Thomas E. Ackerman
Cinematographer Thomas Ackerman was born on 14 September, 1948 at Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and enrolled in the University of Iowa, where he took a cinema course. He was hired by the university to shoot football games and training films for its School of Dentistry. In 1968 he went to work for Oscar-winning filmmaker Charles Guggenheim, who became his mentor. After a stint in the US Air Force he went back to work for Guggenheim in Washington, DC. He moved to Los Angeles in 1973, hooked up with his Air Force buddy Mike Robeand was hired as a camera operator on a succession of Hollywood films, includingFrancis Ford Coppola's One from the Heart (1981). He was director of photography onBeetlejuice (1988) for director Tim Burton (for whom Ackerman had previously shotFrankenweenie (1984)). In addition to cinematographer, he has also served as a second-unit director, notably onAlvin and the Chipmunks (2007) and Furry Vengeance (2010).
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CameraBirthday
September 14, 1948Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
45Place of birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USAAlso known as
Thomas Ackerman
Crew credits
George of the Jungle
Director of Photography
Beetlejuice
Director of Photography
Scary Movie 4
Director of Photography
Baby's Day Out
Director of Photography
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Director of Photography
Are We There Yet?
Director of Photography
Snow Dogs
Director of Photography
Superhero Movie
Director of Photography
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Director of Photography
Jumanji
Director of Photography
Dennis the Menace
Director of Photography
Balls of Fury
Director of Photography
Rat Race
Director of Photography
Wake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Director of Photography
The Benchwarmers
Director of Photography
Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Director of Photography
Back to School
Director of Photography
True Identity
Director of Photography
Mardi Gras: Spring Break
Director of Photography
The Great Smokey Roadblock
Camera Operator
Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked
Director of Photography
