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Russell Harlan

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Russell Harlan

Russell Harlan is a cinematographer born on September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He died on February 28, 1974, aged 70. He is known for To Kill a Mockingbird, Witness for the Prosecution and Rio Bravo. GloboWatch shows where to watch one of his movies and TV shows, country by country.

Known for
Camera
Born
September 16, 1903
Place of birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Died
February 28, 1974
Also known as
Russell B. Harlan · Russ Harlan · Russel Harlan

Biography

Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Filmography

  1. 1970Darling LiliCinematography
  2. 1967TobrukCinematography
  3. 1966HawaiiCinematography
  4. 1965The Great RaceCinematography
  5. 1965Dear HeartCinematography
  6. 1965Quick, Before It MeltsCinematography
  7. 1964Man's Favorite Sport?Cinematography
  8. 1963A Gathering of EaglesCinematography
  9. 1962To Kill a MockingbirdCinematography
  10. 1962The Spiral RoadCinematography
  11. 1962Hatari!Cinematography
  12. 1960Sunrise at CampobelloCinematography
  13. 1960PollyannaCinematography
  14. 1959Operation PetticoatCinematography
  15. 1959Day of the OutlawCinematography
  16. 1959Rio BravoCinematography
  17. 1958King CreoleCinematography
  18. 1958Run Silent, Run DeepCinematography
  19. 1957Witness for the ProsecutionCinematography
  20. 1957This Could Be the NightCinematography
  21. 1957Something of ValueCinematography
  22. 1956Lust for LifeCinematography
  23. 1956The Last HuntCinematography
  24. 1955Land of the PharaohsCinematography
  25. 1955Blackboard JungleCinematography
  26. 1954Riot in Cell Block 11Cinematography
  27. 1952Ruby GentryCinematography
  28. 1952The RingCinematography
  29. 1952The Big SkyCinematography
  30. 1951The Thing from Another WorldCinematography
  31. 1950The Man Who Cheated HimselfCinematography
  32. 1950Southside 1-1000Cinematography
  33. 1950Tarzan and the Slave GirlCinematography
  34. 1950Guilty BystanderCinematography
  35. 1950Gun CrazyCinematography
  36. 1949Bad Men of TombstoneCinematography
  37. 1948Red RiverCinematography
  38. 1948Four Faces WestCinematography
  39. 1947RamrodCinematography
  40. 1945A Walk in the SunCinematography
  41. 1943The Woman of the TownCinematography
  42. 1943Tarzan's Desert MysteryCinematography
  43. 1943False ColorsCinematography
  44. 1943The KansanCinematography
  45. 1943Buckskin FrontierCinematography
  46. 1942American EmpireCinematography
  47. 1942Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to DieCinematography
  48. 1941In Old ColoradoCinematography
  49. 1940Stagecoach WarCinematography
  50. 1940The ShowdownCinematography
  51. 1940Santa Fe MarshalCinematography
  52. 1939Law of the PampasCinematography
  53. 1939Renegade TrailCinematography
  54. 1939Heritage of the DesertCinematography
  55. 1938The Mysterious RiderCinematography
  56. 1938In Old MexicoCinematography
  57. 1938Cassidy of Bar 20Cinematography
  58. 1938Partners of the PlainsCinematography
  59. 1937Hopalong Rides AgainCinematography
  60. 1937North of the Rio GrandeCinematography