William A. Fraker

Person Details

Birthday: 1923-09-29 00:15:32

Death: 2010-05-31 00:15:32

Aliases: William Ashman Fraker , Bill Fraker

Gender: Male

Place of birth: Los Angeles, California, USA

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Movie Involvements: 56

TV Involvements: 6

Most Famous Work

Biography

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia William Ashman Fraker, A.S.C., B.S.C. (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was a cinematographer, film director, and producer. He has been 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. Fraker graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1950. 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 films and series. Fraker died Monday May 31, 2010 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. He was 86. He is survived by his wife Denise. He was predeceased in 1992 by son William A. Fraker Jr., an assistant cameraman. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Fraker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

Average

Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2002	Himself	Polanski y los ojos del mal 2002-04-16 Movie
1996	N/A	The Making of '1941' 1996-05-28 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
1984	"Gabrielle" Cinematographer	Irreconcilable Differences 1984-09-28 Movie
1971	The Cellist	Dusty and Sweets McGee 1971-07-14 Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2002	Director of Photography	Waking Up in Reno 2002-12-13 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Town & Country 2001-04-27 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	Rules of Engagement 2000-04-07 Movie
1997	Director of Photography	Vegas Vacation 1997-02-13 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996-08-23 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	Father of the Bride Part II 1995-12-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Death in Small Doses 1995-01-16 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	Street Fighter 1994-12-23 Movie
	Director of Photography	There Goes My Baby 1994-09-02 Movie
1993	Director of Photography	Tombstone 1993-12-25 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	Honeymoon in Vegas 1992-08-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Memoirs of an Invisible Man 1992-02-28 Movie
1990	Director of Photography	The Freshman 1990-07-20 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	An Innocent Man 1989-10-06 Movie
	Director of Photography	Chances Are 1989-03-10 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Baby Boom 1987-10-07 Movie
	Director of Photography	Burglar 1987-03-20 Movie
1986	Director of Photography	SpaceCamp 1986-06-06 Movie
1985	Director of Photography	Murphy's Romance 1985-12-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Fever Pitch 1985-11-22 Movie
1984	Director of Photography	Protocol 1984-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Irreconcilable Differences 1984-09-28 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	WarGames 1983-06-03 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas 1982-07-23 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Sharky's Machine 1981-12-18 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	Divine Madness 1980-09-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hollywood Knights 1980-05-18 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	1941 1979-12-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Old Boyfriends 1979-03-22 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	Heaven Can Wait 1978-06-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	American Hot Wax 1978-03-17 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Looking for Mr. Goodbar 1977-10-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Exorcist II: The Heretic 1977-06-17 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	The Killer Inside Me 1976-10-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Gator 1976-08-25 Movie
	Additional Director of Photography	Lipstick 1976-04-02 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	Coonskin 1975-08-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Aloha, Bobby and Rose 1975-04-29 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rancho Deluxe 1975-03-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	Conversation with Fritz Lang 1975-02-24 Movie
1973	Director of Photography	The Day of the Dolphin 1973-12-19 Movie
	Director of Photography	Fade-In 1973-11-08 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Dusty and Sweets McGee 1971-07-14 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Paint Your Wagon 1969-10-15 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	Bullitt 1968-10-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Rosemary's Baby 1968-06-12 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	The President's Analyst 1967-12-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Fox 1967-12-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Games 1967-09-17 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Incubus 1966-10-26 Movie
1964	Camera Operator	The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre 1964-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
1993	Director	Walker, Texas Ranger 1993-04-21 TV Show
1990	Director	The Flash 1990-09-20 TV Show
1989	Director	B.L. Stryker 1989-02-13 TV Show
	Director	Unsub 1989-02-03 TV Show
1987	Director	J.J. Starbuck 1987-09-26 TV Show
	Director	Wiseguy 1987-09-16 TV Show
1981	Director	The Legend of the Lone Ranger 1981-08-20 Movie
1973	Director	A Reflection of Fear 1973-02-12 Movie
1970	Director	Monte Walsh 1970-10-02 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv