Allen Daviau
Born: 1942-06-14 in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Died: 2020-04-15
Known For: Camera
Biography
Allen Daviau (June 14, 1942 – April 15, 2020) was an American cinematographer known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg work on E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982), The Color Purple (1985), and Empire of the Sun (1987). He received five Academy Award nominations and two British Academy Film Award nominations, with one win. In addition to his work in film, Daviau served as Cinematographer-in-Residence at the University of California, Los Angeles.
Filmography
2012
- The 'E.T.' Journals as Self
2011
- Lost Forever: The Art of Film Preservation as Himself
2009
2008
2006
- Cinematographer Style as Self
- The Informer: Out of the Fog as Self
- The Road to Damascus: The Reinvention of Bugsy Siegel as Self
2005
2004
- Van Helsing ... (Director of Photography)
2003
- The Making of 'The Color Purple' as Self
2000
- The Tigger Movie ... (Director of Photography)
1999
- The Astronaut's Wife ... (Director of Photography)
1997
- Frank Capra's American Dream as Self
1996
1995
- Congo ... (Director of Photography)
- Alien Autopsy: (Fact or Fiction?) as Self
1992
- Visions of Light as Self
1991
- Defending Your Life ... (Director of Photography)
- Bugsy ... (Director of Photography)
1990
- Avalon ... (Director of Photography)
1987
- Harry and the Hendersons ... (Director of Photography)
- Empire of the Sun ... (Director of Photography)
- Citizen Steve as Self - DOP
1985
- Amazing Stories ... (Cinematography)
- The Color Purple ... (Director of Photography)
- The Falcon and the Snowman ... (Director of Photography)
1984
- Top Secret! ... (Additional Photography)
1983
- Twilight Zone: The Movie ... (Director of Photography)
- Legs ... (Director of Photography)
1982
- E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial ... (Director of Photography)
1980
- The Boy Who Drank Too Much ... (Director of Photography)
- Rage! ... (Director of Photography)
1979
- The Streets of L.A. ... (Cinematography)
1975
- Everything You Know Is Wrong ... (Director of Photography)
- Names of Sin ... (Cinematography)
1973
- Brothers O'Toole ... (Director of Photography)
1971
- Mooch Goes to Hollywood ... (Director of Photography)
1968
- Amblin' ... (Director of Photography)