The double Oscar nominee worked on 11 movies with the director, including ‘Mr. Turner,' ‘Secrets & Lies' and most recently 'Hard Truths.'

Dick Pope is dead. The Oscar-nominated cinematographer best known for his 34-year collaboration with Mike Leigh was 77.

Academy Award nominated cinematographer Dick Pope has died. He was 77. The news was announced in a statement by the British Society of Cinematographers. "It is with deepest sadness that we learn of the passing of our friend and colleague Dick Pope BSC,

Dick Pope, the esteemed British cinematographer who received Academy Award nominations for his exquisite work on “The Illusionist” and Mike Leigh ‘s “ Mr. Turner ,” has died at the age of 77. His death was confirmed by a publicist on his final film, Leigh’s “Hard Truths.”

Richard Pope, known as Dick, was born in Bromley, Kent in 1947. Having started out in current affairs television including ITV series World In Action, Pope began working on narrative TV in the 1980s, receiving a Bafta nomination for 1987 comedy mini-series Porterhouse Blue.

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Cinematographer Dick Pope, who worked on 11 films with his longtime collaborator Mike Leigh, has died at age 77.

Dick Pope, a British cinematographer best known for his collaborations with Mike Leigh, has passed away at the age of 77. The British Society of Cinematographers announced the news, but no cause of death was given.

Richard Pope, the British cinematographer who collaborated with director Mike Leigh across his career and earned an Oscar nomination for his work lensing Leigh’s 2014 biopic “Mr. Turner,” has died. Pope’s death was confirmed by the British Society of Cinematographers in a statement released Tuesday.