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Overview
Date of Birth:
Date of Death:
Trivia:
Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1948.
Awards:
Won Oscar.
Another
3 wins
&
7 nominations
more
Alternate Names:
Joe Biroc | Joseph Biroc
Filmography
Cinematographer:
- Time Out for Dad (1987) (TV)
- A Winner Never Quits (1986) (TV)
- Outrage! (1986) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
- A Death in California (1985) (TV)
... aka Psychopath (USA: video title) - Hell Town (1985) (TV)
... aka Father of Hell Town - The Jerk, Too (1984) (TV)
- "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 - Airplane II: The Sequel (1982) (as Joe Biroc)
... aka Flying High II
... aka Flying High II: The Sequel (Australia) - Hammett (1982) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Desperate Lives (1982) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
- ...All the Marbles (1981) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka The California Dolls (Australia) (USA: reissue title) - Airplane! (1980) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Flying High! (New Zealand: English title) (Philippines: English title)
... aka Flying High (Australia) - Kenny Rogers as The Gambler (1980) (TV)
... aka The Gambler - "Scruples" (1980) TV mini-series
- Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Little Women (1978) (TV)
- The Clone Master (1978) (TV)
- A Family Upside Down (1978) (TV)
- The Choirboys (1977) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "Washington: Behind Closed Doors" (1977) TV mini-series
- 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) - "Arthur Hailey's the Moneychangers" (1976) TV mini-series
... aka The Moneychangers - The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (1976) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Hustle (1975)
- Shanks (1974)
- The Longest Yard (1974)
... aka The Mean Machine (UK) - Thursday's Game (1974) (TV) (as Joe Biroc)
... aka The Berk (USA: alternative title) - Honky Tonk (1974) (TV) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Wonder Woman (1974) (TV) (director of photography) (as Joe Biroc)
- 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) - Superman (1973)
- Cahill U.S. Marshal (1973) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Cahill (UK)
... aka Wednesday Morning - Emperor of the North Pole (1973) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Emperor of the North (USA: reissue title) - The Crooked Hearts (1972) (TV)
- Ulzana's Raid (1972) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Playmates (1972) (TV)
- "Ghost Story" (1 episode, 1972)
... aka Circle of Fear (USA: new title)
- The New House (1972) TV episode (as Joe Biroc) - Gidget Gets Married (1972) (TV)
- Brian's Song (1971) (TV) (as Joe Biroc)
- The Organization (1971) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
- The Grissom Gang (1971)
- Escape from the Planet of the Apes (1971) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Mrs. Pollifax-Spy (1971) (as Joe Biroc)
- 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) - What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? (1969)
- The Greatest Mother of Them All (1969)
- The Killing of Sister George (1968)
- Lady in Cement (1968)
- The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968)
- The Detective (1968)
- Fitzwilly (1967) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka A Garden of Cucumbers
... aka Fitzwilly Strikes Back (UK) - Tony Rome (1967)
- Who's Minding the Mint? (1967)
- Enter Laughing (1967) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Warning Shot (1967)
- The Swinger (1966)
- The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) (as Joseph Biroc)
- The Flight of the Phoenix (1965) (as Joseph Biroc)
- I Saw What You Did (1965)
... aka I Saw What You Did and I Know Who You Are! (USA: DVD title) - Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka What Ever Happened to Cousin Charlotte? - The Young Lovers (1964)
- Kitten with a Whip (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "The Man from U.N.C.L.E." (1 episode, 1964)
- The Vulcan Affair (1964) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) - Ride the Wild Surf (1964)
- Bullet for a Badman (1964)
... aka Renegade Posse (USA: alternative title) - Viva Las Vegas (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Love in Las Vegas (International: English title) (UK) - To Trap a Spy (1964) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Gunfight at Comanche Creek (1963)
... aka Gun Fight at Comanche Creek (USA: poster title) - Under the Yum Yum Tree (1963)
- Promises! Promises! (1963)
- Toys in the Attic (1963)
- Bye Bye Birdie (1963) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Convicts 4 (1962)
... aka Convicts Four (USA: alternative title)
... aka Reprieve - Confessions of an Opium Eater (1962)
... aka Evils of Chinatown (UK)
... aka Souls for Sale (USA: reissue title) - Hitler (1962)
... aka Women of Nazi Germany - Sail a Crooked Ship (1961)
- The Devil at 4 O'Clock (1961) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Operation Eichmann (1961)
- Gold of the Seven Saints (1961)
- "Checkmate" (1960) TV series (unknown episodes)
- 13 Ghosts (1960) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Thirteen Ghosts - Ice Palace (1960)
- The FBI Story (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "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 - "Hotel de Paree" (1 episode, 1959)
- Sundance Returns (1959) TV episode (as Joe Biroc) - The Bat (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Verboten! (1959) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Forbidden! (International: English title: informal literal title) - "Richard Diamond, Private Detective" (1 episode, 1959)
... aka Call Mr. 'D' (USA: syndication title)
- The Sport (1959) TV episode - Born Reckless (1958)
- Home Before Dark (1958)
