Robert Surtees

Age: N/A | From: Covington, Kentucky, USA

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Aliases: Robert Lee Surtees , Robert L. Surtees

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Covington, Kentucky, USA

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Movie Involvements: 74

TV Involvements: 0

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Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.

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Year	Character	Movie/Tv
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Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1978	Director of Photography	Bloodbrothers 1978-09-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Same Time, Next Year 1978-04-23 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	The Turning Point 1977-11-14 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	A Star Is Born 1976-12-17 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	The Hindenburg 1975-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Great Waldo Pepper 1975-03-13 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	The Sting 1973-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Oklahoma Crude 1973-07-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Lost Horizon 1973-03-17 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	The Other 1972-05-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Cowboys 1972-01-13 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	The Last Picture Show 1971-10-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Summer of '42 1971-04-19 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	The Liberation of L.B. Jones 1970-03-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Two Mules for Sister Sara 1970-03-02 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	The Arrangement 1969-11-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sweet Charity 1969-02-25 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	Coogan's Bluff 1968-10-02 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	The Graduate 1967-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Doctor Dolittle 1967-12-05 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Lost Command 1966-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Chase 1966-02-18 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	The Third Day 1965-08-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hallelujah Trail 1965-06-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Collector 1965-06-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Satan Bug 1965-03-26 Movie
1964	Director of Photography	Kisses for My President 1964-08-21 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	PT 109 1963-06-26 Movie
1962	Director of Photography	Mutiny on the Bounty 1962-11-08 Movie
1960	Director of Photography	Cimarron 1960-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	It Started in Naples 1960-08-06 Movie
1959	Director of Photography	Ben-Hur 1959-11-18 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	Merry Andrew 1958-03-20 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	Raintree County 1957-12-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Les Girls 1957-10-03 Movie
1956	Director of Photography	The Swan 1956-04-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tribute to a Bad Man 1956-03-30 Movie
1955	Director of Photography	Oklahoma! 1955-10-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Trial 1955-10-07 Movie
1954	Director of Photography	Valley of the Kings 1954-07-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Long, Long Trailer 1954-02-19 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	Escape from Fort Bravo 1953-12-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mogambo 1953-09-23 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	The Bad and the Beautiful 1952-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Wild North 1952-01-28 Movie
1951	Director of Photography	The Light Touch 1951-12-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Quo Vadis 1951-11-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Strip 1951-08-31 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	King Solomon's Mines 1950-11-09 Movie
1949	Director of Photography	Intruder in the Dust 1949-11-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	That Midnight Kiss 1949-09-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Big Jack 1949-04-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Act of Violence 1949-02-01 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	The Kissing Bandit 1948-11-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Date with Judy 1948-07-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Big City 1948-03-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tenth Avenue Angel 1948-02-20 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	The Unfinished Dance 1947-09-19 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	Two Sisters from Boston 1946-06-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	No Leave, No Love 1946-03-10 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Strange Holiday 1945-10-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Our Vines Have Tender Grapes 1945-09-06 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Music for Millions 1944-12-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo 1944-11-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Two Girls and a Sailor 1944-06-14 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	Lost Angel 1943-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Election Daze 1943-07-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	Don't You Believe It 1943-07-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Nursery Rhyme Mysteries 1943-07-03 Movie
	Director of Photography	Heavenly Music 1943-05-01 Movie
1935	Camera Operator	A Midsummer Night's Dream 1935-10-09 Movie
1933	Assistant Camera	State Fair 1933-02-10 Movie
1932	Assistant Camera	Lady with a Past 1932-02-19 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv