Russell Metty

Known for
Camera
Born
September 20, 1906
Died
April 28, 1978 (aged 71)
Birthplace
Los Angeles, California, USA

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus. Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then was hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929. He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films all together with Sirk.

Known For

Filmography

1976
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence poster

Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
The Runaways poster

The Runaways

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Brock's Last Case poster

Brock's Last Case

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Hawkins poster

Hawkins

TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps

1972
Ben poster

Ben

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Cancel My Reservation poster

Cancel My Reservation

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
The Waltons poster

The Waltons

TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

1971
The Omega Man poster

The Omega Man

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring poster

Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
The Harness poster

The Harness

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Lock, Stock and Barrel poster

Lock, Stock and Barrel

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Columbo poster

Columbo

TV · Director of Photography · 5 eps

1970
Tribes poster

Tribes

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
How Do I Love Thee? poster

How Do I Love Thee?

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Change of Habit poster

Change of Habit

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities poster

Marcus Welby, M.D.: A Matter of Humanities

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Eye of the Cat poster

Eye of the Cat

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Madigan poster

Madigan

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
The Secret War of Harry Frigg poster

The Secret War of Harry Frigg

Movie · Camera Operator

1967
Rough Night in Jericho poster

Rough Night in Jericho

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Counterpoint poster

Counterpoint

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Thoroughly Modern Millie poster

Thoroughly Modern Millie

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
The Appaloosa poster

The Appaloosa

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Texas Across the River poster

Texas Across the River

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Madame X poster

Madame X

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
The Art of Love poster

The Art of Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
The War Lord poster

The War Lord

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Bus Riley's Back in Town poster

Bus Riley's Back in Town

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
I'd Rather Be Rich poster

I'd Rather Be Rich

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Captain Newman, M.D. poster

Captain Newman, M.D.

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Tammy and the Doctor poster

Tammy and the Doctor

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
The Thrill of It All poster

The Thrill of It All

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
That Touch of Mink poster

That Touch of Mink

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
The Interns poster

The Interns

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
If a Man Answers poster

If a Man Answers

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
The Misfits poster

The Misfits

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Flower Drum Song poster

Flower Drum Song

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
By Love Possessed poster

By Love Possessed

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Spartacus poster

Spartacus

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Midnight Lace poster

Midnight Lace

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Portrait in Black poster

Portrait in Black

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Platinum High School poster

Platinum High School

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Imitation of Life poster

Imitation of Life

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
This Earth Is Mine poster

This Earth Is Mine

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
One Step Beyond poster

One Step Beyond

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1958
Touch of Evil poster

Touch of Evil

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
The Thing That Couldn't Die poster

The Thing That Couldn't Die

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Step Down to Terror poster

Step Down to Terror

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Monster on the Campus poster

Monster on the Campus

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
A Time to Love and a Time to Die poster

A Time to Love and a Time to Die

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
The Female Animal poster

The Female Animal

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
The Midnight Story poster

The Midnight Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Man Afraid poster

Man Afraid

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Mister Cory poster

Mister Cory

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Battle Hymn poster

Battle Hymn

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Man of a Thousand Faces poster

Man of a Thousand Faces

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
There's Always Tomorrow poster

There's Always Tomorrow

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Congo Crossing poster

Congo Crossing

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Miracle in the Rain poster

Miracle in the Rain

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
Written on the Wind poster

Written on the Wind

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Crashout poster

Crashout

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Cult of the Cobra poster

Cult of the Cobra

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
The Man from Bitter Ridge poster

The Man from Bitter Ridge

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
All That Heaven Allows poster

All That Heaven Allows

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Man Without a Star poster

Man Without a Star

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Naked Alibi poster

Naked Alibi

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Four Guns to the Border poster

Four Guns to the Border

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Magnificent Obsession poster

