Ken Kelsch
Personal Info
Known for
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1947-07-08
Day of Death
2023-12-11 (76 years old)
Place of Birth
Brooklyn, New York, USA
Ken Kelsch
Biography
Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).
Known For
Acting
(2019)
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
as Himself
(2018)
(2008)
100 Feet
as Garbage Man
(1999)
New Rose Hotel
as The Expeditor
(1998)
Susan's Plan
as Casino Pit Boss
(1993)
Dangerous Game
as Camera Operator (uncredited)
(1979)
Crew
Manson Girls
Director of Photography
(2019)
The Projectionist
Director of Photography
(2018)
Talking with the Vampires
Director of Photography
(2016)
The Brooklyn Banker
Director of Photography
(2014)
Welcome to New York
Director of Photography
(2013)
House of Last Things
Director of Photography
(2012)
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Director of Photography
(2009)
Desert Flower
Director of Photography
(2008)
100 Feet
Director of Photography
(2008)
Chelsea on the Rocks
Director of Photography
(2008)
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Director of Photography
(2008)
Sıcak
Director of Photography
(2005)
Missing in America
Director of Photography
(2005)
Before It Had a Name
Director of Photography
(2003)
Testosterone
Director of Photography
(2003)
Asmalı Konak: Hayat
Director of Photography
(2003)
Happy End
Director of Photography
(2001)
'R Xmas
Director of Photography
(2000)
It Had to Be You
Director of Photography
(1999)
Invisible Child
Director of Photography
(1999)
New Rose Hotel
Director of Photography
(1998)
Rear Window
Director of Photography
(1998)
The Impostors
Director of Photography
(1998)
Montana
Director of Photography
(1998)
A Brooklyn State of Mind
Director of Photography
(1998)
Susan's Plan
Director of Photography
(1997)
Every 9 Seconds
Director of Photography
(1997)
Subway Stories
Director of Photography
(1997)
The Blackout
Director of Photography
(1996)
The Prosecutors
Director of Photography
(1996)
The Funeral
Director of Photography
(1996)
Big Night
Director of Photography
(1996)
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Director of Photography
(1996)
Mylène Farmer: California
Cinematography
(1995)
The Addiction
Director of Photography
(1995)
Condition Red
Director of Photography
(1994)
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Director of Photography
(1994)
Drop Squad
Director of Photography
(1993)
Dangerous Game
Director of Photography
(1992)
Bad Lieutenant
Director of Photography
(1992)
Killer Dead
Director of Photography
(1986)
Spookies
Director of Photography
(1982)
In Our Water
Additional Camera
(1979)
The Driller Killer
Director of Photography