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William A. Fraker

Known for camera · Born 29 September 1923 · Died 31 May 2010 · aged 86 · Los Angeles, California, USA

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William Ashman Fraker (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was an American cinematographer, film director and producer. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honoring his career. As cinematographer, his films include The President's Analyst (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Bullitt (1968), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Coonskin (1975), Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978), 1941 (1979), WarGames (1983), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Murphy's Romance (1985), Tombstone (1993), and Street Fighter (1994). He directed three theatrical films, Monte Walsh (1970), A Reflection of Fear (1971), and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), as well as several television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Fraker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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Known for

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

1977

Rosemary's Baby

1968

Tombstone

1993

WarGames

1983

Street Fighter

1994

Bullitt

1968

Father of the Bride Part II

1995

Rules of Engagement

2000

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Vegas Vacation

1997

1941

1979

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Acting (5)

2002Polanski y los ojos del malHimselfFilm
1996The Making of '1941'SelfFilm
1992Visions of LightSelfFilm
1984Irreconcilable Differences"Gabrielle" CinematographerFilm
1971Dusty and Sweets McGeeThe CellistFilm

Camera (54)

2002Waking Up in RenoDirector of PhotographyFilm
2001Town & CountryDirector of PhotographyFilm
2000Rules of EngagementDirector of PhotographyFilm
1997Vegas VacationDirector of PhotographyFilm
1996The Island of Dr. MoreauDirector of PhotographyFilm
1995Father of the Bride Part IIDirector of PhotographyFilm
1995Death in Small DosesDirector of PhotographyFilm
1994Street FighterDirector of PhotographyFilm
1994There Goes My BabyDirector of PhotographyFilm
1993TombstoneDirector of Photography, Associate ProducerFilm
1992Memoirs of an Invisible ManDirector of PhotographyFilm
1992Honeymoon in VegasDirector of PhotographyFilm
1990The FreshmanDirector of PhotographyFilm
1989Chances AreDirector of PhotographyFilm
1989An Innocent ManDirector of PhotographyFilm
1987Baby BoomDirector of PhotographyFilm
1987BurglarDirector of PhotographyFilm
1986SpaceCampDirector of PhotographyFilm
1985Murphy's RomanceDirector of PhotographyFilm
1985Fever PitchDirector of PhotographyFilm
1984ProtocolDirector of PhotographyFilm
1984Irreconcilable DifferencesDirector of PhotographyFilm
1983WarGamesDirector of PhotographyFilm
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in TexasDirector of PhotographyFilm
1982Hey Good Lookin'Director of PhotographyFilm
1981Sharky's MachineDirector of PhotographyFilm
1980The Hollywood KnightsDirector of PhotographyFilm
1980Divine MadnessDirector of PhotographyFilm
19791941Director of PhotographyFilm
1979Old BoyfriendsDirector of PhotographyFilm
1978Heaven Can WaitDirector of PhotographyFilm
1978American Hot WaxDirector of PhotographyFilm
1977Close Encounters of the Third KindDirector of PhotographyFilm
1977Exorcist II: The HereticDirector of PhotographyFilm
1977Looking for Mr. GoodbarDirector of PhotographyFilm
1976GatorDirector of PhotographyFilm
1976LipstickAdditional Director of PhotographyFilm
1976The Killer Inside MeDirector of PhotographyFilm
1975CoonskinDirector of PhotographyFilm
1975Rancho DeluxeDirector of PhotographyFilm
1975Aloha Bobby and RoseDirector of PhotographyFilm
1975Conversation with Fritz LangDirector of PhotographyFilm
1973The Day of the DolphinDirector of PhotographyFilm
1973Fade InDirector of PhotographyFilm
1971Dusty and Sweets McGeeDirector of PhotographyFilm
1969Paint Your WagonDirector of PhotographyFilm
1968Rosemary's BabyDirector of PhotographyFilm
1968BullittDirector of PhotographyFilm
1967The President's AnalystDirector of PhotographyFilm
1967GamesDirector of PhotographyFilm
1967The FoxDirector of PhotographyFilm
1966IncubusDirector of PhotographyFilm
1964The Ghost of Sierra de CobreCamera OperatorFilm
1933Cocktail HourStill PhotographerFilm

Directing (10)

1993Walker, Texas RangerDirectorSeries
1990The FlashDirectorSeries
1989B.L. StrykerDirectorSeries
1989UnsubDirectorSeries
1987WiseguyDirectorSeries
1987J.J. StarbuckDirectorSeries
1981The Legend of the Lone RangerDirectorFilm
1972A Reflection of FearDirectorFilm
1970Monte WalshDirectorFilm
—B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's TouchDirectorFilm