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Videos (see all 8)
The Organization (1971) -- The dangerous world of international heroin trafficking is exposed in this elaborate and suspenseful crime thriller which reprises Sidney Poitier's role as Lt. Virgil Tibbs.
"Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1955): Season 3: Episode 5 -- A man murders his lover when she threatens to expose him, but there is a witness to the crime.
13 Ghosts (1960) -- Clip: That was Emilio
Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) -- J.D. Cahill is the toughest U.S. Marshal they've got, just the sound of his name makes bad guys stop in their tracks, so when his two young boy's want to get his attention they decide to rob a bank. They end up getting more than they bargained for.
The Bat (1959) -- A crazed killer known as "The Bat" is on the loose in a mansion full of people.

Overview

Date of Death:
7 September 1996, Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA more
Trivia:
Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1948.
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Down 31% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.
Awards:
Won Oscar. Another 3 wins & 7 nominations more
Alternate Names:
Joe Biroc | Joseph Biroc

Filmography

Cinematographer:
  1. Time Out for Dad (1987) (TV)
  2. A Winner Never Quits (1986) (TV)
  3. Outrage! (1986) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
  4. A Death in California (1985) (TV)
    ... aka Psychopath (USA: video title)
  5. Hell Town (1985) (TV)
    ... aka Father of Hell Town
  6. The Jerk, Too (1984) (TV)
  7. "Casablanca" (4 episodes, 1983)
        - Divorce Casablanca Style (1983) TV episode
        - The Cashier and the Belly Dancer (1983) TV episode
        - Jenny (1983) TV episode
        - Who Am I Killing (1983) TV episode
  8. Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) (as Joe Biroc)
    ... aka Flying High II
    ... aka Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia)
  9. Hammett (1982) (as Joseph Biroc)
  10. Desperate Lives (1982) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
  11. ...All the Marbles (1981) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka The California Dolls (Australia) (USA: reissue title)
  12. Airplane! (1980) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
    ... aka Flying High (Australia)
  13. Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) (TV)
    ... aka The Gambler
  14. "Scruples" (1980) TV mini-series

  15. Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (as Joseph Biroc)
  16. Little Women (1978) (TV)
  17. The Clone Master (1978) (TV)
  18. A Family Upside Down (1978) (TV)
  19. The Choirboys (1977) (as Joseph Biroc)
  20. "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) TV mini-series
  21. SST: Death Flight (1977) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Death Flight
    ... aka Flight of the Maiden (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka SST: Disaster in the Sky (USA: reissue title)
  22. "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series
    ... aka The Moneychangers
  23. The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) (as Joseph Biroc)
  24. Hustle (1975)
  25. Shanks (1974)
  26. The Longest Yard (1974)
    ... aka The Mean Machine (UK)
  27. Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) (as Joe Biroc)
    ... aka The Berk (USA: alternative title)
  28. Honky Tonk (1974) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
  29. Wonder Woman (1974) (TV) (director of photography) (as Joe Biroc)
  30. Blazing Saddles (1974) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles or Never Give a Saga an Even Break (USA: poster title)
  31. Superman (1973)
  32. Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Cahill (UK)
    ... aka Wednesday Morning
  33. Emperor of the North Pole (1973) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Emperor of the North (USA: reissue title)
  34. The Crooked Hearts (1972) (TV)
  35. Ulzana's Raid (1972) (as Joseph Biroc)
  36. Playmates (1972) (TV)
  37. "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1972)
    ... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
        - The New House (1972) TV episode (as Joe Biroc)
  38. Gidget Gets Married (1972) (TV)
  39. Brian's Song (1971) (TV) (as Joe Biroc)
  40. The Organization (1971) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
  41. The Grissom Gang (1971)
  42. Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) (as Joseph Biroc)
  43. Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) (as Joe Biroc)
  44. Too Late the Hero (1970) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Robert Aldrichs's Too Late the Hero (International: English title: complete title)
    ... aka Suicide Run (USA: TV title)

