RIP Gary B. Kibbe

R.I.P. Gary B. Kibbe, Cinematographer on Several John Carpenter Films

Bloody Disgusting

By Brad Miska

March 13, 2020

Director John Carpenter tweeted out the terribly sad news that cinematographer Gary B. Kibbe has passed away at the age of 79. There is no other source of information as of this writing.

As Carpenter notes, Kibbe photographed most of his movies since 1987, including Prince of Darkness (1987), They Live (1988), In the Mouth of Madness (1994), Village of the Damned (1995), Escape from L.A. (1996), Vampires (1998), Ghosts of Mars (2001), not to mention Body Bags (1993). IMDb also lists him as a camera operator on Big Trouble in Little China (1986) and additional camera operator on Halloween II (1981).

Kibbe also photographed RoboCop 3 (1993) and Double Dragon (1994), as well as episodes of HBO’s “Tales from the Crypt”.

Kibbe is a horror legend who should have his name mentioned alongside Carpenter’s until the end of time. He will be missed dearly and we send our thoughts and prayers to his surviving family and friends.

KIBBE, Gary B. (Gary Brian Kibbe)

Born: 1/9/1941, Los Angeles, California, U.S.A.

Died: 3/12/2020, North Hollywood, California, U.S.A.

Gary B. Kibbe’s westerns – cinematographer, cameraman:

Butch and Sundance: The Early Days – 1979 [camera operator]

The Legend of the Lone Ranger – 1981 [camera operator]

Calamity Jane – 1984 [camera operator]

Blood River – 1991 [cinematographer]

City Slickers – 1991 [camera operator]

Two-Fisted Tales (TV) – 1992 [cinematographer]