Russell Metty

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus. Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then was hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929. He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films all together with Sirk.

Most Famous Work

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The Waltons

(1972) Director of Communications

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Spartacus

(1960) Director of Photography

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One Step Beyond

(1959) Director of Photography

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The Misfits

(1961) Director of Photography

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The Omega Man

(1971) Director of Photography

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Bringing Up Baby

(1938) Director of Photography

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That Touch of Mink

(1962) Director of Photography

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Touch of Evil

(1958) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	Self (archive footage)	Making 'The Misfits' 2002-10-02 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1976	Director of Photography	Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence 1976-02-08 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	The Runaways 1975-04-01 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	Hawkins 1973-03-13 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Brock's Last Case 1973-03-05 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	The Waltons 1972-09-14 TV Show
	Director of Photography	Ben 1972-06-23 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	The Harness 1971-11-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Omega Man 1971-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring 1971-02-16 Movie
1970	Director of Photography	Tribes 1970-11-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	How Do I Love Thee? 1970-10-01 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Change of Habit 1969-11-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Eye of the Cat 1969-06-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Marcus Welby, M.D. 1969-03-26 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	Madigan 1968-03-29 Movie
	Camera Operator	The Secret War of Harry Frigg 1968-02-29 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	Counterpoint 1967-12-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rough Night in Jericho 1967-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Thoroughly Modern Millie 1967-03-22 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Texas Across the River 1966-10-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Appaloosa 1966-09-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Madame X 1966-03-03 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	The War Lord 1965-11-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Art of Love 1965-06-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bus Riley's Back in Town 1965-03-24 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	Captain Newman, M.D. 1963-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Thrill of It All 1963-07-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tammy and the Doctor 1963-05-29 Movie
1962	Director of Photography	If a Man Answers 1962-10-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Interns 1962-08-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	That Touch of Mink 1962-06-14 Movie
1961	Director of Photography	Flower Drum Song 1961-11-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	By Love Possessed 1961-07-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Misfits 1961-02-01 Movie
1960	Director of Photography	Spartacus 1960-10-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Midnight Lace 1960-10-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Portrait in Black 1960-07-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Platinum High School 1960-05-13 Movie
1959	Director of Photography	Imitation of Life 1959-10-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	This Earth Is Mine 1959-07-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	One Step Beyond 1959-01-20 TV Show
1958	Director of Photography	Monster on the Campus 1958-12-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Step Down to Terror 1958-09-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Time to Love and a Time to Die 1958-07-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Thing That Couldn't Die 1958-06-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Touch of Evil 1958-03-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Female Animal 1958-01-22 Movie
1957	Director of Photography	Man of a Thousand Faces 1957-08-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Midnight Story 1957-06-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Man Afraid 1957-04-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mister Cory 1957-02-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Battle Hymn 1957-02-14 Movie
1956	Director of Photography	Written on the Wind 1956-10-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	Congo Crossing 1956-07-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Miracle in the Rain 1956-03-31 Movie
	Director of Photography	There's Always Tomorrow 1956-01-08 Movie
1955	Director of Photography	All That Heaven Allows 1955-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man from Bitter Ridge 1955-04-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Cult of the Cobra 1955-03-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Man Without a Star 1955-03-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Crashout 1955-03-01 Movie
1954	Director of Photography	Sign of the Pagan 1954-11-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Four Guns to the Border 1954-11-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Naked Alibi 1954-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Magnificent Obsession 1954-08-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Taza, Son of Cochise 1954-02-18 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	Tumbleweed 1953-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Man from the Alamo 1953-08-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Take Me to Town 1953-06-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	It Happens Every Thursday 1953-04-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Seminole 1953-03-20 Movie
1952	Director of Photography	Against All Flags 1952-12-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Because of You 1952-12-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	The World in His Arms 1952-10-09 Movie
1951	Director of Photography	Flame of Araby 1951-12-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Raging Tide 1951-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Golden Horde 1951-09-30 Movie
1950	Director of Photography	Katie Did It 1950-11-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Wyoming Mail 1950-10-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Desert Hawk 1950-08-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Peggy 1950-07-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sierra 1950-05-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Curtain Call at Cactus Creek 1950-05-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Buccaneer's Girl 1950-03-01 Movie
1949	Director of Photography	Bagdad 1949-11-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Lady Gambles 1949-05-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	We Were Strangers 1949-04-27 Movie
1948	Director of Photography	Kiss the Blood Off My Hands 1948-10-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	You Gotta Stay Happy 1948-10-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid 1948-08-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	All My Sons 1948-05-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Woman's Vengeance 1948-03-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Arch of Triumph 1948-02-17 Movie
1947	Director of Photography	Ride the Pink Horse 1947-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Ivy 1947-06-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Private Affairs of Bel Ami 1947-04-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Perfect Marriage 1947-01-24 Movie
1946	Director of Photography	The Stranger 1946-07-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	Whistle Stop 1946-01-25 Movie
1945	Director of Photography	Pardon My Past 1945-12-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Story of G.I. Joe 1945-07-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Betrayal from the East 1945-04-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	It's in the Bag! 1945-04-21 Movie
1944	Director of Photography	Music in Manhattan 1944-10-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Master Race 1944-09-22 Movie
	Director of Photography	Tender Comrade 1944-05-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Seven Days Ashore 1944-04-25 Movie
1943	Director of Photography	Around the World 1943-11-27 Movie
	Director of Photography	Behind the Rising Sun 1943-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Sky's the Limit 1943-07-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hitler's Children 1943-01-06 Movie
1942	Director of Photography	The Falcon's Brother 1942-10-02 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Big Street 1942-08-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost 1942-06-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Four Jacks and a Jill 1942-01-23 Movie
1941	Director of Photography	Weekend for Three 1941-12-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob 1941-03-14 Movie
1940	Director of Photography	Dance, Girl, Dance 1940-08-30 Movie
	Director of Photography	Irene 1940-04-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	Curtain Call 1940-04-18 Movie
1939	Director of Photography	That's Right - You're Wrong 1939-11-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Spellbinder 1939-07-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Girl and the Gambler 1939-06-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Sagebrush Serenade 1939-06-06 Movie
1938	Director of Photography	Next Time I Marry 1938-12-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Annabel Takes a Tour 1938-11-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mr. Doodle Kicks Off 1938-10-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Affairs of Annabel 1938-09-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bringing Up Baby 1938-02-18 Movie
1937	Director of Photography	Forty Naughty Girls 1937-09-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	Annapolis Salute 1937-09-10 Movie
1934	Director of Photography	West of the Pecos 1934-12-27 Movie
1932	Camera Operator	Penguin Pool Murder 1932-12-09 Movie
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Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1972	Director of Communications	The Waltons 1972-09-14 TV Show
1970	Stunts	Tribes 1970-11-10 Movie
1952	Cinematography	Scarlet Angel 1952-06-20 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv