About

Known credits:
145
Birthday:
1901-12-01
Place of birth:
Cleveland, Ohio, USA
Website:
N/A

William H. Daniels

Overview

William H. Daniels (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Daniels served as the cinematographer for the early films of director Erich von Stroheim and on all but three of Greta Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later he worked on myriad notable films such as The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Harvey (1950), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Ocean's 11 (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).

Known for

Acting
2004 Checking Out: Grand Hotel Actor Self (archive footage) 59
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1938 Another Romance of Celluloid Actor Self (uncredited) 58
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Production
1966 Assault on a Queen Production Associate Producer 58
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1965 Marriage on the Rocks Production Producer 58
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1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Production Associate Producer 58
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Camera
1970 Move Camera Director of Photography 58
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1969 Marlowe Camera Director of Photography 58
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1967 Valley of the Dolls Camera Director of Photography 58
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1967 In Like Flint Camera Director of Photography 58
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1966 Assault on a Queen Camera Director of Photography 58
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1965 Marriage on the Rocks Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1965 Von Ryan's Express Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1964 Robin and the 7 Hoods Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1964 The Money Dance Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1963 The Prize Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1963 Come Blow Your Horn Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1962 Billy Rose's Jumbo Camera Director of Photography 58
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1962 How the West Was Won Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1961 Come September Camera Director of Photography 59
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1960 All the Fine Young Cannibals Camera Director of Photography 58
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1960 Ocean's Eleven Camera Director of Photography 60
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1960 Can-Can Camera Director of Photography 59
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1959 Never So Few Camera Director of Photography 58
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1959 A Hole in the Head Camera Director of Photography 58
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1959 A Stranger in My Arms Camera Director of Photography 58
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1958 Some Came Running Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1958 Cat on a Hot Tin Roof Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
1958 Voice in the Mirror Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1957 Interlude Camera Director of Photography 58
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1957 My Man Godfrey Camera Director of Photography 59
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1957 Night Passage Camera Director of Photography 59
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1957 Istanbul Camera Director of Photography 59
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1956 The Unguarded Moment Camera Director of Photography 58
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1956 Away All Boats Camera Director of Photography 58
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1956 The Benny Goodman Story Camera Director of Photography 58
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1955 The Girl Rush Camera Director of Photography 58
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1955 Foxfire Camera Director of Photography 58
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1955 Strategic Air Command Camera Director of Photography 58
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1955 The Shrike Camera Director of Photography 58
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1955 Six Bridges to Cross Camera Director of Photography 58
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1954 The Far Country Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1954 The Glenn Miller Story Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1953 War Arrow Camera Director of Photography 58
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1953 Forbidden Camera Director of Photography 58
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1953 Thunder Bay Camera Director of Photography 58
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1952 Plymouth Adventure Camera Director of Photography 58
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1952 Pat and Mike Camera Director of Photography 59
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1952 Glory Alley Camera Director of Photography 59
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1951 Thunder on the Hill Camera Director of Photography 59
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1951 The Lady Pays Off Camera Director of Photography 59
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1951 Bright Victory Camera Director of Photography 59
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1950 Harvey Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1950 Deported Camera Director of Photography 58
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1950 Winchester '73 Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1950 Woman in Hiding Camera Director of Photography 58
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1949 Abandoned Camera Director of Photography 59
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1949 The Gal Who Took the West Camera Director of Photography 58
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1949 Illegal Entry Camera Director of Photography 58
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1949 The Life of Riley Camera Director of Photography 58
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1948 Family Honeymoon Camera Director of Photography 58
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1948 For the Love of Mary Camera Director of Photography 58
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1948 The Naked City Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1947 Lured Camera Director of Photography 59
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1947 Brute Force Camera Director of Photography 62
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1946 Sure Cures Camera Director of Photography 58
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1944 Maisie Goes to Reno Camera Director of Photography 58
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1943 Girl Crazy Camera Director of Photography 58
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1943 Keeper of the Flame Camera Director of Photography 59
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1942 For Me and My Gal Camera Director of Photography 59
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1942 Dr. Kildare's Victory Camera Director of Photography 59
