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Haskell Wexler

Known For
Camera
Born
February 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
Died
December 27, 2015
Active Years
1953–2021 (69 Years)
Total Credits
152 credits in database
Camera Born Feb 6, 1926 Died Dec 27, 2015 Chicago, Illinois, USA 152 credits
152
Total Credits
1953–2021
69 Years Career Span
38
Vault Titles
0
Key Co-Stars

Biography

Haskell Wexler works in camera. Born February 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. Died December 27, 2015. Archytele tracks 152 screen credits across canonical film and television databases.

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Known for

Film

The Saint's Double Trouble

as Self
Film

Silver City

2004
Film

Mulholland Falls

1996

The Academy

2005
Film

Canadian Bacon

1995
Film

The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas

1995
Film

The Secret of Roan Inish

1994
Film

The Babe

1992
Film

Three Fugitives

1989
Film

Colors

1988
Film

Matewan

1987
Film

The Black Stallion Returns

1983

Career timeline

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
HalThem That WorkFrom Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey · Director of Photography
Close Encounters with Vilmos ZsigmondTo Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine · Director of PhotographyTo Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine · Camera OperatorTo Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine · Director
Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro SessionNeil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session · DirectorNeil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session · ProducerNeil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session · Director of PhotographyNotfilm
The Moving Picture Co. 1914
Eagles: Live At The Capital Centre March 1977 · Director of PhotographyFour Days in Chicago · DirectorFour Days in Chicago · WriterFour Days in Chicago · Director of PhotographyMedium Cool Revisited
Pablo
The Story of Film: An OdysseyBringing King to China · Director of Photography
A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad HallSomething's Gonna LiveSomething's Gonna Live · Director of PhotographyWill the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up · Director of Photography
No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & VilmosIn the Name of Democracy · Director of Photography
The Brothers WarnerTurning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60'sA Sense of Wonder · Director of Photography
Battle in SeattleWomen Behind the CameraThe Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. AlonzoFrom Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks · DirectorFrom Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks · Cinematography
Who Needs Sleep?Who Needs Sleep? · DirectorWho Needs Sleep? · Director of PhotographyWho Needs Sleep? · WriterWho Needs Sleep? · Camera Operator
Steve McQueen: The Essence of CoolThe Big EmptyBastards of the Party · Director of Photography
Silver City · Director of PhotographyTell Them Who You AreChicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River
Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence MalickGeorge Lucas: Creating an Empire
61* · Director of PhotographyBruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 · Director of PhotographyLook Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool
Bread and Roses · Second Assistant CameraThe Man on Lincoln's Nose · Director of PhotographyBus Rider's Union · Director of PhotographyBus Rider's Union · DirectorGood Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains · Director of Photography
Limbo · Director of Photography
The Making of 'American Graffiti'Finding North · ThanksI'm Still Here... Damn It! · Director of Photography
Mulholland Falls · Director of PhotographyThe Rich Man's Wife · Director of PhotographyMexico · Director of Photography
Canadian Bacon · Director of PhotographyAt SundanceThe Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas · Director of Photography
The Secret of Roan Inish · Director of Photography
The Babe · Director of PhotographyVisions of LightPapakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land · ProducerPapakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land · Executive ProducerPapakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land · Director of Photography
Other People's Money · Director of Photography
Three Fugitives · Director of PhotographyBlaze · Director of Photography
Colors · Director of Photography
Matewan · Director of PhotographyUncle MeatUncle Meat · Director of Photography
Latino · DirectorLatino · Writer
The Black Stallion Returns · Director of PhotographyThe Man Who Loved Women · Director of PhotographyTarget Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War · Director of Photography

