Biography
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.
In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.
According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).β
Filmography
all 92
Movies 92
Director 25
self 2
Cinematographer
![The Steagle](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/143064-the-steagle.jpg)
The Steagle (1971)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Great White Hope](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/38998-the-great-white-hope.jpg)
The Great White Hope (1970)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60330-suppose-they-gave-a-war-and-nobody-came.jpg)
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Halls of Anger](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/37502-halls-of-anger.jpg)
Halls of Anger (1970)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Madwoman of Chaillot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/60610-the-madwoman-of-chaillot.jpg)
The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Some Kind of a Nut](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84641-some-kind-of-a-nut.jpg)
Some Kind of a Nut (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Learning Tree](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/99236-the-learning-tree.jpg)
The Learning Tree (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Where It's At](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/84489-where-it-s-at.jpg)
Where It's At (1969)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Split](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/40797-the-split.jpg)
The Split (1968)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Ambushers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4011-the-ambushers.jpg)
The Ambushers (1967)
Movie
4.64
Director of Photography
![Bonnie and Clyde](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8236-bonnie-and-clyde.jpg)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Movie
5.4
Cinematographer
![How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/123037-how-to-succeed-in-business-without-really-trying.jpg)
How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Silencers](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4008-the-silencers.jpg)
The Silencers (1966)
Movie
4.5
Cinematographer
![King Rat](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58123-king-rat.jpg)
King Rat (1965)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Good Neighbor Sam](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/42487-good-neighbor-sam.jpg)
Good Neighbor Sam (1964)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Flight from Ashiya](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65523-flight-from-ashiya.jpg)
Flight from Ashiya (1964)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Kid Galahad](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/23091-kid-galahad.jpg)
Kid Galahad (1962)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Birdman of Alcatraz](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/14468-birdman-of-alcatraz.jpg)
Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)
Movie
5.33
Cinematographer
![Mr. Sardonicus](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/81150-mr-sardonicus.jpg)
Mr. Sardonicus (1961)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Homicidal](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/20788-homicidal.jpg)
Homicidal (1961)
Movie
7
Cinematographer
![Cry for Happy](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77684-cry-for-happy.jpg)
Cry for Happy (1961)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Let No Man Write My Epitaph](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/87717-let-no-man-write-my-epitaph.jpg)
Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Hell to Eternity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/50444-hell-to-eternity.jpg)
Hell to Eternity (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Mountain Road](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/49830-the-mountain-road.jpg)
The Mountain Road (1960)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Edge of Eternity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59122-edge-of-eternity.jpg)
Edge of Eternity (1959)
Movie
Cinematographer
![They Came to Cordura](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100241-they-came-to-cordura.jpg)
They Came to Cordura (1959)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Gidget](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/4029-gidget.jpg)
Gidget (1959)
Movie
4.75
Cinematographer
![Dogface](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/234474-dogface.jpg)
Dogface (1959)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Me and the Colonel](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/59576-me-and-the-colonel.jpg)
Me and the Colonel (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Screaming Mimi](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/22707-screaming-mimi.jpg)
Screaming Mimi (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The True Story of Lynn Stuart](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/66445-the-true-story-of-lynn-stuart.jpg)
The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Decision at Sundown](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80660-decision-at-sundown.jpg)
Decision at Sundown (1957)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Brothers Rico](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/98475-the-brothers-rico.jpg)
The Brothers Rico (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Strange One](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/67852-the-strange-one.jpg)
The Strange One (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Not One Shall Die](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/558344-not-one-shall-die.jpg)
Not One Shall Die (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Nightfall](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/39443-nightfall.jpg)
Nightfall (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Storm Center](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/53210-storm-center.jpg)
Storm Center (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Harder They Fall](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/6910-the-harder-they-fall.jpg)
The Harder They Fall (1956)
Movie
2
Director of Photography
![Battle Stations](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/93840-battle-stations.jpg)
Battle Stations (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Three Stripes in the Sun](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/138811-three-stripes-in-the-sun.jpg)
Three Stripes in the Sun (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Count Three and Pray](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73305-count-three-and-pray.jpg)
Count Three and Pray (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Tight Spot](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72474-tight-spot.jpg)
Tight Spot (1955)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Violent Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/72454-the-violent-men.jpg)
The Violent Men (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Private Hell 36](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/92922-private-hell-36.jpg)
Private Hell 36 (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Human Desire](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77620-human-desire.jpg)
Human Desire (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Bamboo Prison](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/76342-the-bamboo-prison.jpg)
