Bill Butler
Born: 1921-04-07 in Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA
Died: 2023-04-05
Known For: Camera
Biography
Wilmer Cable Butler (April 7, 1921 – April 5, 2023) was an American cinematographer who was known for his work on The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975), and three Rocky sequels. Butler also completed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.
Filmography
2023
- TAYLOR SWIFT | THE ERAS TOUR ... (Camera Technician)
2017
- Spielberg as Self
- The Fabulous Allan Carr as Self
2009
- The Shark Is Still Working as Self
- Evil Angel ... (Director of Photography)
2008
- Limousine ... (Director of Photography)
2007
- Redline ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- Funny Money ... (Director of Photography)
- The Plague ... (Director of Photography)
- Cinematographer Style as Self
2002
- Frailty ... (Director of Photography)
- Joe and Max ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- Hendrix ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- Passing Glory ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Anaconda ... (Director of Photography)
- Deceiver ... (Director of Photography)
- Don King: Only in America ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- Flipper ... (Director of Photography)
- Dark Skies ... (Cinematography)
1995
- A Walton Wedding ... (Director of Photography)
- The Making of 'Jaws' as Self
1993
- Sniper ... (Director of Photography)
- Cop & ½ ... (Director of Photography)
- Beethoven's 2nd ... (Director of Photography)
1992
- Visions of Light as Self
1991
- Hot Shots! ... (Director of Photography)
1990
- Graffiti Bridge ... (Director of Photography)
1989
- When We Were Young ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- Child's Play ... (Director of Photography)
- Biloxi Blues ... (Director of Photography)
- Wildfire ... (Director of Photography)
1987
- Bates Motel ... (Director of Photography)
1986
- Big Trouble ... (Director of Photography)
1984
- A Streetcar Named Desire ... (Director of Photography)
1983
- The Thorn Birds ... (Director of Photography)
- The Sting II ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- Rocky III ... (Director of Photography)
1981
- Stripes ... (Director of Photography)
- Death Ray 2000 ... (Director of Photography)
- Killing at Hell's Gate ... (Director of Photography)
- The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- Can't Stop the Music ... (Director of Photography)
- It's My Turn ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- Rocky II ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Grease ... (Director of Photography)
- Ice Castles ... (Director of Photography)
- Damien - Omen II ... (Director of Photography)
- Uncle Joe Shannon ... (Director of Photography)
1977
- Capricorn One ... (Director of Photography)
- Demon Seed ... (Director of Photography)
- Mary White ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings ... (Director of Photography)
- Raid on Entebbe ... (Director of Photography)
- Alex & the Gypsy ... (Director of Photography)
- Lipstick ... (Director of Photography)
1975
- Jaws ... (Director of Photography)
- Target Risk ... (Director of Photography)
- Hustling ... (Director of Photography)
- Fear on Trial ... (Director of Photography)
- The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery ... (Director of Photography)
1974
- The Conversation ... (Director of Photography)
- Vampira ... (Editor)
- The Execution of Private Slovik ... (Director of Photography)
- Indict and Convict ... (Director of Photography)
1973
- Sunshine ... (Director of Photography)
- Savage ... (Director of Photography)
- Running Wild ... (Director of Photography)
- Deliver Us from Evil ... (Director of Photography)
- I Heard the Owl Call My Name ... (Director of Photography)
1972
- Hickey & Boggs ... (Director of Photography)
- Ghost Story ... (Director of Photography)
- Deliverance ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Melinda ... (Director of Photography)
- Something Evil ... (Director of Photography)
- Deathmaster ... (Director of Photography)
1971
- Drive, He Said ... (Director of Photography)
- The Return of Count Yorga ... (Director of Photography)
1970
- A Clear and Present Danger ... (Director of Photography)
- Adam's Woman ... (Director of Photography)
1969
- Fearless Frank ... (Director of Photography)
- The Rain People ... (Director of Photography)
1968
- A Space to Grow ... (Cinematography)
1966
- A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ... (Sound Editor)
1965
- Star Trek: The Cage ... (Assistant Camera)
- The Bold Men ... (Cinematography)
1962
- The People vs. Paul Crump ... (Director of Photography)