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Harry J. Wild

Cinematographer | * 07/05/1901 († 59, 02/24/1961) | New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (July 5, 1901 – February 24, 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series. In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's Young Donovan'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama The Big Game. Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938). According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk's Murder, My Sweet (1944), Johnny Angel (1945), Nocturne (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed The Woman on the Beach<... ()

Harry J. Wild, A.S.C. (July 5, 1901 - February 24, 1961) was a film and television cinematographer. Wild worked at RKO Pictures studios from 1931 through the 1950s. In total Wild was involved in 91 major film projects and two extended television series.In 1931, he began his career and was hired as second cameraman and operator on nine projects, most notably Fred Niblo's Young Donovan'a Kid (1931). In 1936, Wild shot his first feature, Wallace Fox's sports drama The Big Game. Two years later he shared an Academy Award nomination for the Republic Pictures film Army Girl (1938).According to film critic Spencer Selby, Wild was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 13 of them, including: Dmytryk's Murder, My Sweet (1944), Johnny Angel (1945), Nocturne (1946), the Jean Renoir-directed The Woman on the Beach (1947), They Won't Believe Me (1947), and others. He was also, in the early 1950s, Jane Russell's cinematographer; he worked on seven of her movies as an actress, three of which were released by other studios: His Kind of Woman (1951) and Son of Paleface (1952) for Paramount, and, his most widely seen movie, Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953) for Twentieth Century-Fox.

Most frequent genres for this person: Western | Drama | Romance / Love

Known for these Movies & Shows

Awards & Nominations for Harry J. Wild

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Harry J. Wild as Crew(71)

Camera/Director of Photography1956 The Conqueror
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Underwater!
Camera/Director of Photography1955 Top Of The World
Camera/Director of Photography1954 The French Line
Camera/Director of Photography1954 She Couldn't Say No
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Affair with a Stranger
Camera/Director of Photography1953 Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Macao
Camera/Director of Photography1952 Son of Paleface
Camera/Director of Photography1952 The Las Vegas Story
Camera/Director of Photography1951 Two Tickets to Broadway
Camera/Director of Photography1951 My Forbidden Past
Camera/Director of Photography1951 His Kind of Woman
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Walk Softly, Stranger
Camera/Additional Director of Photography1950 Born to Be Bad
Camera/Director of Photography1950 Gambling House
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Threat
Camera/Director of Photography1949 The Big Steal
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Easy Living
Camera/Director of Photography1949 Strange Bargain
Crew/Cinematography1949 A Woman's Secret
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Pitfall
Camera/Director of Photography1948 Station West
Camera/Director of Photography1947 They Won't Believe Me
Camera/Director of Photography1947 The Woman on the Beach
Camera/Director of Photography1947 Tycoon
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Nocturne
Camera/Director of Photography1946 The Falcon's Adventure
Camera/Director of Photography1946 Till the End of Time
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Wanderer of the Wasteland
Camera/Director of Photography1945 First Yank into Tokyo
Camera/Director of Photography1945 West of the Pecos
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Johnny Angel
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Cornered
Camera/Director of Photography1945 Radio Stars on Parade
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Mademoiselle Fifi
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Murder, My Sweet
Camera/Director of Photography1944 Nevada
Camera/Director of Photography1944 The Falcon Out West
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Tarzan Triumphs
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Rookies in Burma
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Stage Door Canteen
Camera/Director of Photography1943 Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Land of the Open Range
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Come on Danger
Camera/Director of Photography1942 Valley of the Sun
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Six-Gun Gold
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Dude Cowboy
Camera/Director of Photography1941 The Saint In Palm Springs
Camera/Director of Photography1941 The Bandit Trail
Camera/Director of Photography1941 Cyclone on Horseback
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Legion of the Lawless
Camera/Director of Photography1940 The Fargo Kid
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Millionaires in Prison
Camera/Director of Photography1940 Bullet Code
Camera/Still Photographer1940 Stage to Chino
Crew/Cinematography1939 The Wrong Room
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Trouble in Sundown
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Rookie Cop
Camera/Director of Photography1939 The Marshal Of Mesa City
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Arizona Legion
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Racketeers of the Range
Camera/Director of Photography1939 Timber Stampede
Crew/Cinematography1939 The Fighting Gringo
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Lawless Valley
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Army Girl
Camera/Director of Photography1938 Painted Desert
Crew/Cinematography1937 Racing Lady
Camera/Director of Photography1937 Don't Tell the Wife
Camera/Director of Photography1936 The Big Game
Camera/First Assistant Camera1926 The General

TV Shows/Series with Harry J. Wild as Crew(3)

Camera/Director of Photography1959 Law of the Plainsman
Camera/Director of Photography1959 The Twilight Zone
Camera/Director of Photography1959 Black Saddle

Full Name: Harry Wild
Born: Friday, 07/05 1901 (July) in New York City, New York (United States of America (USA))
Died: Friday, 02/24 1961 (February) in Los Angeles (aged: 59)
Zodiac sign: Cancer (Chinese zodiac sign: Ox)
Other names for Harry J. Wild (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Harry Wild"
"Harry Wilde"
Harry J. Wild frequently works together with these people:
Darrell Silvera (31x, Crew)
Frederic Knudtson (29x, Crew)
Van Nest Polglase (22x, Crew)
John C. Grubb (22x, Crew)
Roy Webb (21x, Crew)
Bert Gilroy (21x, Crew)
Paul Sawtell (19x, Crew)
Mel Berns (19x, Crew)
C. Bakaleinikoff (19x, Crew)
Robert McCord (18x, Actor)
Renié (14x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:890749, Added: 11/17/2018, Last updated: 03/23/2024