Michel Hugo, French-born American cinematographer (Dynasty, Melrose Place, Mission: Impossible), died from lung cancer.he was , 79

Michael Hugo  was a French-born American cinematographer and academic. His film and television credits included Dynasty, Melrose Place and Mission: Impossible  died from lung cancer.he was , 79.^[1] In 2001, Hugo became a professor at the film department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.^[1]

(1930 - October 12, 2010)

Hugo was born in France in 1930.^[1] He joined the French Resistance during the German occupation of France during World War II.^[1] In the 1950s, Hugo served in the French Army and began working in the Army's camera department.^[1] He moved to California during the 1960s.
Hugo began working on his first major television project, Mission: Impossible, in 1967.^[1] His film cinematography credits from the era include the 1969 Charleton Heston movie Number One, the 1969 film The April Fools which starred Jack Lemon, and Bless the Beasts and Children in 1971.^[1]
He worked on nineteen television episodes of The Streets of San Francisco during the 1970s.^[1] He was the cinematographer for Dynasty: The Reunionin 1991 and the FOX television series Melrose Place from 1992 until 1996.^[1]
Michel Hugo died of lung cancer in Las Vegas, Nevada, on October 12, 2010, at the age of 79.^[1] Hugo was survived by his wife, Gloria, two sons and a daughter.^[1]

Credits

His film and television credits include the following —

• Head (1968)
• Number One (1969)
• The April Fools (1969)
• Bless the Beasts and Children (1971)
• Earth II (1971, TV movie)
• They Only Kill Their Masters (1972)
• The Night Stalker (1972, TV movie)
• Mrs. Sundance (1974, TV movie)
• Ode to Billy Joe (1976)
• The Manitou (1978)
• Gorp (1980)
• Pandemonium (1982)
• Will There Really Be a Morning? (1983, TV movie)

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