Camera
Community Rating
6.6
TMDB estimate
Born
August 9, 1906
Died
January 5, 1985 (age 78)
Born in
Covington, Kentucky, USA
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
Bloodbrothers
as Director of Photography
1978
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Same Time, Next Year
as Director of Photography
1978
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The Turning Point
as Director of Photography
1977
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A Star Is Born
as Director of Photography
1976
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The Hindenburg
as Director of Photography
1975
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The Great Waldo Pepper
as Director of Photography
1975
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The Sting
as Director of Photography
1973
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Oklahoma Crude
as Director of Photography
1973
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Lost Horizon
as Director of Photography
1973
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The Other
as Director of Photography
1972
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The Cowboys
as Director of Photography
1972
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The Last Picture Show
as Director of Photography
1971
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Summer of '42
as Director of Photography
1971
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
as Director of Photography
1970
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The Arrangement
as Director of Photography
1969
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Sweet Charity
as Director of Photography
1969
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Coogan's Bluff
as Director of Photography
1968
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The Graduate
as Director of Photography
1967
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Doctor Dolittle
as Director of Photography
1967
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Lost Command
as Director of Photography
1966
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