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William A. Fraker (1923–2010)

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Director

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William Ashman Fraker
in Los Angeles, California, USA

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(age 86) in Los Angeles, California, USA
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William A. Fraker, Doug Olear, Jackie Julio and Ted Chu at The 2008 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival. Doug Olear, Jackie Julio and Oscar nominated Cinematographer William A. Frakin at The 2008 Lake Arrowhead Film Festival. William A. Fraker and Richard H. Kline
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2002 Waking Up in Reno
 
2001 Town & Country (director of photography)
 
2000 Rules of Engagement (director of photography)
 
1997 Vegas Vacation
 
1996 The Island of Dr. Moreau
 
1995 Father of the Bride Part II (director of photography)
 
1995 Death in Small Doses (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1994 Street Fighter
 
1994 There Goes My Baby (director of photography)
 
1993 Tombstone (director of photography)
 
1992 Honeymoon in Vegas
 
1992 Memoirs of an Invisible Man (director of photography)
 
1990 The Freshman (director of photography)
 
1989 An Innocent Man (director of photography)
 
1989 Chances Are (director of photography)
 
1987 Baby Boom (director of photography)
 
1987 Burglar (director of photography)
 
1986 SpaceCamp (director of photography)
 
1985 Murphy's Romance
 
1985 Fever Pitch
 
1984 Protocol (director of photography)
 
1984 Irreconcilable Differences (director of photography)
 
1983 WarGames (director of photography)
 
1982 The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas (director of photography)
 
1981 Sharky's Machine
 
1980 Divine Madness (documentary)
 
1980 The Hollywood Knights (director of photography)
 
1979 1941 (director of photography)
 
1979 Old Boyfriends (director of photography)
 
1978 Heaven Can Wait (director of photography)
 
1978 American Hot Wax (director of photography)
 
1977 Looking for Mr. Goodbar (director of photography)
 
1977 Exorcist II: The Heretic
 
1976 The Killer Inside Me
 
1976 Gator
 
1975 Coonskin
 
1975 Aloha Bobby and Rose (director of photography)
 
1975 Rancho Deluxe (director of photography)
 
1974 Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin (documentary)
 
1973 The Day of the Dolphin
 
1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee
 
1969 Paint Your Wagon (director of photography)
 
1968 Bullitt (director of photography)
 
1968 Rosemary's Baby (director of photography / as William Fraker)
 
1968 Fade-In (TV movie)
 
1967 The President's Analyst (director of photography)
 
1967 The Fox (as William Fraker)
 
1967 Games (director of photography)
 
1966 Incubus (uncredited)
 
1966 Daktari (TV series)
 
1964 The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre (TV movie)
 
1961 Forbid Them Not
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (11 titles)
1981 Inchon (cinematographer: main title sequence)
 
1977 Close Encounters of the Third Kind (director of photography: additional American scenes)
 
1976 Lipstick (additional photographer)
 
1975 One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (additional photography - as William Fraker)
 
1966 The Professionals (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1966 Incubus (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1965 Morituri (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1965 Wild Seed (camera operator)
 
1961-1964 The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (TV series) (camera operator - 20 episodes)
– Cafe Caper (1964) (camera operator)
– The Trip to Mexico (1962) (camera operator)
– Rick and the Maid of Honor (1962) (camera operator)
– Little Handprints in the Sidewalk (1962) (camera operator)
– Lonesome Parents (1962) (camera operator)
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1964 Father Goose (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1964 The Unknown (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
Show ShowDirector (9 titles)
1993 Walker, Texas Ranger (TV series)
– Night of the Gladiator (1993)
 
1991 The Flash (TV series)
– Tina, Is That You? (1991)
 
1988-1990 Wiseguy (TV series)
– Sanctuary (1990)
– Day Seven (1989) (as William Fraker)
– Reunion (1989)
– How Will They Remember Me? (1989) (as William Fraker)
– The Merchant of Death (1988)
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1989 B.L. Stryker (TV series)
– The Dancer's Touch (1989)
 
1989 Unsub (TV series)
– Silent Stalker (1989) (as William Fraker)
 
1987 J.J. Starbuck (TV series)
 
1981 The Legend of the Lone Ranger
 
1973 A Reflection of Fear
 
1970 Monte Walsh
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (2 titles)
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (president: ASC)
 
1954 The Cowboy (documentary) (technical advisor - as Bill Fraker)
 
Show ShowActor (2 titles)
1984 Irreconcilable Differences
Gabrielle Cinematographer
 
1971 Dusty and Sweets McGee
The Cellist
 
2001 Town & Country (second unit director: South Carolina - as William Fraker)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1993 Tombstone (associate producer)
 
Show ShowThanks (5 titles)
2012 Caroline and Jackie (dedicatee)
 
2011/I 8 (short) (in memory of)
 
2007 Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story (documentary) (special thanks)
 
1998 Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere' (TV documentary) (special thanks)
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary) (special thanks: AFI)
 
Show ShowSelf (8 titles)
2010 Old School, New School (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2003 Voice of the Camera (video)
Himself
 
2003 Go West, Young Man! (documentary)
Himself
 
2002 Polanski y los ojos del mal (TV documentary)
Himself
 
2001 Gordon Willis on Cinematography (video documentary short)
Himself
 
1996 The Making of '1941' (video documentary)
Himself
 
1992 Visions of Light (documentary)
Himself
 
Show ShowArchive Footage (1 title)
2011 The 83rd Annual Academy Awards (TV special)
Himself - Memorial Tribute
 

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