Conrad Hall

Conrad Hall

Known for
Camera
Born
June 21, 1926
Died
January 4, 2003 (aged 76)
Birthplace
Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Biography

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known For

Filmography

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Monsters of the Deep poster

Monsters of the Deep

Movie · Additional Photography

2002
Road to Perdition poster

Road to Perdition

Movie · Director of Photography

1999
American Beauty poster

American Beauty

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
A Civil Action poster

A Civil Action

Movie · Director of Photography

1998
Without Limits poster

Without Limits

Movie · Director of Photography

1996
Faithful poster

Faithful

Movie · Director of Photography

1994
Love Affair poster

Love Affair

Movie · Director of Photography

1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer poster

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Movie · Director of Photography

1992
Jennifer Eight poster

Jennifer Eight

Movie · Director of Photography

1991
Class Action poster

Class Action

Movie · Director of Photography

1988
Tequila Sunrise poster

Tequila Sunrise

Movie · Director of Photography

1987
Black Widow poster

Black Widow

Movie · Director of Photography

1977
It Happened One Christmas poster

It Happened One Christmas

Movie · Director of Photography

1976
Marathon Man poster

Marathon Man

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
The Day of the Locust poster

The Day of the Locust

Movie · Director of Photography

1975
Smile poster

Smile

Movie · Director of Photography

1974
Catch My Soul poster

Catch My Soul

Movie · Director of Photography

1973
Electra Glide in Blue poster

Electra Glide in Blue

Movie · Director of Photography

1972
Fat City poster

Fat City

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid poster

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here poster

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
Trilogy poster

Trilogy

Movie · Director of Photography

1969
The Happy Ending poster

The Happy Ending

Movie · Director of Photography

1968
Hell in the Pacific poster

Hell in the Pacific

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Cool Hand Luke poster

Cool Hand Luke

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
In Cold Blood poster

In Cold Blood

Movie · Director of Photography

1967
Divorce American Style poster

Divorce American Style

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
The Professionals poster

The Professionals

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Incubus poster

Incubus

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
A Christmas Memory poster

A Christmas Memory

Movie · Director of Photography

1966
Harper poster

Harper

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Wild Seed poster

Wild Seed

Movie · Director of Photography

1965
Morituri poster

Morituri

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
The Unknown poster

The Unknown

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre poster

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Movie · Director of Photography

1964
Fanfare for a Death Scene poster

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Movie · Director of Photography

1963
The Outer Limits poster

The Outer Limits

TV · Director of Photography · 15 eps

1962
Pressure Point poster

Pressure Point

Movie · Camera Operator

1960
Islands of the Sea poster

Islands of the Sea

Movie · Director of Photography

1960
Private Property poster

Private Property

Movie · Camera Operator

1958
Edge of Fury poster

Edge of Fury

Movie · Director of Photography

1955
East of Eden poster

East of Eden

Movie · Camera Operator