Gary Graver
Born: 1938-07-20 in Portland, Oregon, USA
Died: 2006-11-16
Known For: Camera
Biography
Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final cinematographer, working over a period of six years on Welles' epic film The Other Side of the Wind which was released in 2018, 48 years after it was started. Graver began his career in the late 1960s as a cinematographer and editor of various B-movies, including several films by Roger Corman, before providing additional camerawork on John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence (1974). He continued to serve as the cinematographer of numerous horror films from the late 1970s and through the 1980s, including The Toolbox Murders (1978), Trick or Treats (1982), which he also wrote, edited, and directed; Mortuary (1983), They're Playing with Fire (1984), and Twisted Nightmare (1988). Under the pseudonym of Robert McCallum, Graver was also a prolific director of adult films, working as a cinematographer and director on 135 features. Description above from the Wikipedia article Gary Graver, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography
2020
- Hopper/Welles ... (Director of Photography)
- Zandor and Friends as Self
2019
- Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson as Himself (archive footage)
2018
- Secret Sins ... (Director of Photography)
- The Other Side of the Wind as Documentary Filmmaker
- They'll Love Me When I'm Dead as Self (archive footage)
2017
- Virgin Hunters 3: Agents of Passion ... (Director of Photography)
2016
- Virgin Hunters 2 ... (Director of Photography)
2014
- Swamp Terror ... (Director of Photography)
- A Gary Graver Movie ... (Director)
2008
- Blood Scarab ... (In Memory Of)
2007
- Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story as Himself
- Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema ... (Director of Photography)
2006
- Haunting Desires ... (Director of Photography)
- Edge of Outside as Self
- The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty ... (Director of Photography)
- Big Tit Superstars of the 80's: Lee Carroll Collection ... (Director)
2005
- Jacqueline Hyde ... (Lighting Technician)
- Murder on the Yellow Brick Road ... (Director of Photography)
2004
- Wakan ... (Director of Photography)
- Tomb of the Werewolf ... (Director of Photography)
- Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- Bikini Airways ... (Director of Photography)
- Leeches! ... (Director of Photography)
- Final Examination ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Quigley ... (Director of Photography)
- Model Lust ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Vixxen ... (Gaffer)
2002
- Venomous ... (Additional Photography)
- Thirteen Erotic Ghosts ... (Director of Photography)
2001
- Platinum Blonde ... (Director of Photography)
- Critical Mass ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Love Exchange ... (Director of Photography)
- Air Rage ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame ... (Director of Photography)
- Phantom Love ... (Director of Photography)
2000
- Submerged ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Virgins of Sherwood Forest ... (Director of Photography)
- Diary of Lust ... (Director of Photography)
- Zorrita: Passion's Avenger ... (Director of Photography)
- Twice The Fun ... (Director of Photography)
- Love Her Madly ... (Director of Photography)
- Moby Dick ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- Active Stealth ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Veronica 2030 ... (Director of Photography)
- Hotel Exotica ... (Director of Photography)
- Timegate: Tales of the Saddle Tramps ... (Director of Photography)
- Angel in Training ... (Director)
- Shandra: The Jungle Girl ... (Director of Photography)
- Penthouse: The All New Pet Workout ... (Director of Photography)
- Hidden Beauties ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Femalien 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- Invisible Dad as Forger
- Masseuse 3 ... (Director of Photography)
- Bikini Traffic School ... (Director)
- Mom's Outta Sight ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- The Capitol Conspiracy ... (Director of Photography)
- Illicit Dreams 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- Black Widow Escort ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Operation Cobra as Conspirator
- Strategic Command ... (Director of Photography)
- Scorned 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- The Shooter ... (Director of Photography)