Full Filmography

152 titles
  • Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking (2021) as Self
  • Hal (2019) as Self
  • Them That Work (2019) as Self
  • From Wounded Knee to Standing Rock: A Reporter's Journey (2019) Director of Photography
  • Close Encounters with Vilmos Zsigmond (2016) as Self
  • To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016) Director of Photography
  • To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016) Camera Operator
  • To Begin the World Over Again: The Life of Thomas Paine (2016) Director
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  • Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session (2015) as Self
  • Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session (2015) Director
  • Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session (2015) Producer
  • Neil Young - Haskell Wexler - Teatro Session (2015) Director of Photography
  • Notfilm (2015) as Self
  • Rebel Citizen (2015) as Himself
  • The Moving Picture Co. 1914 (2014) as Cameraman / Carpenter
  • Eagles: Live At The Capital Centre March 1977 (2013) Director of Photography
  • Four Days in Chicago (2013) Director
  • Four Days in Chicago (2013) Writer
  • Four Days in Chicago (2013) Director of Photography
  • Medium Cool Revisited (2013) as Self
  • Medium Cool Revisited (2013) Director of Photography
  • Medium Cool Revisited (2013) Director
  • Pablo (2012) as Self
  • The Story of Film: An Odyssey (2011) as Self
  • Bringing King to China (2011) Director of Photography
  • A Cinematic Life: The Art and Influence of Conrad Hall (2010) as Self
  • Something's Gonna Live (2010) as Self (archive footage)
  • Something's Gonna Live (2010) Director of Photography
  • Will the Real Terrorist Please Stand Up (2010) Director of Photography
  • No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (2009) as Self
  • In the Name of Democracy (2009) Director of Photography
  • The Brothers Warner (2008) as Self
  • Turning Up the Heat: Movie Making in the 60's (2008) as Self
  • A Sense of Wonder (2008) Director of Photography
  • Battle in Seattle (2007) as Haskell Wexler
  • Women Behind the Camera (2007) as Self
  • The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo (2007) as Self
  • From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) Director
  • From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) Cinematography
  • From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) Director of Photography
  • From Wharf Rats to Lords of the Docks (2007) Camera Operator
  • Who Needs Sleep? (2006) as Self
  • Who Needs Sleep? (2006) Director
  • Who Needs Sleep? (2006) Director of Photography
  • Who Needs Sleep? (2006) Writer
  • Who Needs Sleep? (2006) Camera Operator
  • Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool (2005) as Self
  • The Big Empty (2005) as Bookstore Customer
  • Bastards of the Party (2005) Director of Photography
  • Silver City (2004) Director of Photography
  • Tell Them Who You Are (2004) as Self
  • Chicago Filmmakers on the Chicago River (2004) as Self
  • Rosy-Fingered Dawn: A Film on Terrence Malick (2002) as Self
  • George Lucas: Creating an Empire (2002) as Self
  • 61* (2001) Director of Photography
  • Bruce Springsteen: The Complete Video Anthology 1978-2000 (2001) Director of Photography
  • Look Out Haskell, It’s Real!: The Making of Medium Cool (2001)
  • Bread and Roses (2000) Second Assistant Camera
  • The Man on Lincoln's Nose (2000) Director of Photography
  • Bus Rider's Union (2000) Director of Photography
  • Bus Rider's Union (2000) Director
  • Good Kurds, Bad Kurds: No Friends But the Mountains (2000) Director of Photography
  • Limbo (1999) Director of Photography
  • The Making of 'American Graffiti' (1998) as Self
  • Finding North (1998) Thanks
  • I'm Still Here... Damn It! (1998) Director of Photography
  • Mulholland Falls (1996) Director of Photography
  • The Rich Man's Wife (1996) Director of Photography
  • Mexico (1996) Director of Photography
  • Canadian Bacon (1995) Director of Photography
  • At Sundance (1995) as Self
  • The Sixth Sun: Mayan Uprising in Chiapas (1995) Director of Photography
  • The Secret of Roan Inish (1994) Director of Photography
  • The Babe (1992) Director of Photography
  • Visions of Light (1992) as Self
  • Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992) Producer
  • Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992) Executive Producer
  • Papakolea: A Story of Hawaiian Land (1992) Director of Photography
  • Other People's Money (1991) Director of Photography
  • Three Fugitives (1989) Director of Photography
  • Blaze (1989) Director of Photography
  • Colors (1988) Director of Photography
  • Matewan (1987) Director of Photography
  • Uncle Meat (1987) as Self
