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Michael Chapman

Michael Chapman

Camera1935New York City, New York, USA

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.

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Acting History

2021
The Rapist
as Retired Filmmaker
2014
Walking on Sunshine
as Holiday Maker
2012
2007
Bridge to Terabithia
Director of Photography
2006
Hoot
Director of Photography
2004
Suspect Zero
as Prosecutor #1
Eulogy
as Adult Film Cameraman
Suspect Zero
Director of Photography
Eulogy
Director of Photography
House of D
Director of Photography
2001
Evolution
as Sheriff Long
Evolution
Director of Photography
2000
The Watcher
Director of Photography
1999
The White River Kid
Director of Photography
The Story of Us
Director of Photography
1998
Six Days Seven Nights
Director of Photography
1996
Space Jam
Director of Photography
Primal Fear
Director of Photography
1993
Rising Sun
as Fred Hoffman
The Fugitive
Director of Photography
Rising Sun
Director of Photography
1992
Whispers in the Dark
Director of Photography
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Shooting Gallery Operator
Doc Hollywood
Director of Photography
1990
Kindergarten Cop
as Firefighter
Quick Change
Director of Photography
Kindergarten Cop
Director of Photography
1989
The Abyss
as Dr. Berg
Third Degree Burn
as Dan Rourke
Ghostbusters II
Director of Photography
1988
Shoot to Kill
as Lawyer
Gotham
as Landlord
Gotham
Director of Photography
Scrooged
Director of Photography
Shoot to Kill
Director of Photography
1987
The Lost Boys
Director of Photography
1983
The Man with Two Brains
Director of Photography
1982
Personal Best
Director of Photography
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid
Director of Photography
1981
The Howling
as Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
1980
Raging Bull
Director of Photography
1979
The Wanderers
Director of Photography
Hardcore
Director of Photography
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)
The Last Waltz
Director of Photography
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Director of Photography
Shoot the Sun Down
Director of Photography
Fingers
Director of Photography
King
TVDirector of Photography3 eps
1976
The Next Man
Director of Photography
Taxi Driver
Director of Photography
The Front
Director of Photography
1975
Jaws
Camera Operator
Death Be Not Proud
Director of Photography
1974
The White Dawn
Director of Photography
1973
The Last Detail
as Taxi Driver
The Last Detail
Director of Photography
1972
The Godfather
Camera Operator
Up the Sandbox
Camera Operator
1971
Little Murders
Camera Operator
Klute
Camera Operator
1970
The Landlord
Camera Operator
Loving
Camera Operator
The People Next Door
Camera Operator
1968
The Thanksgiving Visitor
Assistant Camera
1965
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Assistant Camera

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Personal Info

Known For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
11/21/1935
Day of Death
9/20/2020
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA