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Ted Moore

Ted Moore

Cinematographer · Died January 1, 1987, aged 72 · Western Cape, South Africa

Oscar winner · 2 BAFTA Awards

Ted Moore, BSC (7 August 1914 – 1987) was a South African-British cinematographer known for his work on seven of the James Bond films in the 1960s and early 1970s. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Fred Zinnemann's A Man for All Seasons, and two BAFTA Awards for Best Cinematography for A Man for All Seasons and From Russia with Love.

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
August 7, 1914
Died
January 1, 1987 (aged 72)
From
Western Cape, South Africa
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
37 on MovieCove · 53 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 155 days to Oct 26Down 12% in 30 days

What are Ted Moore's films like?

Across their 31 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Action14 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 64th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Action movies
Comedy5 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 27th percentile
: browse their Comedy movies
Adventure3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 37th percentile
: browse their Adventure movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 84th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Drama3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 33rd percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Horror2 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 34th percentile
: browse their Horror movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
36%
Bonds
21%
Self
14%
Power
13%
Survival
9%
Society
4%
Ideas
4%
Justice6 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception6 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity5 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love4 titles, browse their movies with this themePower4 titles, browse their movies with this themeFamily bonds4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival4 titles, browse their movies with this themeSacrifice4 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 31 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 14 · Serious 10 · Dark 7

Stylized: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their stylized movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 9 · Stylized 12 · Heightened 10

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 5 · Charged 17 · Intense 9

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 13 · Shifting 15 · Whiplash 3

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 15 · Some laughs 11 · Funny 5

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 11 · Even-paced 15 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

A split, not a type: Casual 14 · Engaged 17 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 27 · Open-ended 4 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
16
Thrilling
14
Absurd
7
Melancholic
7
Romantic
8
Other
22

How their films linger

Fun15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet11 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFeel-good8 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing7 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Happy17
  • Bittersweet6
  • Tragic4
  • Ambiguous4

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ted Moore's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 14 of their 37 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (7).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ted Moore's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

53 credits, 37 with a MovieCove page.

  • Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 10th percentile of all films

  • Q.E.D. (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1982)

    Show 6 episodes · Cinematographer

  • Priest of Love(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Clash of the Titans(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Dominique(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Orca(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Man with the Golden Gun(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Story of Jacob and Joseph(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Golden Voyage of Sinbad(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Live and Let Die(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • The Death Wheelers(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 42nd percentile of all films

  • Diamonds Are Forever(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Passion Potion(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 2nd percentile of all films

  • Brotherly Love(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • The Chairman(1969)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Shalako(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Prudence and the Pill(1968)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Last Safari (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1967)

    Cinematographer

  • A Man for All Seasons(1966)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 94th percentile of all films

  • Thunderball(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • The Amorous Adventures of Moll Flanders(1965)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 27th percentile of all films

  • Goldfinger(1964)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 96th percentile of all films

  • From Russia with Love(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Call Me Bwana(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • The Day of the Triffids(1963)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Dr. No(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Mix Me a Person(1962)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 35th percentile of all films

  • The Hellions (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • Johnny Nobody (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1961)

    Cinematographer

  • In the Nick (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • The Trials of Oscar Wilde(1960)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • Let's Get Married (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Jazz Boat (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1960)

    Cinematographer

  • Killers of Kilimanjaro (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • The Bandit Of Zhobe (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1959)

    Cinematographer

  • Tank Force! (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1958)

    Cinematographer

  • High Flight (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • How to Murder a Rich Uncle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1957)

    Cinematographer

  • Pickup Alley(1957)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • The Gamma People (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Zarak(1956)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 22nd percentile of all films

  • Odongo (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • Safari(1956)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 29th percentile of all films

  • April in Portugal (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1956)

    Cinematographer

  • The Cockleshell Heroes(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • A Prize of Gold(1955)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 32nd percentile of all films

  • The Black Knight(1954)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 24th percentile of all films

  • Genevieve (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1953)

    Camera Operator

  • Curtain Up(1952)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • The African Queen(1951)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Sons of the Sea(1939)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 51 titles from 1939 to 1982.

Biggest box office

Thunderball (1965)

$64M worldwide

Highest rated

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th

Most popular right now

Dr. No (1962)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography46 of 51: 46 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score45thOther crew5 of 51: 5 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1930s1 · crew1950s17 · crew1960s19 · crew1970s9 · crew1980s5 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

Awards

an Oscar and 2 BAFTA Awards from 3 major nominations, 1964–1968.

  1. 1968
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best British Cinematography (Colour)
  2. 1967
    • Oscar, won · Best Cinematography, Color
  3. 1964
    • BAFTA Award, won · Best British Cinematography (Colour)

Major bodies only: the Oscars, Primetime Emmys, Golden Globes, BAFTAs and Screen Actors Guild Awards are named; Cannes, Venice, the Berlinale, Sundance, the directors', writers' and producers' guilds, the Grammys, Critics Choice and the Independent Spirit Awards count as other major bodies. Festival and regional prizes are not counted. Source: IMDb.

How do Ted Moore's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 42nd percentile, the median of all 37; across their 31 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 47th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

47thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Reach · how many have seen their films

55thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 31

Midcredits score across 37 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th6
  • 25th to 49th14
  • Below 25th7

Shape of the crowd

13 of their 37 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved4
  • Crowd Pleaser11
  • Broadly Agreed9
  • Mixed13

Most divisive · cinematographer

Charles & Diana: A Royal Love Story (1982)

85th percentile spread · 41% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Goldfinger (1964)

Midcredits 96th · 86% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 65/100 in their films, across 25 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 50. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ted Moore's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs lighter than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore10 titles7–58 · median 52 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles18–50 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity11 titles10–32 · median 22 · mildlighter than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs10 titles14–33 · median 31 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense10 titles18–52 · median 40 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does Ted Moore work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ted Moore's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Albert R. Broccoli shares the most, 12.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers