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Michael Chapman

Camera

Born November 21, 1935 · New York City, New York, USA

Died September 20, 2020

Biography

Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chapman (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & recognition

  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1994 · nominated
  • Academy AwardBest Cinematography · 1981 · nominated

Filmography50+ titles

The Godfather

1972Camera Operator

Taxi Driver

1976Director of Photography

Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987

2013Director

Raging Bull

1980Director of Photography

Primal Fear

1996Director of Photography

The Last Waltz

1978Director of Photography

Jaws

1975Camera Operator

The Fugitive

1993Director of Photography

The Abyss

1989as Dr. Berg

Side by Side

2012as Self

Bridge to Terabithia

2007Director of Photography

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

1978as Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)

The Lost Boys

1987Director of Photography

The Front

1976Director of Photography

The Last Detail

1973as Taxi Driver

The Wanderers

1979Director of Photography

Space Jam

1996Director of Photography

Scrooged

1988Director of Photography

Klute

1971Camera Operator

Quick Change

1990Director of Photography

Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid

1982Director of Photography

Hardcore

1979Director of Photography

American Boy: A Profile of Steven Prince

1978Director of Photography

The White Dawn

1974Director of Photography

Ghostbusters II

1989Director of Photography

The Howling

1981as Man at End of Bar (uncredited)

King

Director of Photography

Eulogy

2004as Adult Film Cameraman

Doc Hollywood

1991as Shooting Gallery Operator

Fingers

1978Director of Photography

Who Killed Teddy Bear

1965Assistant Camera

House of D

2004Director of Photography

Walking on Sunshine

2014as Holiday Maker

The Man with Two Brains

1983Director of Photography

Evolution

2001as Sheriff Long

The Story of Us

1999as Waiter

Six Days Seven Nights

1998as Mechanic

Rising Sun

1993as Fred Hoffman

Kindergarten Cop

1990as Firefighter

Personal Best

1982Director of Photography

Loving

1970Camera Operator

Up the Sandbox

1972Camera Operator

The People Next Door

1970Camera Operator

All the Right Moves

1983Director

Hoot

2006Director of Photography

Suspect Zero

2004as Prosecutor #1

The Clan of the Cave Bear

1986Director

The Viking Sagas

1995Director, Story

The Watcher

2000Director of Photography

The White River Kid

1999Director of Photography