The Bamboo Prison (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
![From Here to Eternity](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/68942-from-here-to-eternity.jpg)
From Here to Eternity (1953)
Movie
5.67
Cinematographer
![The Last Posse](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103343-the-last-posse.jpg)
The Last Posse (1953)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Assignment: Paris](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/58935-assignment-paris.jpg)
Assignment: Paris (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Sniper](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/5726-the-sniper.jpg)
The Sniper (1952)
Movie
2
Director of Photography
![Scandal Sheet](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/55112-scandal-sheet.jpg)
Scandal Sheet (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Family Secret](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75385-the-family-secret.jpg)
The Family Secret (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Two of a Kind](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/100082-two-of-a-kind.jpg)
Two of a Kind (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Sirocco](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/11176-sirocco.jpg)
Sirocco (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Emergency Wedding](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/89431-emergency-wedding.jpg)
Emergency Wedding (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Convicted](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77636-convicted.jpg)
Convicted (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
![In a Lonely Place](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/8936-in-a-lonely-place.jpg)
In a Lonely Place (1950)
Movie
5.5
Director of Photography
![Father Is a Bachelor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/103013-father-is-a-bachelor.jpg)
Father Is a Bachelor (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Reckless Moment](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/65840-the-reckless-moment.jpg)
The Reckless Moment (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
![And Baby Makes Three](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120459-and-baby-makes-three.jpg)
And Baby Makes Three (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
![All the King's Men](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112967-all-the-king-s-men.jpg)
All the King's Men (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
![The Undercover Man](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77617-the-undercover-man.jpg)
The Undercover Man (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
![Knock on Any Door](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112889-knock-on-any-door.jpg)
Knock on Any Door (1949)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Sign of the Ram](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/112891-the-sign-of-the-ram.jpg)
The Sign of the Ram (1948)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
![To the Ends of the Earth](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/85221-to-the-ends-of-the-earth.jpg)
To the Ends of the Earth (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Framed](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77598-framed.jpg)
Framed (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Johnny O'Clock](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/75306-johnny-o-clock.jpg)
Johnny O'Clock (1947)
Movie
Director of Photography
![So Dark the Night](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136907-so-dark-the-night.jpg)
So Dark the Night (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Gallant Journey](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/77710-gallant-journey.jpg)
Gallant Journey (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Night Editor](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/120458-night-editor.jpg)
Night Editor (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
![A Bird in the Head](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/80084-a-bird-in-the-head.jpg)
A Bird in the Head (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Meet Me on Broadway](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/167303-meet-me-on-broadway.jpg)
Meet Me on Broadway (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Calling All Fibbers](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Calling All Fibbers (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![My Name Is Julia Ross](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/111208-my-name-is-julia-ross.jpg)
My Name Is Julia Ross (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Girl of the Limberlost](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136621-the-girl-of-the-limberlost.jpg)
The Girl of the Limberlost (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Gay Senorita](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/261014-the-gay-senorita.jpg)
The Gay Senorita (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Blonde from Brooklyn](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136582-blonde-from-brooklyn.jpg)
Blonde from Brooklyn (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Eve Knew Her Apples](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Eve Knew Her Apples (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![I Love a Mystery](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/3105-i-love-a-mystery.jpg)
I Love a Mystery (1945)
Movie
4.71
Cinematographer
![Eadie Was a Lady](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/73198-eadie-was-a-lady.jpg)
Eadie Was a Lady (1945)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Tahiti Nights](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/261018-tahiti-nights.jpg)
Tahiti Nights (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Unwritten Code](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/70264-the-unwritten-code.jpg)
The Unwritten Code (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Kansas City Kitty](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136466-kansas-city-kitty.jpg)
Kansas City Kitty (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
![The Soul of a Monster](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/108721-the-soul-of-a-monster.jpg)
The Soul of a Monster (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Defective Detectives](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/136420-defective-detectives.jpg)
Defective Detectives (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Sailor's Holiday](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/261019-sailor-s-holiday.jpg)
Sailor's Holiday (1944)
Movie
Assistant Camera
![You Only Live Once](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/9494-you-only-live-once.jpg)
You Only Live Once (1937)
Movie
4
Camera Operator
![The Informer](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/10718-the-informer.jpg)
The Informer (1935)
Movie
6
Camera Operator
![The Conquerors](https://images.moviefit.me/t/o/122812-the-conquerors.jpg)
The Conquerors (1932)
Movie
Cinematographer
![Fairways and Foul](https://images.moviefit.me/default-images/t/o.jpg)
Fairways and Foul (1929)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.8
Based on 391 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1929
1947
1954
1949
1971
Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1905-05-26
Deathday1983-05-30 (78 years old)
Birth PlaceDel Rio, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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