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William A. Fraker

Highest Rated: 100% Divine Madness (1980)

Lowest Rated: 11% Waking Up in Reno (2002)

Birthday: Sep 29, 1923

Birthplace: Los Angeles, California, USA

An elder statesman of cinematography traditionally trained in the old style of the Hollywood cameraman, William A Fraker successfully bridged the gap to the newer freedoms and technological innovations of modern cinema, all the while actively campaigning to enhance the status of the director of photography within the industry power structure. His maternal grandmother, father and uncle had all worked as still photographers within the studio system, and he resolved at an early age to be a cameraman. After attending the University of Southern California's film school on the GI Bill and finding himself frozen out of The Camera Guild, Fraker scraped by as an editor at various television production companies and took non-union camera jobs shooting inserts and stock footage. He finally began as a loader in 1954 on the ABC series "The Lone Ranger" and subsequently spent over seven years on "The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet" (ABC), rising from second assistant to operator during that time. He has often expressed his appreciation for director-star Ozzie Nelson: "If there's any success I've achieved or will achieve, I attribute the major portion of it to Ozzie."

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Highest rated movies

100% 90% Divine Madness
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98% 85% Bullitt
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97% 87% Rosemary's Baby Watchlist
95% 85% Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography
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94% 76% WarGames
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94% 61% The Freshman
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90% 85% Close Encounters of the Third Kind Watchlist
89% 64% Monte Walsh
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86% 69% Heaven Can Wait
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83% 63% Sharky's Machine
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Filmography

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11% 32% Waking Up in Reno Cinematographer $261.6K 2002
13% 14% Town & Country Cinematographer $6.7M 2001
37% 55% Rules of Engagement Cinematographer $61.3M 2000
23% 20% The Island of Dr. Moreau Cinematographer $27.7M 1996
No Score Yet 66% There Goes My Baby Cinematographer $84.1K 1994
74% 93% Tombstone Cinematographer $55.9M 1993
95% 85% Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography Unknown (Character) - 1993
28% 33% Memoirs of an Invisible Man Cinematographer $13.4M 1992
64% 36% Honeymoon in Vegas Cinematographer $33.5M 1992
94% 61% The Freshman Cinematographer $20.7M 1990
44% 47% An Innocent Man Cinematographer $20.0M 1989
No Score Yet No Score Yet B.L. Stryker: The Dancer's Touch Director - 1989
67% 62% Baby Boom Cinematographer $25.4M 1987
27% 38% Burglar Cinematographer $15.2M 1987
53% 50% SpaceCamp Cinematographer $9.1M 1986
14% 25% Fever Pitch Cinematographer $343.2K 1985
60% 47% Irreconcilable Differences Cinematographer - 1984
94% 76% WarGames Cinematographer - 1983
50% 68% The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas Cinematographer - 1982
No Score Yet 41% The Legend of the Lone Ranger Director - 1981
83% 63% Sharky's Machine Cinematographer - 1981
100% 90% Divine Madness Cinematographer - 1980
39% 48% 1941 Cinematographer - 1979
53% 31% Old Boyfriends Cinematographer - 1979
86% 69% Heaven Can Wait Cinematographer - 1978
67% 85% American Hot Wax Cinematographer - 1978
90% 85% Close Encounters of the Third Kind Cinematographer $3.1M 1977
11% 13% Exorcist II: The Heretic Cinematographer - 1977
61% 73% Looking for Mr. Goodbar Cinematographer - 1977
25% 43% Gator Cinematographer - 1976
No Score Yet 61% Aloha, Bobby and Rose Cinematographer - 1975
73% 40% Rancho Deluxe Cinematographer - 1975
No Score Yet 79% Coonskin Cinematographer - 1975
No Score Yet 43% A Reflection of Fear Director - 1973
No Score Yet 71% Dusty and Sweets McGee The Cellist (Character) - 1971
89% 64% Monte Walsh Director - 1970
43% 68% Paint Your Wagon Cinematographer - 1969
98% 85% Bullitt Cinematographer - 1968
97% 87% Rosemary's Baby Cinematographer - 1968
63% 50% Games Cinematographer - 1967
63% 51% Incubus Cinematographer - 1966