Richard H. Kline

Biography

The son of cinematographer Benjamin H. Kline, he started his career in Columbia Pictures at the age of 16 in 1943. He has worked on many iconic movies including Hang 'Em High, Battle for the Planet of the Apes, 1973 remake of King Kong and Death Wish II.

Most Famous Work

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Honey West

(1965) Director of Photography

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King Kong

(1976) Director of Photography

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Battle for the Planet of the Apes

(1973) Director of Photography

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Double Impact

(1991) Director of Photography

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Star Trek: The Motion Picture

(1979) Director of Photography

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Hang 'em High

(1968) Director of Photography

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The Mechanic

(1972) Director of Photography

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Howard the Duck

(1986) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2018	Self	Illusion of Freedom: Richard H. Kline on John Frankenheimer's Birdman of Alcatraz 2018-08-06 Movie
2013	Himself	Blood on the Lens: Richard H. Kline on Brian De Palma's 'The Fury' 2013-10-28 Movie
2008	Self	End of an Epic: The Final Battle 2008-11-04 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1997	Director of Photography	Meet Wally Sparks 1997-01-31 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Double Impact 1991-07-31 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	Downtown 1990-01-12 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	My Stepmother Is an Alien 1988-12-09 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	Howard the Duck 1986-08-01 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	The Man with One Red Shoe 1985-07-18 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	All of Me 1984-09-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hard to Hold 1984-06-28 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	Deal of the Century 1983-11-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Breathless 1983-05-13 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Coming Out of the Ice 1982-12-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Death Wish II 1982-02-20 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Body Heat 1981-08-28 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	The Competition 1980-12-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Touched by Love 1980-10-31 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Star Trek: The Motion Picture 1979-12-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tilt 1979-04-01 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Who'll Stop the Rain 1978-08-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Fury 1978-03-10 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	King Kong 1976-09-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood 1976-07-26 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Mandingo 1975-06-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Kate McShane 1975-04-11 Movie
1974	Director of Photography	Mr. Majestyk 1974-07-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Terminal Man 1974-06-19 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	The Don Is Dead 1973-11-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Battle for the Planet of the Apes 1973-06-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Harrad Experiment 1973-05-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Soylent Green 1973-04-18 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	Black Gunn 1972-12-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	When the Legends Die 1972-10-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Mechanic 1972-10-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hammersmith Is Out 1972-05-12 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Kotch 1971-09-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Andromeda Strain 1971-03-12 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	The Moonshine War 1970-06-30 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Gaily, Gaily 1969-12-16 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	The Boston Strangler 1968-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hang 'em High 1968-04-12 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	Camelot 1967-10-25 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Chamber of Horrors 1966-10-19 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	Honey West 1965-09-17 TV Show
1963	Camera Operator	Days of Wine and Roses 1963-02-04 Movie
1962	Camera Operator	Birdman of Alcatraz 1962-07-04 Movie
1961	Camera Operator	A Raisin in the Sun 1961-05-28 Movie
1958	Camera Operator	Bell, Book and Candle 1958-12-25 Movie
1956	Camera Operator	Nightfall 1956-11-09 Movie
1955	Camera Operator	New Orleans Uncensored 1955-03-01 Movie
	Camera Operator	Pirates of Tripoli 1955-02-10 Movie
1947	Assistant Camera	The Lady from Shanghai 1947-12-24 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1969	Cinematography	A Dream of Kings 1969-12-15 Movie
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