Conrad Hall

Known For

Camera

Born

Jun 21, 1926

Died

Jan 04, 2003

Place of Birth

Papeete, Tahiti, French Polynesia

Credits

50 titles

Conrad Hall

Biography

Conrad Lafcadio Hall, ASC (June 21, 1926 – January 4, 2003) was a French Polynesian-born American cinematographer. Named after writers Joseph Conrad and Lafcadio Hearn, he became widely prominent as a cinematographer earning numerous accolades including three Academy Awards (with ten nominations), three BAFTA Awards and five American Society of Cinematographers Awards. Hall won three Academy Awards for Best Cinematography for his work on Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969), American Beauty (1999), and Road to Perdition (2002). He was also Oscar-nominated for Morituri (1965), The Professionals (1966), In Cold Blood (1967), The Day of the Locust (1975), Tequila Sunrise (1988), Searching for Bobby Fischer (1993), and A Civil Action (1998). He is also known for Cool Hand Luke (1967), Fat City (1972), and Marathon Man (1976). In 2003, Hall was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He has been given a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Known For

Filmography

2010

Something's Gonna Live

Self (archive footage)

Movie
2010

A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall

Self (archive footage)

Movie
2006

Who Needs Sleep?

Self

Movie
2002

Road to Perdition

Director of Photography

Movie
2000

American Beauty: Look Closer...

Self

Movie
1999

American Beauty

Director of Photography

Movie
1998

A Civil Action

Director of Photography

Movie
1998

Without Limits

Director of Photography

Movie
1996

Faithful

Director of Photography

Movie
1994

Love Affair

Director of Photography

Movie
1993

Searching for Bobby Fischer

Director of Photography

Movie
1992

Jennifer Eight

Director of Photography

Movie
1992

Visions of Light

Self

Movie
1991

Class Action

Director of Photography

Movie
1988

Tequila Sunrise

Director of Photography

Movie
1987

Black Widow

Director of Photography

Movie
1977

It Happened One Christmas

Director of Photography

Movie
1976

Marathon Man

Director of Photography

Movie
1975

Smile

Director of Photography

Movie
1975

The Day of the Locust

Director of Photography

Movie
1974

Catch My Soul

Director of Photography

Movie
1973

Electra Glide in Blue

Director of Photography

Movie
1972

Fat City

Director of Photography

Movie
1970

The Making Of 'Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid'

Self

Movie
1969

The Happy Ending

Director of Photography

Movie
1969

Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here

Director of Photography

Movie
1969

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

Director of Photography

Movie
1969

Trilogy

Director of Photography

Movie
1968

Hell in the Pacific

Director of Photography

Movie
1967

In Cold Blood

Director of Photography

Movie
1967

Cool Hand Luke

Director of Photography

Movie
1967

Divorce American Style

Director of Photography

Movie
1966

A Christmas Memory

Director of Photography

Movie
1966

The Professionals

Director of Photography

Movie
1966

Incubus

Director of Photography

Movie
1966

Harper

Director of Photography

Movie
1965

Morituri

Director of Photography

Movie
1965

Wild Seed

Director of Photography

Movie
1964

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

Director of Photography

Movie
1964

Fanfare for a Death Scene

Director of Photography

Movie
1964

The Unknown

Director of Photography

Movie
1963

The Outer Limits

Director of Photography

Tv
1962

Pressure Point

Camera Operator

Movie
1960

Islands of the Sea

Director of Photography

Movie
1960

Private Property

Camera Operator

Movie
1958

Edge of Fury

Director of Photography

Movie
1956

Running Target

Screenplay

Movie
1955

East of Eden

Camera Operator

Movie
1954

The Disneyland Story

Self

Movie

Monsters of the Deep

Additional Photography

Movie