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William A. Fraker

Film Director / Cinematographer / Film Producer | * 09/29/1923 († 86, 05/31/2010) | Los Angeles, California
William Ashman Fraker, A.S.C., B.S.C. (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was an American cinematographer, film director and producer. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honoring his career. Fraker graduated from the USC School of Cinematic Arts in 1950. ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Drama | Comedies | Thriller

Known for these Movies & Shows

Senator Walter Chalmers is aiming to take down mob boss Pete Ross with the help of testimony from the criminal's hothead brother Johnny, who is in protective custody in San Francisco under the watch o ...

Bullitt

PG

1968 | 3.6/5 | 1h 53min
Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
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High School student David Lightman has a talent for hacking. But while trying to hack into a computer system to play unreleased video games, he unwittingly taps into the Defense Department's war compu ...

WarGames

PG

1983 | 3.5/5 | 1h 54min
Thriller, Science Fiction, Drama
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A petty criminal fakes insanity to serve his sentence in a mental ward rather than prison. He soon finds himself as a leader to the other patients—and an enemy to the cruel, domineering nurse who ru ...

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

R

1975 | 4.2/5 | 2h 13min
Drama
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In the days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, panic grips California, where a military officer leads a mob chasing a Japanese sub. ...

1941

PG

1979 | 2.9/5 | 1h 58min
Action, Comedy, War
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Awards & Nominations for William A. Fraker

5x Academy Award for Best Cinematography Academy Award for Best Visual Effects
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Movies with William A. Fraker as Actor(4)

as himself2002 Polanski y los ojos del mal
as himself1992 Visions of Light
as "Gabrielle" Cinematographer1984 Irreconcilable Differences
as The Cellist1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee

Movies with William A. Fraker as Crew(53)

Camera/Director of Photography2002 Waking Up in Reno
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Town & Country
Camera/Director of Photography2000 Rules of Engagement
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Vegas Vacation
Camera/Director of Photography1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Father of the Bride Part II
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Death in Small Doses
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Street Fighter
Camera/Director of Photography1994 There Goes My Baby
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Tombstone
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man
Camera/Director of Photography1990 The Freshman
Camera/Director of Photography1989 An Innocent Man
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Chances Are
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Burglar
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Baby Boom
Camera/Director of Photography1986 SpaceCamp
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Murphy's Romance
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Fever Pitch
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Protocol
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Irreconcilable Differences
Camera/Director of Photography1983 WarGames
Camera/Director of Photography1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Sharky's Machine
Directing/Director1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Camera/Director of Photography1980 Divine Madness
Camera/Director of Photography1980 The Hollywood Knights
Camera/Director of Photography1979 1941
Camera/Director of Photography1979 Old Boyfriends
Camera/Director of Photography1978 American Hot Wax
Camera/Director of Photography1978 Heaven Can Wait
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
Camera/Director of Photography1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar
Camera/Director of Photography1976 The Killer Inside Me
Camera/Additional Director of Photography1976 Lipstick
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Gator
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Coonskin
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Conversation with Fritz Lang
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Rancho Deluxe
Camera/Director of Photography1975 Aloha, Bobby and Rose
Camera/Director of Photography1973 The Day of the Dolphin
Directing/Director1973 A Reflection of Fear
Camera/Director of Photography1973 Fade-In
Camera/Director of Photography1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee
Directing/Director1970 Monte Walsh
Camera/Director of Photography1969 Paint Your Wagon
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Rosemary's Baby
Camera/Director of Photography1968 Bullitt
Camera/Director of Photography1967 Games
Camera/Director of Photography1967 The President's Analyst
Camera/Director of Photography1967 The Fox
Camera/Camera Operator1964 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

TV Shows/Series with William A. Fraker as Crew(6)

Directing/Director1993 Walker, Texas Ranger
Directing/Director1990 The Flash
Directing/Director1989 B.L. Stryker
Directing/Director1989 Unsub
Directing/Director1987 Wiseguy
Directing/Director1987 J.J. Starbuck

Full Name: William Fraker
Born: Saturday, 09/29 1923 (September) in Los Angeles, California
Died: Monday, 05/31 2010 (May) in Los Angeles (aged: 86)
Zodiac sign: Libra (Chinese zodiac sign: Pig)
Languages: English (EN)
Educated at: University of Southern California, USC School of Cinematic Arts
Other names for William A. Fraker (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"William Ashman Fraker"
"Bill Fraker"
William A. Fraker frequently works together with these people:
Floyd Mutrux (11x, Crew)
Buck Henry (8x, Actor)
Stephen J. Cannell (7x, Crew)
Nancy Meyers (7x, Crew)
Charles Shyer (7x, Crew)
Brad Leland (7x, Actor)
Burt Reynolds (6x, Actor)
Danny Bilson (6x, Crew)
Dick Ziker (6x, Crew)
Andrew Bergman (5x, Crew)
Phil Abramson (5x, Crew)
Lynda Gurasich (5x, Crew)
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