Biography
George E. Diskant (February 22, 1907 β February 22, 1965) was a film and television cinematographer. After working as an assistant on a number of films in the early 1930s, Diskant graduated to first camera. Early jobs included a pair of Leon Errol shorts; Banjo, a dog story; and Anthony Mann's Desperate. Other films include a series of films noirs, including They Live by Night (1949), Port of New York (1949), The Racket (1951), On Dangerous Ground (1952), The Narrow Margin (1952), Beware, My Lovely (1952), and Kansas City Confidential (1952). Later in his career, Diskant worked in television on shows such as Playhouse 90, Sam Peckinpah's short-lived The Westerner, and many episodes of The Rifleman.
Filmography
all 46
Movies 37
Director 17
TV Shows 9
Director of Photography
Honey West (1965)
TV
6
Director of Photography
The Rogues (1964)
TV
Cinematographer
The Losers (1963)
Movie
Cinematographer
Pericles on 31st Street (1962)
Movie
Cinematography
Who Killed Julie Greer? (1961)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Westerner (1960)
TV
Director of Photography
Johnny Ringo (1959)
TV
Director of Photography
Black Saddle (1959)
TV
Director of Photography
Alcoa Theatre (1957)
TV
Director of Photography
Goodyear Theatre (1957)
TV
Cinematographer
Meet McGraw (1957)
TV
Director of Photography
Hey, Jeannie! (1956)
TV
Cinematographer
Dark Meeting (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Christmas Carol (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Bigamist (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Bandits of Corsica (1953)
Movie
Director of Photography
Kansas City Confidential (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Beware, My Lovely (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
Storm Over Tibet (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Narrow Margin (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
On Dangerous Ground (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Racket (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
Sealed Cargo (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
Law of the Badlands (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
Between Midnight and Dawn (1950)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
David Harding, Counterspy (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
Fortunes of Captain Blood (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Traveling Saleswoman (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Davy Crockett, Indian Scout (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
Port of New York (1949)
Movie
1
Cinematographer
They Live by Night (1949)
Movie
1
Cinematographer
Masked Raiders (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
Oil's Well That Ends Well (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Woman's Secret (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
Every Girl Should Be Married (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
Guns of Hate (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
Riff-Raff (1947)
Movie
Director of Photography
Desperate (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
Banjo (1947)
Movie
Cinematography
Wife Tames Wolf (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
Borrowed Blonde (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
Vacation in Reno (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
Twin Husbands (1946)
Movie
Assistant Camera
The Little Minister (1934)
Movie
Assistant Camera
The Conquerors (1932)
Movie
Assistant Camera
The Lost Squadron (1932)
Movie
Ratings
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1951
1950
1965
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1907-02-22
Deathday1965-02-22 (58 years old)
Birth PlaceManhattan, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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