Michael Ballhaus
Born: 1935-08-05 in Berlin, Germany
Died: 2017-04-11
Known For: Camera
Biography
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Filmography
2013
- 3096 Days ... (Director of Photography)
2012
- Side by Side as Self
2009
- Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin ... (Director)
- In Berlin ... (Director)
2008
2007
- Nachtlinie as Self
2006
- The Departed ... (Director of Photography)
- Cinematographer Style as Self
2005
- Who is Helene Schwarz? as Self
2004
2003
- Something's Gotta Give ... (Director of Photography)
- Uptown Girls ... (Director of Photography)
2002
- Gangs of New York ... (Director of Photography)
- Fassbinder in Hollywood as Self
- Starbuck Holger Meins as Self
2000
- Abendschau as self
- The Legend of Bagger Vance ... (Director of Photography)
- What Planet Are You From? ... (Director of Photography)
- Fassbinder's Women as Self
- Gone Underground ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- The Thirteenth Floor ... (Executive Producer)
- Wild Wild West ... (Director of Photography)
1998
- Alpha Forum as Self
- Primary Colors ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Boogie Nights as Cameraman (uncredited)
- Air Force One ... (Director of Photography)
- Nachtstudio as Self
1996
- Sleepers ... (Director of Photography)
1995
- Outbreak ... (Director of Photography)
- Willemsens Woche as Self
1994
- alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self
- Quiz Show ... (Director of Photography)
- I'll Do Anything ... (Director of Photography)
1993
- The Age of Innocence ... (Director of Photography)
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
1992
- Bram Stoker's Dracula ... (Director of Photography)
- The Mambo Kings ... (Director of Photography)
- Visions of Light as Self
- Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. as Self
- I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me as Self
1991
- DAS! as Self
- What About Bob? ... (Director of Photography)
- Guilty by Suspicion ... (Director of Photography)
1990
- GoodFellas ... (Director of Photography)
- Postcards from the Edge ... (Director of Photography)
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection ... (Director of Photography)
- Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1989
- The Fabulous Baker Boys ... (Director of Photography)
1988
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels ... (Director of Photography)
- Working Girl ... (Director of Photography)
- The Last Temptation of Christ ... (Director of Photography)
- The House on Carroll Street ... (Director of Photography)
- Baja Oklahoma ... (Director of Photography)
1987
- Broadcast News ... (Director of Photography)
- The Glass Menagerie ... (Director of Photography)
- Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk as Self
1986
- American Masters as Self
- The Color of Money ... (Director of Photography)
- Under the Cherry Moon ... (Director of Photography)
- Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ as Self - The Director of Photography
1985
- After Hours ... (Director of Photography)
- Death of a Salesman ... (Director of Photography)
1984
- Goldene Kamera as Self
- Reckless ... (Director of Photography)
- Old Enough ... (Director of Photography)
- The Magic Mountain ... (Director of Photography)
- Heartbreakers ... (Director of Photography)
- The Autograph ... (Director of Photography)
1983
- Baby It's You ... (Director of Photography)
- Sheer Madness ... (Director of Photography)
- Edith's Diary ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- Wortwechsel as Self
- Dear Mr. Wonderful ... (Director of Photography)
- The Magic Mountain ... (Director of Photography)
- Der Auslöser ... (Director of Photography)
1981
- Lili Marleen ... (Additional Photography)
- Malou ... (Director of Photography)
- Looping ... (Director of Photography)
- Today We're Playing Boss ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- Big and Little ... (Director of Photography)
- The Uprising ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- NDR Talk Show as Self
- Bavarian Film Awards as Self
- The Marriage of Maria Braun as Counsel
- Bourbon Street Blues ... (Director of Photography)
- The First Polka ... (Director of Photography)
- Trilogie des Wiedersehens ... (Director of Photography)
1978
- Germany in Autumn ... (Director of Photography)
- Despair ... (Director of Photography)
- Little Godard
- Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs ... (Director of Photography)
- Der Gehilfe ... (Director of Photography)
- Spiel der Verlierer as Dr. Müller
1977
- Chinese Roulette ... (Director of Photography)
- Adolf and Marlene ... (Director of Photography)
- Women in New York ... (Director of Photography)
- The Stationmaster’s Wife ... (Director of Photography)
- Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam ... (Director of Photography)
- Portrait of Valeska Gert ... (Director of Photography)
- Auf dem Chimborazo ... (Director of Photography)
1976
- Kölner Treff as Self
- Summer Guests ... (Director of Photography)
- Satan’s Brew
- Die Alpensaga ... (Director of Photography)
- I Only Want You to Love Me ... (Director of Photography)
- Dorothea Merz ... (Director of Photography)
1975
- Cold Blood ... (Director of Photography)
- Fox and His Friends ... (Director of Photography)
- Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven ... (Director of Photography)
1974
- Martha as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
- The Island ... (Director of Photography)
- From the Family of Reptiles ... (Director of Photography)
- Made in Germany and USA ... (Director of Photography)
1973
- World on a Wire ... (Director of Photography)
- The Sinful Bed ... (Director of Photography)
- Chetan, Indian Boy ... (Director of Photography)
1972
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant ... (Director of Photography)
- Adele Spitzeder ... (Director of Photography)
- Der Held ... (Director of Photography)
1971
- Beware of a Holy Whore ... (Director of Photography)
- Whity ... (Director of Photography)
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 ... (Director)
- Sand ... (Director of Photography)
1970
- We Two ... (Director of Photography)
1969
- TV Intim as Self
- Your Caresses ... (Director of Photography)
- Several Times Daily ... (Director of Photography)
- Der Kidnapper ... (Director of Photography)
1968
- Gold für Montevasall ... (Director of Photography)
1966
- Abschied ... (Director of Photography)
1964
- Das Martyrium des Peter OHey ... (Director of Photography)
1961
- Die Kassette ... (Director of Photography)
- Dreamland of Desire ... (Director of Photography)
1955
- Lola Montès ... (Still Photographer)
1951
- German Film Award as Self
1948
- Bambi as Self