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William A. Fraker (1923-2010)

Alias:
Bill Fraker
William Ashman Fraker

Birthplace:
Los Angeles, California, USA

Born:
September 29, 1923

Died:
May 31, 2010

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Additional Director of Photography:
1976  Lipstick

Camera Operator:
1964  The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1976  Lipstick

Cinematography:
1964  The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1976  Lipstick
1982  Hey Good Lookin'

Director:
1964  The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1970  Monte Walsh
1973  A Reflection of Fear
1976  Lipstick
1981  The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1982  Hey Good Lookin'

Director of Photography:
1964  The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre
1966  Incubus
1967  Games
1967  The Fox
1967  The President's Analyst
1968  Bullitt
1968  Rosemary's Baby
1969  Paint Your Wagon
1970  Monte Walsh
1971  Dusty and Sweets McGee
1973  A Reflection of Fear
1973  Fade-In
1973  The Day of the Dolphin
1975  Aloha, Bobby and Rose
1975  Conversation with Fritz Lang
1975  Coonskin
1975  Rancho Deluxe
1976  Gator
1976  Lipstick
1976  The Killer Inside Me
1977  Exorcist II: The Heretic
1977  Looking for Mr. Goodbar
1978  American Hot Wax
1978  Heaven Can Wait
1979  1941
1979  Old Boyfriends
1980  Divine Madness
1980  The Hollywood Knights
1981  Sharky's Machine
1981  The Legend of the Lone Ranger
1982  Hey Good Lookin'
1982  The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
1983  WarGames
1984  Irreconcilable Differences
1984  Protocol
1985  Fever Pitch
1985  Murphy's Romance
1986  SpaceCamp
1987  Baby Boom
1987  Burglar
1989  An Innocent Man
1989  Chances Are
1990  The Freshman
1992  Honeymoon in Vegas
1992  Memoirs of an Invisible Man
1993  Tombstone
1994  Street Fighter
1994  There Goes My Baby
1995  Death in Small Doses
1995  Father of the Bride Part II
1996  The Island of Dr. Moreau
1997  Vegas Vacation
2000  Rules of Engagement
2001  Town & Country
2002  Waking Up in Reno

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TV Production

Director:
1987  J.J. Starbuck
1987  Wiseguy
1989  B.L. Stryker
1989  Unsub
1990  The Flash
1993  Walker, Texas Ranger

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