  45. What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
  46. The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969)
  47. The Killing of Sister George (1968)
  48. Lady in Cement (1968)
  49. The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
  50. The Detective (1968)
  51. Fitzwilly (1967) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
    ... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK)
  52. Tony Rome (1967)
  53. Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
  54. Enter Laughing (1967) (as Joseph Biroc)
  55. Warning Shot (1967)
  56. The Swinger (1966)
  57. The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) (as Joseph Biroc)
  58. The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) (as Joseph Biroc)
  59. I Saw What You Did (1965)
    ... aka I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! (USA: DVD title)
  60. Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte?
  61. The Young Lovers (1964)
  62. Kitten with a Whip (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
  63. "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1964)
        - The Vulcan Affair (1964) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc)
  64. Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
  65. Bullet for a Badman (1964)
    ... aka Renegade Posse (USA: alternative title)
  66. Viva Las Vegas (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Love in Las Vegas (International: English title) (UK)
  67. To Trap a Spy (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
  68. Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
    ... aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title)
  69. Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
  70. Promises! Promises! (1963)
  71. Toys in the Attic (1963)
  72. Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (as Joseph Biroc)
  73. Convicts 4 (1962)
    ... aka Convicts Four (USA: alternative title)
    ... aka Reprieve
  74. Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
    ... aka Evils of Chinatown (UK)
    ... aka Souls for Sale (USA: reissue title)
  75. Hitler (1962)
    ... aka Women of Nazi Germany
  76. Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
  77. The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) (as Joseph Biroc)
  78. Operation Eichmann (1961)
  79. Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
  80. "Checkmate" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
  81. 13 Ghosts (1960) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Thirteen Ghosts
  82. Ice Palace (1960)

  83. The FBI Story (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
  84. "The Detectives Starring Robert Taylor" (1959) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Robert Taylor's Detectives (new title)
    ... aka The Detectives
    ... aka The Detectives, Starring Robert Taylor
  85. "Hotel de Paree" (1 episode, 1959)
        - Sundance Returns (1959) TV episode (as Joe Biroc)
  86. The Bat (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
  87. Verboten! (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title)
  88. "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1 episode, 1959)
    ... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
        - The Sport (1959) TV episode
  89. Born Reckless (1958)
  90. Home Before Dark (1958)
  91. "Adventures of Superman" (26 episodes, 1956-1958)
    ... aka Superman (Australia)
        - The Magic Secret (1958) TV episode
        - All That Glitters (1958) TV episode
        - The Perils of Superman (1958) TV episode
        - The Brainy Burro (1958) TV episode
        - Superman's Wife (1958) TV episode
          (21 more)
  92. Underwater Warrior (1958) (as Joseph Biroc)
  93. "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Silent Witness (1957) TV episode
  94. The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) (as Joe Biroc)
  95. "Goodyear Theatre" (1957) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title)
  96. "Alcoa Theatre" (1957) TV series (unknown episodes)
  97. Forty Guns (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns (Australia)
  98. The Unknown Terror (1957)
  99. Run of the Arrow (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title)
  100. "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1957)
        - Without Incident (1957) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc)
  101. China Gate (1957)
  102. The Ride Back (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka The Way Back (USA)
  103. The Garment Jungle (1957)
  104. The Black Whip (1956) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka The Man with a Whip (USA: alternative title)
  105. Tension at Table Rock (1956) (as Joseph Biroc)
  106. Attack (1956) (photographed by) (as Joseph Biroc)
  107. "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
        - It's Sunny Again (1956) TV episode (as Joe Biroc)
  108. Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
    ... aka Frontier Scout (UK)
  109. Nightmare (1956)
  110. Ghost Town (1956)
  111. "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Final Tribute (1955) TV episode
  112. "My Friend Flicka" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Stranger (1955) TV episode
  113. Bengazi (1955) (as Joseph Biroc)
  114. "The Man Behind the Badge" (1 episode, 1955)
        - The Case of the Hunted Hobo (1955) TV episode
  115. "Treasury Men in Action" (11 episodes, 1954-1955)
    ... aka Federal Men (USA: video title)
    ... aka Your Treasury Men in Action
        - Case of the Slippery Eel (1955) TV episode
        - The Case of the Frightened Man (1955) TV episode
        - The Case of the Shot in the Dark (1955) TV episode
        - The Case of the Tight Squeeze (1955) TV episode
        - The Case of the Chartered Chiseler (1955) TV episode
          (6 more)
  116. "TV Reader's Digest" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
  117. The Steel Cage (1954)
  118. "Dear Phoebe" (1 episode, 1954)
        - The Christmas Show (1954) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc)
  119. "The Mickey Rooney Show" (5 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Hey Mulligan
        - Tiger Mulligan (1954) TV episode (director of photography)
        - The Grunion Hunt Mystery (1954) TV episode (director of photography)
        - Double Trouble (1954) TV episode (director of photography)
        - Disc Jockey (1954) TV episode (director of photography)
        - The Moon or Bust (1954) TV episode
  120. Down Three Dark Streets (1954) (as Joseph Biroc)
  121. "The Lone Wolf" (5 episodes, 1954)
    ... aka Streets of Danger (USA: syndication title)
        - The Blue Lantern Story (1954) TV episode
        - The Avalanche Story (a.k.a. The Reno Story) (????) TV episode
        - The Chinese Story (????) TV episode
        - The Emerald Ring (????) TV episode
        - The San Francisco Story (????) TV episode
  122. World for Ransom (1954) (as Joseph Biroc)
  123. Riders to the Stars (1954) (uncredited)
  124. Appointment in Honduras (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Jungle Fury (USA: alternative title)
  125. Donovan's Brain (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
  126. Vice Squad (1953)
    ... aka The Girl in Room 17 (UK)
  127. "I'm the Law" (3 episodes, 1953)
        - The Killer (1953) TV episode
        - The Trucking Story (1953) TV episode
        - O Sole Mio (1953) TV episode
  128. The Glass Wall (1953)
  129. The Tall Texan (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
  130. The Twonky (1953)
  131. Bwana Devil (1952)
  132. "Four Star Playhouse" (1952) TV series (unknown episodes)
    ... aka Best in Mystery (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Four Star Theatre (UK: new title)
    ... aka Singer Playhouse (USA: syndication title)
    ... aka Star Performance (USA: rerun title)
  133. Loan Shark (1952) (as Joseph Biroc)
  134. Red Planet Mars (1952) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
  135. Without Warning! (1952)
    ... aka Without Warning (USA: poster title)
  136. The Bushwhackers (1952)
    ... aka The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title)
  137. Cry Danger (1951)
  138. All That I Have (1951)
  139. The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Frightened City (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: copyright title)

