Lucien Ballard

Lucien Ballard

Known for
Camera
Born
May 6, 1908
Died
October 1, 1988 (aged 80)
Birthplace
Miami, Oklahoma, USA

Biography

Lucien Ballard, the cinematographer best known for his collaboration with directors Sam Peckinpah and Josef von Sternberg, was born in Miami, Oklahoma. Ballard became a wanderer after dropping out of the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma, journeying to China in search of opportunity. When he returned to the United States after not finding any, Ballard gained employment in the lumber business, working in a mill sawing trees and surveying land. Lucien Ballard died near his Rancho Mirage, California, home in a car accident on October 1, 1988. He was 80 years old.

Known For

Filmography

1978
Rabbit Test poster

Rabbit Test

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
From Noon Till Three poster

From Noon Till Three

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Drum poster

Drum

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
St. Ives poster

St. Ives

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Breakheart Pass poster

Breakheart Pass

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Breakout poster

Breakout

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Chat en poche poster

Chat en poche

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Three the Hard Way poster

Three the Hard Way

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Thomasine & Bushrod poster

Thomasine & Bushrod

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
The Three Stooges Follies poster

The Three Stooges Follies

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Lady Ice poster

Lady Ice

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
The Getaway poster

The Getaway

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Arruza poster

Arruza

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Junior Bonner poster

Junior Bonner

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
What's the Matter with Helen? poster

What's the Matter with Helen?

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
The Ballad of Cable Hogue poster

The Ballad of Cable Hogue

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
The Hawaiians poster

The Hawaiians

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
Elvis: That's the Way It Is poster

Elvis: That's the Way It Is

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
The Wild Bunch poster

The Wild Bunch

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
True Grit poster

True Grit

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
A Time for Dying poster

A Time for Dying

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
La Perruche et le Poulet poster

La Perruche et le Poulet

Movie · Camera Operator

1968
The Party poster

The Party

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
How Sweet It Is! poster

How Sweet It Is!

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Will Penny poster

Will Penny

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Hour of the Gun poster

Hour of the Gun

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Nevada Smith poster

Nevada Smith

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
An Eye for an Eye poster

An Eye for an Eye

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Noon Wine poster

Noon Wine

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
At Theatre Tonight poster

At Theatre Tonight

TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

1965
The Sons of Katie Elder poster

The Sons of Katie Elder

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Boeing, Boeing poster

Boeing, Boeing

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Dear Brigitte poster

Dear Brigitte

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Roustabout poster

Roustabout

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
The New Interns poster

The New Interns

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Wall of Noise poster

Wall of Noise

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
The Caretakers poster

The Caretakers

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
Take Her, She's Mine poster

Take Her, She's Mine

Movie · Director of Photography

1962
Ride the High Country poster

Ride the High Country

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Susan Slade poster

Susan Slade

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Marines, Let's Go poster

Marines, Let's Go

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Ricochet poster

Ricochet

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
The Parent Trap poster

The Parent Trap

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Pay or Die! poster

Pay or Die!

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Bramble Bush poster

The Bramble Bush

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Desire in the Dust poster

Desire in the Dust

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond poster

The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
The Westerner poster

The Westerner

TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps

1959
Al Capone poster

Al Capone

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
City of Fear poster

City of Fear

Movie · Director of Photography

1959
Black Saddle poster

Black Saddle

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1959
Law of the Plainsman poster

Law of the Plainsman

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1958
Murder by Contract poster

Murder by Contract

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Buchanan Rides Alone poster

Buchanan Rides Alone

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
I Married a Woman poster

I Married a Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1958
Anna Lucasta poster

Anna Lucasta

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
Band of Angels poster

Band of Angels

Movie · Director of Photography

1957
The Unholy Wife poster

The Unholy Wife

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The Killing poster

The Killing

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The King and Four Queens poster

The King and Four Queens

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The Proud Ones poster

The Proud Ones

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
The Killer Is Loose poster

The Killer Is Loose

Movie · Director of Photography

1956
A Kiss Before Dying poster

A Kiss Before Dying

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Seven Cities of Gold poster

Seven Cities of Gold

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
The Magnificent Matador poster

The Magnificent Matador

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
White Feather poster

White Feather

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
Prince Valiant poster

Prince Valiant

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
The Raid poster

The Raid

Movie · Director of Photography

1954
New Faces poster

New Faces

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
Inferno poster

Inferno

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
The Glory Brigade poster

The Glory Brigade

Movie · Director of Photography

1953
The Desert Rats poster

The Desert Rats

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Night Without Sleep poster

Night Without Sleep

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Diplomatic Courier poster

Diplomatic Courier

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Return of the Texan poster

Return of the Texan

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
Don't Bother to Knock poster

Don't Bother to Knock

Movie · Director of Photography

1952
O. Henry's Full House poster

O. Henry's Full House

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Let's Make It Legal poster

Let's Make It Legal

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
The House on Telegraph Hill poster

The House on Telegraph Hill

Movie · Director of Photography

1951
Fixed Bayonets! poster

Fixed Bayonets!

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Berlin Express poster

Berlin Express

Movie · Director of Photography

1948
Night Song poster

Night Song

Movie · Director of Photography

1946
Temptation poster

Temptation

Movie · Director of Photography

1945
This Love of Ours poster

This Love of Ours

Movie · Director of Photography

1944
The Lodger poster

The Lodger

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Tonight We Raid Calais poster

Tonight We Raid Calais

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
The Outlaw poster

The Outlaw

Movie · Additional Photography

1943
Holy Matrimony poster

Holy Matrimony

Movie · Director of Photography

1943
Bomber's Moon poster

Bomber's Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
The Undying Monster poster

The Undying Monster

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Orchestra Wives poster

Orchestra Wives

Movie · Director of Photography

1942
Moontide poster

Moontide

Movie · Additional Director of Photography

1941
Wild Geese Calling poster

Wild Geese Calling

Movie · Director of Photography

1940
The Villain Still Pursued Her poster

The Villain Still Pursued Her

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Let Us Live poster

Let Us Live

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Outside These Walls poster

Outside These Walls

Movie · Director of Photography

1939
Blind Alley poster

Blind Alley

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Penitentiary poster

Penitentiary

Movie · Director of Photography

1938
Violent Is the Word for Curly poster

Violent Is the Word for Curly

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
The Shadow poster

The Shadow

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Man Bites Lovebug poster

Man Bites Lovebug

Movie · Director of Photography

1937
Life Begins with Love poster

Life Begins with Love

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
The King Steps Out poster

The King Steps Out

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
Craig's Wife poster

Craig's Wife

Movie · Director of Photography

1936
The Final Hour poster

The Final Hour

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
The Devil Is a Woman poster

The Devil Is a Woman

Movie · Director of Photography

1935
Crime and Punishment poster

Crime and Punishment

Movie · Director of Photography

1932
Blonde Venus poster

Blonde Venus

Movie · Assistant Camera

1932
This Is the Night poster

This Is the Night

Movie · Assistant Camera

1932
One Hour with You poster

One Hour with You

Movie · Camera Operator

1932
Love Me Tonight poster

Love Me Tonight

Movie · First Assistant Camera

1931
The Beloved Bachelor poster

The Beloved Bachelor

Movie · Camera Technician

1930
Morocco poster

Morocco

Movie · Director of Photography, Assistant Camera

1930
Monte Carlo poster

Monte Carlo

Movie · Camera Operator