William A. Fraker

Camera

Born: 1923-09-29
Died: 2010-05-31
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Gender: Male
Popularity: 0.3

Also Known As

William Ashman FrakerBill Fraker

Biography

William Ashman Fraker (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was an American cinematographer, film director and producer. He was nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honoring his career. As cinematographer, his films include The President's Analyst (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Bullitt (1968), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Coonskin (1975), Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978), 1941 (1979), WarGames (1983), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Murphy's Romance (1985), Tombstone (1993), and Street Fighter (1994). He directed three theatrical films, Monte Walsh (1970), A Reflection of Fear (1971), and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), as well as several television series. Description above from the Wikipedia article William A. Fraker, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Awards & Nominations0 won · 6 nominated

Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Murphy's Romance

1986
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

WarGames

1984
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Visual Effects

1941

1980
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

1941

1980
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Heaven Can Wait

1979
Nominated

Academy Award for Best Cinematography

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1978

Acting4 titles

Directing9 titles

Production1 title

Camera53 titles