William A. Fraker

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1923-09-29

Deathday 2010-05-31 (86 years old)

Place of Birth Los Angeles, California, USA

Also Known As William Ashman Fraker, Bill Fraker

William A. Fraker

Biography

William Ashman Fraker (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was an American cinematographer, film director and producer. He was 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. 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 series. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Fraker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

Camera

2002
Waking Up in Reno

as Director of Photography

2001
Town & Country

as Director of Photography

2000
Rules of Engagement

as Director of Photography

1997
Vegas Vacation

as Director of Photography

1996
The Island of Dr. Moreau

as Director of Photography

1995
Father of the Bride Part II

as Director of Photography

1995
Death in Small Doses

as Director of Photography

1994
Street Fighter

as Director of Photography

1994
There Goes My Baby

as Director of Photography

1993
Tombstone

as Director of Photography

1992
Honeymoon in Vegas

as Director of Photography

1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man

as Director of Photography

1990
The Freshman

as Director of Photography

1989
Chances Are

as Director of Photography

1989
An Innocent Man

as Director of Photography

1987
Baby Boom

as Director of Photography

1987
Burglar

as Director of Photography

1986
SpaceCamp

as Director of Photography

1985
Fever Pitch

as Director of Photography

1985
Murphy's Romance

as Director of Photography

1984
Irreconcilable Differences

as Director of Photography

1984
Protocol

as Director of Photography

1983
WarGames

as Director of Photography

1982
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

as Director of Photography

1982
Hey Good Lookin'

as Director of Photography

1981
Sharky's Machine

as Director of Photography

1980
Divine Madness

as Director of Photography

1980
The Hollywood Knights

as Director of Photography

1979
1941

as Director of Photography

1979
Old Boyfriends

as Director of Photography

1978
Heaven Can Wait

as Director of Photography

1978
American Hot Wax

as Director of Photography

1977
Exorcist II: The Heretic

as Director of Photography

1977
Looking for Mr. Goodbar

as Director of Photography

1976
Gator

as Director of Photography

1976
Lipstick

as Additional Director of Photography

1976
The Killer Inside Me

as Director of Photography

1975
Coonskin

as Director of Photography

1975
Rancho Deluxe

as Director of Photography

1975
Conversation with Fritz Lang

as Director of Photography

1975
Aloha, Bobby and Rose

as Director of Photography

1973
The Day of the Dolphin

as Director of Photography

1973
Fade-In

as Director of Photography

1971
Dusty and Sweets McGee

as Director of Photography

1969
Paint Your Wagon

as Director of Photography

1968
Rosemary's Baby

as Director of Photography

1968
Bullitt

as Director of Photography

1967
The Fox

as Director of Photography

1967
The President's Analyst

as Director of Photography

1967
Games

as Director of Photography

1966
Incubus

as Director of Photography

1964
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

as Camera Operator

Director

1993
1990
The Flash

as Director

1989
Unsub

as Director

1989
B.L. Stryker

as Director

1987
Wiseguy

as Director

1987
J.J. Starbuck

as Director

1973
1970
Monte Walsh

as Director

Actor

1992
1984
Irreconcilable Differences

as "Gabrielle" Cinematographer

1971
Dusty and Sweets McGee

as The Cellist

Crew

1982
Hey Good Lookin'

as Cinematography