British actor Tom Hardy has paid tribute to his “lovely friend”, cinematographer Dick Pope, following his death aged 77.
Announcing news of his death, the British Society Of Cinematographers said in a statment that Pope “was an extraordinary cinematographer whose work on documentaries, television and films was of the highest level.”
It added: “We pay tribute to our wonderful friend and colleague and our thoughts go out to his family especially his wife Pat at this difficult time.”
Venom actor Hardy, 47, posted two photos of Pope to Instagram, captioned: “Dick Pope. British cinematographer, lovely friend and all-round legend. Aug 1947 – October 2024.”
Pope was born in Bromley, Kent in 1947 and worked in the field of documentary before moving to TV, earning a Bafta TV Craft nomination in 1988 for his work on Porterhouse Blue, a drama starring Sir David Jason and Ian Richardson.
He also worked on 2004 film Vera Drake, with Dame Imelda Staunton, biographical 2014 drama Mr Turner, starring Timothy Spall, and 2015 film Legend, which saw Hardy play identical twins Reggie and Ronnie Kray.
Pope would guest tutor at schools such as the National Film And Television School (NFTS) and recently worked on the film Hard Truths which was shown at the BFI London Film Festival earlier in the month.
