Fred J. Koenekamp
Fred J. Koenekamp (born November 11, 1922 in Los Angeles , California - † May 31, 2017 in Bonita Springs , Florida ) was an American cinematographer .
life and work
Fred J. Koenekamp began his career as a director of photography in the film business in the mid-1960s. Among other things, he worked as a cameraman for the TV series Solo for ONCEL . From the beginning of the 1980s Koenekamp worked increasingly on television productions. His work includes more than 90 productions. He last appeared as a cameraman in 1991.
In 1974 he and his colleague Joseph F. Biroc received an Oscar for their work on Flammendes Inferno .
He worked more often with the director Franklin J. Schaffner .
His father Hans F. Koenekamp worked as a special effects artist in the film business.
Awards (selection)
- 1971: Oscar nomination for Patton - Rebel in Uniform
- 1974: Award for the Oscar for Flaming Inferno
- 1978: Oscar nomination for Islands in the Stream
American Society of Cinematographers
- 2005: Received the Lifetime Achievement Award
Filmography (selection)
Movies
- 1965: The Spy with my Face
- 1967: The Karate Killer (The Karate Killers)
- 1967: Doctor - you are kidding! (Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding!)
- 1968: The Despicable Three (The Helicopter Spies)
- 1968: Hard Fists, Hot Songs (Stay away, Joe)
- 1968: Darling, Let This Lie (Live a Little, Love a Little)
- 1968: balls are his autograph (Sol Madrid)
- 1969: Reverend does his greatest thing (The Great Bank Robbery)
- 1969: Powder and Lead (Heaven with a Gun)
- 1970: Flowers without fragrance (Beyond the Valley of the Dolls)
- 1970: The Indian (Flap)
- 1970: Escape to San Diego (Night Chase)
- 1970: Patton - rebel in uniform ( Patton )
- 1971: Murder in San Francisco (Crosscurrent)
- 1971: Two Gallows Birds (Skin Game)
- 1972: The Death Ride of the glorious 7 (The Magnificent Seven Ride!)
- 1972: Vengeance is mine (Rage)
- 1972: Stand Up and Be Counted
- 1972: Round Up (Kansas City Bombers)
- 1973: Harry with the long fingers (Harry in Your Pocket)
- 1973: Papillon
- 1974: Flammendes Inferno (The Towering Inferno)
- 1974: Saturday night in the blacks' neighborhood (Uptown Saturday Night)
- 1975: Deep River (The Runaway Barge)
- 1975: Men of the Law (Posse)
- 1975: Doc Savage - The Man of Bronze ( Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze )
- 1975: Street of Violence (White Line Fever)
- 1976: embryo (embryo)
- 1977: Islands in the Stream
- 1977: The Domino Principle (The Domino Principle)
- 1977: Money's in the Street (Fun with Dick and Jane)
- 1977: The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training
- 1977: The Other Side of Midnight
- 1978: The Swarm (The Swarm)
- 1979: The Champ (The Champ)
- 1979: Disaster on the Coastliner
- 1979: A man cleans up (Love and bullets)
- 1979: Amityville Horror (The Amityville Horror)
- 1980: Ene Mene Mu and President are you (First Family)
- 1980: Every head has its price (The Hunter)
- 1980: The day the world ended (When Time Ran Out ...)
- 1981: A Monday in October (First Monday in October)
- 1981: A nice mess (Carbon Copy)
- 1982: Flames on the Horizon (Wrong Is Right)
- 1982: Beloved Giorgio (Yes Giorgo)
- 1983: Summer Girl - When Passion Turns Into Nightmare (Summer Girl)
- 1983: Two of a Kind (Two of a Kind)
- 1984: Buckaroo Banzai - The 8th Dimension (The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension)
- 1984: City Killer - A City in Panic (City Killer)
- 1984: The fatal affair of Katherine G. (A Touch of Scandal)
- 1984: The Sharks of Las Vegas (The Vegas Strip War)
- 1984: Disaster on the Potomac - crash into the icy floods (Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac)
- 1984: Consumed by Longing (Obsessive Love)
- 1985: Alice in Wonderland (Alice in Wonderland)
- 1985: Not Our Daughter (Not My Kid)
- 1985: Where were you then, Claire? (The Other Lover)
- 1986: The Stewardess Academy (Stewardess School)
- 1986: News at Eleven (Headline: Character Assassination)
- 1987: The Heartbreakers from the Last Bank (Student Exchange)
- 1988: A Fateful Invention (14 Going on 30)
- 1988: Splash, Too (Splash, Too)
- 1989: The Great Challenge (Listen to Me)
- 1989: Welcome Home - A dead man returns (Welcome Home)
- 1991: Flight of the Intruder (Flight of the Intruder)
TV Shows
- 1964–1967: Solo for ONCEL (The Man from UNCLE) (90 episodes)
- 1968: Cobra, Take Over (Mission Impossible) (two episodes)
- 1972–1973: Kung Fu (three episodes)
Web links
- Fred J. Koenekamp in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mike Barnes: Fred Koenekamp, Oscar-Winning Cinematographer on 'The Towering Inferno', Dies at 94. In: The Hollywood Reporter . Prometheus Global Media , September 6, 2017, accessed June 20, 2017 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Koenekamp, Fred J. |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Koenekamp, Fred |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American cameraman |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 11, 1922 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Los Angeles , California , United States |
| DATE OF DEATH | May 31, 2017 |
| Place of death | Bonita Springs , Florida , United States |