- Maximum Security ... (Director of Photography)
- Bikini Hoe-Down ... (Director of Photography)
- Alien Escape ... (Director of Photography)
- Masseuse 2 ... (Director of Photography)
- Sorceress II: The Temptress ... (Director of Photography)
- The Elf Who Didn't Believe ... (Director of Photography)
- Surface to Air ... (Director of Photography)
- Sexual Roulette ... (Director of Photography)
- The Escort ... (Director of Photography)
1996
- Fugitive Rage ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Invisible Mom as Psych Patient
- Masseuse as Bob
- Subliminal Seduction ... (Director of Photography)
- Friend of the Family II ... (Director of Photography)
- Vegas High Stakes ... (Director of Photography)
- Within the Lines ... (Director of Photography)
- Vice Girls ... (Director of Photography)
- Star Hunter ... (Director of Photography)
- Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion ... (Director of Photography)
- Lust & Desire ... (Director)
1995
- Sorceress ... (Director of Photography)
- Virtual Desire ... (Director of Photography)
- Witch Academy ... (Director of Photography)
- Rebellious ... (Director of Photography)
- Bikini Drive-In ... (Director of Photography)
- Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold ... (Director of Photography)
- Midnight Tease II ... (Director of Photography)
1994
- Dinosaur Island ... (Director of Photography)
- Mind Twister ... (Director of Photography)
- Possessed by the Night ... (Director of Photography)
- Erotika ... (Director of Photography)
- Samantha's Private Fantasies ... (Director)
- Open Lips ... (Director)
1993
- Angel Eyes ... (Director)
- Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles
- Street Beat ... (Director of Photography)
- It's All True ... (Director of Photography)
- One Million Heels B.C. ... (Writer)
- Working with Orson Welles as Himself
- The Dragon Lady 5 ... (Director)
1992
- Don Quixote ... (Second Unit Director)
- Evil Toons ... (Director of Photography)
- Roots of Evil as Vinnie (uncredited)
- The Silence of the Buns ... (Director)
- Backdoor Black ... (Director)
- Double Penetration 4 ... (Director)
- Drivin' Miss Daisy Crazy Again ... (Director)
- Dark Dreams ... (Director)
1991
- Camp Fear ... (Director of Photography)
- Inner Sanctum ... (Additional Photography)
- Wizards of the Demon Sword ... (Director of Photography)
- Evil Spirits ... (Director)
- Shock Cinema: Volume Two as Self
- Breathless ... (Director)
- The Back Doors ... (Screenplay)
- Purple Haze ... (Writer)
- Oral Majority: The Movie ... (Director)
- Decadent ... (Director)
1990
- Demon Wind ... (Additional Photography)
- Mob Boss ... (Director of Photography)
- Spirits ... (Director of Photography)
- Crossing the Line ... (Director)
- Alienator ... (Director of Photography)
- Click: The Calendar Girl Killer ... (Director of Photography)
- Bad Girls from Mars as Camera Guy
- Haunting Fear ... (Director of Photography)
1989
- Always ... (Additional Photography)
- The Revenger ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Night Children ... (Director of Photography)
- Jaded ... (Director of Photography)
- L.A. Bounty ... (Director of Photography)
- Nerds of a Feather ... (Director)
- B.O.R.N. ... (Director of Photography)
- Beverly Hills Vamp ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
1988
- Deep Space ... (Director of Photography)
- Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Taboo VI: The Obsession ... (Director)
1987
- Twisted Nightmare ... (Director of Photography)
- Commando Squad ... (Director of Photography)
- Moon in Scorpio ... (Director)
- The Phantom Empire ... (Director of Photography)
- Party Camp ... (Director)
- Barbara the Barbarian ... (Director)
- Barbara Dare's Prime Choice ... (Director)
- Doll Face ... (Director of Photography)
- Surf, Sand & Sex ... (Director)
- The Insatiable Hyapatia Lee ... (Director)
- Other Side of Pleasure ... (Director)
1986
- Stagecoach ... (Director of Photography)
- Crazy with the Heat ... (Director of Photography)
- Joanna Storm on Fire ... (Writer)
- Hyapatia Lee's Secret Dreams ... (Director)
- Peeping Tom ... (Director of Photography)
- Showgirls ... (Director of Photography)
- Rated Sex ... (Director)
- Erotic City ... (Director)
- Two to Tango ... (Director)
- 10 1/2 Weeks ... (Writer)
- Beverly Hills Exposed ... (Director)
- Irresistible II ... (Director)
- Please Don't Stop ... (Director)
1985
- The Dreamers ... (Camera Operator)
- Playing with Fire ... (Director of Photography)
- Orson Welles' Magic Show as Self
- Young & Restless II ... (Director)
