Star Trek cinematographer Douglas Knapp, who also worked with Tim Burton and John Carpenter, has died at 70

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Star Trek cinematographer Douglas Knapp has passed away. His death was reported Wednesday, February 5th, by his daughter Allyson Cook to The Hollywood Reporter. He was 70.

Knapp was a well-known camera operator in Hollywood who worked on two Star Trek series: he spent seven years on Star Trek: Voyager and four on Star Trek: Enterprise, with more than 200 combined credits between the two.

Outside of Star Trek, Knapp was known for his camera work on the hit series Murphy Brown starring Candice Bergen, for his camera work on films such as Escape from New York and Beetlejuice, and for his film collaborations with directors John Carpenter and Tim Burton.

Knapp was a longtime board member of the International Cinematographers Guild, and taught cinematography at the Los Angeles Film School and West Los Angeles College. Mike Okuda, Star Trek graphic designer and friend of Knapp’s, said Wednesday, “We are shattered to learn that our friend, Douglas Knapp, has passed away after a long battle with cancer. We worked with him on Voyager and Enterprise, where he was camera operator and director of photography. Doug's credits include The Six Million Dollar Man, and Dark Star.”

Please join me in sending condolences to Knapp’s family.