Jan Kiesser

Known for
Camera
Born
March 15, 1950 (age 76)
Birthplace
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Biography

Jan Kiesser is a cinematographer who worked as camera operator on Brian De Palma's Blow Out before becoming a director of photography in the 1980s. His feature credits include Some Kind of Wonderful, Made in Heaven, Clean and Sober, Dad, V.I. Warshawski, Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle, Georgia, Dr. T & the Women, Beowulf & Grendel, Fido, for which he won a Leo Award, and A Christmas Story 2, along with television work including Falling Skies.

Known For

Filmography

2017
Max 2: White House Hero poster

Max 2: White House Hero

Movie · Director of Photography

2017
Christmas Princess poster

Christmas Princess

Movie · Director of Photography

2015
Numb poster

Numb

Movie · Director of Photography

2015
Mark & Russell's Wild Ride poster

Mark & Russell's Wild Ride

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Everything Will Be poster

Everything Will Be

Movie · Additional Photography

2014
No Clue poster

No Clue

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Pants on Fire poster

Pants on Fire

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
The Flash poster

The Flash

TV · Director of Photography · 1 ep

2012
A Christmas Story 2 poster

A Christmas Story 2

Movie · Director of Photography

2011
Falling Skies poster

Falling Skies

TV · Director of Photography · 4 eps

2009
The Thaw poster

The Thaw

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Pop Switch

Pop Switch

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins poster

Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins

Movie · Director of Photography

2007
Luna: Spirit of the Whale poster

Luna: Spirit of the Whale

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Fido poster

Fido

Movie · Director of Photography

2006
Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical poster

Reefer Madness: The Movie Musical

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Beowulf & Grendel poster

Beowulf & Grendel

Movie · Director of Photography

2004
Jack poster

Jack

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
An Unexpected Love poster

An Unexpected Love

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Now & Forever poster

Now & Forever

Movie · Director of Photography

2002
Door to Door poster

Door to Door

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
Rare Birds poster

Rare Birds

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Dr. T & the Women poster

Dr. T & the Women

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Holiday Heart poster

Holiday Heart

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Bruno poster

Bruno

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
Trixie poster

Trixie

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Nightmare Street poster

Nightmare Street

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Such a Long Journey poster

Such a Long Journey

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
The Baby Dance poster

The Baby Dance

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Dad's Week Off poster

Dad's Week Off

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
The Perfect Mother poster

The Perfect Mother

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Murder in My Mind poster

Murder in My Mind

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Bad Moon poster

Bad Moon

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story poster

A Dream is a Wish Your Heart Makes: The Annette Funicello Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Georgia poster

Georgia

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space poster

The Adventures of Captain Zoom in Outer Space

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
A Holiday to Remember poster

A Holiday to Remember

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Man with a Gun poster

Man with a Gun

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle poster

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
V.I. Warshawski poster

V.I. Warshawski

Movie · Director of Photography

1989
Dad poster

Dad

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
The Moderns poster

The Moderns

Movie · Additional Photography

1988
Clean and Sober poster

Clean and Sober

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Some Kind of Wonderful poster

Some Kind of Wonderful

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Made in Heaven poster

Made in Heaven

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
The Check is in the Mail... poster

The Check is in the Mail...

Movie · Director of Photography

1985
Fright Night poster

Fright Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Choose Me poster

Choose Me

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story poster

Victims for Victims: The Theresa Saldana Story

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Purple Hearts poster

Purple Hearts

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
The River Rat poster

The River Rat

Movie · Director of Photography

1984
Meatballs: Part II poster

Meatballs: Part II

Movie · Second Unit Director of Photography

1983
Return Engagement poster

Return Engagement

Movie · Director of Photography

1981
Blow Out poster

Blow Out

Movie · Camera Operator

1980
Heaven's Gate poster

Heaven's Gate

Movie · Camera Operator

1979
A Perfect Couple poster

A Perfect Couple

Movie · Camera Operator

1977
The Gauntlet poster

The Gauntlet

Movie · Camera Operator

1976
Welcome to L.A. poster

Welcome to L.A.

Movie · First Assistant Camera

1976
Jackson County Jail poster

Jackson County Jail

Movie · Camera Operator

1973
Idaho Transfer poster

Idaho Transfer

Movie · Assistant Camera

1973
This Is a Hijack poster

This Is a Hijack

Movie · Assistant Camera

1972
Premonition poster

Premonition

Movie · First Assistant Camera