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Rudolph Maté (1898–1964)

Cinematographer | Director | Producer

One of the most respected cinematographers in the industry, Polish-born Rudolph Mate entered the film business after his graduation from the University of Budapest. He worked in Hungary as an assistant cameraman for Alexander Korda and later worked throughout Europe with noted cameraman Karl Freund... See full bio »

Born:

Rudolf Mayer
in Krakau, Galicia, Austria-Hungary [now Kraków, Malopolskie, Poland]

Died:

(age 66) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
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1947 The Lady from Shanghai (uncredited)
 
1947 It Had to Be You (director of photography)
 
1947 Down to Earth (director of photography)
 
1946 Gilda (director of photography)
 
1945 Over 21
 
1945 Tonight and Every Night (director of photography)
 
1944 Address Unknown
 
1944 Cover Girl
 
1943/I Sahara
 
1943 They Got Me Covered
 
1942 The Pride of the Yankees
 
1942 To Be or Not to Be (photographed by)
 
1941 It Started with Eve (director of photography)
 
1941 The Flame of New Orleans (director of photography)
 
1941 That Hamilton Woman
 
1940 Seven Sinners (director of photography / as Rudolph Mate)
 
1940 Foreign Correspondent (director of photography)
 
1940 My Favorite Wife (director of photography)
 
1939 The Real Glory
 
1939 Love Affair
 
1938 Trade Winds
 
1938 Youth Takes a Fling
 
1938 Blockade
 
1938 The Adventures of Marco Polo (photography)
 
1937 Stella Dallas (photography)
 
1937 Outcast
 
1936 Come and Get It (as Rudolph Mate)
 
1936 Our Relations (photography)
 
1936 Dodsworth (photography)
 
1936 A Message to Garcia
 
1936 Charlie Chan's Secret (photography / as Rudolph Mate)
 
1935 Professional Soldier
 
1935 Metropolitan (photography)
 
1935 Dressed to Thrill
 
1935 Navy Wife
 
1935 Dante's Inferno
 
1934 Nada más que una mujer
 
1934 The Last Billionaire
 
1934 Liliom
 
1933/I Paprika
 
1933 The Adventures of King Pausole
 
1933 Une femme au volant
 
1933 The Adventures of King Pausole
 
1933 Song of the Streets
 
1933 The Merry Monarch
 
1932 Insult
 
1932 Monsieur Albert
 
1932 Vampyr
 
1932 Lily Christine
 
1932 La couturière de Lunéville
 
1932 Aren't We All?
 
1931 Le monsieur de minuit
 
1930 Beauty Prize (as R. Maté)
 
1928 The Passion of Joan of Arc
 
1928 Der Lohn der guten Tat (short) (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1928 Die Bauernprinzessin (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1928 Franz Schubert und seine Zeit (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1927 Infantrist Wamperls dreijähriges Pech (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1927 Die Hochstaplerin
 
1927 Unter Ausschluß der Öffentlichkeit
 
1925 Pietro der Korsar
 
1924 Michael (photographed by)
 
1923 Der Kaufmann von Venedig
 
1923 Das verlorene Ich
 
1923 Dunkle Gassen
 
1922 Eine mystische Straßenreklame (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1922 Parema, Creature from the Starworld (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1921 Der geistliche Tod (short) (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1921 Lucifer (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
1920 Alpentragödie
 
1920 Das Gänsemädchen (short) (as Rudolf Mayer)
 
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1962 Seven Seas to Calais
 
1962 The 300 Spartans
 
1962 Aliki My Love
 
1960 The Barbarians
 
1959-1960 The Loretta Young Show (TV series)
– At the Edge of the Desert (1960)
– The Grenade (1960)
– Alien Love (1959)
– The Red Dress (1959)
– Circles of Panic (1959)
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1960 Zane Grey Theater (TV series)
– The Man in the Middle (1960) (as Rudolph Mate)
 
1959 For the First Time
 
1958 G.E. True Theater (TV series)
– Silent Ambush (1958)
 
1958 The Deep Six
 
1956 Three Violent People
 
1956 Port Afrique
 
1956 Miracle in the Rain
 
1955 The Rawhide Years
 
1955 The Far Horizons
 
1955 The Violent Men
 
1954 The Black Shield of Falworth
 
1954 Siege at Red River
 
1953 Forbidden
 
1953 Second Chance
 
1953 The Mississippi Gambler
 
1952 Sally and Saint Anne
 
1952 Paula
 
1952 The Gauntlet
 
1951 When Worlds Collide
 
1951 The Prince Who Was a Thief
 
1950 Branded
 
1950 Union Station
 
1950 D.O.A.
 
1950 No Sad Songs for Me
 
1948 The Dark Past
 
1947 It Had to Be You
 
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1962 The 300 Spartans (producer)
 
1948 The Return of October (producer)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (2 titles)
1940 The Westerner (cinematographer: additional scenes - uncredited)
 
1935 Charlie Chan in Shanghai (camera operator - uncredited)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1939 The Flying Deuces (production advisor)
 
1931 Le costaud des PTT (assistant director)
 

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