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Russell Metty, A.S.C. (September 20, 1906 – April 28, 1978) was an American cinematographer who won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color, for the 1960 film Spartacus.
Metty's career began around 1925 as an assistant with Standard Film Laboratory, who was then was hired by Paramount Pictures working in the camera department. He left for RKO in 1929. He became a regular cameraman at Universal Studios, and was a regular collaborator with the German film director Douglas Sirk, making eleven films all together with Sirk.
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Filmography
all 159
Movies 156
Director 62
TV Shows 3
self 2
Self (archive footage)
Making 'The Misfits' (2002)
Movie
Director of Photography
Mallory: Circumstantial Evidence (1976)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Runaways (1975)
Movie
Director of Photography
Hawkins (1973)
TV
Cinematographer
Brock's Last Case (1973)
Movie
Director of Photography / Director of Communications
The Waltons (1972)
TV
6
Cinematographer
Ben (1972)
Movie
2.4
Director of Photography
The Harness (1971)
Movie
Cinematographer
Lock, Stock and Barrel (1971)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Omega Man (1971)
Movie
7.33
Cinematographer
Maybe I'll Come Home in the Spring (1971)
Movie
Self
The Last Man Alive: The Omega Man (1971)
Movie
Cinematographer
Tribes (1970)
Movie
Director of Photography
How Do I Love Thee? (1970)
Movie
Director of Photography
Change of Habit (1969)
Movie
Director of Photography
Eye of the Cat (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
Marcus Welby, M.D. (1969)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Pink Jungle (1968)
Movie
Director of Photography
Madigan (1968)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Secret War of Harry Frigg (1968)
Movie
Director of Photography
Counterpoint (1967)
Movie
Cinematographer
Rough Night in Jericho (1967)
Movie
Director of Photography
Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967)
Movie
Director of Photography
Texas Across the River (1966)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Appaloosa (1966)
Movie
Cinematographer
Madame X (1966)
Movie
Director of Photography
The War Lord (1965)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Art of Love (1965)
Movie
Cinematographer
Bus Riley's Back in Town (1965)
Movie
Director of Photography
Captain Newman, M.D. (1963)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Thrill of It All (1963)
Movie
6
Cinematographer
Tammy and the Doctor (1963)
Movie
Cinematographer
If a Man Answers (1962)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Interns (1962)
Movie
Cinematographer
That Touch of Mink (1962)
Movie
6.67
Cinematographer
Flower Drum Song (1961)
Movie
Director of Photography
By Love Possessed (1961)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Misfits (1961)
Movie
7
Director of Photography
Spartacus (1960)
Movie
4
Director of Photography
Midnight Lace (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
Portrait in Black (1960)
Movie
Cinematographer
Platinum High School (1960)
Movie
Director of Photography
Imitation of Life (1959)
Movie
Director of Photography
This Earth Is Mine (1959)
Movie
Director of Photography
One Step Beyond (1959)
TV
Cinematographer
Monster on the Campus (1958)
Movie
Director of Photography
Step Down to Terror (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Time to Love and a Time to Die (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Thing That Couldn't Die (1958)
Movie
Cinematographer
Touch of Evil (1958)
Movie
5.24
Cinematographer
The Female Animal (1958)
Movie
Director of Photography
Man of a Thousand Faces (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Midnight Story (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Man Afraid (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mister Cory (1957)
Movie
Cinematographer
Battle Hymn (1957)
Movie
Director of Photography
Written on the Wind (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
Congo Crossing (1956)
Movie
Cinematographer
Miracle in the Rain (1956)
Movie
Director of Photography
There's Always Tomorrow (1956)
Movie
Director of Photography
All That Heaven Allows (1955)
Movie
1
Cinematographer
The Man from Bitter Ridge (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
Cult of the Cobra (1955)
Movie
9
Cinematographer
Man Without a Star (1955)
Movie
Cinematographer
Crashout (1955)
Movie
Director of Photography
Sign of the Pagan (1954)
Movie
Director of Photography
Four Guns to the Border (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
Naked Alibi (1954)
Movie
Director of Photography
Magnificent Obsession (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
Taza, Son of Cochise (1954)
Movie
Cinematographer
Tumbleweed (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Veils of Bagdad (1953)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Man from the Alamo (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
Take Me to Town (1953)
Movie
Director of Photography
It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
Seminole (1953)
Movie
Cinematographer
Against All Flags (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Because of You (1952)
Movie
