photography

6.3

The Net

1953

Director of Photography

6.5

The Proud and the Beautiful

1953

Director of Photography

6.6

Reportaje

1953

Director of Photography

7.2

Adventure in Rio

1953

Director of Photography

5.0

Mujeres que trabajan

1953

Director of Photography

6.0

Quiero vivir

1953

Director of Photography

5.8

The Absentee

1952

Director of Photography

6.5

Mexican Bus Ride

1952

Director of Photography

6.5

Dancing, salón de baile

1952

Director of Photography

5.2

Forgotten Faces

1952

Director of Photography

6.6

Mujeres sacrificadas

1952

Director of Photography

6.0

La mujer que tu quieres

1952

Director of Photography

5.0

Desired

1951

Director of Photography

5.3

Stolen Heaven

1951

Director of Photography

6.2

Sensualidad

1951

Director of Photography

6.5

In the Palm of Your Hand

1951

Director of Photography

6.0

Aventurera

1950

Director of Photography

7.5

The Love Nest

1950

Director of Photography

5.1

Doña Diabla

1950

Director of Photography

7.2

My Dear Captain

1950

Director of Photography

4.0

Perdida

1950

Director of Photography

7.8

El pecado de ser pobre

1950

Director of Photography

5.0

Coqueta

1949

Director of Photography

5.0

El dolor de los hijos

1949

Cinematography

5.0

May God Forgive Me

1948

Director of Photography

6.2

A la sombra del puente

1948

Cinematography

5.0

The Well-paid

1948

Director of Photography

5.0

Revancha

1948

Director of Photography

5.5

Cortesana

1948

Director of Photography

5.5

The Kneeling Goddess

1947

Director of Photography

6.7

The Other

1946

Director of Photography

6.8

Mary Magdalene, Sinner of Magdala

1946

Director of Photography

5.8

Pepita Jimenez

1946

Director of Photography

5.2

Everybody's Woman

1946

Director of Photography

6.1

Twilight

1945

Director of Photography

5.8

The White Monk

1945

Cinematography

6.2

Tuya en cuerpo y alma

1945

Director of Photography

5.0

Gran Hotel

1944

Director of Photography

7.2

Miguel Strogoff

1944

Cinematography

5.3

San Francisco de Asís

1944

Director of Photography

5.8

Amok

1944

Director of Photography

6.2

Doña Bárbara

1943

Director of Photography

7.1

El secreto del sacerdote

1941

Director of Photography

5.5

Ay, Jalisco, Don't Give Up!

1941

Director of Photography

6.5

Madre a la fuerza

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

Hombre o demonio

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

Viviré otra vez

1940

Director of Photography

5.0

The Mad Empress

1939

Director of Photography

5.6

Ojos tapatios

1938

Director of Photography

5.0

La golondrina

1938

Director of Photography

5.5

La zandunga

1938

Director of Photography

Nobody's Wife

Cinematography

La paloma

Director of Photography

5.0

Ave sin rumbo

1937

Director of Photography

5.0

The Macabre Trunk

1936

Director of Photography

5.4

Marihuana (El monstruo verde)

1936

Director of Photography

5.0

Celos

1936

Director of Photography

3.0

The Treasure of Pancho Villa

1935

Director of Photography

5.0

La Familia Dressel

1935

Director of Photography

3.0

Luponini (El terror de Chicago)

1935

Director of Photography

Hoy comienza la vida

Cinematography

Who Killed Eve?

Director of Photography

5.0

Cruz Diablo

1934

Director of Photography

5.3

The Woman of the Port

1934

Director of Photography

5.8

Soulless Women

1934

Director of Photography

3.0

Enemigos

1934

Director of Photography

5.0

Juarez and Maximilian

1934

Director of Photography

6.0

Shadow of Pancho Villa

1933

Director of Photography

5.7

El tigre de Yautepec

1933

Director of Photography

5.0

Una vida por otra

1932

Director of Photography

4.0

Las águilas frente al sol

1932

Director of Photography

5.0

Hand to Hand

1932

Director of Photography

5.0

Santa

1932

Director of Photography

5.5

Up in Mabel's Room

1926

Director of Photography

6.5

The Nervous Wreck

1926

Director of Photography

Madame Behave

Cinematography

Seven Days

Cinematography

Ride 'Em Cowboy

1924

Director of Photography

Reno or Bust

1924

Director of Photography

7.0

Grandpa's Girl

1924

Director of Photography

5.0

Hold Your Breath

1924

Director of Photography

5.5

A Perfect 36

1923

Director of Photography

5.0

Fair Enough

1922

Director of Photography

See My Lawyer

1921

Cinematography