Gary Graver

Gary Graver

Known for
Camera
Born
July 20, 1938
Died
November 16, 2006 (aged 68)
Birthplace
Portland, Oregon, USA

Biography

Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final cinematographer, working over a period of six years on Welles' epic film The Other Side of the Wind which was released in 2018, 48 years after it was started. Graver began his career in the late 1960s as a cinematographer and editor of various B-movies, including several films by Roger Corman, before providing additional camerawork on John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence (1974). He continued to serve as the cinematographer of numerous horror films from the late 1970s and through the 1980s, including The Toolbox Murders (1978), Trick or Treats (1982), which he also wrote, edited, and directed; Mortuary (1983), They're Playing with Fire (1984), and Twisted Nightmare (1988). Under the pseudonym of Robert McCallum, Graver was also a prolific director of adult films, working as a cinematographer and director on 135 features. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Graver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Filmography

2020
Hopper/Welles poster

Hopper/Welles

Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator

2018
The Other Side of the Wind poster

The Other Side of the Wind

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Virgin Hunters 3: Agents of Passion poster

Virgin Hunters 3: Agents of Passion

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
Virgin Hunters 2 poster

Virgin Hunters 2

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Swamp Terror poster

Swamp Terror

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema poster

Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Haunting Desires poster

Haunting Desires

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty poster

The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Secret Sins poster

Secret Sins

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road poster

Murder on the Yellow Brick Road

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Tomb of the Werewolf poster

Tomb of the Werewolf

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood poster

Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Wakan

Wakan

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Bikini Airways poster

Bikini Airways

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Quigley poster

Quigley

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Leeches! poster

Leeches!

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Final Examination poster

Final Examination

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

2003
Model Lust poster

Model Lust

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

2002
Thirteen Erotic Ghosts poster

Thirteen Erotic Ghosts

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Filming 'The Trial' poster

Filming 'The Trial'

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Venomous poster

Venomous

Movie · Additional Photography

2001
Love Exchange poster

Love Exchange

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Platinum Blonde poster

Platinum Blonde

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame poster

Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Phantom Love poster

Phantom Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Critical Mass poster

Critical Mass

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

2001
Air Rage poster

Air Rage

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

2000
Zorrita: Passion's Avenger poster

Zorrita: Passion's Avenger

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Diary of Lust poster

Diary of Lust

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Love Her Madly poster

Love Her Madly

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Moby Dick poster

Moby Dick

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Virgins of Sherwood Forest poster

Virgins of Sherwood Forest

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Submerged poster

Submerged

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

2000
My Darker Half poster

My Darker Half

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Veronica 2030 poster

Veronica 2030

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Timegate: Tales of the Saddle Tramps poster

Timegate: Tales of the Saddle Tramps

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Hidden Beauties poster

Hidden Beauties

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Hotel Exotica poster

Hotel Exotica

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Shandra: The Jungle Girl poster

Shandra: The Jungle Girl

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Active Stealth poster

Active Stealth

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1999
Penthouse: The All New Pet Workout poster

Penthouse: The All New Pet Workout

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Angel in Training poster

Angel in Training

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Masseuse 3 poster

Masseuse 3

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
The Capitol Conspiracy poster

The Capitol Conspiracy

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Invisible Dad poster

Invisible Dad

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Bikini Traffic School poster

Bikini Traffic School

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Black Widow Escort poster

Black Widow Escort

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Mom's Outta Sight poster

Mom's Outta Sight

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1998
Femalien 2 poster

Femalien 2

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Maximum Security poster

Maximum Security

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Bikini Hoe-Down poster

Bikini Hoe-Down

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Sorceress II: The Temptress poster

Sorceress II: The Temptress

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Illicit Dreams 2 poster

Illicit Dreams 2

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Scorned 2 poster

Scorned 2

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Alien Escape poster

Alien Escape

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Sexual Roulette poster

Sexual Roulette

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Operation Cobra poster

Operation Cobra

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
The Escort poster

The Escort

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
The Elf Who Didn't Believe poster

The Elf Who Didn't Believe

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Strategic Command poster

Strategic Command

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Surface to Air poster

Surface to Air

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Masseuse 2 poster

Masseuse 2

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
The Shooter poster

The Shooter

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Time Under Fire poster

Time Under Fire

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Vice Girls poster

Vice Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Friend of the Family II poster

Friend of the Family II

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Within the Lines poster

Within the Lines

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Masseuse poster

Masseuse

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Subliminal Seduction poster

Subliminal Seduction

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Vegas High Stakes poster

Vegas High Stakes

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Invisible Mom poster

Invisible Mom

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Star Hunter poster

Star Hunter

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Fugitive Rage poster

Fugitive Rage

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1996
Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion poster

Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Lust & Desire

Lust & Desire

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Sorceress poster

Sorceress

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Virtual Desire poster

Virtual Desire

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Rebellious

Rebellious

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold poster

Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Witch Academy poster

Witch Academy

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Bikini Drive-In poster

Bikini Drive-In

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Midnight Tease II poster

Midnight Tease II

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Possessed by the Night poster

Possessed by the Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Dinosaur Island poster

Dinosaur Island

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Mind Twister poster

Mind Twister

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Erotika poster

Erotika

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Street Beat poster

Street Beat

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
It's All True poster

It's All True

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Angel Eyes poster

Angel Eyes

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
One Million Heels B.C. poster

One Million Heels B.C.

