William A. Fraker

William A. Fraker

Known for
Camera
Born
September 29, 1923
Died
May 31, 2010 (aged 86)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

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.

Known For

Filmography

2002
Waking Up in Reno poster

Waking Up in Reno

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Town & Country poster

Town & Country

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Rules of Engagement poster

Rules of Engagement

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Vegas Vacation poster

Vegas Vacation

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau poster

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Father of the Bride Part II poster

Father of the Bride Part II

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Death in Small Doses poster

Death in Small Doses

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Street Fighter poster

Street Fighter

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
There Goes My Baby poster

There Goes My Baby

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Tombstone poster

Tombstone

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Honeymoon in Vegas poster

Honeymoon in Vegas

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man poster

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
The Freshman poster

The Freshman

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Chances Are poster

Chances Are

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
An Innocent Man poster

An Innocent Man

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Baby Boom poster

Baby Boom

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Burglar poster

Burglar

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
SpaceCamp poster

SpaceCamp

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Fever Pitch poster

Fever Pitch

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Murphy's Romance poster

Murphy's Romance

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Irreconcilable Differences poster

Irreconcilable Differences

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Protocol poster

Protocol

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
WarGames poster

WarGames

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas poster

The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Hey Good Lookin' poster

Hey Good Lookin'

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Sharky's Machine poster

Sharky's Machine

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
Divine Madness poster

Divine Madness

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
The Hollywood Knights poster

The Hollywood Knights

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
1941 poster

1941

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Old Boyfriends poster

Old Boyfriends

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Heaven Can Wait poster

Heaven Can Wait

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
American Hot Wax poster

American Hot Wax

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic poster

Exorcist II: The Heretic

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar poster

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind poster

Close Encounters of the Third Kind

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Gator poster

Gator

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Lipstick poster

Lipstick

Movie · Additional Director of Photography

1976
The Killer Inside Me poster

The Killer Inside Me

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Coonskin poster

Coonskin

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Rancho Deluxe poster

Rancho Deluxe

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Conversation with Fritz Lang poster

Conversation with Fritz Lang

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Aloha Bobby and Rose poster

Aloha Bobby and Rose

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Day of the Dolphin poster

The Day of the Dolphin

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Fade In poster

Fade In

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Dusty and Sweets McGee poster

Dusty and Sweets McGee

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Paint Your Wagon poster

Paint Your Wagon

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Rosemary's Baby poster

Rosemary's Baby

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Bullitt poster

Bullitt

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
The Fox poster

The Fox

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
The President's Analyst poster

The President's Analyst

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Games poster

Games

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Incubus poster

Incubus

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre poster

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Movie · Camera Operator

1933
Cocktail Hour poster

Cocktail Hour

Movie · Still Photographer