Roger Pratt

Roger James Edward Pratt, BSC (27 February 1947 – 31 December 2024) was an English cinematographer.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The End of the Affair (1999).

Early life and education The son of an Anglican priest, Pratt attended Loughborough Grammar School and then undertook a gap year with Voluntary Service Overseas in Mali.

He enrolled at Durham University in 1966, where he graduated from the General Arts programme in 1969, and then returned down south to study at the London Film School.

Career Pratt first met Terry Gilliam while working on the set of Monty Python and the Holy Grail (1975) as a clapper loader before working as cinematographer of three of his other films.

He died on 31 December 2024, at the age of 77.

Filmography Film Short film Year Title Director Notes1980 Black Angel Roger Christian The Spirit of Cheshire Kevin T. Marsland 1981 The Dollar Bottom Roger Christian 1982 The Tractor Factor Stephen Frears 1983 The Crimson Permanent Assurance Terry Gilliam Segment of Monty Python's The Meaning of Life 1987 The Short and Curlies Mike Leigh TV short 1993 The Line, the Cross and the Curve Kate Bush 2000 Not I Neil Jordan Segment of Beckett on Film

Feature film

Television TV movies Year Title Director 1983 Meantime Mike Leigh 1985 Dutch Girls Giles Foster 1987 Scoop Gavin Millar 1991 Bernard and the Genie Paul Weiland

TV series Year Title Director Notes 1985 The Planets Paul Fisher 3 episodes 1989 4 Play Michael Bradwell Episode "Chains of Love" 1991 The StoryTeller Tony SmithDavid GarfathPaul WeilandJohn Madden Greek Myths series 1998 Performance Richard Eyre Episode "King Lear"

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