Biography

Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice, in 1966 and 1976 in five nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Haskell Wexler, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Most Famous Work

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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest

(1975) Director of Photography

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The Conversation

(1974) Director of Photography

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The Thomas Crown Affair

(1968) Director of Photography

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Days of Heaven

(1978) Additional Photography

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In the Heat of the Night

(1967) Director of Photography

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Colors

(1988) Director of Photography

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American Graffiti

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Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?

(1966) Director of Photography

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2021	Self	Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking 2021-07-10 Movie
2019	Self	Them That Work 2019-10-29 Movie
	Self	Hal 2019-03-28 Movie
2016	Self	Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond 2016-05-13 Movie
2015	Self	Notfilm 2015-10-27 Movie
	Himself	Rebel Citizen 2015-10-01 Movie
	Self	Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session 2015-06-10 Movie
2014	Cameraman / Carpenter	The Moving Picture Co. 1914 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Self	Medium Cool Revisited 2013-05-21 Movie
2012	Self	Pablo 2012-10-17 Movie
2011	Self	The Story of Film: An Odyssey 2011-09-03 TV Show
2010	Himself	Something's Gonna Live 2010-08-27 Movie
	Himself	A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall 2010-08-03 Movie
2009	Self	No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos 2009-01-11 Movie
2008	Self	Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's 2008-01-15 Movie
2007	Haskell Wexler	Battle in Seattle 2007-09-07 Movie
	Self	Women Behind the Camera 2007-08-15 Movie
	Self	The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo 2007-01-01 Movie
2006	Self	Who Needs Sleep? 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Bookstore Customer	The Big Empty 2005-07-01 Movie
	Self	Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool 2005-06-01 Movie
	Self	George Lucas: Creating an Empire 2005-01-27 Movie
2004	Self	Tell Them Who You Are 2004-09-06 Movie
2002	Self	Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick 2002-09-01 Movie
2001	N/A	Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool 2001-08-19 Movie
1998	Himself	The Making of 'American Graffiti' 1998-09-15 Movie
1995	Himself	At Sundance 1995-01-01 Movie
1992	Self	Visions of Light 1992-09-17 Movie
1987	Self	Uncle Meat 1987-01-01 Movie
1978	Officer Awarding Medals (uncredited)	Coming Home 1978-02-15 Movie
1976	Himself	Underground 1976-05-09 Movie
1969	Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
1953	Self	The Oscars 1953-03-19 TV Show
	N/A	Wondering About Things Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Camera