Director of Photography
The World in His Arms (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Yankee Buccaneer (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Scarlet Angel (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
Movie
Cinematographer
Flame of Araby (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Raging Tide (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
Little Egypt (1951)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Golden Horde (1951)
Movie
Cinematographer
Katie Did It (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Wyoming Mail (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Desert Hawk (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Peggy (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
Sierra (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
Curtain Call at Cactus Creek (1950)
Movie
Director of Photography
Buccaneer's Girl (1950)
Movie
Cinematographer
Bagdad (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Lady Gambles (1949)
Movie
Director of Photography
We Were Strangers (1949)
Movie
6
Director of Photography
Kiss the Blood Off My Hands (1948)
Movie
1
Cinematographer
You Gotta Stay Happy (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mr. Peabody and the Mermaid (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
All My Sons (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
A Woman's Vengeance (1948)
Movie
Director of Photography
Arch of Triumph (1948)
Movie
Cinematographer
Ride the Pink Horse (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
Ivy (1947)
Movie
7.5
Cinematographer
The Private Affairs of Bel Ami (1947)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Perfect Marriage (1947)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Stranger (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
Movie
Cinematographer
Whistle Stop (1946)
Movie
Director of Photography
Pardon My Past (1945)
Movie
Director of Photography
Story of G.I. Joe (1945)
Movie
Director of Photography
Betrayal from the East (1945)
Movie
Director of Photography
It's in the Bag! (1945)
Movie
Director of Photography
Music in Manhattan (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Master Race (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
Triple Trouble (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
Tender Comrade (1944)
Movie
Director of Photography
Seven Days Ashore (1944)
Movie
Cinematographer
Double Up (1943)
Movie
Cinematographer
Around the World (1943)
Movie
Cinematographer
Behind the Rising Sun (1943)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Sky's the Limit (1943)
Movie
Director of Photography
Forever and a Day (1943)
Movie
Director of Photography
Hitler's Children (1943)
Movie
Cinematographer
Dear! Deer! (1942)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Falcon's Brother (1942)
Movie
2.67
Cinematographer
The Big Street (1942)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mexican Spitfire Sees a Ghost (1942)
Movie
Cinematographer
Framing Father (1942)
Movie
Cinematographer
Four Jacks and a Jill (1942)
Movie
Director of Photography
Weekend for Three (1941)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sunny (1941)
Movie
Director of Photography
A Girl, a Guy, and a Gob (1941)
Movie
Director of Photography
Dance, Girl, Dance (1940)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sunk by the Census (1940)
Movie
Cinematographer
Irene (1940)
Movie
Cinematographer
Curtain Call (1940)
Movie
Cinematographer
That's Right - You're Wrong (1939)
Movie
Cinematographer
Three Sons (1939)
Movie
Cinematographer
Everything's on Ice (1939)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Spellbinder (1939)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Girl and the Gambler (1939)
Movie
Cinematographer
Sagebrush Serenade (1939)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Great Man Votes (1939)
Movie
Director of Photography
Next Time I Marry (1938)
Movie
Director of Photography
Annabel Takes a Tour (1938)
Movie
Cinematographer
Mr. Doodle Kicks Off (1938)
Movie
Director of Photography
The Affairs of Annabel (1938)
Movie
Director of Photography
Bringing Up Baby (1938)
Movie
4.2
Cinematographer
Ears of Experience (1938)
Movie
Cinematographer
The Dummy Owner (1938)
Movie
Cinematographer
Forty Naughty Girls (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
Annapolis Salute (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
You Can't Beat Love (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
Behind The Headlines (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
They Wanted to Marry (1937)
Movie
Cinematographer
Night Waitress (1936)
Movie
Cinematographer
West of the Pecos (1934)
Movie
Camera Operator
Penguin Pool Murder (1932)
Movie
Ratings
Average 5.73
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1932
1943
1952
1945
2002
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Information
Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Birthday1906-09-20
Deathday1978-04-28 (71 years old)
Birth PlaceLos Angeles, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
Also Known AsRussell L.Metty, Russell L. Metty
AwardsAcademy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
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