Burnett Guffey
26 May 1905 — 30 May 1983 (78 years)
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.
In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.
According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.
According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
Filmography
| 1968 | The 40th Annual Academy Awards · as Self - Winner |
| 1971 | The Steagle · as Director Of Photography |
| 1970 | Halls of Anger · as Director Of Photography |
| 1970 | The Great White Hope · as Director Of Photography |
| 1970 | Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came · as Director Of Photography |
| 1969 | The Madwoman of Chaillot · as Director Of Photography |
| 1969 | Some Kind of a Nut · as Director Of Photography |
| 1969 | The Learning Tree · as Director Of Photography |
| 1969 | Where It's At · as Director Of Photography |
| 1968 | The Split · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1968 | The Outcasts · as CinematographerOn Plex |
| 1967 | The Ambushers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde · as Director Of Photography |
| 1967 | How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying · as Director Of Photography |
| 1966 | The Silencers · as Director Of Photography |
| 1965 | King Rat · as Director Of Photography |
| 1965 | Gidget · as Cinematographer |
| 1964 | Good Neighbor Sam · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Flight from Ashiya · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | Kid Galahad · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | Birdman of Alcatraz · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | Mr. Sardonicus · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | Homicidal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1961 | Cry for Happy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Let No Man Write My Epitaph · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | The Law and Mr. Jones · as Cinematographer |
| 1960 | Hell to Eternity · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | The Mountain Road · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Edge of Eternity · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | They Came to Cordura · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Gidget · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Westinghouse Desilu Playhouse · as Cinematographer |
| 1958 | Me and the Colonel · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | The Donna Reed Show · as Cinematographer |
| 1958 | Screaming Mimi · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | The True Story of Lynn Stuart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Decision at Sundown · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | The Strange One · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Alcoa Theatre · as Cinematographer |
| 1957 | Goodyear Theatre · as Cinematographer |
| 1957 | The Brothers Rico · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Nightfall · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Storm Center · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | The Harder They Fall · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Battle Stations · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Three Stripes in the Sun · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Count Three and Pray · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Tight Spot · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | The Violent Men · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Human Desire · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Private Hell 36 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | The Bamboo Prison · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | From Here to Eternity · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | The Last Posse · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1952 | Ford Theatre: All Star Theatre · as Cinematographer |
| 1952 | Assignment: Paris · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | The Sniper · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | Scandal Sheet · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | The Family Secret · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Two of a Kind · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Sirocco · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Emergency Wedding · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Convicted · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | In a Lonely Place · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Father Is a Bachelor · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | The Reckless Moment · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | And Baby Makes Three · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | All the King's Men · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | The Undercover Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Knock on Any Door · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | The Gallant Blade · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | The Sign of the Ram · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | To the Ends of the Earth · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Framed · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Johnny O'Clock · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | So Dark the Night · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Gallant Journey · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Night Editor · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | A Bird in the Head · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | The Notorious Lone Wolf · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | Meet Me on Broadway · as Director Of Photography |
| 1946 | A Close Call for Boston Blackie · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1945 | My Name Is Julia Ross · as Director Of PhotographyOn Plex |
| 1945 | Blonde from Brooklyn · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | The Fighting Guardsman · as Cinematographer |
| 1945 | Eve Knew Her Apples · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | I Love a Mystery · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | The Unwritten Code · as Cinematographer |
| 1944 | Kansas City Kitty · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | The Soul of a Monster · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | U-Boat Prisoner · as Cinematographer |