Dean Cundey

Acting / Production / Writing / Creator

Biography

Dean Raymond Cundey (born March 12, 1946) is an American cinematographer and film director. He is known for his collaborations with John Carpenter, Steven Spielberg, Robert Zemeckis, as well as his extensive work in the horror genre, in addition to numerous family and comedy films. He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Who Framed Roger Rabbit and has been nominated for numerous BAFTAs and BSC Awards.

Personal Information

Place of Birth

Alhambra, California, USA

About

Camera, Male

Birthday

12 March 1946, 79 years old

Known For

Jurassic Park

Back to the Future Part III

The Flintstones

Return to Jurassic Park

Back in Time

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Filmography

Production

Writing

Creator

Why Dinosaurs?

Self

2025

Untold Stories of Back to the Future

Self

2025

Clapboard Jungle: Surviving the Independent Film Business

Self

2020

Class of '79: 40 Years of Rock 'N' Roll High School

2019

1982: Hollywood Summer

Self

2019

Purgatory: Entering John Carpenter's 'Escape From New York'

Self

2018

Retribution: Uncovering John Carpenter's 'The Fog'

Self

2018

Dreams and Memories of Where the Red Fern Grows

Self

2018

Tides and Nightmares

Himself

2016

Back in Time

Self

2015

The Nightmare Isn't Over! The Making of Halloween II

Self

2012

Stand Alone: The Making of Halloween III: Season of the Witch

Self

2012

Return to Jurassic Park

Self

2011

Tales from the Future

Self

2010

Halloween: The Inside Story

Self

2010

Waking Sleeping Beauty

Self (archive footage)

2009

Looking Back to the Future

Self

2009

Halloween: 25 Years of Terror

Self

2006

Cinematographer Style

Self

2006

Return to 'Escape from New York'

Himself

2003

Halloween: A Cut Above the Rest

Self

2003

Tales from the Mist: Inside 'The Fog'

Self

2002

Halloween: Unmasked

Self

1999

The Thing: Terror Takes Shape

Self

1998

The Making of 'Jurassic Park'

Self

1995

The Flintstones

Technician

1994

Jurassic Park

Mate

1993

Back to the Future Part III

Photographer

1990

The Thing Expanded

Self

Unknown