Jack Couffer
Biography
Jack Couffer was an American cinematographer, director, and author known for his work on nature films and documentaries. He began his career as a combat photographer during World War II. Couffer worked on several Disney nature films, including The Living Desert (1953) and The African Lion (1955). He directed Ring of Bright Water (1969), a film about a pet otter, and co-directed The Hellstrom Chronicle (1971), which won an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. Couffer's work often focused o…
Known For
Never Cry Wolf
Producer
Sheena
Second Unit Director
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
Director of Photography
Cheetah
Screenstory
Ring of Bright Water
Director
The Legend of Lobo
Director
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
Camera Operator
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3
Director
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Filmography
Acting (1)
Movies (1)
Crew (36)
Movies (36)
Cheetah
1989Screenstory
Sheena
1984Second Unit Director
Never Cry Wolf
1983Producer
The Wild and the Free
1980Writer
Adventures of the Wilderness Family 3
1979Director
The Last Giraffe
1979Director
Race for Survival
1978Director
Race for Survival
1978Writer
Jonathan Livingston Seagull
1973Director of Photography
The Darwin Adventure
1972Director
The Darwin Adventure
1972Writer
Living Free
1972Director
Ring of Bright Water
1969Director
Ring of Bright Water
1969Screenplay
The Wild Heart
1968Director
The Wild Heart
1968Writer
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967Director
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967Director of Photography
The Legend of the Boy and the Eagle
1967Writer
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
1967Director
The Not So Lonely Lighthouse Keeper
1967Writer
Run, Light Buck, Run
1966Director
Run, Light Buck, Run
1966Writer
Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't
1966Director
Concho, the Coyote Who Wasn't
1966Writer
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965Cinematography
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965Co-Producer
A Country Coyote Goes Hollywood
1965Director
The Legend of Lobo
1962Director
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961Camera Operator
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North
1961Director
The Savage Eye
1960Director of Photography
Edge of Fury
1958Director of Photography
The Best Doggoned Dog in the World
1957Director of Photography
Running Target
1956Producer
Running Target
1956Screenplay
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