Gordon Willis

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1931-05-28

Deathday 2014-05-18 (82 years old)

Place of Birth Astoria, New York, USA

Also Known As Gordon Hugh Willis Jr., Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr.

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

Camera

1997
The Devil's Own

as Director of Photography

1993
Malice

as Director of Photography

1990
The Godfather Part III

as Director of Photography

1990
Presumed Innocent

as Director of Photography

1988
Bright Lights, Big City

as Director of Photography

1987
The Pick-up Artist

as Director of Photography

1986
The Money Pit

as Director of Photography

1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo

as Director of Photography

1985
Perfect

as Director of Photography

1984
Broadway Danny Rose

as Director of Photography

1984
The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck

as Director of Photography

1983
Zelig

as Director of Photography

1982
A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy

as Director of Photography

1981
Pennies from Heaven

as Director of Photography

1981
1980
Stardust Memories

as Director of Photography

1980
Windows

as Director of Photography

1979
Manhattan

as Director of Photography

1978
Interiors

as Director of Photography

1978
Comes a Horseman

as Director of Photography

1977
Annie Hall

as Director of Photography

1977
September 30, 1955

as Director of Photography

1977
The Beatles at Shea Stadium

as Camera Operator

1976
All the President's Men

as Director of Photography

1975
The Drowning Pool

as Director of Photography

1974
The Godfather Part II

as Director of Photography

1974
The Parallax View

as Director of Photography

1973
The Paper Chase

as Director of Photography

1972
The Godfather

as Director of Photography

1972
Bad Company

as Director of Photography

1972
Up the Sandbox

as Director of Photography

1971
Klute

as Director of Photography

1971
Little Murders

as Director of Photography

1970
The People Next Door

as Director of Photography

1970
The Landlord

as Director of Photography

1970
Loving

as Director of Photography

1970
End of the Road

as Director of Photography

Director

1980
Windows

as Director