Robert Surtees
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1906-08-09
Day of Death
1985-01-05 (78 years old)
Place of Birth
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Robert Surtees
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.
Crew
(1978)
Same Time, Next Year
Director of Photography
(1978)
Bloodbrothers
Director of Photography
(1977)
The Turning Point
Director of Photography
(1976)
A Star Is Born
Director of Photography
(1975)
The Great Waldo Pepper
Director of Photography
(1975)
The Hindenburg
Director of Photography
(1973)
The Sting
Director of Photography
(1973)
Lost Horizon
Director of Photography
(1973)
Oklahoma Crude
Director of Photography
(1972)
The Other
Director of Photography
(1972)
The Cowboys
Director of Photography
(1971)
Summer of '42
Director of Photography
(1971)
The Last Picture Show
Director of Photography
(1970)
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Director of Photography
(1969)
Sweet Charity
Director of Photography
(1969)
The Arrangement
Director of Photography
(1968)
Coogan's Bluff
Director of Photography
(1967)
The Graduate
Director of Photography
(1967)
Doctor Dolittle
Director of Photography
(1966)
The Chase
Additional Photography
(1966)
Lost Command
Director of Photography
(1965)
The Collector
Director of Photography
(1965)
The Satan Bug
Director of Photography
(1965)
The Third Day
Director of Photography
(1965)
The Hallelujah Trail
Director of Photography
(1964)
Kisses for My President
Director of Photography
(1963)
PT 109
Director of Photography
(1962)
Mutiny on the Bounty
Director of Photography
(1960)
Cimarron
Director of Photography
(1960)
It Started in Naples
Director of Photography
(1959)
Ben-Hur
Director of Photography
(1958)
Merry Andrew
Director of Photography
(1958)
The Law and Jake Wade
Director of Photography
(1957)
Raintree County
Director of Photography
(1957)
Les Girls
Director of Photography
(1956)
The Swan
Director of Photography
(1956)
Tribute to a Bad Man
Director of Photography
(1955)
Oklahoma!
Director of Photography
(1955)
Trial
Director of Photography
(1954)
The Long, Long Trailer
Director of Photography
(1954)
Valley of the Kings
Director of Photography
(1953)
Mogambo
Director of Photography
(1953)
Escape from Fort Bravo
Director of Photography
(1953)
Ride, Vaquero!
Director of Photography
(1952)
The Bad and the Beautiful
Director of Photography
(1952)
The Merry Widow
Director of Photography
(1952)
The Wild North
Director of Photography
(1951)
Quo Vadis
Director of Photography
(1951)
The Strip
Director of Photography
(1951)
The Light Touch
Director of Photography
(1950)
King Solomon's Mines
Director of Photography
(1949)
Act of Violence
Director of Photography
(1949)
That Midnight Kiss
Director of Photography
(1949)
Big Jack
Director of Photography
(1949)
Intruder in the Dust
Director of Photography
(1948)
Big City
Director of Photography
(1948)
Tenth Avenue Angel
Director of Photography
(1948)
The Kissing Bandit
Director of Photography
(1948)
A Date with Judy
Director of Photography
(1947)
The Unfinished Dance
Director of Photography
(1946)
No Leave, No Love
Director of Photography
(1946)
Two Sisters from Boston
Director of Photography
(1945)
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Director of Photography
(1945)
Strange Holiday
Director of Photography
(1944)
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Director of Photography
(1944)
Music for Millions
Director of Photography
(1944)
Two Girls and a Sailor
Director of Photography
(1943)
Lost Angel
Director of Photography
(1943)
Heavenly Music
Director of Photography
(1943)
Don't You Believe It
Director of Photography
(1943)
Election Daze
Director of Photography
(1943)
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Director of Photography
(1935)
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Camera Operator
(1934)
David Harum
Assistant Camera
(1933)
State Fair
Assistant Camera
(1932)
Lady with a Past
Assistant Camera