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Don Nygren(1933-2001)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Don Nygren was born on 13 September 1933. He is known for Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Firefox (1982). He died on 13 November 2001 in Oxnard, California, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1933
DiedNovember 13, 2001(68)
BornSeptember 13, 1933
DiedNovember 13, 2001(68)
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Known for

Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
5.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Donald O. Nygren)
  • 1989
Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop
7.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Donald O. Nygren)
  • 1984
Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
Firefox
5.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1982
Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
The Nutty Professor
5.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1996

Credits

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  • Eddie Murphy in The Nutty Professor (1996)
    The Nutty Professor
    5.7
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1996
  • Dick Van Dyke and Barry Van Dyke in Diagnosis Murder (1993)
    Diagnosis Murder
    6.9
    TV Series
    • gaffer (as Donald Nygren)
    • 1994–1995
  • Bruce Campbell in The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr. (1993)
    The Adventures of Brisco County, Jr.
    8.3
    TV Series
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1993
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Brian Wimmer in Late for Dinner (1991)
    Late for Dinner
    6.5
    • gaffer (as Donald Nygren)
    • 1991
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • gaffer
    • 1990–1991
  • Bill Cosby, Brooke Fontaine, Salim Grant, and Kimberly Russell in Ghost Dad (1990)
    Ghost Dad
    4.4
    • gaffer
    • 1990
  • C. Thomas Howell and Peter Horton in Side Out (1990)
    Side Out
    5.5
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1990
  • William Conrad and Joe Penny in Jake and the Fatman (1987)
    Jake and the Fatman
    6.4
    TV Series
    • gaffer (as Donald Nygren)
    • 1990
  • Whoopi Goldberg and Jim Belushi in Homer and Eddie (1989)
    Homer and Eddie
    5.3
    • gaffer
    • 1989
  • Leonard Nimoy and William Shatner in Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
    Star Trek V: The Final Frontier
    5.5
    • chief lighting technician (as Donald O. Nygren)
    • 1989
  • Paul Reubens, Frankie Avalon, Bob Denver, Annette Funicello, Don Adams, and Stevie Ray Vaughan in Back to the Beach (1987)
    Back to the Beach
    5.9
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1987
  • Anthony Michael Hall and Jenny Wright in Out of Bounds (1986)
    Out of Bounds
    5.4
    • gaffer
    • 1986
  • Heather O'Rourke in Poltergeist II: The Other Side (1986)
    Poltergeist II: The Other Side
    5.7
    • chief lighting technician
    • 1986
  • Playing for Keeps (1986)
    Playing for Keeps
    4.4
    • gaffer
    • 1986
  • Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times (1986)
    The Best of Times
    6.0
    • gaffer
    • 1986

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Donald O. Nygren
  • Born
    • September 13, 1933
  • Died
    • November 13, 2001
    • Oxnard, California, USA(heart attack)

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