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Thomas Del Ruth

Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Actor

Thomas Del Ruth was born on may 1st 1942 in Beverly Hills California he is the son of Film Producer/Director Roy Del Ruth and Film and Musical comedy star Winnie Lightner. Tom's father has a star on Hollywood Blvd walk of fame. Tom from a very early age had developed a strong interest in the film business due no doubt to his constant exposure to all the various facets of it... See full bio »

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Thomas Anthony Del Ruth
in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA
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2010 Flipped (director of photography)
 
2006-2007 Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (TV series)
– The Harriet Dinner: Part II (2007)
– The Harriet Dinner: Part I (2007) (director of photography)
– Monday (2007) (director of photography)
– The Christmas Show (2006) (director of photography)
– B-12 (2006) (director of photography)
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2006 The Book of Daniel (TV series)
 
2005 Code Breakers (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
2005/I Heartless (TV movie)
 
1999-2004 The West Wing (TV series)
– N.S.F. Thurmont (2004) (director of photography)
– Memorial Day (2004) (director of photography)
– Gaza (2004) (director of photography)
– No Exit (2004) (director of photography)
– Talking Points (2004) (director of photography)
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1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie)
 
1999 Down Will Come Baby (TV movie)
 
1998 Charmed (TV series)
– The Witch Is Back (1998) (director of photography / as Tom del Ruth)
– The Truth Is Out There... and It Hurts (1998) (director of photography / as Tom del Ruth)
– The Fourth Sister (1998) (director of photography / as Tom del Ruth)
– The Wedding from Hell (1998) (director of photography / as Tom del Ruth)
– Dream Sorcerer (1998) (director of photography / as Tom del Ruth)
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1998 Kissing a Fool (director of photography)
 
1997 Leave It to Beaver
 
1997 When the Cradle Falls (TV movie)
 
1997 Asteroid (TV movie) (director of photography / as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1997 The Underworld (TV movie)
 
1996 Full Circle (TV movie) (as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1996 Chasing the Dragon (TV movie)
 
1995 JAG (TV series)
– Brig Break (1995) (as Tom Del Ruth)
– Pilot Error (1995) (director of photography / as Tom Del Ruth)
– Deja Vu (1995) (as Tom Del Ruth)
– Desert Son (1995)
– Shadow (1995) (as Tom Del Ruth)
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1995 Courthouse (TV series)
– Pilot (1995)
 
1995 Abandoned and Deceived (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1995 My Brother's Keeper (TV movie) (director of photography / as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1994 One Christmas (TV movie)
 
1994 ER (TV series)
– Going Home (1994) (director of photography)
– Day One (1994) (director of photography)
– 24 Hours (1994) (director of photography)
 
1994 Next Door (TV movie)
 
1994 Royce (TV movie)
 
1994 Shattered Image (TV movie)
 
1993 Amore!
 
1993 House of Secrets (TV movie) (as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1993 Donato and Daughter (TV movie)
 
1993 The X-Files (TV series)
– Pilot (1993) (director of photography)
 
1993 Barbarians at the Gate (TV movie)
 
1992 T Bone N Weasel (TV movie)
 
1992 The Mighty Ducks (director of photography)
 
1992 Little Sister
 
1991 Kuffs (director of photography)
 
1990 Look Who's Talking Too (director of photography)
 
1989 Look Who's Talking (director of photography)
 
1989 Wolf (TV movie)
 
1989 Dream Breakers (TV movie)
 
1988 Ladykillers (TV movie)
 
1988 Satisfaction (director of photography)
 
1987 The Running Man (director of photography)
 
1987 Cross My Heart (director of photography)
 
1987 Spies (TV series)
 
1986 Outlaws (TV series)
– Outlaws (1986) (director of photography)
 
1986 Who Is Julia? (TV movie)
 
1986 Stand by Me
 
1986 Blind Justice (TV movie)
 
1986 Quicksilver
 
1985 Code of Vengeance (TV movie)
 
1985 The Breakfast Club (director of photography)
 
1985 Fandango (director of photography)
 
1984 Impulse
 
1984 Best Kept Secrets (TV movie)
 
1983 Get Crazy
 
1983 Intimate Agony (TV movie) (director of photography / as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1983 Hysterical
 