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2019	Director of Photography	From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey 2019-10-08 Movie
2016	Director of Photography	To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine 2016-08-31 Movie
2015	Director of Photography	Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session 2015-06-10 Movie
2013	Director of Photography	Four Days in Chicago 2013-09-12 Movie
	Director of Photography	Medium Cool Revisited 2013-05-21 Movie
2011	Director of Photography	Bringing King to China 2011-01-01 Movie
2010	Director of Photography	Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up 2010-12-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Something's Gonna Live 2010-08-27 Movie
2009	Director of Photography	In the Name of Democracy 2009-02-24 Movie
2008	Director of Photography	A Sense of Wonder 2008-03-12 Movie
2007	Director of Photography	From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 2007-03-01 Movie
2006	Director of Photography	Who Needs Sleep? 2006-01-01 Movie
2005	Director of Photography	Bastards of the Party 2005-04-22 Movie
2004	Director of Photography	Silver City 2004-09-17 Movie
2001	Director of Photography	Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 2001-06-04 Movie
	Director of Photography	61* 2001-04-28 Movie
2000	Director of Photography	The Man on Lincoln's Nose 2000-10-20 Movie
	Director of Photography	Bus Rider's Union 2000-10-01 Movie
	Second Assistant Camera	Bread and Roses 2000-05-10 Movie
	Director of Photography	Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains 2000-01-24 Movie
1999	Director of Photography	Limbo 1999-06-04 Movie
1998	Director of Photography	I'm Still Here... Damn It! 1998-07-10 Movie
1996	Director of Photography	The Rich Man's Wife 1996-09-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mulholland Falls 1996-04-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	Mexico 1996-03-09 Movie
1995	Director of Photography	Canadian Bacon 1995-06-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas 1995-01-01 Movie
1994	Director of Photography	The Secret of Roan Inish 1994-05-14 Movie
1992	Director of Photography	The Babe 1992-04-17 Movie
	Director of Photography	Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land 1992-02-02 Movie
1991	Director of Photography	Other People's Money 1991-10-18 Movie
1989	Director of Photography	Blaze 1989-12-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Three Fugitives 1989-01-27 Movie
1988	Director of Photography	Colors 1988-04-15 Movie
1987	Director of Photography	Matewan 1987-08-28 Movie
	Director of Photography	Uncle Meat 1987-01-01 Movie
1983	Director of Photography	The Man Who Loved Women 1983-12-18 Movie
	Director of Photography	Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War 1983-01-01 Movie
1982	Director of Photography	Lookin' to Get Out 1982-10-08 Movie
	Director of Photography	Hail Columbia! 1982-06-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip 1982-03-12 Movie
1981	Director of Photography	Second-Hand Hearts 1981-05-08 Movie
1980	Director of Photography	No Nukes 1980-07-18 Movie
1979	Director of Photography	Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang 1979-10-01 Movie
1978	Director of Photography	The CIA Case Officer: John "Bob" Stockwell 1978-09-26 Movie
	Additional Photography	Days of Heaven 1978-09-13 Movie
	Director of Photography	Coming Home 1978-02-15 Movie
1977	Director of Photography	Eagles：Live at the Capital Centre (March 1977) 1977-03-21 Movie
1976	Director of Photography	Bound for Glory 1976-12-05 Movie
	Director of Photography	Underground 1976-05-09 Movie
	Director of Photography	Land of My Birth 1976-01-01 Movie
1975	Director of Photography	One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest 1975-11-19 Movie
1974	Director of Photography	Introduction to the Enemy 1974-11-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Conversation 1974-04-07 Movie
1973	Other	American Graffiti 1973-08-11 Movie
1972	Director of Photography	The Trial of the Catonsville Nine 1972-05-15 Movie
1971	Director of Photography	Brazil: A Report on Torture 1971-10-21 Movie
	Director of Photography	Interviews with My Lai Veterans 1971-02-25 Movie
	Director of Photography	Conversation with Allende 1971-01-01 Movie
1969	Director of Photography	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
	Camera Operator	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
1968	Director of Photography	Faces 1968-11-24 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Thomas Crown Affair 1968-06-26 Movie
1967	Director of Photography	In the Heat of the Night 1967-08-02 Movie
1966	Director of Photography	Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? 1966-06-22 Movie
1965	Director of Photography	The Loved One 1965-10-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Bus 1965-04-05 Movie
1964	Director of Photography	The Best Man 1964-04-05 Movie
1963	Director of Photography	America America 1963-12-15 Movie
	Director of Photography	A Face in the Rain 1963-03-31 Movie
1961	Director of Photography	The Fisherman and His Soul 1961-11-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Angel Baby 1961-05-14 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Hoodlum Priest 1961-03-26 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Runaway 1961-01-01 Movie
1960	Director of Photography	Studs Lonigan 1960-09-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	Five Bold Women 1960-08-01 Movie
	Director of Photography	The Savage Eye 1960-06-06 Movie
	Additional Photography	Wild River 1960-05-26 Movie
1958	Director of Photography	T Is for Tumbleweed 1958-11-11 Movie
	Director of Photography	Stakeout on Dope Street 1958-05-03 Movie
1953	Director of Photography	The Living City 1953-01-01 Movie
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Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2016	Director	To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine 2016-08-31 Movie
2015	Director	Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session 2015-06-10 Movie
2013	Director	Four Days in Chicago 2013-09-12 Movie
	Director	Medium Cool Revisited 2013-05-21 Movie
2007	Director	From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 2007-03-01 Movie
2006	Director	Who Needs Sleep? 2006-01-01 Movie
2000	Director	Bus Rider's Union 2000-10-01 Movie
1985	Director	Latino 1985-02-28 Movie
1980	Director	No Nukes 1980-07-18 Movie
1976	Director	Underground 1976-05-09 Movie
1974	Director	Introduction to the Enemy 1974-11-15 Movie
1971	Director	Brazil: A Report on Torture 1971-10-21 Movie
1969	Director	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
1965	Director	The Bus 1965-04-05 Movie
1953	Director	The Living City 1953-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2015	Producer	Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session 2015-06-10 Movie
1992	Producer	Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land 1992-02-02 Movie
	Executive Producer	Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land 1992-02-02 Movie
1969	Producer	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
1965	Producer	The Loved One 1965-10-11 Movie
	Producer	The Bus 1965-04-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2013	Writer	Four Days in Chicago 2013-09-12 Movie
2006	Writer	Who Needs Sleep? 2006-01-01 Movie
1985	Writer	Latino 1985-02-28 Movie
1969	Writer	Medium Cool 1969-08-27 Movie
1965	Writer	The Bus 1965-04-05 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2007	Cinematography	From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks 2007-03-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv