Michel Hugo
| Michael Hugo | |
|---|---|
| Born | January 13, 1930 Paris, France |
| Died | October 12, 2010 (aged 80) Las Vegas, Nevada, United States |
| Occupation | Cinematographer |
Michel Hugo (January 13, 1930 Paris, France - October 12, 2010 Las Vegas, Nevada, United States) was a French-born American cinematographer and academic. His film and television credits included Dynasty, Melrose Place and Mission: Impossible. In 2001, Hugo became a professor at the film department of the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.
Hugo was born in Paris on 13 Jan 1930. He joined the French Resistance during the German occupation of France during World War II. In the 1950s, Hugo served in the French Army and began working in the Army's camera department. He moved to California during the 1960s.
Hugo began working on his first major television project, Mission: Impossible, in 1967. His film cinematography credits from the era include the 1969 Charlton Heston film Number One, the 1969 film The April Fools which starred Jack Lemmon, and Bless the Beasts and Children in 1971.
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