Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the ...
September 16, 1903, Los Angeles, California, United States
Died
February 28, 1974, Newport Beach, California, United States
Place Of Birth
Los Angeles, California, USA
Profession
Cinematographer, Camera Department
Spouse
Willette Marion Gregg
Parents
Bertha Harlan, Frank Harlan
Siblings
Richard Harlan
Star Sign
Virgo
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Trademark
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Majestic Natural Backdrops
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Fact
1
He was a favorite cameraman of Howard Hawks, who employed him on 7 films in a 16-year period and always praised his personal qualities as well as his professional skill.
2
Married Willette Marion Gregg and they had three daughters.
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Russell Harlan was known for his choice of majestic backdrops of snow-capped mountains, meandering streams and rivers, cliff dwellings, and expansive skies. He turned "b westerns" like the many feature-length "Hopalong Cassidy" movies, into cinematic masterpieces.
Cinematographer
Title
Year
Status
Character
Guilty Bystander
1950
Deadly Is the Female
1950
director of photography
Bad Men of Tombstone
1949
director of photography
Red River
1948
photographed by
Four Faces West
1948
Ramrod
1947
director of photography
A Walk in the Sun
1945
director of photography
Forty Thieves
1944
director of photography
Mystery Man
1944
Lumberjack
1944
Texas Masquerade
1944
The Woman of the Town
1943
Tarzan's Desert Mystery
1943
as Russ Harlan, photography
Riders of the Deadline
1943
False Colors
1943
Bar 20
1943
The Kansan
1943
director of photography
Colt Comrades
1943
photographed by
Leather Burners
1943
Buckskin Frontier
1943
Border Patrol
1943
photography
Hoppy Serves a Writ
1943
Lost Canyon
1942
American Empire
1942
director of photography
Silver Queen
1942
director of photography
Undercover Man
1942
director of photography
Secret of the Wastelands
1941
Twilight on the Trail
1941
photography
Riders of the Timberline
1941
Stick to Your Guns
1941
photographed by, uncredited
Wide Open Town
1941
The Parson of Panamint
1941
Pirates on Horseback
1941
photography
Border Vigilantes
1941
In Old Colorado
1941
The Roundup
1941
director of photography
Doomed Caravan
1941
Three Men from Texas
1940
Cherokee Strip
1940
Stagecoach War
1940
photography
Hidden Gold
1940
The Light of Western Stars
1940
The Showdown
1940
Knights of the Range
1940
Santa Fe Marshal
1940
The Llano Kid
1939
Law of the Pampas
1939
photographed by
Range War
1939
Renegade Trail
1939
photographed by
Heritage of the Desert
1939
Silver on the Sage
1939
The Frontiersmen
1938
The Mysterious Rider
1938
In Old Mexico
1938
photographed by
Sunset Trail
1938
Pride of the West
1938
Bar 20 Justice
1938
Heart of Arizona
1938
photography
Cassidy of Bar 20
1938
photographed by
Partners of the Plains
1938
Texas Trail
1937
Hopalong Rides Again
1937
photographed by
Rustlers' Valley
1937
North of the Rio Grande
1937
as Russel Harlan
Darling Lili
1970
director of photography
Tobruk
1967
director of photography
Hawaii
1966
The Great Race
1965
director of photography
Dear Heart
1964
Quick Before It Melts
1964
Man's Favorite Sport?
1964
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1963
TV Series 1 episode
A Gathering of Eagles
1963
director of photography
To Kill a Mockingbird
1962
director of photography
The Spiral Road
1962
director of photography
Hatari!
1962
director of photography
Sunrise at Campobello
1960
Pollyanna
1960
director of photography
Operation Petticoat
1959
director of photography
Day of the Outlaw
1959
director of photography
Rio Bravo
1959
director of photography
King Creole
1958
director of photography
Run Silent Run Deep
1958
photographed by
Richard Diamond, Private Detective
1958
TV Series director of photography - 2 episodes
Witness for the Prosecution
1957
director of photography
This Could Be the Night
1957
director of photography
Something of Value
1957
director of photography
Lust for Life
1956
director of photography
The Last Hunt
1956
Land of the Pharaohs
1955
photographed by
Blackboard Jungle
1955
director of photography
Schlitz Playhouse
TV Series 61 episodes, 1952 - 1954 director of photography - 2 episodes, 1953
Riot in Cell Block 11
1954
photographed by
Ruby Gentry
1952
photographed by
The Ring
1952
The Big Sky
1952
director of photography
The Thing from Another World
1951
director of photography
The Man Who Cheated Himself
1950
photography
Southside 1-1000
1950
The Kangaroo Kid
1950
director of photography
Tarzan and the Slave Girl
1950
photography
Camera Department
Title
Year
Status
Character
Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
1963
TV Series cinematographer - 2 episodes
Van Gogh: Darkness Into Light
1956
Documentary short cinematographer: scenes from "Lust for Life 1956
The Teahouse of the August Moon
1956
director of photography: Japan - uncredited
Stage Coach War
1954
Short cinematographer: archive footage
Wide Open Town
1953
Short cinematographer: archive footage
Silver Queen
1942
photographer
Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die
1942
photographer
Outlaws of the Desert
1941
photographer
North of the Rio Grande
1937
photographer
The Crusades
1935
assistant camera - uncredited
Manhattan Love Song
1934
assistant camera - uncredited
The Vice Squad
1931
assistant camera - uncredited
Wings
1927
additional photographer - uncredited
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
Behind the Scenes with Blake Edwards' 'The Great Race'