Magnificent Obsession

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Sign of the Pagan poster

Sign of the Pagan

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Taza, Son of Cochise poster

Taza, Son of Cochise

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Tumbleweed poster

Tumbleweed

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Take Me to Town poster

Take Me to Town

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
The Man from the Alamo poster

The Man from the Alamo

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Seminole poster

Seminole

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
It Happens Every Thursday poster

It Happens Every Thursday

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Because of You poster

Because of You

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
The World in His Arms poster

The World in His Arms

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Against All Flags poster

Against All Flags

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Yankee Buccaneer poster

Yankee Buccaneer

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
The Raging Tide poster

The Raging Tide

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
The Golden Horde poster

The Golden Horde

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Flame of Araby poster

Flame of Araby

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Katie Did It poster

Katie Did It

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek poster

Curtain Call at Cactus Creek

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Buccaneer's Girl poster

Buccaneer's Girl

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Wyoming Mail poster

Wyoming Mail

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
The Desert Hawk poster

The Desert Hawk

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Sierra poster

Sierra

Movie · Director of Photography

1950
Peggy poster

Peggy

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
The Lady Gambles poster

The Lady Gambles

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
We Were Strangers poster

We Were Strangers

Movie · Director of Photography

1949
Bagdad poster

Bagdad

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Arch of Triumph poster

Arch of Triumph

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
All My Sons poster

All My Sons

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
A Woman's Vengeance poster

A Woman's Vengeance

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid poster

Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands poster

Kiss the Blood Off My Hands

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
You Gotta Stay Happy poster

You Gotta Stay Happy

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Ivy poster

Ivy

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
Ride the Pink Horse poster

Ride the Pink Horse

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
The Perfect Marriage poster

The Perfect Marriage

Movie · Director of Photography

1947
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami poster

The Private Affairs of Bel Ami

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
The Stranger poster

The Stranger

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
Whistle Stop poster

Whistle Stop

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Betrayal from the East poster

Betrayal from the East

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
It's in the Bag! poster

It's in the Bag!

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Pardon My Past poster

Pardon My Past

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
Story of G.I. Joe poster

Story of G.I. Joe

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Tender Comrade poster

Tender Comrade

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
The Master Race poster

The Master Race

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Seven Days Ashore poster

Seven Days Ashore

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
Music in Manhattan poster

Music in Manhattan

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
The Sky's the Limit poster

The Sky's the Limit

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Hitler's Children poster

Hitler's Children

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Around the World poster

Around the World

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Forever and a Day poster

Forever and a Day

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Behind the Rising Sun poster

Behind the Rising Sun

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
The Falcon's Brother poster

The Falcon's Brother

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
The Big Street poster

The Big Street

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Four Jacks and a Jill poster

Four Jacks and a Jill

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost poster

Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Joan of Paris poster

Joan of Paris

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Weekend for Three poster

Weekend for Three

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
Sunny poster

Sunny

Movie · Director of Photography

1941
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob poster

A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Dance, Girl, Dance poster

Dance, Girl, Dance

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Curtain Call poster

Curtain Call

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
Irene poster

Irene

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Sagebrush Serenade poster

Sagebrush Serenade

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
The Girl and the Gambler poster

The Girl and the Gambler

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
The Spellbinder poster

The Spellbinder

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
That's Right – You're Wrong poster

That's Right – You're Wrong

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Bringing Up Baby poster

Bringing Up Baby

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Annabel Takes a Tour poster

Annabel Takes a Tour

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Next Time I Marry poster

Next Time I Marry

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off poster

Mr. Doodle Kicks Off

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
The Affairs of Annabel poster

The Affairs of Annabel

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Annapolis Salute poster

Annapolis Salute

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Forty Naughty Girls poster

Forty Naughty Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

1934
West of the Pecos poster

West of the Pecos

Movie · Director of Photography

1933
Morning Glory poster

Morning Glory

Movie · Camera Operator

1932
The Penguin Pool Murder poster

The Penguin Pool Murder

Movie · Camera Operator