  • Uncle Meat (1987) Director of Photography
  • Latino (1985) Director
  • Latino (1985) Writer
  • The Black Stallion Returns (1983) Director of Photography
  • The Man Who Loved Women (1983) Director of Photography
  • Target Nicaragua: Inside a Covert War (1983) Director of Photography
  • Richard Pryor: Live on the Sunset Strip (1982) Director of Photography
  • Lookin' to Get Out (1982) Director of Photography
  • Hail Columbia! (1982) Director of Photography
  • Second-Hand Hearts (1981) Director of Photography
  • No Nukes (1980) Director of Photography
  • No Nukes (1980) Director
  • Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear Gang (1979) Director of Photography
  • Days of Heaven (1978) Additional Photography
  • Coming Home (1978) as Officer Awarding Medals (uncredited)
  • Coming Home (1978) Director of Photography
  • The CIA Case Officer: John "Bob" Stockwell (1978) Director of Photography
  • War Without Winners (1978) Director
  • Bound for Glory (1976) Director of Photography
  • Land of My Birth (1976) Director of Photography
  • Underground (1976) as Himself
  • Underground (1976) Director
  • Underground (1976) Director of Photography
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) Director of Photography
  • The Conversation (1974) Director of Photography
  • Introduction to the Enemy (1974) Director of Photography
  • Introduction to the Enemy (1974) Director
  • American Graffiti (1973) Other
  • The Trial of the Catonsville Nine (1972) Director of Photography
  • THX 1138 (1971) Thanks
  • Interviews with My Lai Veterans (1971) Director of Photography
  • Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971) Director of Photography
  • Brazil: A Report on Torture (1971) Director
  • Conversation with Allende (1971) Director of Photography
  • Wondering About Things (1971) as Self
  • Medium Cool (1969) as Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited)
  • Medium Cool (1969) Director
  • Medium Cool (1969) Writer
  • Medium Cool (1969) Camera Operator
  • Medium Cool (1969) Producer
  • Medium Cool (1969) Director of Photography
  • The Thomas Crown Affair (1968) Director of Photography
  • Faces (1968) Director of Photography
  • In the Heat of the Night (1967) Director of Photography
  • Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? (1966) Director of Photography
  • The Loved One (1965) Producer
  • The Loved One (1965) Director of Photography
  • The Bus (1965) Writer
  • The Bus (1965) Director
  • The Bus (1965) Producer
  • The Bus (1965) Director of Photography
  • The Best Man (1964) Director of Photography
  • America America (1963) Director of Photography
  • A Face in the Rain (1963) Director of Photography
  • Grand Central Market (1963) Camera Operator
  • Angel Baby (1961) Director of Photography
  • The Fisherman and His Soul (1961) Director of Photography
  • The Hoodlum Priest (1961) Director of Photography
  • The Runaway (1961) Director of Photography
  • Wild River (1960) Additional Photography
  • The Savage Eye (1960) Director of Photography
  • Studs Lonigan (1960) Director of Photography
  • Five Bold Women (1960) Director of Photography
  • Stakeout on Dope Street (1958) Director of Photography
  • T Is for Tumbleweed (1958) Director of Photography
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self
  • The Living City (1953) Director of Photography
  • The Living City (1953) Director

Frequently Asked Questions

What movies or TV shows is Haskell Wexler best known for?

Haskell Wexler is widely recognized for notable roles and projects including The Saint's Double Trouble (1940), Silver City (2004), Mulholland Falls (1996), The Academy (2005).

When and where was Haskell Wexler born?

Haskell Wexler was born on February 6, 1926 in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They passed away on December 27, 2015.

How many credits does Haskell Wexler have?

Haskell Wexler has accumulated over 152 film and television credits across a career spanning from 1953 to 2021.

What is Haskell Wexler's background in cinema and television?

Haskell Wexler (February 6, 1922 – December 27, 2015) is an American cinematographer, producer, and director. Wexler was judged to be one of film history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild. He won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography twice...

Haskell Wexler by the numbers

152credits
150films
2TV series
1953–2021active years

Age in their best-rated roles

  • Coming Home (1978) as Officer Awarding Medals (uncredited) — aged about 52
  • The Oscars (1953) as Self — aged about 27
  • Medium Cool (1969) as Cameraman on Scaffold (uncredited) — aged about 43

Full filmography (152) Born on February 6 In memoriam 2015

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