Bill Butler (cameraman)
Wilmer C. "Bill" Butler (born April 7, 1921 in Cripple Creek , Colorado ) is an American cameraman .
Live and act
His school career included the Ohio Wesleyan and a degree from Iowa State University . He made his début as a cameraman in 1967 with the film Fearless Frank . Since then he has worked on more than 80 productions.
Bill Butler is the father of two daughters.
Filmography (selection)
- 1971: Drive, He Said
- 1972: Magnum Heat (Hickey & Boggs)
- 1974: Dialogue (The Conversation)
- 1975: Great White Shark (Jaws)
- 1976: A woman sees red (lipstick)
- 1976: One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest)
- 1977: Demon Seed (Demon Seed)
- 1978: Capricorn Company (Capricorn One)
- 1978: Damien - Omen II (Damien: Omen II)
- 1978: Grease
- 1978: Ice Fever (Ice Castles)
- 1979: Rocky II
- 1981: I think a moose smooches me! (Stripes)
- 1982: Mrs. Brisby and The Secret of NIMH
- 1982: Rocky III - The Tiger's Eye (Rocky III)
- 1983: Two Boiled Out Crooks (The Sting II)
- 1983: The Thorn Birds (The Thorn Birds)
- 1984: Endstation Sehnsucht (A Streetcar Named Desire)
- 1985 BEER (Beer)
- 1985: Rocky IV - The Fight of the Century (Rocky IV)
- 1986: Die ... and Let Live (Big Trouble)
- 1987: Bates Motel
- 1988: Biloxi Blues
- 1988: Chucky (Child's Play)
- 1989: The decision (When We Were Young)
- 1991: Hot Shots! - The mother of all films (hot shots!)
- 1993: Cop and a Half (Cop and ½)
- 1993: Sniper - The Sniper (Sniper)
- 1993: A family named Beethoven (Beethoven's 2nd)
- 1993: Cop and a Half (Cop and ½)
- 1996: Pinball
- 1997: Anaconda
- 1997: Sharp Deception (Deceiver / Liar)
- 2001: Demonic (Frailty)
- 2002: Joe & Max (Joe and Max)
- 2006: Clive Barker's Die Epuche (The Plague)
- 2009: Evil Angel
Awards
- In 1976 he was nominated for an Oscar with Haskell Wexler for his work on One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest .
- In 1977 he received a nomination for Best Camera at the British Academy Film Award for One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
- He won the Emmy twice: in 1977 for ... who know no mercy and in 1984 for a television adaptation of Endstation Sehnsucht .
- In 2003, Bill Butler received the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers .
Web links
- Bill Butler in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Portrait and interview (Engl.) At kodak.com ( Memento of 18 May 2007 at the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
- ^ Bill Butler at radaris.com , accessed November 30, 2011
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Butler, Bill |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Butler, Wilmer C. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 7, 1921 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Cripple Creek , Colorado , United States |