Ken Kelsch

Ken Kelsch

Known for
Camera
Born
July 8, 1947
Died
December 11, 2023 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Brooklyn, New York, USA

Biography

Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).

Known For

Filmography

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Manson Girls poster

Manson Girls

Movie · Director of Photography

2019
The Projectionist poster

The Projectionist

Movie · Director of Photography

2018
Talking with the Vampires poster

Talking with the Vampires

Movie · Director of Photography

2016
The Brooklyn Banker poster

The Brooklyn Banker

Movie · Director of Photography

2014
Welcome to New York poster

Welcome to New York

Movie · Director of Photography

2013
House of Last Things poster

House of Last Things

Movie · Director of Photography

2012
4:44 Last Day on Earth poster

4:44 Last Day on Earth

Movie · Director of Photography

2009
Desert Flower poster

Desert Flower

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
100 Feet poster

100 Feet

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Chelsea on the Rocks poster

Chelsea on the Rocks

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp poster

Return to Sleepaway Camp

Movie · Director of Photography

2008
Sıcak poster

Sıcak

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Missing in America poster

Missing in America

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Before It Had a Name poster

Before It Had a Name

Movie · Director of Photography

2005
Medium poster

Medium

TV · Director of Photography · 32 eps

2003
Testosterone poster

Testosterone

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Asmalı Konak: Hayat poster

Asmalı Konak: Hayat

Movie · Director of Photography

2003
Happy End poster

Happy End

Movie · Director of Photography

2001
'R Xmas poster

'R Xmas

Movie · Director of Photography

2000
It Had to Be You poster

It Had to Be You

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
Invisible Child poster

Invisible Child

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
New Rose Hotel poster

New Rose Hotel

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Rear Window poster

Rear Window

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
The Impostors poster

The Impostors

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Montana poster

Montana

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
A Brooklyn State of Mind poster

A Brooklyn State of Mind

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Susan's Plan poster

Susan's Plan

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Every 9 Seconds poster

Every 9 Seconds

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
Subway Stories poster

Subway Stories

Movie · Director of Photography

1997
The Blackout poster

The Blackout

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
The Prosecutors poster

The Prosecutors

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
The Funeral poster

The Funeral

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Big Night poster

Big Night

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Killer: A Journal of Murder poster

Killer: A Journal of Murder

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
The Addiction poster

The Addiction

Movie · Director of Photography

1995
Condition Red poster

Condition Red

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker poster

Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Drop Squad poster

Drop Squad

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Dangerous Game poster

Dangerous Game

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Bad Lieutenant poster

Bad Lieutenant

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Killer Dead poster

Killer Dead

Movie · Director of Photography

1986
Spookies poster

Spookies

Movie · Director of Photography

1982
In Our Water poster

In Our Water

Movie · Additional Camera

1979
The Driller Killer poster

The Driller Killer

Movie · Director of Photography