Ernest B. Schoedsack

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Ernest B. Schoedsack was born on June 8, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA as Ernest Beaumont Schoedsack. He was a director and cinematographer, known for Dr. Cyclops (1940), Rango (1931) and The Most Dangerous Game (1932). He was married to Ruth Rose. He died on December 23, 1979 in Los Angeles County, California, USA. See full bio »

Born:

June 8, 1893 in Council Bluffs, Iowa, USA

Died:

December 23, 1979 (age 86) in Los Angeles County, California, USA

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Known For

Dr. Cyclops Director

(1940)

Rango Director

(1931)

The Most Dangerous Game Director

(1932)

The Four Feathers Director

(1929)

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Director (16 credits)

1952 This Is Cinerama (Documentary) (prologue only, uncredited)

1949 Mighty Joe Young

1940 Dr. Cyclops

1937 Outlaws of the Orient

1937 Trouble in Morocco

1935 The Last Days of Pompeii

1934 Long Lost Father

1933 The Son of Kong

1933 Blind Adventure

1933 King Kong (uncredited)

1933 The Monkey's Paw (uncredited)

1932 The Most Dangerous Game

1931 Rango

1929 The Four Feathers

1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Documentary)

1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (Documentary) (uncredited)

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Cinematographer (15 credits)

1931 Gow the Killer (Documentary)

1931 Rango

1929 The Four Feathers (uncredited)

1929 Captain Salisbury's Ra-Mu (Documentary)

1928 Gow the Head Hunter (Documentary)

1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Documentary) (uncredited)

1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (Documentary) (recorded for the screen by)

1921 Beach of Dreams (as Felix Schoedsack)

1917 A Dark Room Secret (Short)

1917 A Love Case (Short)

1917 His Widow's Might (Short)

1917 Her Torpedoed Love (Short) (as Felix Schoedsack)

1917 Her Fame and Shame (Short) (as Felix Schoedsack)

1916 Her Marble Heart (Short) (as Felix Schoedsack)

1915 Her Painted Hero (Short) (as Felix Schoedsack)

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Camera and Electrical Department (6 credits)

1942 Eagle Squadron (background photography)

1935 The Lives of a Bengal Lancer (camera operator: background shots, India - uncredited) / (director of photography: background shots, India - uncredited)

1933 The Son of Kong (camera operator - uncredited)

1933 King Kong (camera operator - uncredited)

1924 Greed (camera operator - uncredited)

1919 Charlot, Charlot! (Short) (assistant camera)

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Producer (7 credits)

1933 The Son of Kong (producer - uncredited)

1933 King Kong (producer - uncredited)

1932 The Most Dangerous Game (A Cooper and Schoedsack Production)

1931 Rango (producer)

1929 The Four Feathers (producer)

1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Documentary) (producer)

1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (Documentary) (producer - uncredited)

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Writer (3 credits)

1931 Rango (story)

1927 Chang: A Drama of the Wilderness (Documentary) (uncredited)

1919 Charlot, Charlot! (Short) (writer)

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Editor (2 credits)

1931 Rango

1929 The Four Feathers (uncredited)

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Actor (1 credit)

1933 King Kong
Machine-Gunner on Plane That Kills Kong (uncredited)

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Miscellaneous Crew (1 credit)

1952 This Is Cinerama (Documentary) (prologue contribution - uncredited)

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Thanks (2 credits)

2014 Nosferatu vs. Father Pipecock & Sister Funk (special thanks)

2005 King Kong (dedicatee)

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Self (1 credit)

1925 Grass: A Nation's Battle for Life (Documentary)
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Archive footage (3 credits)

2005 I'm King Kong!: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper (Documentary)
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1999 Hollywood Stuntmakers (TV Series)
Machine-gunner on plane that kills Kong

- King Kong und andere Kuscheltiere (1999) ... Machine-gunner on plane that kills Kong (uncredited)

- Episode #1.0 (1999) ... Machine-gunner on plane that kills Kong (uncredited)

1987 Hollywood the Golden Years: The RKO Story (TV Series documentary)
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- Birth of a Titan (1987) ... Himself (uncredited)

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Personal Details

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1 Biographical Movie | 1 Print Biography | See more »

Alternate Names:

E.B. Schoedsack | Felix Schoedsack

Height:

6' 6" (1.98 m)

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Trivia:

Ado Kyrou wrote that Schoedsack met Ruth Rose in the Brazilian jungle of Amazonia, when they were conducting separate exploration projects ("Amour Erotisme et Cinema", Le Terrain vague, Paris; page 239). The truth is that in 1925, they were engaged respectively as cameraman and historian by the Cooper-Schoedsack Productions (with Merian C. Cooper, who was director of the department of tropical ... See more »