About

Known credits:
49
Birthday:
1931-05-28
Place of birth:
Astoria, New York, USA
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Gordon Willis

Overview

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Gordon Hugh Willis, Jr., ASC (May 28, 1931 – May 18, 2014) was an American cinematographer. He is best known for his work on Francis Ford Coppola's The Godfather series as well as Woody Allen's Annie Hall and Manhattan. Fellow cinematographer William Fraker called Willis's work a "milestone in visual storytelling", while one critic suggested that Willis "defined the cinematic look of the 1970s: sophisticated compositions in which bolts of light and black put the decade's moral ambiguities into stark relief".

When the International Cinematographers Guild conducted a survey in 2003, they placed Willis among the ten most influential cinematographers in history.

Known for

Acting
2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road Actor Self 59
Average
2011 Woody Allen: A Documentary Actor Self 61
Fair
2008 Emulsional Rescue: Revealing 'The Godfather' Actor Self 59
Average
2007 Fog City Mavericks Actor Self 59
Average
2006 Film Noir: Bringing Darkness to Light Actor Self 59
Average
2006 Telling the Truth About Lies: The Making of "All the President's Men" Actor Self 59
Average
2003 Easy Riders, Raging Bulls: How the Sex, Drugs and Rock 'n' Roll Generation Saved Hollywood Actor Self 60
Fair
1992 Visions of Light Actor Self 59
Average
1980 To Woody Allen from Europe with Love Actor Himself 59
Average
1971 'Klute' in New York Actor Self 59
Average

Directing
1980 Windows Directing Director 58
Average

Camera
1997 The Devil's Own Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1993 Malice Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1990 The Godfather Part III Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1990 Presumed Innocent Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1988 Bright Lights, Big City Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1987 The Pick-up Artist Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1986 The Money Pit Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1985 Perfect Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1985 The Purple Rose of Cairo Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1984 Broadway Danny Rose Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1984 The Lost Honor of Kathryn Beck Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1983 Zelig Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1982 A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1981 Pennies from Heaven Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1981 The Godfather 1901–1959: The Complete Epic Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1980 Stardust Memories Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1980 Windows Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1979 Manhattan Camera Director of Photography 74
Good
1978 Comes a Horseman Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1978 Interiors Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1977 September 30, 1955 Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1977 The Beatles at Shea Stadium Camera Camera Operator 59
Average
1977 Annie Hall Camera Director of Photography 75
Good
1976 All the President's Men Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1975 The Drowning Pool Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1974 The Godfather Part II Camera Director of Photography 84
Very good
1974 The Parallax View Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1973 The Paper Chase Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1972 Up the Sandbox Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1972 Bad Company Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1972 The Godfather Camera Director of Photography 86
Very good
1971 Klute Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1971 Little Murders Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1970 The People Next Door Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1970 The Landlord Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1970 Loving Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1970 End of the Road Camera Director of Photography 59
Average

Crew
1977 Mario Puzo's The Godfather: The Complete Novel for Television Crew Cinematography 78
Good