Michael Ballhaus
Camera1935Berlin, Germany
Biography
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Known For
Acting History
2014
Kölner Treff
TVas Self• 1 eps
2013
3096 Days
Director of Photography
2012
Side by Side
as Self
2010
Wortwechsel
TVas Self• 1 eps
2009
Bambi
TVas Self• 1 eps
2008
Bavarian Film Awards
TVas Self• 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
TVas Self• 1 eps
2007
Nachtlinie
TVas Self• 1 eps
2006
Cinematographer Style
as Self
The Departed
Director of Photography
2003
Uptown Girls
Director of Photography
Something's Gotta Give
Director of Photography
2002
Gangs of New York
Director of Photography
2000
Abendschau
TVas self
The Legend of Bagger Vance
Director of Photography
What Planet Are You From?
Director of Photography
1999
Goldene Kamera
TVas Self• 1 eps
Wild Wild West
Director of Photography
The Thirteenth Floor
Executive Producer
1998
Alpha Forum
TVas Self
Primary Colors
Director of Photography
1997
1996
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
TVas Self• 1 eps
Sleepers
Director of Photography
1995
Outbreak
Director of Photography
1994
Quiz Show
Director of Photography
I'll Do Anything
Director of Photography
1993
The Age of Innocence
Director of Photography
1992
Visions of Light
as Self
Bram Stoker's Dracula
Director of Photography
1991
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs
as Self
GoodFellas
Director of Photography
Postcards from the Edge
Director of Photography
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
Director of Photography
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
Director of Photography
1988
Working Girl
Director of Photography
The House on Carroll Street
Director of Photography
The Last Temptation of Christ
Director of Photography
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director of Photography
1987
Broadcast News
Director of Photography
The Glass Menagerie
Director of Photography
1986
American Masters
TVas Self• 1 eps
Under the Cherry Moon
Director of Photography
The Color of Money
Director of Photography
1985
After Hours
Director of Photography
Death of a Salesman
Director of Photography
1984
Heartbreakers
Director of Photography
Reckless
Director of Photography
Old Enough
Director of Photography
1982
The Magic Mountain
Director of Photography
1981
Lili Marleen
Additional Photography
Looping
Director of Photography
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
as Counsel
The Marriage of Maria Braun
Director of Photography
1978
Germany in Autumn
Director of Photography
Der Gehilfe
Director of Photography
Despair
Director of Photography
1977
Chinese Roulette
Director of Photography
Adolf and Marlene
Director of Photography
The Stationmaster’s Wife
Director of Photography
1976
I Only Want You to Love Me
Director of Photography
Dorothea Merz
Director of Photography
Satan’s Brew
Director of Photography
Summer Guests
Director of Photography
1975
Fox and His Friends
Director of Photography
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
Director of Photography
1974
Martha
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
From the Family of Reptiles
Director of Photography
Martha
Director of Photography
1973
German Film Award
TVas Self• 2 eps
World on a Wire
TVDirector of Photography
1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director of Photography
1971
Whity
Director of Photography
Beware of a Holy Whore
Director of Photography
1969
Your Caresses
Director of Photography
Der Kidnapper
Director of Photography
1966
Abschied
Director of Photography
1961
Die Kassette
Director of Photography
1955
Lola Montès
Still Photographer