Biography
Michel Hugo (January 13, 1930 in Paris, France – October 12, 2010 in Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) was a French-American cinematographer and academic. His film and television credits included Dynasty, Melrose Place and Mission: Impossible. In 2001, Hugo became a professor at the film department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Hugo was born in Paris on 13 January 1930. He joined the French Resistance during the German occupation of France during World War II. In the 1950s, Hugo served in the French Army and began working in the Army's camera department. He moved to California during the 1960s.
Hugo began working on his first major television project, Mission: Impossible, in 1967. His film cinematography credits from the era include the 1969 Charlton Heston film Number One, the 1969 film The April Fools which starred Jack Lemmon, and Bless the Beasts and Children in 1971.He worked on nineteen television episodes of The Streets of San Francisco during the 1970s. He was the cinematographer for Dynasty: The Reunion in 1991 and the Fox television series Melrose Place from 1992 until 1996.Michel Hugo died of lung cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2010, at the age of 80. Hugo was survived by his wife, Gloria, two sons and a daughter.
Filmography
all 62
Movies 53
Director 18
TV Shows 9
Primo (2008)
Melrose Place (1992)
High Desert Kill (1989)
Master Ninja (1984)
Chiefs (1983)
Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983)
Hotel (1982)
The Rules of Marriage (1982)
Pandemonium (1982)
Advice to the Lovelorn (1981)
Dial M for Murder (1981)
When the Circus Came to Town (1981)
Dynasty (1981)
The Night the City Screamed (1980)
The Octagon (1980)
The Mountain Men (1980)
Fun and Games (1980)
Gorp (1980)
Hart to Hart (1979)
The Cracker Factory (1979)
Jennifer: A Woman’s Story (1979)
Silent Victory: The Kitty O'Neil Story (1979)
Terror Out of the Sky (1978)
The Word (1978)
The Bastard (1978)
The Manitou (1978)
The Awakening Land (1978)
A Love Affair: The Eleanor and Lou Gehrig Story (1978)
Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
Bug (1975)
Sky Heist (1975)
The Last Survivors (1975)
Journey from Darkness (1975)
Death Stalk (1975)
The Morning After (1974)
Mrs. Sundance (1974)
Shirts/Skins (1973)
The Spook Who Sat by the Door (1973)
Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
Trouble Man (1972)
Lapin 360 (1972)
The Streets of San Francisco (1972)
One Is a Lonely Number (1972)
The Night Stalker (1972)
Earth II (1971)
Thief (1971)
A Tattered Web (1971)
The Forgotten Man (1971)
Bless the Beasts & Children (1971)
Sort of a Commercial for an Icebag (1970)
Fools (1970)
Cover Me Babe (1970)
R.P.M. (1970)
The Phynx (1970)
Mission: Impossible vs. the Mob (1969)
Number One (1969)
The April Fools (1969)
Model Shop (1969)
Head (1968)
Mission: Impossible (1966)
Monsieur le maire (1947)
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Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1930-01-13
Deathday2010-10-12 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceParis, France
CitizenshipsFrance, United States of America
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