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Nick Elliot(1942-1990)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Born "Nikolai Elliott Ursin" in 1942, Nick Elliot was the son of a career soldier, Nick spend his childhood as a "military brat," living in the United States, Japan and Germany. After earning his BA from UC Berkeley, he studied film at the Sarbonne and the Cinema Frrancaise, both in Paris. He returned stateside and earned his masters degree in motion picture and video production at UCLA.

Working primarily in gay pornographic films, he filmed some of the classics of the era, including "Kansas City Trucking Company," "El Paso Wrecking Crew," "The Idol," "Inch By Inch," and "A Matter of Size."

He died from AIDS-related lymphoma at his home in Venice, California in 1990.
BornJune 15, 1942
DiedSeptember 2, 1990(48)
BornJune 15, 1942
DiedSeptember 2, 1990(48)
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Known for

Three Day Pass
  • Cinematographer(as Nick Eliot, photographed by)
  • 1982
Snowballing
6.4
  • Cinematographer(photographed by)
  • 1975
Where Joey Lives
6.8
  • Director
  • 1970
Brothers
7.2
  • Cinematographer(as Nick Elliott, photographed by)
  • 1973

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Undergear
    Video
    • Cinematographer (camera)
    • 1990
  • Made in Hollywood
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Nikolai Ursin, photography)
    • 1990
  • Sex, Lies and Video Cassette
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Stryker Force
    8.0
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Bigger Than Life
    7.1
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Bi-Coastal
    7.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Sizing Up: Before Your Very Eyes
    8.0
    Video
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1984
  • Spalding Gray's Map of L.A.
    6.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer (as Nikolai Ursin)
    • 1984
  • Like a Horse
    8.6
    • Cinematographer (videography)
    • 1984
  • The Brig
    • Cinematographer (as Nick Eliot)
    • 1982
  • Three Day Pass
    • Cinematographer (as Nick Eliot, photographed by)
    • 1982
  • A Night at Halsted's
    5.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Skin Deep
    7.8
    • Cinematographer (photography)
    • 1982
  • Flashbacks
    7.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Palace of Pleasures
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

Director



  • Choice Cuts
    Video
    • Director (as Nick Eliot)
    • 1983
  • Three Day Pass
    • Director (as Nick Eliot)
    • 1982
  • Snowballing
    6.4
    • Director
    • 1975
  • Morning, Noon and Night
    6.2
    • Director (as Nick Elliott)
    • 1975
  • Where Joey Lives
    6.8
    • Director
    • 1970
  • Behind Every Good Man (1967)
    Behind Every Good Man
    6.3
    Short
    • Director (as Nicolai Ursin, Nikolai Ursin)
    • 1967

Camera and Electrical Department



  • Inch by Inch
    7.8
    • camera operator
    • 1985
  • Wet Shorts
    6.8
    • camera operator
    • 1982
  • Closed Set
    7.4
    • camera operator
    • 1980

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Nick Eliot
  • Born
    • June 15, 1942
    • Middleton, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • September 2, 1990
    • Venice, Los Angeles County, California, USA(AIDS-related lymphoma)

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    Nick attended Mount Hermon School for Boys, where he was a member of the Great Class of 1960.

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