William A. Fraker Net Worth

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William A. Fraker Net Worth is
$600,000

William A. Fraker Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018

William Ashman Fraker, A.S.C., B.S.C. (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was a cinematographer, film director, and producer. He has been 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. Fraker graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1950.

Date Of BirthSeptember 29, 1923, Los Angeles, California, United States
DiedMay 31, 2010, Los Angeles, California, United States
Place Of BirthLos Angeles, California, USA
ProfessionCamera Department, Cinematographer, Director
SpouseDenise Fraker (m. ?–2010)
ChildrenWilliam A. Fraker Jr
AwardsNational Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography
Star SignLibra
#Fact
1He served in the US Navy in the Pacific in WWII.
2He attended USC on the GI Bill.
3His first camera-operator job was on The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet (1952).
4He was a perfectionist who would go to great lengths to get the shot he wanted. During the filming of Bullitt (1968), he shot chase-scene footage while strapped to the front of a Mustang going 100 mph.
5Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1968. Served as President from 1979 to 1980, 1984 to 1985, and 1991 to 1992.
61981: Made an Honorary Member of the Society of Operating Cameramen (SOC), an organization in which he was a founding supporter.
7Son of William A. Fraker Jr., department head of Still Photography at Columbia Pictures. Nephew to Bud Fraker, department head of Still Photography at Paramount Studios.
8Graduated from USC School of Cinema-Television (1950)
Doug Olear, William A. Fraker, Jackie Julio
Doug Olear, William A. Fraker, Ted Chu, Jackie Julio
William A. Fraker, Richard H. Kline

Camera Department

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Inchon1981cinematographer: main title sequence
Close Encounters of the Third Kind1977director of photography: additional American scenes
Lipstick1976additional photographer
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest1975additional photography - as William Fraker
The Professionals1966camera operator - uncredited
Incubus1966camera operator - uncredited
Morituri1965camera operator - uncredited
Wild Seed1965camera operator
Fanfare for a Death Scene1964TV Movie camera operator - as William Fraker
The Adventures of Ozzie & Harriet1961-1964TV Series camera operator - 24 episodes
Father Goose1964camera operator - uncredited
The Outer Limits1963-1964TV Series assistant camera - 32 episodes
The Unknown1964TV Movie camera operator
The Lone Ranger1956-1957TV Series assistant camera - 39 episodes
The Young Guns1956assistant camera - uncredited

Cinematographer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Waking Up in Reno2002
Town & Country2001director of photography
Rules of Engagement2000director of photography
Vegas Vacation1997
The Island of Dr. Moreau1996
Father of the Bride Part II1995director of photography
Death in Small Doses1995TV Movie director of photography
Street Fighter1994
There Goes My Baby1994director of photography
Tombstone1993director of photography
Honeymoon in Vegas1992
Memoirs of an Invisible Man1992director of photography
The Freshman1990director of photography
An Innocent Man1989director of photography
Chances Are1989director of photography
Baby Boom1987director of photography
Frank's Place1987TV Series 1 episode
Burglar1987director of photography
SpaceCamp1986director of photography
Murphy's Romance1985
Fever Pitch1985
Protocol1984director of photography
Irreconcilable Differences1984director of photography
WarGames1983director of photography
The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas1982director of photography
Sharky's Machine1981
Divine Madness1980Documentary
The Hollywood Knights1980director of photography
19411979director of photography
Old Boyfriends1979director of photography
Heaven Can Wait1978director of photography
American Hot Wax1978director of photography
Looking for Mr. Goodbar1977director of photography
Exorcist II: The Heretic1977
The Killer Inside Me1976
Gator1976director of photography
Coonskin1975
Aloha, Bobby and Rose1975director of photography
Rancho Deluxe1975director of photography
Fritz Lang Interviewed by William Friedkin1975Documentary
Ozzie's Girls1973TV Series 1 episode
The Day of the Dolphin1973director of photography
Dusty and Sweets McGee1971
Paint Your Wagon1969director of photography
Fade-In1968TV Movie
Bullitt1968director of photography
Rosemary's Baby1968director of photography - as William Fraker
The President's Analyst1967director of photography
The Fox1967as William Fraker
Games1967director of photography
Incubus1966uncredited
Daktari1966TV Series
The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre1964TV Movie
Forbid Them Not1961

Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Walker, Texas Ranger1993TV Series 1 episode
The Flash1991TV Series 1 episode
Wiseguy1988-1990TV Series 6 episodes
B.L. Stryker1989TV Series 1 episode
Unsub1989TV Series 1 episode
J.J. Starbuck1988TV Series 1 episode
Houston Knights1988TV Series 1 episode
The Legend of the Lone Ranger1981
A Reflection of Fear1972
Monte Walsh1970

Actor

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Irreconcilable Differences1984Gabrielle Cinematographer
Dusty and Sweets McGee1971The Cellist

Producer

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Tombstone1993associate producer
Forbid Them Not1961producer

Miscellaneous

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Visions of Light1992Documentary president: ASC
The Cowboy1954Documentary technical advisor - as Bill Fraker

Assistant Director

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Town & Country2001second unit director: South Carolina - as William Fraker

Thanks

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Caroline and Jackie2012dedicatee
82011/IShort in memory of
Spine Tingler! The William Castle Story2007Documentary special thanks
Beneath the Surface: The Making of 'Sphere'1998TV Movie documentary special thanks
Visions of Light1992Documentary special thanks: AFI

Self

TitleYearStatusCharacter
Old School, New School2010DocumentaryHimself
Cinematographer Style2006DocumentaryHimself
Voice of the Camera2003VideoHimself
Go West, Young Man!2003DocumentaryHimself
Polanski y los ojos del mal2002TV Movie documentaryHimself
Gordon Willis on Cinematography2001Video documentary shortHimself
The Making of '1941'1996Video documentaryHimself
Visions of Light1992DocumentaryHimself

Archive Footage

TitleYearStatusCharacter
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards2011TV SpecialHimself - Memorial Tribute

Won Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
2003Lifetime Achievement AwardCamerimage
2000Lifetime Achievement AwardAmerican Society of Cinematographers, USA
1969NSFC AwardNational Society of Film Critics Awards, USABest CinematographyBullitt (1968)

Nominated Awards

YearAwardCeremonyNominationMovie
1986OscarAcademy Awards, USABest CinematographyMurphy's Romance (1985)
1984OscarAcademy Awards, USABest CinematographyWarGames (1983)
1984BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest Special Visual EffectsWarGames (1983)
1980OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Cinematography1941 (1979)
1980OscarAcademy Awards, USABest Effects, Visual Effects1941 (1979)
1979OscarAcademy Awards, USABest CinematographyHeaven Can Wait (1978)
1978OscarAcademy Awards, USABest CinematographyLooking for Mr. Goodbar (1977)
1977BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest CinematographyOne Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
1970BAFTA Film AwardBAFTA AwardsBest CinematographyBullitt (1968)

Known for movies

Camera and Electrical Department

One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)
as Camera and Electrical Department

Cinematographer

Rosemary's Baby (1968)
as Cinematographer

Cinematographer

Tombstone (1993)
as Cinematographer

Camera and Electrical Department

Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
as Camera and Electrical Department

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