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George Riesenberger(1920-2011)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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During the Second World War, Riesenberger served as a radio operator for the United States Army. Enlisted between May 1942 and October 1945, when he received his honorable discharge, he served at New Guinea and Australia.

According to his death notice, Reisenberger received three Emmys for 11 nominations, 4 Ace Awards, and 3 Monitor Awards for Lighting and Cinematography.
BornNovember 1, 1920
DiedMarch 15, 2011(90)
BornNovember 1, 1920
DiedMarch 15, 2011(90)
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  • Won 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 5 wins & 10 nominations total

Known for

Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
Faerie Tale Theatre
8.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
American Playhouse (1980)
American Playhouse
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
The Adams Chronicles (1976)
The Adams Chronicles
8.1
TV Mini Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld in The Rainmaker (1982)
The Rainmaker
6.5
TV Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 1982

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department



  • FTV
    • lighting director
    • Released
    • TV Series
    • 1985



  • In Living Color (1990)
    In Living Color
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • lighting director
    • 1990–1993
  • Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind (1990)
    Alan King: Inside the Comedy Mind
    7.2
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1992
  • Don't Try This at Home! (1990)
    Don't Try This at Home!
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1990
  • George Carlin: Doin' It Again (1990)
    George Carlin: Doin' It Again
    8.3
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1990
  • Heather Tom, Thorsten Kaye, and Katherine Kelly Lang in The Bold and the Beautiful (1987)
    The Bold and the Beautiful
    3.5
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • lighting designer
    • 1987–1988
  • Suzanne Somers in She's the Sheriff (1987)
    She's the Sheriff
    4.0
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • 1987
  • 19th Annual NAACP Image Awards (1987)
    19th Annual NAACP Image Awards
    6.3
    TV Special
    • lighting director
    • 1987
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Danny Glover, Steve Guttenberg, Shelley Duvall, Elliott Gould, Martin Short, and Michael York in Tall Tales & Legends (1985)
    Tall Tales & Legends
    7.1
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • lighting consultant
    • lighting director
    • 1986
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.8
    TV Series
    • lighting director
    • lighting consultant
    • 1986
  • Liberty Weekend (1986)
    Liberty Weekend
    7.5
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1986
  • Popples (1986)
    Popples
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 1986
  • The Redd Foxx Show (1986)
    The Redd Foxx Show
    6.7
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant
    • 1986
  • Faerie Tale Theatre (1982)
    Faerie Tale Theatre
    8.3
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • lighting director
    • 1983–1985
  • Lisa Bonet, Bill Cosby, Tempestt Bledsoe, Keshia Knight Pulliam, Phylicia Rashad, and Malcolm-Jamal Warner in The Cosby Show (1984)
    The Cosby Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • lighting consultant (as George Reisenberger)
    • 1984

Cinematographer



  • Jeffrey Jones, Jaclyn Bernstein, Mary Gross, Leslie Jordan, Christina Pickles, and Chance Quinn in The People Next Door (1989)
    The People Next Door
    6.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as George Riessenberger)
    • 1989
  • Sherman Hemsley in Amen (1986)
    Amen
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • No Complaints!
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • John Denver in Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets (1983)
    Rocky Mountain Holiday with John Denver and the Muppets
    7.2
    TV Special
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Tommy Lee Jones and Tuesday Weld in The Rainmaker (1982)
    The Rainmaker
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Report to Murphy (1982)
    Report to Murphy
    7.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • George Reisenberger
  • Born
    • November 1, 1920
    • Brooklyn, New York City, New York USA
  • Died
    • March 15, 2011
    • Wilmington, Delaware, USA
  • Spouse
    • Mona Riesenberger(his death, 4 children)

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