John E. McCosker

John E. McCosker
Nationality American
Alma mater
Occupation Senior Scientist
Years active 1967 - present

John Edward McCosker is an well-known expert in ichthyology and as has been part of expeditions to many countries such as Antarctic, Australia, and the Galapagos. After extensive study and ten expeditions he one of the foremost experts on the Galapagos. He has been featured in various different television documentaries as well as working with filmmakers and other documentary programmes off screen.

McCosker earned his BA degree from the Occidental College (Los Angeles, California) in 1967. He attended the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in 1973 where McCosker gained his PhD degree. Currently he is a senior scientist at the California Academy of Sciences based in San Francisco, California. He joined the academy in 1973 as superintendent within the Steinhart Aquarium. Between 1976 and 1994 he was the director. From 1988 to 1989, and again in 1995, he was the Interim Executive Director for the Academy.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
1987 Jaws: The Revenge N/A Thanks / Miscellaneous Crew
1996 Galapagos: Beyond Darwin Self TV Movie documentary
1996 The World's Most Dangerous Animals Self TV Movie documentary
1999 Galapagos: The Enchanted Voyage Self Documentary short
1999 Island of the Sharks Advisor Documentary short
2003 MythBusters Self
2005 Naked Science Himself
2005 In the Wake of the Zaca Special Thanks Video documentary

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