  140. Mrs. Mike (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
  141. Johnny Allegro (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Hounded (UK)
  142. Roughshod (1949)
  143. My Dear Secretary (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
  144. On Our Merry Way (1948) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version)
  145. Magic Town (1947)
  146. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)

  147. Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited)

  148. The Rescue (1929)
Camera and Electrical Department:
  1. The Towering Inferno (1974) (director of photography: action sequences) (as Joseph Biroc)

  2. 4 for Texas (1963) (photographer: second unit) (as Joseph Biroc)

  3. Charade (1953) (camera operator)

  4. Tokyo Joe (1949) (camera operator: second unit) (uncredited)
  5. It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title)
  6. Bombardier (1943) (camera operator) (uncredited)
  7. Tom Brown's School Days (1940) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Adventures at Rugby (USA: reissue title)

  8. Swing Time (1936) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  9. Break of Hearts (1935) (camera operator) (uncredited)
  10. Laddie (1935) (camera operator)
  11. The Gay Divorcee (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Gay Divorce (UK)
  12. Their Big Moment (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Afterwards (UK)
  13. Where Sinners Meet (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Dover Road (UK)
  14. Ann Vickers (1933) (camera operator) (uncredited)
  15. Rafter Romance (1933) (camera operator) (uncredited)
  16. Before Dawn (1933) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  17. No Other Woman (1933) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  18. The Animal Kingdom (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka The Woman in His House (UK)
  19. State's Attorney (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK)
  20. The Lost Squadron (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
  21. Ladies of the Jury (1932) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  22. Are These Our Children (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  23. Three Who Loved (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
  24. Young Donovan's Kid (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
    ... aka Donovan's Kid
  25. Cimarron (1931) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
Self:
  1. "Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story" .... Himself (3 episodes, 1987)
    ... aka The RKO Story: Tales from Hollywood (UK)
        - It's All True (1987) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) .... Himself
        - Let's Face the Music and Dance (1987) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) .... Himself
        - Birth of a Titan (1987) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) .... Himself

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