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Evil Toons poster

Evil Toons

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Roots of Evil poster

Roots of Evil

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Evil Spirits poster

Evil Spirits

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Wizards of the Demon Sword poster

Wizards of the Demon Sword

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Camp Fear poster

Camp Fear

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Inner Sanctum poster

Inner Sanctum

Movie · Additional Photography

1991
From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers poster

From UFA to Hollywood: Douglas Sirk Remembers

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Spirits poster

Spirits

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Bad Girls from Mars poster

Bad Girls from Mars

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Haunting Fear poster

Haunting Fear

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Alienator poster

Alienator

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Demon Wind poster

Demon Wind

Movie · Additional Photography

1990
Mob Boss poster

Mob Boss

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Click: The Calendar Girl Killer poster

Click: The Calendar Girl Killer

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
B.O.R.N. poster

B.O.R.N.

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Night Children poster

Night Children

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Jaded poster

Jaded

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
L.A. Bounty poster

L.A. Bounty

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
The Revenger poster

The Revenger

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1989
Beverly Hills Vamp poster

Beverly Hills Vamp

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1989
Always poster

Always

Movie · Additional Photography

1988
Deep Space poster

Deep Space

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Taboo VI: The Obsession poster

Taboo VI: The Obsession

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers poster

Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1987
The Phantom Empire poster

The Phantom Empire

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Moon in Scorpio poster

Moon in Scorpio

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Commando Squad poster

Commando Squad

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Barbara the Barbarian poster

Barbara the Barbarian

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Twisted Nightmare poster

Twisted Nightmare

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Doll Face poster

Doll Face

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Crazy with the Heat poster

Crazy with the Heat

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Joanna Storm on Fire poster

Joanna Storm on Fire

Movie · Camera Operator

1986
Peeping Tom poster

Peeping Tom

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Showgirls poster

Showgirls

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Erotic City poster

Erotic City

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Stagecoach poster

Stagecoach

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Beverly Hills Exposed poster

Beverly Hills Exposed

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
The Dreamers poster

The Dreamers

Movie · Camera Operator

1985
Tower of Power poster

Tower of Power

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Orson Welles' Magic Show poster

Orson Welles' Magic Show

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Playing with Fire poster

Playing with Fire

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Suzie Superstar II poster

Suzie Superstar II

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Sex Play poster

Sex Play

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
I Want to Be Bad poster

I Want to Be Bad

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh poster

The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
They're Playing with Fire poster

They're Playing with Fire

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Love Leads the Way: A True Story poster

Love Leads the Way: A True Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Chattanooga Choo Choo poster

Chattanooga Choo Choo

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Trinity Brown poster

Trinity Brown

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Private Teacher poster

Private Teacher

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
The Kid with the 200 I.Q. poster

The Kid with the 200 I.Q.

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Suzie Superstar poster

Suzie Superstar

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Lost poster

Lost

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Private Moments poster

Private Moments

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Society Affairs poster

Society Affairs

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder poster

Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Trick or Treats poster

Trick or Treats

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Center Spread Girls poster

Center Spread Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Eating Raoul poster

Eating Raoul

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1982
Sweet Sixteen poster

Sweet Sixteen

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1982
The Sword and the Sorcerer poster

The Sword and the Sorcerer

Movie · Additional Photography

1982
Mortuary poster

Mortuary

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
The Kid with the Broken Halo poster

The Kid with the Broken Halo

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Through the Magic Pyramid poster

Through the Magic Pyramid

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Child Bride of Short Creek poster

Child Bride of Short Creek

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Smokey Bites the Dust poster

Smokey Bites the Dust

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Amanda by Night poster

Amanda by Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Texas Lightning poster

Texas Lightning

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Indecent Exposure poster

Indecent Exposure

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Peaches and Cream poster

Peaches and Cream

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Hollywood High Part II poster

Hollywood High Part II

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
Co-Ed Fever poster

Co-Ed Fever

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
Scout's Honor poster

Scout's Honor

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
The Attic poster

The Attic

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
The Glove poster

The Glove

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Superwoman poster

Superwoman

Movie · Camera Operator

1979
Sunnyside poster

Sunnyside

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
800 Fantasy Lane poster

800 Fantasy Lane

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Filming Othello poster

Filming Othello

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
The Orson Welles Show poster

The Orson Welles Show

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Sunset Cove poster

Sunset Cove

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
The Toolbox Murders poster

The Toolbox Murders

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Death Dimension poster

Death Dimension

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Deathsport poster

Deathsport

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
The Other Side of Julie poster

The Other Side of Julie

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Moonshine County Express poster

Moonshine County Express

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Grand Theft Auto poster

Grand Theft Auto

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
The Student Body poster

The Student Body

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Black Heat poster

Black Heat

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Blazing Stewardesses poster

Blazing Stewardesses

Movie · Grip

1975
Jessi's Girls poster

Jessi's Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Girls for Rent poster

Girls for Rent

Movie · Director of Photography, Grip

1974
A Woman Under the Influence poster

A Woman Under the Influence

Movie · Additional Camera

1973
Invasion of the Bee Girls poster

Invasion of the Bee Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Bummer poster

Bummer

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Dirty Dolls poster

The Dirty Dolls

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Clones poster

The Clones

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Hard Road poster

The Hard Road

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
And When She Was Bad... poster

And When She Was Bad...

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
F for Fake poster

F for Fake

Movie · Additional Photography

1972
Lash of Lust poster

Lash of Lust

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Dracula vs. Frankenstein poster

Dracula vs. Frankenstein

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Erika's Hot Summer poster

Erika's Hot Summer

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
Blood Mania poster

Blood Mania

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
The Girls from Thunder Strip poster

The Girls from Thunder Strip

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon poster

An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
The Mighty Gorga poster

The Mighty Gorga

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Satan's Sadists poster

Satan's Sadists

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
One Million AC/DC poster

One Million AC/DC

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
The Kill poster

The Kill

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Brand of Shame poster

Brand of Shame

Movie · Key Grip

1968
Space Thing poster

Space Thing

Movie · Key Grip