- Suzie Superstar II ... (Director)
- Tower of Power ... (Director)
- Aroused ... (Director)
- Dear Fanny ... (Director)
- Ecstasy Girls II ... (Director)
- Soaking Wet ... (Writer)
1984
- They're Playing with Fire ... (Director of Photography)
- Love Leads the Way: A True Story ... (Director of Photography)
- Chattanooga Choo Choo ... (Director of Photography)
- The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh ... (Director of Photography)
- Sex Play ... (Director)
- I Want to Be Bad ... (Director of Photography)
- Trinity Brown ... (Director)
- Unthinkable ... (Director)
1983
- Sweet Sixteen ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- The Kid with the 200 I.Q. ... (Director of Photography)
- Lost ... (Director of Photography)
- Private Teacher ... (Director of Photography)
- Summer Camp Girls ... (Director)
- Suzie Superstar ... (Director of Photography)
- Private Moments ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- Eating Raoul ... (Second Unit Director of Photography)
- Trick or Treats ... (Screenplay)
- Mortuary ... (Director of Photography)
- The Kid with the Broken Halo ... (Director of Photography)
- Center Spread Girls ... (Director of Photography)
- The Sword and the Sorcerer ... (Additional Photography)
- Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder ... (Director of Photography)
- Society Affairs as Guy on Pay Phone
- Satisfactions ... (Director)
1981
- Texas Lightning ... (Director)
- Child Bride of Short Creek ... (Director of Photography)
- Through the Magic Pyramid ... (Director of Photography)
- Smokey Bites the Dust ... (Director of Photography)
- Hollywood High Part II ... (Director of Photography)
- Filming 'The Trial' ... (Director of Photography)
- Amanda by Night ... (Director of Photography)
- Indecent Exposure ... (Director of Photography)
- Peaches and Cream ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- The Attic ... (Director)
- Scout's Honor ... (Director of Photography)
- Co-Ed Fever as waiter (uncredited)
- Garage Girls as Man in Beret (uncredited)
1979
- The Glove ... (Director of Photography)
- Filming Othello ... (Director of Photography)
- Sunnyside ... (Director of Photography)
- The Orson Welles Show ... (Lighting Camera)
- The Ecstasy Girls as Slate Operator
- Tangerine ... (Director)
- Superwoman ... (Camera Operator)
- Hot Rackets ... (Director)
- 800 Fantasy Lane ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Death Dimension ... (Director of Photography)
- Sunset Cove ... (Director of Photography)
- Deathsport ... (Director of Photography)
- The Toolbox Murders ... (Director of Photography)
- V: The Hot One ... (Director)
- The Other Side of Julie ... (Director of Photography)
1977
- Moonshine County Express ... (Director of Photography)
- Grand Theft Auto ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- Up! ... (Production Assistant)
- Black Heat ... (Director of Photography)
- The Student Body ... (Director of Photography)
- Orson Welles' F for Fake Trailer
1975
- Blazing Stewardesses ... (Grip)
- Jessi's Girls ... (Director of Photography)
- 3 A.M. ... (Director)
1974
- A Woman Under the Influence ... (Additional Camera)
- Girls for Rent as Billy
1973
- The Clones ... (Director of Photography)
- Bummer ... (Director of Photography)
- F for Fake as Self
- And When She Was Bad... as Fire Engine Rider / Man in Alley (uncredited)
- Invasion of the Bee Girls ... (Director of Photography)
- The Dirty Dolls as Charlie
- Midnight Intruders ... (Director)
1972
- Lash of Lust ... (Director of Photography)
1971
- London ... (Director of Photography)
- Dracula vs. Frankenstein ... (Director of Photography)
- Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns as Tim Harris
- Erika's Hot Summer ... (Executive Producer)
1970
- Excited ... (Producer)
- Blood Mania ... (Director of Photography)
- Horror of the Blood Monsters as Earthly Vampire (uncredited)
- The Girls from Thunder Strip ... (Director of Photography)
- Sandra: The Making of a Woman ... (Writer)
- The Hard Road as Police Sergeant (uncredited)
- How to Undress in Front of Your Man ... (Director)
- An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon ... (Director of Photography)
1969
- One Million AC/DC ... (Director of Photography)
- Satan's Sadists ... (Editor)
- The Mighty Gorga as Bill
- Wild, Free & Hungry as Dave
1968
- The Kill ... (Director)
- Brand of Shame ... (Key Grip)
- Space Thing ... (Key Grip)
1967
- Beggars Would Ride ... (Director)
1966
- The Embracers as The Boy
- Indeed Indeed ... (Director)