Gordon Willis
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1931-05-28
Day of Death
2014-05-18 (82 years old)
Place of Birth
Astoria, New York, USA
Gordon Willis
Biography
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".
When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.
Known For
Acting
(2012)
(2011)
Woody Allen: A Documentary
as Self
(2008)
(2007)
Fog City Mavericks
as Self
(2006)
(2006)
(2003)
(1992)
Visions of Light
as Self
(1980)
To Woody Allen from Europe with Love
as Himself
(1971)
'Klute' in New York
as Self
Crew
(1997)
The Devil's Own
Director of Photography
(1993)
Malice
Director of Photography
(1990)
The Godfather Part III
Director of Photography
(1990)
Presumed Innocent
Director of Photography
(1988)
Bright Lights, Big City
Director of Photography
(1987)
The Pick-up Artist
Director of Photography
(1986)
The Money Pit
Director of Photography
(1985)
The Purple Rose of Cairo
Director of Photography
(1985)
Perfect
Director of Photography
(1984)
Broadway Danny Rose
Director of Photography
(1984)
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck
Director of Photography
(1983)
Zelig
Director of Photography
(1982)
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Director of Photography
(1981)
Pennies from Heaven
Director of Photography
(1981)
The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic
Director of Photography
(1980)
Stardust Memories
Director of Photography
(1980)
Windows
Director, Director of Photography
(1979)
Manhattan
Director of Photography
(1978)
Interiors
Director of Photography
(1978)
Comes a Horseman
Director of Photography
(1977)
Annie Hall
Director of Photography
(1977)
September 30, 1955
Director of Photography
(1977)
The Beatles at Shea Stadium
Camera Operator
(1976)
All the President's Men
Director of Photography
(1975)
The Drowning Pool
Director of Photography
(1974)
The Godfather Part II
Director of Photography
(1974)
The Parallax View
Director of Photography
(1973)
The Paper Chase
Director of Photography
(1972)
The Godfather
Director of Photography
(1972)
Bad Company
Director of Photography
(1972)
Up the Sandbox
Director of Photography
(1971)
Klute
Director of Photography
(1971)
Little Murders
Director of Photography
(1970)
The People Next Door
Director of Photography
(1970)
The Landlord
Director of Photography
(1970)
Loving
Director of Photography
(1970)
End of the Road
Director of Photography