Gordon Willis

Person Details

Birthday: 1931-05-28 22:36:36

Aliases: No known aliases

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Astoria, New York, USA

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Movie Involvements: 45

TV Involvements: 1

Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief". When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.

Most Famous Work

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2012	Self	An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road 2012-10-10 Movie
2011	Self	Woody Allen: A Documentary 2011-11-20 Movie
2008	Self	Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' 2008-09-23 Movie
2007	Himself	Fog City Mavericks 2007-10-24 Movie
2006	Self	Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light 2006-07-18 Movie
	Self	Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" 2006-02-28 Movie
2003	Self	Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood 2003-03-09 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
1980	Himself	To Woody Allen from Europe with Love 1980-01-12 Movie
1971	Self	'Klute' in New York 1971-12-31 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Director of Photography	The Devil's Own 1997-03-13 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	Malice 1993-09-29 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	The Godfather Part III 1990-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Presumed Innocent 1990-07-26 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Bright Lights, Big City 1988-04-01 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	The Pick-up Artist 1987-09-18 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	The Money Pit 1986-03-26 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Perfect 1985-05-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Purple Rose of Cairo 1985-03-01 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Broadway Danny Rose 1984-01-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck 1984-01-24 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Zelig 1983-07-15 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy 1982-07-16 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Pennies from Heaven 1981-12-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic 1981-03-24 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	Stardust Memories 1980-09-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Windows 1980-01-18 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Manhattan 1979-04-25 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Comes a Horseman 1978-10-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Interiors 1978-08-02 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	September 30, 1955 1977-08-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Annie Hall 1977-04-19 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	All the President's Men 1976-01-18 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	The Drowning Pool 1975-07-01 Movie
1974	Director of Photography	The Godfather Part II 1974-12-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Parallax View 1974-06-14 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	The Paper Chase 1973-10-16 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	Up the Sandbox 1972-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bad Company 1972-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Godfather 1972-03-14 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Klute 1971-06-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Little Murders 1971-02-09 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	The People Next Door 1970-08-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Landlord 1970-05-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Loving 1970-03-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	End of the Road 1970-02-10 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv