Biography
Lucien Ballard, the cinematographer best known for his collaboration with directors Sam Peckinpah and Josef von Sternberg, was born in Miami, Oklahoma. Ballard became a wanderer after dropping out of the Ivy League University of Pennsylvania and the University of Oklahoma, journeying to China in search of opportunity. When he returned to the United States after not finding any, Ballard gained employment in the lumber business, working in a mill sawing trees and surveying land.
Lucien Ballard died near his Rancho Mirage, California, home in a car accident on October 1, 1988. He was 80 years old.
Filmography
all 143
Movies 139
Director 37
TV Shows 4
Cinematographer
My Kingdom For... (1985)
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Rabbit Test (1978)
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Mikey and Nicky (1976)
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From Noon Till Three (1976)
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Director of Photography
Drum (1976)
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St. Ives (1976)
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Breakheart Pass (1975)
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Chat en poche (1975)
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Breakout (1975)
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Three the Hard Way (1974)
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Thomasine & Bushrod (1974)
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Lady Ice (1973)
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5.33
Director of Photography
The Getaway (1972)
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Cinematographer
Arruza (1972)
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Junior Bonner (1972)
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Cinematographer
What's the Matter with Helen? (1971)
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Cinematographer
Elvis: That's the Way It Is (1970)
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The Hawaiians (1970)
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Cinematography
Frédéric (1970)
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The Ballad of Cable Hogue (1970)
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6
Cinematographer
A Time for Dying (1969)
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Cinematographer
The Wild Bunch (1969)
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3.67
Cinematographer
True Grit (1969)
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3.5
Camera Operator
La Perruche et le Poulet (1969)
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Cinematographer
How Sweet It Is! (1968)
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Cinematographer
The Party (1968)
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5.8
Cinematographer
Will Penny (1967)
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Cinematographer
Hour of the Gun (1967)
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Director of Photography
Noon Wine (1966)
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Director of Photography / Cinematography
At Theatre Tonight (1966)
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Cinematography
J'y suis, j'y reste (1966)
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Nevada Smith (1966)
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An Eye for an Eye (1966)
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Boeing, Boeing (1965)
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Director of Photography
The Sons of Katie Elder (1965)
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Director of Photography
Dear Brigitte (1965)
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Roustabout (1964)
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The New Interns (1964)
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Take Her, She's Mine (1963)
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Wall of Noise (1963)
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Wives and Lovers (1963)
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The Caretakers (1963)
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Six Gun Law (1962)
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Ride the High Country (1962)
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6
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Susan Slade (1961)
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Ricochet (1961)
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Cinematographer
Marines, Let's Go (1961)
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Cinematographer
The Parent Trap (1961)
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5.07
Cinematographer
Desire in the Dust (1960)
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Director of Photography
The Westerner (1960)
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Pay or Die! (1960)
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Cinematographer
The Bramble Bush (1960)
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Cinematographer
The Rise and Fall of Legs Diamond (1960)
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Director of Photography
Law of the Plainsman (1959)
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Director of Photography
Al Capone (1959)
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Cinematographer
City of Fear (1959)
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Director of Photography
Black Saddle (1959)
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Cinematographer
Murder by Contract (1958)
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5.5
Director of Photography
Anna Lucasta (1958)
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Director of Photography
Buchanan Rides Alone (1958)
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Cinematographer
I Married a Woman (1958)
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Director of Photography
Band of Angels (1957)
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Director of Photography
The Unholy Wife (1957)
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Director of Photography
The King and Four Queens (1956)
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Cinematographer
The Killing (1956)
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4.33
Director of Photography
The Proud Ones (1956)
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Cinematographer
A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
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Director of Photography
The Killer is Loose (1956)
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Seven Cities of Gold (1955)
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Cinematographer
The Magnificent Matador (1955)
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The Raid (1954)
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Prince Valiant (1954)
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New Faces (1954)
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Inferno (1953)
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The Desert Rats (1953)
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The Glory Brigade (1953)
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Night Without Sleep (1952)
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Cinematographer
Don't Bother to Knock (1952)
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Diplomatic Courier (1952)
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6
Cinematographer
Return of the Texan (1952)
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Fixed Bayonets! (1951)
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Director of Photography
Let's Make It Legal (1951)
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The House on Telegraph Hill (1951)
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Berlin Express (1948)
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Director of Photography
Night Song (1948)
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Temptation (1946)
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This Love of Ours (1945)
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1
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Sweet and Low-Down (1944)
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The Lodger (1944)
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Holy Matrimony (1943)
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Bomber's Moon (1943)
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Tonight We Raid Calais (1943)
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Additional Photography
The Outlaw (1943)
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The Undying Monster (1942)
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Orchestra Wives (1942)
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Wild Geese Calling (1941)
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Cold Turkey (1940)
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The Villain Still Pursued Her (1940)
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Cinematographer
No Census, No Feeling (1940)
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South of the Boudoir (1940)
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Cinematographer
Coast Guard (1939)
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Cinematographer
Yes, We Have No Bonanza (1939)
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Director of Photography
Blind Alley (1939)
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Cinematographer
Outside These Walls (1939)
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Cinematographer
A Star Is Shorn (1939)
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Cinematographer
A Ducking They Did Go (1939)
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Director of Photography
Let Us Live (1939)
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Texas Stampede (1939)
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The Thundering West (1939)
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Three Little Sew and Sews (1939)
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Home on the Rage (1938)
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Rio Grande (1938)
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Flat Foot Stooges (1938)
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A Nag in the Bag (1938)
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The Nightshirt Bandit (1938)
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Flight to Fame (1938)
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Violent Is the Word for Curly (1938)
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Halfway to Hollywood (1938)
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Squadron of Honor (1938)
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The Lone Wolf in Paris (1938)
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The Mind Needer (1938)
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Penitentiary (1938)
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Man Bites Lovebug (1937)
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The Shadow (1937)
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Life Begins with Love (1937)
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Cash and Carry (1937)
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Girls Can Play (1937)
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From Bad to Worse (1937)
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Venus Makes Trouble (1937)
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I Promise to Pay (1937)
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Racketeers in Exile (1937)
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Devil's Playground (1937)
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Cinematographer
Craig's Wife (1936)
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Cinematographer
The Final Hour (1936)
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Director of Photography
The King Steps Out (1936)
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Cinematographer
Crime and Punishment (1935)
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Director of Photography
The Devil Is a Woman (1935)
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Assistant Camera
Blonde Venus (1932)
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First Assistant Camera
Love Me Tonight (1932)
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6
Assistant Camera
This Is the Night (1932)
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Camera Operator
One Hour with You (1932)
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Camera Technician
The Beloved Bachelor (1931)
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Director of Photography / Assistant Camera
Morocco (1930)
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8
Ratings
Average 5.86
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1908-05-06
Deathday1988-10-01 (80 years old)
Birth PlaceOklahoma, United States of America
RelationshipsMerle Oberon (1945-01-01 - 1949-01-01)
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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