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Russell Harlan
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Born September 16, 1903Died February 28, 1974 (70 years)
Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family.
Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Russell Harlan Filmography
| 2017 | The Forsaken Westerns (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1970 | Darling Lili · as Director Of Photography |
| 1967 | Tobruk · as Director Of Photography |
| 1967 | Thoroughly Modern Millie · as Cinematographer |
| 1966 | Hawaii · as Director Of Photography |
| 1965 | The Great Race · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Quick, Before It Melts · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Dear Heart · as Director Of Photography |
| 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? · as Director Of Photography |
| 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | The Spiral Road · as Director Of Photography |
| 1962 | Hatari! · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello · as Director Of Photography |
| 1960 | Pollyanna · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Operation Petticoat · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Day of the Outlaw · as Director Of Photography |
| 1959 | Rio Bravo · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | King Creole · as Director Of Photography |
| 1958 | Run Silent Run Deep · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | This Could Be the Night · as Director Of Photography |
| 1957 | Something of Value · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | Richard Diamond, Private Detective (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1956 | Lust for Life · as Director Of Photography |
| 1956 | The Last Hunt · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Land of the Pharaohs · as Director Of Photography |
| 1955 | Blackboard Jungle · as Director Of Photography |
| 1954 | Disneyland (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1953 | General Electric Theater (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1952 | Ruby Gentry · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | The Big Sky · as Director Of Photography |
| 1952 | The Ring · as Director Of Photography |
| 1951 | Schlitz Playhouse of Stars (TV Series) · as Cinematographer |
| 1951 | The Thing from Another World · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | The Man Who Cheated Himself · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | SOuthside 1-1000 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | The Kangaroo Kid · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Guilty Bystander · as Director Of Photography |
| 1950 | Gun Crazy · as Director Of Photography |
| 1949 | Badmen of Tombstone · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | Red River · as Director Of Photography |
| 1948 | Four Faces West · as Director Of Photography |
| 1947 | Ramrod · as Director Of Photography |
| 1945 | A Walk in the Sun · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Forty Thieves · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Mystery Man · as Cinematographer |
| 1944 | Lumberjack · as Director Of Photography |
| 1944 | Texas Masquerade · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | The Woman of the Town · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Tarzan's Desert Mystery · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Riders of the Deadline · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | False Colors · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Bar 20 · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | The Kansan · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Colt Comrades · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | Leather Burners · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | Buckskin Frontier · as Director Of Photography |
| 1943 | Border Patrol · as Cinematographer |
| 1943 | Hoppy Serves a Writ · as Cinematographer |
| 1942 | Lost Canyon · as Cinematographer |
| 1942 | American Empire · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Silver Queen · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Undercover Man · as Director Of Photography |
| 1942 | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Secret of the Wastelands · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Twilight on the Trail · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Stick to Your Guns · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Riders of the Timberline · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Wide Open Town · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | The Parson of Panamint · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Pirates on Horseback · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | Border Vigilantes · as Cinematographer |
| 1941 | The Round Up · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | In Old Colorado · as Director Of Photography |
| 1941 | Doomed Caravan · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Three Men from Texas · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Cherokee Strip · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Stagecoach War · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Hidden Gold · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | The Light of Western Stars · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | The Showdown · as Director Of Photography |
| 1940 | Knights of the Range · as Cinematographer |
| 1940 | Santa Fe Marshal · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Law of the Pampas · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Range War · as Cinematographer |
| 1939 | Renegade Trail · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Heritage of the Desert · as Director Of Photography |
| 1939 | Silver on the Sage · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Sunset Trail · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | The Frontiersmen · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | The Mysterious Rider · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | In Old Mexico · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Pride of the West · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | Bar 20 Justice · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | Heart of Arizona · as Cinematographer |
| 1938 | Cassidy of Bar 20 · as Director Of Photography |
| 1938 | Partners of the Plains · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Texas Trail · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again · as Director Of Photography |
| 1937 | Rustlers' Valley · as Cinematographer |
| 1937 | North of the Rio Grande · as Director Of Photography |