# Dick Pope (cinematographer)

Richard Campbell Pope (3 August 1947 – 21 October 2024) was a British cinematographer, known for his work with director Mike Leigh.

## Biography

Born in Bromley on 3 August 1947, Richard Campbell Pope took an early interest in photography. He trained at the Pathé lab in London, and began his career in 1968 working as a camera operator on documentaries. He began working as a cinematographer on feature films in the 1980s. He began his collaboration with Mike Leigh with 1990's Life is Sweet, and continued to work with him for over thirty years, until Hard Truths (2024).
Pope and his wife, Pat, whom he married in 1972, had two children. He died on 21 October 2024 at the age of 77.
At the 97th Academy Awards, his name was mentioned in the In Memoriam section.

## Filmography
### Film

Short film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1983 | Six Days in Romandie | Lindsey Clennell |
| 2005 | Friday Night Shirt | Joanna Carrick |
| 2007 | Walking Away | Joanna Carrick |
| 2008 | Intercom | Mark Gutteridge |
| 2012 | A Running Jump | Mike Leigh |
| 2015 | The Pros | Cecilia Torquato |
Feature film
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1985 | The Girl in the Picture | Cary Parker |
| 1986 | Coming Up Roses | Stephen Bayly |
| 1990 | The Reflecting Skin | Philip Ridley |
| 1990 | Dark City | Chris Curling |
| 1990 | Life Is Sweet | Mike Leigh |
| 1993 | Naked | Mike Leigh |
| 1994 | The Air Up There | Paul Michael Glaser |
| 1995 | Nothing Personal | Thaddeus O'Sullivan |
| 1995 | An Awfully Big Adventure | Mike Newell |
| 1996 | Secrets & Lies | Mike Leigh |
| 1997 | Career Girls | Mike Leigh |
| 1997 | Swept from the Sea | Beeban Kidron |
| 1999 | Topsy-Turvy | Mike Leigh |
| 1999 | The Debt Collector | Anthony Neilson |
| 2000 | The Way of the Gun | Christopher McQuarrie |
| 2001 | Thirteen Conversations About One Thing | Jill Sprecher |
| 2002 | All or Nothing | Mike Leigh |
| 2002 | Nicholas Nickleby | Douglas McGrath |
| 2004 | Vera Drake | Mike Leigh |
| 2006 | Man of the Year | Barry Levinson |
| 2006 | The Illusionist | Neil Burger |
| 2007 | Honeydripper | John Sayles |
| 2008 | Angus, Thongs and Perfect Snogging | Gurinder Chadha |
| 2008 | Me and Orson Welles | Richard Linklater |
| 2008 | Happy-Go-Lucky | Mike Leigh |
| 2010 | Another Year | Mike Leigh |
| 2010 | It's a Wonderful Afterlife | Gurinder Chadha |
| 2011 | Thin Ice | Jill Sprecher |
| 2011 | Bernie | Richard Linklater |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | Mike Leigh |
| 2014 | Cuban Fury | James Griffiths |
| 2015 | Legend | Brian Helgeland |
| 2018 | Peterloo | Mike Leigh |
| 2019 | The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind | Chiwetel Ejiofor |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Edward Norton |
| 2020 | Supernova | Harry Macqueen |
| 2022 | The Outfit | Graham Moore |
| 2024 | Hard Truths | Mike Leigh |

### Television

TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1982 | Whoops Apocalypse | John Reardon | 3 episodes |
| 1985 | The South Bank Show | Nigel Wattis | Episode "David Lean: A Life in Film" |
| 1989 | Forever Green | David Giles | 6 episodes |
| 1995 | Lloyds Bank Channel 4 Film Challenge | Coky Giedroyc | Episode "Life's a Bitch" |
| 1996 | Screen Two | John Mackenzie | Segment Deadly Voyage |
Miniseries
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1987 | Porterhouse Blue | Robert Knights |
| 1992 | The Blackheath Poisonings | Stuart Orme |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Title | Awards/Nominations |
| 2006 | The Illusionist | New York Film Critics Online Award for Best Cinematography San Diego Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography |
| 2014 | Mr. Turner | British Society of Cinematographers Award for Best Cinematography International Cinephile Society Award for Best Cinematography National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Satellite Award for Best Cinematography Vulcan Award Nominated - Academy Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography Nominated - BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Critics' Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Los Angeles Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Online Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - San Francisco Bay Area Film Award for Best Cinematography Nominated - Seattle Film Critics Society Award for Best Cinematography |
| 2015 | — | Royal Photographic Society Lumière Award for major achievement in British cinematography, video or animation |
| 2019 | Motherless Brooklyn | Nominated - Satellite Award for Best Cinematography |