| Intro | British cinematographer |
| Was | Cinematographer |
| From | United Kingdom |
| Type | Film, TV, Stage & Radio |
| Gender | male |
| Birth | 8 September 1922, Bishop Auckland, United Kingdom |
| Death |
19 October 1997, Hillingdon, United Kingdom (aged 75 years) |
| Star sign | Virgo |
Arthur Ibbetson BSC (8 September 1922 in Bishop Auckland, England – 19 October 1997 in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England) was a British cinematographer.
Biography
Ibbetson was born in Bishop Auckland, England in 1922, and died from cancer in Hillingdon, Middlesex, England.
His best-known projects were films with or for children, including Whistle Down the Wind (1961), The Railway Children (1970) and Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971).
Awards
- Nominee Best Cinematography British Society of Cinematographers – The Bounty (1984)
- Winner Best Cinematography (for a series or special) Emmy Award – Little Lord Fauntleroy (1980)
- Nominee Best Cinematography Academy Award – Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
- Nominee Best Cinematography BAFTA – The Chalk Garden (1964)
- Nominee Best Cinematography BAFTA – Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
Selected filmography
- Poet’s Pub (1949)
- The Horse’s Mouth (1958)
- The Angry Silence (1960)
- The League of Gentlemen (1960)
- There Was a Crooked Man (1960)
- Tunes of Glory (1960)
- Whistle Down the Wind (1961)
- The Inspector (1962)
- Nine Hours to Rama (1963)
- Murder at the Gallop (1963)
- The Chalk Garden (1964)
- Fanatic (1965)
- A Countess from Hong Kong (1967)
- Inspector Clouseau (1968)
- Where Eagles Dare (1968)
- Anne of the Thousand Days (1969)
- The Railway Children (1970)
- When Eight Bells Toll (1971)
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Frankenstein: The True Story (1973, TV)
- It Shouldn’t Happen to a Vet (1975)
- A Little Night Music (1978)
- The Medusa Touch (1979)
- The Prisoner of Zenda (1979)
- The Bounty (1984)
- Santa Claus: The Movie (1984)
- Babes in Toyland (1986)