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).
Known for
CameraBirthday
September 14, 1948Gender
MaleKnown Movie Credits
45Place of birth
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, USAAlso known as
Thomas AckermanCrew credits
Beetlejuice
Director of PhotographyScary Movie 4
Director of PhotographyGeorge of the Jungle
Director of PhotographyBaby's Day Out
Director of PhotographyNational Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
Director of PhotographyAre We There Yet?
Director of PhotographySnow Dogs
Director of PhotographySuperhero Movie
Director of PhotographyAnchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
Director of PhotographyDennis the Menace
Director of PhotographyJumanji
Director of PhotographyBalls of Fury
Director of PhotographyRat Race
Director of PhotographyThe Benchwarmers
Director of PhotographyWake Up, Ron Burgundy: The Lost Movie
Director of PhotographyCinéMagique
Director of PhotographyBack to School
Director of PhotographyTrue Identity
Director of PhotographyDickie Roberts: Former Child Star
Director of PhotographyMardi Gras: Spring Break
Director of PhotographyHop
Second Unit Director of Photography, Second Unit Director