Robert Surtees
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- August 9, 1906
- Died
- January 5, 1985 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- Covington, Kentucky, USA
Biography
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.
Known For
Filmography
Same Time, Next Year
Movie · Director of Photography
Bloodbrothers
Movie · Director of Photography
The Turning Point
Movie · Director of Photography
A Star Is Born
Movie · Director of Photography
The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie · Director of Photography
The Hindenburg
Movie · Director of Photography
The Sting
Movie · Director of Photography
Lost Horizon
Movie · Director of Photography
Oklahoma Crude
Movie · Director of Photography
The Other
Movie · Director of Photography
The Cowboys
Movie · Director of Photography
Summer of '42
Movie · Director of Photography
The Last Picture Show
Movie · Director of Photography
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Movie · Director of Photography
Two Mules for Sister Sara
Movie · Director of Photography
Sweet Charity
Movie · Director of Photography
The Arrangement
Movie · Director of Photography
Coogan's Bluff
Movie · Director of Photography
The Graduate
Movie · Director of Photography
Doctor Dolittle
Movie · Director of Photography
The Chase
Movie · Additional Photography
Lost Command
Movie · Director of Photography
The Collector
Movie · Director of Photography
The Satan Bug
Movie · Director of Photography
The Third Day
Movie · Director of Photography
The Hallelujah Trail
Movie · Director of Photography
Kisses for My President
Movie · Director of Photography
PT 109
Movie · Director of Photography
Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie · Director of Photography
Cimarron
Movie · Director of Photography
It Started in Naples
Movie · Director of Photography
Ben-Hur
Movie · Director of Photography
Merry Andrew
Movie · Director of Photography
The Law and Jake Wade
Movie · Director of Photography
Raintree County
Movie · Director of Photography
Les Girls
Movie · Director of Photography
The Swan
Movie · Director of Photography
Tribute to a Bad Man
Movie · Director of Photography
Oklahoma!
Movie · Director of Photography
Trial
Movie · Director of Photography
The Long, Long Trailer
Movie · Director of Photography
Valley of the Kings
Movie · Director of Photography
Mogambo
Movie · Director of Photography
Escape from Fort Bravo
Movie · Director of Photography
Ride, Vaquero!
Movie · Director of Photography
The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie · Director of Photography
The Merry Widow
Movie · Director of Photography
The Wild North
Movie · Director of Photography
Quo Vadis
Movie · Director of Photography
The Strip
Movie · Director of Photography
The Light Touch
Movie · Director of Photography
King Solomon's Mines
Movie · Director of Photography
Act of Violence
Movie · Director of Photography
That Midnight Kiss
Movie · Director of Photography
Big Jack
Movie · Director of Photography
Intruder in the Dust
Movie · Director of Photography
Big City
Movie · Director of Photography
Tenth Avenue Angel
Movie · Director of Photography
The Kissing Bandit
Movie · Director of Photography
A Date with Judy
Movie · Director of Photography
The Unfinished Dance
Movie · Director of Photography
No Leave, No Love
Movie · Director of Photography
Two Sisters from Boston
Movie · Director of Photography
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Movie · Director of Photography
Strange Holiday
Movie · Director of Photography
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie · Director of Photography
Music for Millions
Movie · Director of Photography
Two Girls and a Sailor
Movie · Director of Photography
Lost Angel
Movie · Director of Photography
Heavenly Music
Movie · Director of Photography
Don't You Believe It
Movie · Director of Photography
Election Daze
Movie · Director of Photography
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Movie · Director of Photography
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Movie · Camera Operator
David Harum
Movie · Assistant Camera
State Fair
Movie · Assistant Camera
Lady with a Past
Movie · Assistant Camera