Oliver Wood, a cinematographer whose credits include the “Bourne” trilogy, “Die Hard 2″ and “Miami Vice,” died on Feb. 13. He was 80.
Wood died at his home in Hollywood, California after a battle with cancer, Variety reported.
Wood, who also worked on the 2022 film “Morbius,” was born in the United Kingdom and moved to New York City when he was 19, Deadline reported.
Oliver Wood Dies: Cinematographer For ‘Bourne‘ Films, ’Morbius‘, ’Miami Vice’ & More Was 80 https://t.co/8RSurncUNt
— Deadline Hollywood (@DEADLINE) February 18, 2023
His film credits also include “Face/Off” (1997), “Freaky Friday” (2003) and “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby” (2003), according to IMDb.com.
Wood was nominated for a BAFTA award for best cinematography for the 2007 movie, “The Bourne Ultimatum,” according to Variety.
His big break came when he worked as director of photography for 53 episodes of the television series “Miami Vice” between 1987 and 1989, the entertainment news website reported.
RIP Oliver Wood. You will be missed. One of the most underrated and versatile cinematographers of the modern era, who took his work seriously and gave texture and dimension to every project. With the “Bourne” movies he created a new language for action cinema. A huge loss. pic.twitter.com/mLEK0kXnnp
— Drew Taylor (@DrewTailored) February 18, 2023
That led to jobs on the big screen with Die Hard 2,” “Bill & Ted’s Bogus Journey,” “Face/Off” and “U-571.”
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