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Robert Surtees
EN cinema · 76 credits
Born
9 August 1906
Died
5 January 1985 (aged 78)
Birthplace
Covington, Kentucky, USA
Also known as Robert Lee Surtees · Robert L. Surtees
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
Known for
Filmography
Same Time, Next Year
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Bloodbrothers
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The Turning Point
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A Star Is Born
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The Great Waldo Pepper
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The Hindenburg
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The Sting
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Oklahoma Crude
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Lost Horizon
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The Other
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The Cowboys
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The Last Picture Show
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Summer of '42
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The Liberation of L.B. Jones
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Sweet Charity
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The Arrangement
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Coogan's Bluff
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The Graduate
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Doctor Dolittle
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The Chase
Additional Photography
Lost Command
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The Collector
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The Satan Bug
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The Third Day
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The Hallelujah Trail
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Kisses for My President
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PT 109
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Mutiny on the Bounty
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Cimarron
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It Started in Naples
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Ben-Hur
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Merry Andrew
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The Law and Jake Wade
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Raintree County
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Les Girls
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The Swan
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Tribute to a Bad Man
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Oklahoma!
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Trial
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The Long, Long Trailer
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Valley of the Kings
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Mogambo
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Escape from Fort Bravo
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Ride, Vaquero!
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The Bad and the Beautiful
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The Merry Widow
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The Wild North
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Quo Vadis
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The Strip
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The Light Touch
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King Solomon's Mines
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Act of Violence
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Big Jack
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That Midnight Kiss
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Intruder in the Dust
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Big City
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Tenth Avenue Angel
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The Kissing Bandit
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A Date with Judy
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The Unfinished Dance
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No Leave, No Love
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Two Sisters from Boston
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Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
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Strange Holiday
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Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
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Music for Millions
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Two Girls and a Sailor
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Lost Angel
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Heavenly Music
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Don't You Believe It
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Election Daze
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Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
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A Midsummer Night's Dream
Camera Operator
David Harum
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State Fair
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Lady with a Past
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