Russell Harlan
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- September 16, 1903
- Died
- February 28, 1974 (aged 70)
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Biography
Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Known For
Filmography
Darling Lili
Movie · Director of Photography
Tobruk
Movie · Director of Photography
Hawaii
Movie · Director of Photography
The Great Race
Movie · Director of Photography
Dear Heart
Movie · Director of Photography
Quick, Before It Melts
Movie · Director of Photography
Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie · Director of Photography
A Gathering of Eagles
Movie · Director of Photography
To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie · Director of Photography
Hatari!
Movie · Director of Photography
The Spiral Road
Movie · Director of Photography
Sunrise at Campobello
Movie · Director of Photography
Pollyanna
Movie · Director of Photography
Rio Bravo
Movie · Director of Photography
Operation Petticoat
Movie · Director of Photography
Day of the Outlaw
Movie · Director of Photography
King Creole
Movie · Director of Photography
Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie · Director of Photography
Witness for the Prosecution
Movie · Director of Photography
Something of Value
Movie · Director of Photography
This Could Be the Night
Movie · Director of Photography
Lust for Life
Movie · Director of Photography
The Last Hunt
Movie · Director of Photography
Blackboard Jungle
Movie · Director of Photography
Land of the Pharaohs
Movie · Director of Photography
Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie · Director of Photography
The Big Sky
Movie · Director of Photography
The Ring
Movie · Director of Photography
Ruby Gentry
Movie · Director of Photography
The Thing from Another World
Movie · Director of Photography
Guilty Bystander
Movie · Director of Photography
The Man Who Cheated Himself
Movie · Director of Photography
Southside 1-1000
Movie · Director of Photography
Gun Crazy
Movie · Director of Photography
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Movie · Director of Photography
The Kangaroo Kid
Movie · Director of Photography
Bad Men of Tombstone
Movie · Director of Photography
Red River
Movie · Director of Photography
Four Faces West
Movie · Director of Photography
Ramrod
Movie · Director of Photography
A Walk in the Sun
Movie · Director of Photography
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Movie · Director of Photography
False Colors
Movie · Director of Photography
Buckskin Frontier
Movie · Director of Photography
The Woman of the Town
Movie · Director of Photography
The Kansan
Movie · Director of Photography
American Empire
Movie · Director of Photography
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
Movie · Director of Photography
In Old Colorado
Movie · Director of Photography
The Showdown
Movie · Director of Photography
Santa Fe Marshal
Movie · Director of Photography
Stagecoach War
Movie · Director of Photography
The Light of Western Stars
Movie · Director of Photography
Heritage of the Desert
Movie · Director of Photography
Renegade Trail
Movie · Director of Photography
Silver on the Sage
Movie · Director of Photography
Law of the Pampas
Movie · Director of Photography
The Mysterious Rider
Movie · Director of Photography
Cassidy of Bar 20
Movie · Director of Photography
Partners of the Plains
Movie · Director of Photography
In Old Mexico
Movie · Director of Photography
North of the Rio Grande
Movie · Director of Photography
Hopalong Rides Again
Movie · Director of Photography