Harry L. Wolf

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Harry L. Wolf (born June 20, 1908 in San Francisco , California , † November 10, 1993 in Los Angeles , California) was an American cameraman .

Life

Wolf began his work in the film business as a simple cameraman in the late 1930s. The first production he was involved in is Gone with the Wind , which has become a classic film . In the 1950s he was also active as a technician for Technicolor .

From the beginning of the 1960s he was active as an independent cameraman and was mainly involved in television series until the 1980s. The 1980 film The Naked Bomb was a rare foray into the cinema scene.

Wolf was awarded an Emmy in 1974 for his work on the episode Columbo: Wein ist dicker als Blut ( Columbo: Any Old Port in the Storm ) of the Columbo series . Two years later he was honored a second time for an episode of Baretta . A further nomination followed in 1980 and 1983.

The Academy of Television Arts and Sciences honored him with the 1993 Lifetime Achievement Award.

Wolf served twice as President of the American Society of Cinematographers : his first term lasted from 1981 to 1982, the second from 1987 to 1988.

Filmography (selection)

  • 1963–1971: The Beverly Hillbillies (TV series)
  • 1971: Just One Game (A Little Game)
  • 1972: The Sniff Sisters (Female Instinct)
  • 1972: The Hound of the Baskervilles
  • 1972–1973: Columbo (TV series)
  • 1975–1977: Baretta (TV series)
  • 1980: Brave New World
  • 1980: The Nude Bomb (The Nude Bomb)
  • 1981: The Return of the Frankenstein Family (The Munsters' Revenge)
  • 1981–1983: Our Little Farm (Little House on the Prairie , TV series)

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personal data
SURNAME Wolf, Harry L.
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American cameraman
DATE OF BIRTH June 20, 1908
PLACE OF BIRTH San Francisco , California
DATE OF DEATH November 10, 1993
Place of death Los Angeles , California