Biography
John L. Russell (also credited as John L. Russell Jr. or Jack Russell) was an American cinematographer. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he began his career as a camera operator before becoming a director of photography on feature films and television in the 1940s.
He is best known for his black-and-white photography on Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho (1960), for which he received an Academy Award nomination. Other notable credits include Macbeth (1948), The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms (1953), The Man from Planet X (1951), The Cabinet of Caligari (1962) and numerous episodes of Alfred Hitchcock Presents. He also worked extensively on series such as The Munsters.
Russell was the son of screenwriter Lillian Case Russell and actor John Lowell Russell, and was married to screenwriter Vy Russell. He died in Los Angeles in 1967.