- "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) - Underwater Warrior (1958) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "Alfred Hitchcock Presents" (1 episode, 1957)
- Silent Witness (1957) TV episode - The Amazing Colossal Man (1957) (as Joe Biroc)
- "Goodyear Theatre" (1957) TV series (unknown episodes)
... aka Award Theatre (USA: syndication title)
... aka Golden Years of Television (USA: cable TV title) - "Alcoa Theatre" (1957) TV series (unknown episodes)
- Forty Guns (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Samuel Fuller's Forty Guns (Australia) - The Unknown Terror (1957)
- Run of the Arrow (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Hot Lead (USA: video title) - "Playhouse 90" (1 episode, 1957)
- Without Incident (1957) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) - China Gate (1957)
- The Ride Back (1957) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka The Way Back (USA) - The Garment Jungle (1957)
- The Black Whip (1956) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka The Man with a Whip (USA: alternative title) - Tension at Table Rock (1956) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Attack (1956) (photographed by) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "General Electric Summer Originals" (1 episode, 1956)
- It's Sunny Again (1956) TV episode (as Joe Biroc) - Quincannon, Frontier Scout (1956)
... aka Frontier Scout (UK) - Nightmare (1956)
- Ghost Town (1956)
- "Screen Directors Playhouse" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Final Tribute (1955) TV episode - "My Friend Flicka" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Stranger (1955) TV episode - Bengazi (1955) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "The Man Behind the Badge" (1 episode, 1955)
- The Case of the Hunted Hobo (1955) TV episode - "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) - "TV Reader's Digest" (1955) TV series (unknown episodes)
- The Steel Cage (1954)
- "Dear Phoebe" (1 episode, 1954)
- The Christmas Show (1954) TV episode (as Joseph Biroc) - "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 - Down Three Dark Streets (1954) (as Joseph Biroc)
- "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 - World for Ransom (1954) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Riders to the Stars (1954) (uncredited)
- Appointment in Honduras (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Jungle Fury (USA: alternative title) - Donovan's Brain (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Vice Squad (1953)
... aka The Girl in Room 17 (UK) - "I'm the Law" (3 episodes, 1953)
- The Killer (1953) TV episode
- The Trucking Story (1953) TV episode
- O Sole Mio (1953) TV episode - The Glass Wall (1953)
- The Tall Texan (1953) (as Joseph Biroc)
- The Twonky (1953)
- Bwana Devil (1952)
- "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) - Loan Shark (1952) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Red Planet Mars (1952) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Without Warning! (1952)
... aka Without Warning (USA: poster title) - The Bushwhackers (1952)
... aka The Rebel (UK) (USA: working title) - Cry Danger (1951)
- All That I Have (1951)
- The Killer That Stalked New York (1950) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Frightened City (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA: copyright title) - Mrs. Mike (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Johnny Allegro (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Hounded (UK) - Roughshod (1949)
- My Dear Secretary (1949) (as Joseph Biroc)
- On Our Merry Way (1948) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka A Miracle Can Happen (USA: longer version) - Magic Town (1947)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (director of photography) (as Joseph Biroc)
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title) - Shall We Dance (1937) (uncredited)
- The Rescue (1929)
Camera and Electrical Department:
- The Towering Inferno (1974) (director of photography: action sequences) (as Joseph Biroc)
- 4 for Texas (1963) (photographer: second unit) (as Joseph Biroc)
- Charade (1953) (camera operator)
- Tokyo Joe (1949) (camera operator: second unit) (uncredited)
- It's a Wonderful Life (1946) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life (USA: complete title) - Bombardier (1943) (camera operator) (uncredited)
- Tom Brown's School Days (1940) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Adventures at Rugby (USA: reissue title) - Swing Time (1936) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- Break of Hearts (1935) (camera operator) (uncredited)
- Laddie (1935) (camera operator)
- The Gay Divorcee (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka The Gay Divorce (UK) - Their Big Moment (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Afterwards (UK) - Where Sinners Meet (1934) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka The Dover Road (UK) - Ann Vickers (1933) (camera operator) (uncredited)
- Rafter Romance (1933) (camera operator) (uncredited)
- Before Dawn (1933) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- No Other Woman (1933) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- The Animal Kingdom (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka The Woman in His House (UK) - State's Attorney (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Cardigan's Last Case (UK) - The Lost Squadron (1932) (camera operator) (uncredited)
- Ladies of the Jury (1932) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- Are These Our Children (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- Three Who Loved (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
- Young Donovan's Kid (1931) (second camera operator) (uncredited)
... aka Donovan's Kid - Cimarron (1931) (assistant camera) (uncredited)
Self:
- "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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