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William A. Fraker

Known For
Camera

Known Credits
5

Gender
Male

Birthday
September 29, 1923 (102 years old)

Place of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA

William A. Fraker

Biography

William Ashman Fraker (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was an American cinematographer, film director and producer. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honoring his career.

As cinematographer, his films include The President's Analyst (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Bullitt (1968), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Coonskin (1975), Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978), 1941 (1979), WarGames (1983), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Murphy's Romance (1985), Tombstone (1993), and Street Fighter (1994).

He directed three theatrical films, Monte Walsh (1970), A Reflection of Fear (1971), and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), as well as several television series.

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Known For

Camera

2002Waking Up in Reno...Director of Photography
2001Town & Country...Director of Photography
2000Rules of Engagement...Director of Photography
1997Vegas Vacation...Director of Photography
1996The Island of Dr. Moreau...Director of Photography
1995Father of the Bride Part II...Director of Photography
1995Death in Small Doses...Director of Photography
1994Street Fighter...Director of Photography
1994There Goes My Baby...Director of Photography
1993Tombstone...Director of Photography
1992Honeymoon in Vegas...Director of Photography
1992Memoirs of an Invisible Man...Director of Photography
1990The Freshman...Director of Photography
1989An Innocent Man...Director of Photography
1989Chances Are...Director of Photography
1987Baby Boom...Director of Photography
1987Burglar...Director of Photography
1986SpaceCamp...Director of Photography
1985Murphy's Romance...Director of Photography
1985Fever Pitch...Director of Photography
1984Protocol...Director of Photography
1984Irreconcilable Differences...Director of Photography
1983WarGames...Director of Photography
1982Hey Good Lookin'...Director of Photography
1982The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas...Director of Photography
1981Sharky's Machine...Director of Photography
1980Divine Madness...Director of Photography
1980The Hollywood Knights...Director of Photography
19791941...Director of Photography
1979Old Boyfriends...Director of Photography
1978Heaven Can Wait...Director of Photography
1978American Hot Wax...Director of Photography
1977Close Encounters of the Third Kind...Director of Photography
1977Looking for Mr. Goodbar...Director of Photography
1977Exorcist II: The Heretic...Director of Photography
1976The Killer Inside Me...Director of Photography
1976Gator...Director of Photography
1976Lipstick...Additional Director of Photography
1975Coonskin...Director of Photography
1975Aloha Bobby and Rose...Director of Photography
1975Rancho Deluxe...Director of Photography
1975Conversation with Fritz Lang...Director of Photography
1973The Day of the Dolphin...Director of Photography
1973Fade In...Director of Photography
1971Dusty and Sweets McGee...Director of Photography
1969Paint Your Wagon...Director of Photography
1968Bullitt...Director of Photography
1968Rosemary's Baby...Director of Photography
1967The President's Analyst...Director of Photography
1967The Fox...Director of Photography
1967Games...Director of Photography
1966Incubus...Director of Photography
1964The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre...Camera Operator
1933Cocktail Hour...Still Photographer

Production

1993Tombstone...Associate Producer

Directing

1993Walker, Texas Ranger...Director
1990The Flash...Director
1989B.L. Stryker...Director
1989Unsub...Director
1987J.J. Starbuck...Director
1987Wiseguy...Director
1981The Legend of the Lone Ranger...Director
1972A Reflection of Fear...Director
1970Monte Walsh...Director
B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch...Director

Acting

2002Polanski y los ojos del malas Himself
1996The Making of '1941'as Self
1992Visions of Lightas Self
1984Irreconcilable Differencesas "Gabrielle" Cinematographer
1971Dusty and Sweets McGeeas The Cellist