Philippe Cousteau

Personal Info

Birthday

December 30, 1940

Day of Death

1979-06-28

(38 years old)

Place of Birth

Toulon, Var, France

Philippe Cousteau

Biography

Philippe Pierre Cousteau (30 December 1940 – 28 June 1979) was a French diver, sailor, pilot, photographer, author, director and cinematographer specializing in environmental issues, with a background in oceanography. He was the second son of Jacques Cousteau and Simone Melchior.

Cousteau was proficient filming from the air, on land and underwater. He was the lead cinematographer for most of the Cousteau films during his lifetime; he was nominated for and won several awards. Born in Toulon, Philippe Cousteau first dived with an aqua-lung in 1945 when he was 4 years old.

Known For

Filmography

2021
Becoming Cousteau
as Self (archive footage)
1979
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 2
as Self
The Cousteau Odyssey: The Nile Part 1
as Self
1978
The Cousteau Collection N°8-1 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 1)
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°8-2 | In Search of Atlantis (Part 2)
as Self
1974
The Cousteau Collection N°4-2 | The Flight of the Penguin
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°5-1 | Life Under an Ocean of Ice
as Self
1973
The Cousteau Collection N°9-2 | Morse's Smile
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°6-1 | Hippo, Hippo
as Self
1972
The Cousteau Collection N°2-1 | The Song of the Dolphins
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°7-1 | Octopus, Little Octopus
as Self
1971
The Cousteau Collection N°12-1 | The Dragons of the Galapagos
as Self
1969
The Cousteau Collection N°3-1 | Desert Whales
as Self
The Cousteau Collection N°7-2 | The Night of the Squid
as Self