About

Known credits:
61
Birthday:
1891-12-03
Place of birth:
Denison, Iowa, USA
Website:
N/A

Hans F. Koenekamp

Overview

Born in Denison, Iowa, of immigrant parents from Oldenburg, Germany, Hans Koenekamp began his film career with a job as a motion picture projectionist. He became a cinematographer in 1913 at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. He later worked at Fox Films and then joined Vitagraph in 1917, where he photographed all the Larry Semoncomedies. When Warner Bros. purchased First National's studio in Burbank, California, he signed a contract and remained with the studio for the next 30 years. He specialized in directing and photographing second units and producing special effects shots for the studio.

Known for

Directing
1942 Wings for the Eagle Directing Assistant Director 59
Average

Camera
1957 Jet Pilot Camera Camera Operator 58
Average
1927 Spuds Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1925 The Cloudhopper Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1925 The Dome Doctor Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1925 The Wizard of Oz Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1924 Kid Speed Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1922 The Show Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1922 The Sawmill Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1921 The Bell Hop Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1921 The Fall Guy Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1920 The Stage Hand Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1919 Rip & Stitch: Tailors Camera Director of Photography N/A
N/A
1917 An International Sneak Camera Director of Photography N/A
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1916 Bath Tub Perils Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1914 Tillie's Punctured Romance Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1914 Mabel's Strange Predicament Camera Director of Photography 57
Average

Crew
1957 The Spirit of St. Louis Crew Special Effects 60
Fair
1956 Toward the Unknown Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1955 The Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1954 Young at Heart Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1954 A Star Is Born Crew Special Effects 63
Fair
1952 The Winning Team Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1952 Mara Maru Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1952 The Big Trees Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1951 Fort Worth Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1951 Strangers on a Train Crew Special Effects 72
Good
1950 Pretty Baby Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1950 The Daughter of Rosie O'Grady Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1949 White Heat Crew Special Effects 67
Fair
1949 It's a Great Feeling Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1949 Colorado Territory Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1948 June Bride Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1948 The Big Punch Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1948 Winter Meeting Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1948 The Treasure of the Sierra Madre Crew Special Effects 73
Good
1947 Dark Passage Crew Special Effects 64
Fair
1947 Deep Valley Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1945 Conflict Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1945 The Corn Is Green Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1943 Thank Your Lucky Stars Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1943 Air Force Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1941 Manpower Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1941 The Wagons Roll at Night Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1941 The Sea Wolf Crew Special Effects 60
Fair
1940 Santa Fe Trail Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1940 The Sea Hawk Crew Special Effects 61
Fair
1940 They Drive by Night Crew Special Effects 60
Fair
1940 Torrid Zone Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1940 Virginia City Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1939 The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1939 Wings of the Navy Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1937 Submarine D-1 Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1937 Black Legion Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1936 Isle of Fury Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1936 Earthworm Tractors Crew Special Effects 58
Average
1935 A Midsummer Night's Dream Crew Special Effects 59
Average
1927 The Stunt Man Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1924 The Girl in the Limousine Crew Cinematography 58
Average
1922 A Pair of Kings Crew Cinematography 58
Average
1919 Cupid's Day Off Crew Cinematography N/A
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