Robert Surtees
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
Known for
CameraBirthday
August 9, 1906Deathday
January 5, 1985Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
74Place of birth
Covington, Kentucky, USAAlso known as
Robert Lee Surtees, Robert L. Surtees
Crew credits
Ben-Hur
Director of Photography
Quo Vadis
Director of Photography
Mogambo
Director of Photography
The Sting
Director of Photography
Act of Violence
Director of Photography
Coogan's Bluff
Director of Photography
Sweet Charity
Director of Photography
The Collector
Director of Photography
The Graduate
Director of Photography
Cimarron
Director of Photography
The Great Waldo Pepper
Director of Photography
Escape from Fort Bravo
Director of Photography
Oklahoma!
Director of Photography
The Other
Director of Photography
The Satan Bug
Director of Photography
The Unfinished Dance
Director of Photography
A Star Is Born
Director of Photography
Same Time, Next Year
Director of Photography
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Director of Photography
The Third Day
Director of Photography
Mutiny on the Bounty
Director of Photography
