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Robert Primes

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Robert Primes was born on 10 January 1940 in San Francisco, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and director, known for Money Talks (1997), Rumble Fish (1983) and MDs (2002). He has been married to Theodora Primes since July 1964.
BornJanuary 10, 1940
BornJanuary 10, 1940
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 5 nominations total

Known for

Charlie Sheen and Chris Tucker in Money Talks (1997)
Money Talks
6.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1997
Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, and Mickey Rourke in Rumble Fish (1983)
Rumble Fish
7.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(effects unit)
  • 1983
William Fichtner, John Hannah, Michaela Conlin, Aunjanue Ellis, Robert Joy, and Jane Lynch in MDs (2002)
MDs
7.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Mel Gibson and Goldie Hawn in Bird on a Wire (1990)
Bird on a Wire
6.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 1990

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Piel Canela (2019)
    Piel Canela
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2019
  • 2012 Image Control Assessment Series Short
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2012
  • Sean Bean and Chris Hemsworth in Ca$h (2010)
    Ca$h
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Vanessa Marcil, Tom Selleck, Josh Duhamel, Camille Guaty, James Lesure, and Molly Sims in Las Vegas (2003)
    Las Vegas
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2006
  • Vegas, Baby (2006)
    Vegas, Baby
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2006
  • Night Stalker (2005)
    Night Stalker
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2005–2006
  • 1/4life
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2005
  • Oded Fehr and Michael Ealy in Sleeper Cell (2005)
    Sleeper Cell
    • Cinematographer (pilot episode)
    • TV Series
    • 2005
  • A Thousand Beautiful Things (2005)
    A Thousand Beautiful Things
    • Cinematographer
    • Short
    • 2005
  • Baadasssss! (2003)
    The Story Behind Baadasssss!: The Birth of Black Cinema
    • Cinematographer
    • Video
    • 2004
  • Mario Van Peebles in Baadasssss! (2003)
    Baadasssss!
    • director of photography
    • 2003
  • Georgetown (2002)
    Georgetown
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2002
  • William Fichtner, John Hannah, Michaela Conlin, Aunjanue Ellis, Robert Joy, and Jane Lynch in MDs (2002)
    MDs
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2002
  • Kyle Schmid in The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000)
    The Sandy Bottom Orchestra
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Movie
    • 2000
  • Young Americans (2000)
    Young Americans
    • Cinematographer
    • TV Series
    • 2000

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Defining Beauty: Ms. Wheelchair America
    • camera operator
    • 2011
  • Gillian Anderson and David Duchovny in The X-Files (1993)
    The X-Files
    • director of photography: second unit
    • TV Series
    • 2001
  • How to Be a Player (1997)
    How to Be a Player
    • additional photographer
    • 1997
  • Mark Harmon in Charlie Grace (1995)
    Charlie Grace
    • cinematographer: main title sequence (uncredited)
    • TV Series
    • 1995
  • Leslie Nielsen in Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult (1994)
    Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
    • additional photographer
    • 1994
  • Deborah Kara Unger and Mark Harmon in Till There Was You (1991)
    Till There Was You
    • director of photography: Los Angeles
    • 1991
  • Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks (1987)
    Stevie Nicks: Live at Red Rocks
    • camera operator
    • Video
    • 1987
  • Monster in the Closet (1986)
    Monster in the Closet
    • camera operator (as Bob Primes)
    • 1986
  • Diane Lane, Matt Dillon, and Mickey Rourke in Rumble Fish (1983)
    Rumble Fish
    • director of photography: effects unit
    • 1983
  • Stephen Furst in Getting Wasted (1980)
    Getting Wasted
    • additional photographer (as Bob Carras)
    • 1980
  • Gauguin the Savage (1980)
    Gauguin the Savage
    • additional photographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1980
  • Scott Glenn and Ronee Blakley in She Came to the Valley (1979)
    She Came to the Valley
    • photographer: second unit (as Bob Primes)
    • 1979
  • Irwin Allen and Marneen Fields in Inside 'the Swarm' (1978)
    Inside 'the Swarm'
    • additional photographer
    • TV Movie
    • 1978
  • Stunt Rock (1978)
    Stunt Rock
    • director of photography: concert sequences
    • 1978
  • Gimme Shelter (1970)
    Gimme Shelter
    • camera operator
    • 1970

Director

  • The Great Camera Shootout 2011 (2011)
    The Great Camera Shootout 2011
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2011
  • The Great Camera Shootout 2010 (2010)
    The Great Camera Shootout 2010
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 2010
  • Mitzi Kapture and Rob Estes in Silk Stalkings (1991)
    Silk Stalkings
    • Director
    • TV Series
    • 1993

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Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bob Carras
  • Born
    • January 10, 1940
    • San Francisco, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Theodora PrimesJuly 1964 - present

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    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1990.

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