John Hora
{{Short description|American cinematographer (1940–2021)}}
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| birthname = John Charles Hora
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| years_active = 1973–2012
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{{Cite journal |date=2013 |title=Passé en Promenade en Avant |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.5040/9781350972070 |journal=Passé en Promenade en Avant |doi=10.5040/9781350972070}}{{Cite journal |last=Hinken |first=D |last2=Kröger |first2=I |last3=Winter |first3=S |last4=Brendel |first4=R |last5=Bothe |first5=K |date=2019-09-18 |title=Determining the spectral responsivity of solar cells under standard test conditions |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1088/1361-6501/ab34ef |journal=Measurement Science and Technology |volume=30 |issue=12 |pages=125008 |doi=10.1088/1361-6501/ab34ef |issn=0957-0233}}{{Cite book |url=http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/benz/9780199773787.article.b00072245 |title=Gener, Geran |date=2011-10-31 |publisher=Oxford University Press |series=Benezit Dictionary of Artists}}John Charles Hora (February 16, 1940 – February 9, 2021) was an American cinematographer and actor.{{cite web |url=https://ascmag.com/articles/john-hora-and-gremlins/ |title=John Hora and Gremlins| date=August 25, 2022| access-date=December 3, 2022}}
Career
Hora worked with director Joe Dante in numerous films, including The Howling in 1981, Twilight Zone: The Movie in 1983, Gremlins in 1984 and its 1990 sequel, Gremlins 2: The New Batch, Explorers in 1985, and Matinee in 1993. He also served as a cinematographer for Michael Jackson's 1988 film Moonwalker and as the pilot for the television series Eerie, Indiana.{{cite web |last=Barnes|first=Mike|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-hora-cinematographer-on-the-howling-and-gremlins-dies-at-80-4134727/ |title=John Hora, Cinematographer on 'The Howling' and 'Gremlins,' Dies at 80|website=The Hollywood Reporter | date=February 18, 2021| access-date=December 3, 2022}}{{cite web |url=https://www.emmys.com/bios/john-hora |title=Television Academy: John Hora|publisher=Emmy Awards| date=February 18, 2021| access-date=December 3, 2022}}
As an actor, Hora performed in Dante's film Innerspace (1987).Variety's Complete Home Video Directory (1988) R. R. Bowker. p. 472 He later appeared in Honey, I Blew Up the Kid (1992), the sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. Hora also worked as the director of photography for Honey, I Blew Up the Kid.{{cite web | url=https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0394494/ | title=John Hora (1940-2021) | publisher=imdb.com | work=IMDB | date=1 January 2022 | access-date=4 December 2022}}
Later, Hora worked for The Los Angeles Film School and as secretary for the American Society of Cinematographers. In May 2005 he was honored by the magazine American Cinematographer.
Hora died of heart failure on February 9, 2021, at age 80.{{cite web|last=Williams|first=David E.|url=https://theasc.com/news/in-memoriam-john-c-hora-asc|title=In Memoriam: John C. Hora, ASC (1940-2021)|website=theasc.com| date=February 16, 2021| access-date=December 3, 2022}}
Filmography
Film
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| Year
! Title ! Director |
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| 1973
| Maurie |
| 1978
| The Further Adventures of the Wilderness Family | Frank Zuniga |
| rowspan=2| 1981 |
| Liar's Moon
| David Fisher |
| 1984
| Gremlins |rowspan=2|Joe Dante |
| 1985 |
| 1989
| Loverboy |
| 1990
| Joe Dante |
| 1992 |
| 1993
| Matinee | Joe Dante |
| 1998 |
Documentary film
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
|---|
| 1973
| New Gladiators | Bob Hammer | With Allen Daviau |
Short film
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
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| 1983
| Segment of Twilight Zone: The Movie |
| rowspan=2| 1988
| Smooth Criminal | Segment of Moonwalker |
| The Jogger
| Robert Resnikoff | |
| 2012
| In the Picture | David Strohmaier | With Douglas Knapp |
Documentary short
| class="wikitable" |
| Year
! Title ! Director ! Notes |
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| 1994
| The Journey Inside | Barnaby Jackson | |
| 2012
| The Last Days of Cinerama | Mike Celestino | With Douglas Knapp |
Television
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| Year
! Title ! Role ! Notes |
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| 1974
| Jack Regas | Episode "Pssst! Hammerman's After You!" |
| 1983
| Strange Companions | Frank Zuniga | TV movie |
| 1991
| Episode "Forever Ware" |
Acting roles
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| Year
! Title ! Role |
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| 1987
| Ozzie Wexler |
| 1992
| Helicopter Observer |
| 2014
| Grumpy Customer |
References
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External links
- {{IMDb name|id=0394494}}
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