Biography
Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 β February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer best known for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter. Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army.
Bode did the cinematography for films such as Saturday Night Fever, Gorky Park, The Accused, Uncle Buck and Don Juan DeMarco. He was an uncredited second unit director for Rocky (1976), and is credited with shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He received an Academy Award nomination for his cinematography on Coal Miner's Daughter. He was nominated for two Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Cinematography category: in 1994 for Gypsy and in 2000 for Annie.Bode died on February 27, 2001, of lung cancer at age 59 in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography
all 51
Movies 51
Director 18
Speaking of Sex (2001)
Boys and Girls (2000)
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End (1999)
Annie (1999)
The Secret Life of Girls (1999)
The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
The Greatest Theremin Virtuosa (1998)
Cinderella (1997)
Hacks (1997)
A Simple Wish (1997)
A Streetcar Named Desire (1995)
The Big Green (1995)
The History of Rock 'n' Roll (1995)
Safe Passage (1994)
Don Juan DeMarco (1994)
Bad Girls (1994)
Gypsy (1993)
The Nutcracker (1993)
John Leguizamo: Spic-O-Rama (1993)
Made in America (1993)
Love Field (1992)
Leaving Normal (1992)
One Good Cop (1991)
Uncle Buck (1989)
Cousins (1989)
The Long Way Home (1989)
Distant Thunder (1988)
The Accused (1988)
The Big Town (1987)
Critical Condition (1987)
The Whoopee Boys (1986)
Violets are Blue (1986)
Sting: Bring on the Night (1985)
Firstborn (1984)
Gorky Park (1983)
A Little Sex (1982)
Raggedy Man (1981)
Dressed to Kill (1980)
Coal Miner's Daughter (1980)
Rich Kids (1979)
Slow Dancing In The Big City (1978)
Somebody Killed Her Husband (1978)
Saturday Night Fever (1977)
The Force Beyond (1977)
Sea Marks (1976)
Fore Play (1975)
Saturday Night at the Baths (1975)
Hearts and Minds (1974)
There Is No 13 (1974)
The Stoolie (1972)
Cry Uncle! (1971)
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GenderMale
Birthday1941-03-31
Deathday2001-02-27 (59 years old)
Birth PlaceBerlin, Germany
CitizenshipsUnited States of America, Germany
Also Known AsRalph Boda, Ralf Bode, Ralph Bode, Ralph D. Bode
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