About

Known credits:
115
Birthday:
1903-02-12
Place of birth:
New York City, New York, USA
Website:
N/A

Joseph F. Biroc

Overview

Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.

Known for

Camera
1986 A Winner Never Quits Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1985 Father of Hell Town Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1984 The Jerk, Too Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1982 Airplane II: The Sequel Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1982 Hammett Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1982 Desperate Lives Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1981 ...All the Marbles Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1980 Airplane! Camera Director of Photography 71
Good
1980 The Gambler Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1980 Scruples Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1979 Beyond the Poseidon Adventure Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1978 Little Women Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1978 The Clone Master Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1978 A Family Upside Down Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1977 The Choirboys Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1977 Washington: Behind Closed Doors Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1977 SST: Death Flight Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1976 Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1975 Hustle Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1974 The Towering Inferno Camera Additional Photography 66
Fair
1974 Shanks Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1974 The Longest Yard Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1974 Thursday's Game Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1974 Wonder Woman Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1974 Blazing Saddles Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1973 Cahill: United States Marshal Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1973 Emperor of the North Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1972 The Crooked Hearts Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1972 Ulzana's Raid Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1972 Playmates Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1972 Gidget Gets Married Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1971 Brian's Song Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1971 The Organization Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1971 The Grissom Gang Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1971 Escape from the Planet of the Apes Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1971 Mrs. Pollifax — Spy Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1971 Mean Justice Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1970 Too Late the Hero Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1969 The Greatest Mother of 'em All Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1969 What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1968 Lady in Cement Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1968 The Killing of Sister George Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1968 The Legend of Lylah Clare Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1968 The Detective Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1967 Fitzwilly Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1967 Tony Rome Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1967 Who's Minding the Mint? Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1967 Enter Laughing Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1967 Warning Shot Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1966 The Swinger Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1966 The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming! Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1965 The Flight of the Phoenix Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1965 I Saw What You Did Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1964 Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1964 The Young Lovers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1964 Kitten with a Whip Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1964 Bullet for a Badman Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1964 Ride the Wild Surf Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1964 Viva Las Vegas Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1963 Gunfight at Comanche Creek Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1963 Promises! Promises! Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1963 Toys in the Attic Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1963 Bye Bye Birdie Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1962 Convicts 4 Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1962 Confessions of an Opium Eater Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1962 Hitler Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1961 Gold of the Seven Saints Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1960 13 Ghosts Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1960 Ice Palace Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1959 The FBI Story Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1959 The Bat Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1959 Verboten! Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1958 Home Before Dark Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1958 Born Reckless Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1957 The Amazing Colossal Man Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1957 Forty Guns Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1957 Run of the Arrow Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1957 The Unknown Terror Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1957 China Gate Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1957 The Garment Jungle Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1957 The Ride Back Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1956 The Black Whip Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1956 Tension at Table Rock Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1956 Attack Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1956 Nightmare Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1956 Quincannon, Frontier Scout Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1955 Bengazi Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1954 The Steel Cage Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1954 Down Three Dark Streets Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1954 World for Ransom Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1953 Appointment in Honduras Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1953 Donovan's Brain Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1953 Vice Squad Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1953 The Twonky Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1953 The Glass Wall Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 Loan Shark Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1952 Red Planet Mars Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1952 Without Warning! Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1951 The Bushwhackers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1951 Cry Danger Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1950 The Killer That Stalked New York Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1949 Mrs. Mike Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1949 Johnny Allegro Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1949 Roughshod Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1948 My Dear Secretary Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1948 On Our Merry Way Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1947 Magic Town Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1946 It's a Wonderful Life Camera Director of Photography 80
Very good
1939 Five Came Back Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1933 Before Dawn Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1932 The Lost Squadron Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1929 Street Girl Camera Camera Operator 59
Average

Crew
1974 Honky Tonk Crew Cinematography N/A
N/A
1961 Operation Eichmann Crew Cinematography 58
Average