Joseph F. Biroc
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- February 12, 1903
- Died
- September 7, 1996 (aged 93)
- Birthplace
- New York City, New York, USA
Biography
Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.
Known For
Filmography
A Winner Never Quits
Movie · Director of Photography
Father of Hell Town
Movie · Director of Photography
The Jerk, Too
Movie · Director of Photography
Airplane II: The Sequel
Movie · Director of Photography
Desperate Lives
Movie · Director of Photography
Hammett
Movie · Director of Photography
...All the Marbles
Movie · Director of Photography
Airplane!
Movie · Director of Photography
The Gambler
Movie · Director of Photography
Scruples
TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Movie · Director of Photography
SST: Death Flight
Movie · Director of Photography
The Clone Master
Movie · Director of Photography
A Family Upside Down
Movie · Director of Photography
Little Women
TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps
The Choirboys
Movie · Director of Photography
Washington: Behind Closed Doors
TV · Director of Photography · 6 eps
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Movie · Director of Photography
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers
TV · Director of Photography · 4 eps
Hustle
Movie · Director of Photography
The Longest Yard
Movie · Director of Photography
Blazing Saddles
Movie · Director of Photography
Thursday's Game
Movie · Director of Photography
The Towering Inferno
Movie · Additional Photography
Wonder Woman
Movie · Director of Photography
Shanks
Movie · Director of Photography
Emperor of the North
Movie · Director of Photography
Cahill: United States Marshal
Movie · Director of Photography
The Crooked Hearts
Movie · Director of Photography
Ulzana's Raid
Movie · Director of Photography
Playmates
Movie · Director of Photography
Gidget Gets Married
Movie · Director of Photography
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Movie · Director of Photography
The Organization
Movie · Director of Photography
The Grissom Gang
Movie · Director of Photography
Brian's Song
Movie · Director of Photography
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Movie · Director of Photography
Mean Justice
Movie · Director of Photography
Too Late the Hero
Movie · Director of Photography
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Movie · Director of Photography
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Movie · Director of Photography
Lady in Cement
Movie · Director of Photography
The Killing of Sister George
Movie · Director of Photography
The Legend of Lylah Clare
Movie · Director of Photography
The Detective
Movie · Director of Photography
Warning Shot
Movie · Director of Photography
Fitzwilly
Movie · Director of Photography
Enter Laughing
Movie · Director of Photography
Who's Minding the Mint?
Movie · Director of Photography
Tony Rome
Movie · Director of Photography
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
Movie · Director of Photography
The Swinger
Movie · Director of Photography
The Flight of the Phoenix
Movie · Director of Photography
I Saw What You Did
Movie · Director of Photography
To Trap a Spy
Movie · Director of Photography
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Movie · Director of Photography
Viva Las Vegas
Movie · Director of Photography
Ride the Wild Surf
Movie · Director of Photography
Bullet for a Badman
Movie · Director of Photography
The Young Lovers
Movie · Director of Photography
Kitten with a Whip
Movie · Director of Photography
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Movie · Director of Photography
Promises! Promises!
Movie · Director of Photography
Toys in the Attic
Movie · Director of Photography
Bye Bye Birdie
Movie · Director of Photography
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Movie · Director of Photography
Hitler
Movie · Director of Photography
Convicts 4
Movie · Director of Photography
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Movie · Director of Photography
Gold of the Seven Saints
Movie · Director of Photography
Ice Palace
Movie · Director of Photography
13 Ghosts
Movie · Director of Photography
The FBI Story
Movie · Director of Photography
The Bat
Movie · Director of Photography
Verboten!
Movie · Director of Photography
Home Before Dark
Movie · Director of Photography
Born Reckless
Movie · Director of Photography
The Unknown Terror
Movie · Director of Photography
Forty Guns
Movie · Director of Photography
The Garment Jungle
Movie · Director of Photography
Run of the Arrow
Movie · Director of Photography
The Amazing Colossal Man
Movie · Director of Photography
The Ride Back
Movie · Director of Photography
China Gate
Movie · Director of Photography
Attack
Movie · Director of Photography
Nightmare
Movie · Director of Photography
Tension at Table Rock
Movie · Director of Photography
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
Movie · Director of Photography
The Black Whip
Movie · Director of Photography
Bengazi
Movie · Director of Photography
World for Ransom
Movie · Director of Photography
Down Three Dark Streets
Movie · Director of Photography
The Steel Cage
Movie · Director of Photography
The Glass Wall
Movie · Director of Photography
Donovan's Brain
Movie · Director of Photography
Vice Squad
Movie · Director of Photography
Appointment in Honduras
Movie · Director of Photography
The Twonky
Movie · Director of Photography
Charade
Movie · Director of Photography
Red Planet Mars
Movie · Director of Photography
Without Warning!
Movie · Director of Photography
Loan Shark
Movie · Director of Photography
Cry Danger
Movie · Director of Photography
The Bushwhackers
Movie · Director of Photography
The Killer That Stalked New York
Movie · Director of Photography
Johnny Allegro
Movie · Director of Photography
Roughshod
Movie · Director of Photography
Mrs. Mike
Movie · Director of Photography
On Our Merry Way
Movie · Director of Photography
My Dear Secretary
Movie · Director of Photography
Magic Town
Movie · Director of Photography
It's a Wonderful Life
Movie · Director of Photography
Five Came Back
Movie · Camera Operator
Where Sinners Meet
Movie · Camera Operator
Before Dawn
Movie · Camera Operator
The Lost Squadron
Movie · Camera Operator
Secrets of the French Police
Movie · Assistant Camera
Street Girl
Movie · Camera Operator