Conrad L. Hall

Personal Info

Known For Camera

Gender Male

Birthday 1926-06-21

Deathday 2003-01-04 (76 years old)

Place of Birth Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Also Known As Conrad Hall, Conrad Lafcadio Hall

Conrad L. Hall

Biography

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. From Wikipedia article 'Conrad Hall'

Known For

Camera

2002
Road to Perdition

as Director of Photography

1999
American Beauty

as Director of Photography

1998
A Civil Action

as Director of Photography

1998
Without Limits

as Director of Photography

1996
Faithful

as Director of Photography

1994
Love Affair

as Director of Photography

1993
Searching for Bobby Fischer

as Director of Photography

1992
Jennifer Eight

as Director of Photography

1991
Class Action

as Director of Photography

1988
Tequila Sunrise

as Director of Photography

1987
Black Widow

as Director of Photography

1977
It Happened One Christmas

as Director of Photography

1976
Marathon Man

as Director of Photography

1975
The Day of the Locust

as Director of Photography

1975
Smile

as Director of Photography

1974
Catch My Soul

as Director of Photography

1973
Electra Glide in Blue

as Director of Photography

1972
Fat City

as Director of Photography

1969
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

as Director of Photography

1969
Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

as Director of Photography

1969
Trilogy

as Director of Photography

1969
The Happy Ending

as Director of Photography

1968
Hell in the Pacific

as Director of Photography

1967
Cool Hand Luke

as Director of Photography

1967
In Cold Blood

as Director of Photography

1967
Divorce American Style

as Director of Photography

1966
The Professionals

as Director of Photography

1966
Incubus

as Director of Photography

1966
A Christmas Memory

as Director of Photography

1966
Harper

as Director of Photography

1965
Wild Seed

as Director of Photography

1965
Morituri

as Director of Photography

1964
The Unknown

as Director of Photography

1964
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

as Director of Photography

1964
Fanfare for a Death Scene

as Director of Photography

1963
The Outer Limits

as Director of Photography

1962
Pressure Point

as Camera Operator

1960
Islands of the Sea

as Director of Photography

1960
Private Property

as Camera Operator

1958
Edge of Fury

as Director of Photography

1955
East of Eden

as Camera Operator

Crew

2002
Road to Perdition

as In Memory Of

Writer

1956
Running Target

as Screenplay