1983 Who Will Love My Children? (TV movie)
 
1981-1983 Simon & Simon (TV series)
– Pirate's Key: Part 1 (1983)
– Pirate's Key: Part 2 (1983)
– Details at Eleven (1981) (director of photography)
 
1982 In Love with an Older Woman (TV movie)
 
1982 Paper Dolls (TV movie)
 
1982 Death Wish II (director of photography / as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1982 Million Dollar Infield (TV movie)
 
1982 Help Wanted: Male (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1981 Elvis and the Beauty Queen (TV movie)
 
1981 This House Possessed (TV movie)
 
1981 The Wonderful World of Phillip Malley (TV series)
– Pilot
 
1981 Underground Aces
 
1980 Mark, I Love You (TV movie)
 
1980 Motel Hell (director of photography)
 
1979 She's Dressed to Kill (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
1979 The Last Convertible (TV mini-series)
 
1979 Mrs. Columbo (TV series)
– Caviar with Everything (1979) (director of photography)
– A Riddle for Puppets (1979)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (51 titles)
1999 It Came from the Sky (TV movie) (director of photography: second unit)
 
1983 Blue Thunder (director of photography: additional photography)
 
1978-1979 Hawaii Five-O (TV series) (camera operator - 5 episodes)
– The Year of the Horse (1979) (camera operator)
– The Pagoda Factor (1978) (camera operator)
– The Case Against Philip Christie (1978) (camera operator)
– Deadly Courier (1978) (camera operator)
– The Sleeper (1978) (camera operator)
 
1978 Crash (TV movie) (camera operator - as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1978 Big Wednesday (camera operator - as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1978 Wheels (TV mini-series) (camera operator)
 
1977 It Happened One Christmas (TV movie) (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1977 Three Warriors (camera operator)
 
1977 Rolling Thunder (camera operator)
 
1977 Handle with Care (camera operator)
 
1977 Testimony of Two Men (TV mini-series) (camera operator)
 
1976 Raid on Entebbe (TV movie) (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1976 The Shootist (camera operator - as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1976 The Outlaw Josey Wales (camera operator - as Tom Del Ruth)
 
1976 Sparkle (camera operator)
 
1976 The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox (camera operator)
 
1976 Gable and Lombard (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1975 Coonskin (camera operator)
 
1975 Smile (camera operator - as Tom del Ruth)
 
1975 The Day of the Locust (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1975 Aloha Bobby and Rose (camera operator)
 
1974 The Front Page (camera operator - uncredited)
 
1974 Zandy's Bride (assistant camera)
 
1974 Melvin Purvis G-MAN (TV movie) (camera operator)
 
1973 Electra Glide in Blue (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1973 Birds of Prey (TV movie) (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1972 Play It As It Lays (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1972 Cry for Me, Billy (assistant camera)
 
1972 Fat City (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1970 The Wild Country (second camera assistant - uncredited)
 
1970 Brewster McCloud (assistant camera)
 
1970 Tora! Tora! Tora! (assistant camera: second unit - uncredited)
 
1970 Myra Breckinridge (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1970 Patton (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1969 The Happy Ending (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1969 Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1969 Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1969 Justine (assistant camera)
 
1968 The Boston Strangler (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1968 The Secret Life of an American Wife (assistant camera)
 
1968 The Sweet Ride (assistant camera)
 
1968 Bandolero! (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1968 The Detective (assistant camera)
 
1968 Planet of the Apes (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1967 Peyton Place (TV series) (assistant camera)
 
1967 Valley of the Dolls (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1967 Doctor Dolittle (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1967 Divorce American Style (assistant camera - uncredited)
 
1967 Tobruk (assistant camera: second unit - uncredited)
 
1966 Batman (TV series) (assistant camera)
 
1966 The Sand Pebbles (second assistant camera - uncredited)
 
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2005 Cinema Scene (video)
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Show ShowDirector (1 title)
1996 JAG (TV series)
– Sightings (1996) (as Tom Del Ruth)
 
Show ShowProducer (1 title)
1989 Wolf (TV series) (producer)
 

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Nephew of Hampton Del Ruth and Fred Lightner. See more »

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