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Ted Tetzlaff(1903-1995)

  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Ted Tetzlaff
Ted Tetzlaff was born in 1903 in Los Angeles, the son of racecar driver and movie stuntman Teddy Tetzlaff, Sr. The elder Tetzlaff appeared in a number of silent star Wallace Reid's famous racing movies like The Roaring Road (1919), Double Speed (1920), Excuse My Dust (1920), Too Much Speed (1921) and Across the Continent (1922). Young Tetzlaff was born Dale H. and lived with his mother after her 1915 divorce from Ted, Sr. Ted, Jr. became a well-known and well-respected studio cameraman who worked on over 100 films using the name "Teddy Tetzlaff, Jr."
BornJune 3, 1903
DiedJanuary 7, 1995(91)
BornJune 3, 1903
DiedJanuary 7, 1995(91)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 1 nomination total

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Ted Tetzlaff and Prudence Sutton in Pitfalls of Passion (1927)

Known for:

Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
Notorious
7.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1946
Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman in The Talk of the Town (1942)
The Talk of the Town
7.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1942
Riffraff (1947)
Riffraff
6.8
  • Director
  • 1947
Mari Blanchard, Sally Forrest, Dale Robertson, and Lili St. Cyr in Son of Sinbad (1955)
Son of Sinbad
5.3
  • Director
  • 1955

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Ingrid Bergman, Cary Grant, and Claude Rains in Notorious (1946)
    Notorious
    • director of photography
    • 1946
  • Robert Young and Laraine Day in Those Endearing Young Charms (1945)
    Those Endearing Young Charms
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Robert Young and Dorothy McGuire in The Enchanted Cottage (1945)
    The Enchanted Cottage
    • director of photography
    • 1945
  • Jean Arthur, Charles Coburn, and Joel McCrea in The More the Merrier (1943)
    The More the Merrier
    • director of photography
    • 1943
  • Fred Astaire and Rita Hayworth in You Were Never Lovelier (1942)
    You Were Never Lovelier
    • director of photography
    • 1942
  • Veronica Lake and Fredric March in I Married a Witch (1942)
    I Married a Witch
    • director of photography
    • 1942
  • Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, and Ronald Colman in The Talk of the Town (1942)
    The Talk of the Town
    • director of photography
    • 1942
  • Marlene Dietrich, David James, and Fred MacMurray in The Lady Is Willing (1942)
    The Lady Is Willing
    • director of photography
    • 1942
  • Don Ameche, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Virginia Dale, Oscar Levant, and Mary Martin in Kiss the Boys Goodbye (1941)
    Kiss the Boys Goodbye
    • director of photography
    • 1941
  • Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour in Road to Zanzibar (1941)
    Road to Zanzibar
    • director of photography
    • 1941
  • Edward Everett Horton and Lillian Cornell in You're the One (1941)
    You're the One
    • Cinematographer (photographed by)
    • 1941
  • Basil Rathbone, Ellen Drew, and John Howard in The Mad Doctor (1940)
    The Mad Doctor
    • director of photography
    • 1940
  • Jack Benny, Fred Allen, and Mary Martin in Love Thy Neighbor (1940)
    Love Thy Neighbor
    • director of photography
    • 1940
  • Joan Blondell and Dick Powell in I Want a Divorce (1940)
    I Want a Divorce
    • director of photography
    • 1940
  • Bing Crosby, Basil Rathbone, Harry Barris, Lillian Cornell, Wingy Manone, and Mary Martin in Rhythm on the River (1940)
    Rhythm on the River
    • director of photography
    • 1940

Director

  • Dennis Hopper, Yvonne Craig, and Patrick Wayne in The Young Land (1959)
    The Young Land
    • Director
    • 1959
  • Remastered Version Movie Poster
    Seven Wonders of the World
    • Director
    • 1956
  • Hal Baylor, Hans Conried, and Chuck Hicks in Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (1951)
    Schlitz Playhouse of Stars
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1956
  • Screen Directors Playhouse (1955)
    Screen Directors Playhouse
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1955
  • Mari Blanchard, Sally Forrest, Dale Robertson, and Lili St. Cyr in Son of Sinbad (1955)
    Son of Sinbad
    • Director
    • 1955
  • Glenn Ford and Anne Vernon in Terror on a Train (1953)
    Terror on a Train
    • Director
    • 1953
  • William Powell, Julie Adams, Charles Drake, and Tommy Ivo in The Treasure of Lost Canyon (1952)
    The Treasure of Lost Canyon
    • Director
    • 1952
  • Richard Conte, Dabbs Greer, Sam Jaffe, John McIntire, and Audrey Totter in Under the Gun (1951)
    Under the Gun
    • Director
    • 1951
  • William Bendix, Victor Mature, and Terry Moore in Gambling House (1950)
    Gambling House
    • Director
    • 1950
  • The White Tower (1950)
    The White Tower
    • Director
    • 1950
  • Pat O'Brien, George Raft, and Ella Raines in A Dangerous Profession (1949)
    A Dangerous Profession
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Nina Foch and George Raft in Johnny Allegro (1949)
    Johnny Allegro
    • Director
    • 1949
  • The Window (1949)
    The Window
    • Director
    • 1949
  • Pat O'Brien in Fighting Father Dunne (1948)
    Fighting Father Dunne
    • Director
    • 1948
  • Riffraff (1947)
    Riffraff
    • Director
    • 1947

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Teddy Tetzlaff
  • Born
    • June 3, 1903
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • January 7, 1995
    • Fort Baker, California, USA(undisclosed)
  • Spouses
      Yvonne DuvalMarch 15, 1941 - May 2, 1945 (divorced)

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    • Teddy

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