Michael Chapman

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations. See more awards »

Known For

Raging Bull Cinematographer

(1980)

The Fugitive Cinematographer

(1993)

Taxi Driver Cinematographer

(1976)

Evolution Cinematographer

(2001)

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Filmography

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Cinematographer (45 credits)

2007 Bridge to Terabithia

2006 Hoot (director of photography)

2004 Suspect Zero (director of photography)

2004 Eulogy

2004 House of D (director of photography)

2003 Michael Jackson: Number Ones (Video documentary) (video "Bad")

2001 Evolution (director of photography)

2000/I The Watcher (director of photography)

1999 The White River Kid

1999 The Story of Us

1998 Six Days Seven Nights (director of photography)

1996 Space Jam (director of photography)

1996 Primal Fear (director of photography)

1995 Michael Jackson: Video Greatest Hits - HIStory (Video) (segment "Bad")

1993 Rising Sun

1993 The Fugitive (director of photography)

1992 Baroque Duet (TV Movie documentary) (director of photography: Performance)

1992 Whispers in the Dark

1991 Doc Hollywood

1990 Kindergarten Cop (director of photography)

1990 Quick Change (director of photography)

1989 Ghostbusters II

1988 Scrooged (director of photography)

1988 Gotham (TV Movie)

1988 Shoot to Kill (director of photography)

1987 Michael Jackson: Bad (Video short) (director of photography)

1987 The Lost Boys (director of photography)

1983 The Man with Two Brains (director of photography)

1982 Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (director of photography)

1982 Personal Best

1980 Raging Bull (director of photography)

1979 The Wanderers

1979 Hardcore (director of photography)

1978 Shoot the Sun Down

1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers (director of photography)

1978 American Boy: A Profile of - Steven Prince (Documentary) (director of photography)

1978 The Last Waltz (Documentary) (director of photography)

1978 Fingers (director of photography)

1978 King (TV Mini-Series) (3 episodes)

- Episode #1.3 (1978)

- Episode #1.2 (1978)

- Episode #1.1 (1978)

1976 The Next Man

1976 The Front (director of photography)

1976 Taxi Driver (director of photography)

1975 Death Be Not Proud (TV Movie)

1974 The White Dawn

1973 The Last Detail (director of photography)

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Actor (17 credits)

2004 Suspect Zero
Prosecutor #1

2004 Eulogy
Adult Film Cameraman

2004 House of D
Doorman

2001 Evolution
Sheriff Long

1999 The White River Kid
Handsome Deputy

1999 The Story of Us
Waiter

1998 Six Days Seven Nights
Mechanic

1993 Rising Sun
Fred Hoffman

1991 Doc Hollywood
Shooting Gallery Operator

1990 Kindergarten Cop
Firefighter

1990 Quick Change
Policeman at Grocery

1989 The Abyss
Dr. Berg

1989 Third Degree Burn (TV Movie)
Dan Rourke

1988 Gotham (TV Movie)
Landlord

1988 Shoot to Kill
Lawyer

1978 Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)

1973 The Last Detail
Taxi Driver

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Camera and Electrical Department (15 credits)

1998 Homegrown (director of photography: additional photography)

1982 The Slumber Party Massacre (cinematographer: prologue - uncredited)

1975 Jaws (camera operator)

1972 Bad Company (camera operator)

1972 The Godfather (camera operator)

1971 Klute (camera operator)

1971 Little Murders (camera operator)

1970 Husbands (camera operator: New York - as Mike Chapman)

1970 The People Next Door (camera operator - as Mike Chapman)

1970 The Landlord (camera operator)

1970 Loving (camera operator)

1970 End of the Road (camera operator)

1968 The Thanksgiving Visitor (TV Movie) (camera assistant - as Mike Chapman)

1966 The Fat Spy (assistant camera)

1965 Who Killed Teddy Bear (assistant camera)

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Director (7 credits)

2013 Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987

1995 The Viking Sagas

1990 PoV (Video documentary) (live concert footage)

1986 Annihilator (TV Movie)

1986 The Clan of the Cave Bear

1985 The Pointer Sisters: Dare Me (Video short)

1983 All the Right Moves

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Soundtrack (1 credit)

2002 Klassfesten (lyrics: "Teenage Rampage") / (music: "Teenage Rampage") / (writer: "Teenage Rampage")

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Writer (1 credit)

1995 The Viking Sagas (story)

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Thanks (3 credits)

1999 Making 'Taxi Driver' (Video documentary) (special thanks)

1992 Visions of Light (Documentary) (special thanks: AFI)

1981 The Howling (special thanks)

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Self (19 credits)

Too Hot to Handle: Remembering Ghostbusters II (Documentary) (post-production)
Himself

2016 Taxi Driver: 40th Anniversary Cast Q&A (Video documentary short)
Himself

2016 Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod (Video documentary short)
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2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road (Video documentary short)
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2012 Side by Side (Documentary)
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2011 Michael Chapman on Taxi Driver and Cinema of Today (Documentary short)
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2010 Jaws: The Inside Story (TV Movie documentary)
Himself

2007 Travis' New York (Video short)
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2007 Influence and Appreciation: A Martin Scorsese Tribute (Video documentary short)
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2007 The Invasion Will Be Televised: The Cinematography Pod (Video documentary short)
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2005 Raging Bull: After the Fight (Video documentary short)
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2005 Raging Bull: Inside the Ring (Video documentary short)
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2005 Raging Bull: Outside the Ring (Video documentary short)
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2004 The Lost Boys: A Retrospective (Video documentary short)
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2001 Gordon Willis on Cinematography (Video documentary short)
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1999 Making 'Taxi Driver' (Video documentary)
Himself - Director of Photography

1997 In the Teeth of Jaws (TV Movie documentary)
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1992 Visions of Light (Documentary)
Himself

1991 Academy Visual History Collection (TV Series)
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- Michael Chapman ... Himself

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Personal Details

Other Works:

Director of photography for Michael Jackson music video "Bad" (1987).

Publicity Listings:

1 Interview | 1 Article | See more »

Alternate Names:

Mike Chapman

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Did You Know?

Personal Quote:

Everybody should direct one movie, because no matter what the subject, you're so excited that you're going to direct a movie that you do actually get emotionally involved with it. I was lucky enough in All the Right Moves (1983) to be emotionally involved in the story. It was kind of a valentine to my two older sons because I had been divorced when they were kids. The film is partly about fathers... See more »