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1941 Design for Scandal Camera Director of Photography 58
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1941 Shadow of the Thin Man Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1941 Honky Tonk Camera Director of Photography 58
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1941 They Met in Bombay Camera Director of Photography 59
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1941 Love Crazy Camera Director of Photography 59
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1941 So Ends Our Night Camera Director of Photography 58
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1940 New Moon Camera Director of Photography 58
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1940 The Mortal Storm Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1940 The Shop Around the Corner Camera Director of Photography 72
Good
1939 Ninotchka Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1939 Another Thin Man Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1939 Stronger Than Desire Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1939 Idiot's Delight Camera Director of Photography 58
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1938 Dramatic School Camera Director of Photography 58
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1938 Three Loves Has Nancy Camera Director of Photography 58
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1938 Marie Antoinette Camera Director of Photography 59
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1937 Beg, Borrow or Steal Camera Director of Photography 58
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1937 The Last Gangster Camera Director of Photography 59
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1937 Double Wedding Camera Director of Photography 59
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1937 Broadway Melody of 1938 Camera Director of Photography 58
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1937 Personal Property Camera Director of Photography 58
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1936 Camille Camera Director of Photography 61
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1936 Romeo and Juliet Camera Director of Photography 58
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1936 Rose Marie Camera Director of Photography 58
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1935 Rendezvous Camera Director of Photography 58
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1935 Anna Karenina Camera Director of Photography 59
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1935 Naughty Marietta Camera Director of Photography 58
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1934 The Painted Veil Camera Director of Photography 58
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1934 The Barretts of Wimpole Street Camera Director of Photography 58
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1933 Queen Christina Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1933 Dinner at Eight Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1933 Broadway to Hollywood Camera Director of Photography 58
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1933 The Stranger's Return Camera Director of Photography 58
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1933 The White Sister Camera Director of Photography 58
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1932 Rasputin and the Empress Camera Director of Photography 58
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1932 As You Desire Me Camera Director of Photography 58
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1932 Grand Hotel Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1932 Lovers Courageous Camera Director of Photography 59
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1931 Mata Hari Camera Director of Photography 58
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1931 Susan Lenox (Her Fall and Rise) Camera Director of Photography 59
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1931 A Free Soul Camera Director of Photography 58
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1931 Strangers May Kiss Camera Director of Photography 58
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1931 Inspiration Camera Director of Photography 58
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1931 The Great Meadow Camera Director of Photography 59
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1930 Anna Christie Camera Director of Photography 59
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1930 Romance Camera Director of Photography 59
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1930 Strictly Unconventional Camera Director of Photography 58
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1930 Montana Moon Camera Director of Photography 58
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1930 Anna Christie Camera Director of Photography 58
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1929 Their Own Desire Camera Director of Photography 58
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1929 The Kiss Camera Director of Photography 58
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1929 The Last of Mrs. Cheyney Camera Director of Photography 58
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1929 The Trial of Mary Dugan Camera Director of Photography 59
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1929 Wild Orchids Camera Director of Photography 58
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1928 A Woman of Affairs Camera Director of Photography 59
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1928 Dream of Love Camera Director of Photography 58
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1928 The Mysterious Lady Camera Director of Photography 59
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1927 Love Camera Director of Photography 58
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1927 Tillie the Toiler Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1927 Captain Salvation Camera Director of Photography 59
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1927 Altars of Desire Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1926 Flesh and the Devil Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1926 The Temptress Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1926 Bardelys the Magnificent Camera Director of Photography 59
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1926 The Boob Camera Director of Photography 58
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1926 Monte Carlo Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1926 Torrent Camera Director of Photography 58
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1926 Dance Madness Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1925 1925 Studio Tour Camera Director of Photography 59
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1924 Greed Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
1924 Helen's Babies Camera Director of Photography 59
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1923 Merry-Go-Round Camera Director of Photography 58
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1922 Foolish Wives Camera Director of Photography 59
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Crew
1932 Skyscraper Souls Crew Cinematography 58
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1928 Bringing Up Father Crew Cinematography 58
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