Ernest Steward BSC (11 September 1910[1] or 8 January 1914[2] – 8 April 1990)[3] was a British cinematographer.
Born in London, England, he began his career – as with most cinematographers of his era – as a camera operator.
His early credits in this field included Great Expectations (1946) and London Belongs to Me (1948).
He made several for producer Betty Box, including the Doctor films, based on the books by Richard Gordon, A Tale of Two Cities (1958) and The 39 Steps (1959).
Between 1950 and 1971 he was the cinematographer on practically all the films directed by Ralph Thomas, a total of 32 productions, and others, too, such as House of Mystery (1961), and Seven Keys (1962).