Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus

Known for
Camera
Born
August 5, 1935
Died
April 11, 2017 (aged 81)
Birthplace
Berlin, Germany

Biography

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Known For

Filmography

2013
3096 Days poster

3096 Days

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
The Departed poster

The Departed

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Uptown Girls poster

Uptown Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Something's Gotta Give poster

Something's Gotta Give

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Gangs of New York poster

Gangs of New York

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
What Planet Are You From? poster

What Planet Are You From?

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance poster

The Legend of Bagger Vance

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Gone Underground

Gone Underground

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Wild Wild West poster

Wild Wild West

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Primary Colors poster

Primary Colors

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Air Force One poster

Air Force One

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Sleepers poster

Sleepers

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Outbreak poster

Outbreak

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Quiz Show poster

Quiz Show

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
I'll Do Anything poster

I'll Do Anything

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
The Age of Innocence poster

The Age of Innocence

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula poster

Bram Stoker's Dracula

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
The Mambo Kings poster

The Mambo Kings

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
What About Bob? poster

What About Bob?

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Guilty by Suspicion poster

Guilty by Suspicion

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
GoodFellas poster

GoodFellas

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Postcards from the Edge poster

Postcards from the Edge

Movie · Director of Photography

1990
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection poster

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys poster

The Fabulous Baker Boys

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels poster

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Working Girl poster

Working Girl

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
The Last Temptation of Christ poster

The Last Temptation of Christ

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
The House on Carroll Street poster

The House on Carroll Street

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Baja Oklahoma poster

Baja Oklahoma

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Broadcast News poster

Broadcast News

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
The Glass Menagerie poster

The Glass Menagerie

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
The Color of Money poster

The Color of Money

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Under the Cherry Moon poster

Under the Cherry Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
After Hours poster

After Hours

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Death of a Salesman poster

Death of a Salesman

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Reckless poster

Reckless

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Old Enough poster

Old Enough

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The Autograph poster

The Autograph

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Heartbreakers poster

Heartbreakers

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The Magic Mountain poster

The Magic Mountain

TV · Director of Photography · 3 eps

1983
Baby It's You poster

Baby It's You

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Sheer Madness poster

Sheer Madness

Movie · Director of Photography

1983
Edith's Diary poster

Edith's Diary

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
The Magic Mountain poster

The Magic Mountain

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Dear Mr. Wonderful poster

Dear Mr. Wonderful

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
Der Auslöser

Der Auslöser

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Lili Marleen poster

Lili Marleen

Movie · Additional Photography

1981
Today We're Playing Boss

Today We're Playing Boss

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Malou poster

Malou

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Looping poster

Looping

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
Big and Little

Big and Little

Movie · Director of Photography

1980
The Uprising poster

The Uprising

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun poster

The Marriage of Maria Braun

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Bourbon Street Blues poster

Bourbon Street Blues

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
The First Polka poster

The First Polka

Movie · Director of Photography

1979
Trilogie des Wiedersehens

Trilogie des Wiedersehens

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Germany in Autumn poster

Germany in Autumn

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Despair poster

Despair

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Der Gehilfe poster

Der Gehilfe

Movie · Director of Photography

1978
Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs

Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Chinese Roulette poster

Chinese Roulette

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Adolf and Marlene poster

Adolf and Marlene

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Portrait of Valeska Gert poster

Portrait of Valeska Gert

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam

Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Auf dem Chimborazo

Auf dem Chimborazo

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
Women in New York poster

Women in New York

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife poster

The Stationmaster’s Wife

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
I Only Want You to Love Me poster

I Only Want You to Love Me

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Satan’s Brew poster

Satan’s Brew

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Dorothea Merz

Dorothea Merz

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Summer Guests poster

Summer Guests

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Die Alpensaga poster

Die Alpensaga

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

1975
Cold Blood poster

Cold Blood

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Fox and His Friends poster

Fox and His Friends

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven poster

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Martha poster

Martha

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Made in Germany and USA poster

Made in Germany and USA

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
From the Family of Reptiles poster

From the Family of Reptiles

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
The Island poster

The Island

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
The Sinful Bed poster

The Sinful Bed

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Chetan, Indian Boy poster

Chetan, Indian Boy

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
World on a Wire poster

World on a Wire

TV · Director of Photography · 2 eps

1972
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant poster

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Der Held

Der Held

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Adele Spitzeder poster

Adele Spitzeder

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Whity poster

Whity

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Beware of a Holy Whore poster

Beware of a Holy Whore

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8

Movie · Director of Photography

1971
Sand

Sand

Movie · Director of Photography

1970
We Two poster

We Two

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Your Caresses poster

Your Caresses

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Der Kidnapper

Der Kidnapper

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Several Times Daily poster

Several Times Daily

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Gold für Montevasall

Gold für Montevasall

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Abschied

Abschied

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Das Martyrium des Peter OHey

Das Martyrium des Peter OHey

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Die Kassette poster

Die Kassette

Movie · Director of Photography

1961
Dreamland of Desire

Dreamland of Desire

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
Lola Montès poster

Lola Montès

Movie · Still Photographer