Camera
Michael Ballhaus
Born 1935-08-05
Berlin, Germany
Department: Camera
Biography
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Known For
Prominent works featuring Michael Ballhaus
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The Departed
2006
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GoodFellas
1990
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Gangs of New York
2002
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Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992
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Sleepers
1996
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Boogie Nights
1997
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Wild Wild West
1999
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Air Force One
1997
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Outbreak
1995
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After Hours
1985
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Filmography & Credits
Complete career catalog (150 titles)
| Poster | Title | Character / Role | Type | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life | Self | Movie | 2017 |
 | 3096 Days | Director of Photography | Movie | 2013 |
 | Side by Side | Self | Movie | 2012 |
 | The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited | Self | Movie | 2011 |
 | Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today | Self | Movie | 2010 |
| Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today | Thanks | Movie | 2010 |
 | Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin | Director | Movie | 2009 |
 | In Berlin | Director | Movie | 2009 |
| In Berlin | Writer | Movie | 2009 |
| In Berlin | Editor | Movie | 2009 |
 | Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben | Self | Movie | 2008 |
| Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte | Self | Movie | 2008 | |
 | Mister Karl | Self | Movie | 2008 |
 | Notes on an American Film Director at Work | Self | Movie | 2008 |
| Nachtlinie | Self | TV Series | 2007 | |
 | The Departed | Director of Photography | Movie | 2006 |
 | Cinematographer Style | Self | Movie | 2006 |
| Who is Helene Schwarz? | Self | Movie | 2005 | |
 | Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' | Self | Movie | 2004 |
 | Something's Gotta Give | Director of Photography | Movie | 2003 |
 | Uptown Girls | Director of Photography | Movie | 2003 |
 | Gangs of New York | Director of Photography | Movie | 2002 |
 | Fassbinder in Hollywood | Self | Movie | 2002 |
| Starbuck Holger Meins | Self | Movie | 2002 | |
 | Fassbinder's Women | Self | Movie | 2000 |
 | The Legend of Bagger Vance | Director of Photography | Movie | 2000 |
| Gone Underground | Director of Photography | Movie | 2000 | |
 | Abendschau | self | TV Series | 2000 |
 | What Planet Are You From? | Director of Photography | Movie | 2000 |
 | Wild Wild West | Director of Photography | Movie | 1999 |
 | The Thirteenth Floor | Executive Producer | Movie | 1999 |
 | Primary Colors | Director of Photography | Movie | 1998 |
| Alpha Forum | Self | TV Series | 1998 | |
 | Boogie Nights | Cameraman (uncredited) | Movie | 1997 |
| Nachtstudio | Self | TV Series | 1997 | |
 | Air Force One | Director of Photography | Movie | 1997 |
 | Sleepers | Director of Photography | Movie | 1996 |
 | Outbreak | Director of Photography | Movie | 1995 |
| Willemsens Woche | Self | TV Series | 1995 | |
 | alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio | Self | TV Series | 1994 |
 | Quiz Show | Director of Photography | Movie | 1994 |
 | I'll Do Anything | Director of Photography | Movie | 1994 |
 | The Age of Innocence | Director of Photography | Movie | 1993 |
 | Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' | Self | Movie | 1993 |
 | Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | Bram Stoker's Dracula | Director of Photography | Movie | 1992 |
 | Visions of Light | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me | Self | Movie | 1992 |
 | The Mambo Kings | Director of Photography | Movie | 1992 |
 | What About Bob? | Director of Photography | Movie | 1991 |
 | Guilty by Suspicion | Director of Photography | Movie | 1991 |
 | DAS! | Self | TV Series | 1991 |
 | Madonna: The Immaculate Collection | Director of Photography | Movie | 1990 |
 | Postcards from the Edge | Director of Photography | Movie | 1990 |
 | GoodFellas | Director of Photography | Movie | 1990 |
 | Martin Scorsese Directs | Self | Movie | 1990 |
 | The Fabulous Baker Boys | Director of Photography | Movie | 1989 |
 | Working Girl | Director of Photography | Movie | 1988 |
 | Dirty Rotten Scoundrels | Director of Photography | Movie | 1988 |
 | The Last Temptation of Christ | Director of Photography | Movie | 1988 |
 | The House on Carroll Street | Director of Photography | Movie | 1988 |
 | Baja Oklahoma | Director of Photography | Movie | 1988 |
 | Broadcast News | Director of Photography | Movie | 1987 |
 | The Glass Menagerie | Director of Photography | Movie | 1987 |
| Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk | Self | Movie | 1987 | |
 | The Color of Money | Director of Photography | Movie | 1986 |
 | Under the Cherry Moon | Director of Photography | Movie | 1986 |
 | Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ | Self - The Director of Photography | Movie | 1986 |
 | American Masters | Self | TV Series | 1986 |
 | After Hours | Director of Photography | Movie | 1985 |
 | Death of a Salesman | Director of Photography | Movie | 1985 |
 | Heartbreakers | Director of Photography | Movie | 1984 |
 | Old Enough | Director of Photography | Movie | 1984 |
 | The Magic Mountain | Director of Photography | TV Series | 1984 |
 | The Autograph | Director of Photography | Movie | 1984 |
| Goldene Kamera | Self | TV Series | 1984 | |
 | Reckless | Director of Photography | Movie | 1984 |
 | Edith's Diary | Director of Photography | Movie | 1983 |
 | Baby It's You | Director of Photography | Movie | 1983 |
 | Sheer Madness | Director of Photography | Movie | 1983 |
 | Dear Mr. Wonderful | Director of Photography | Movie | 1982 |
| Der Auslöser | Director of Photography | Movie | 1982 | |
 | The Magic Mountain | Director of Photography | Movie | 1982 |
| Wortwechsel | Self | TV Series | 1982 | |
| Today We're Playing Boss | Director of Photography | Movie | 1981 | |
 | Malou | Director of Photography | Movie | 1981 |
 | Lili Marleen | Additional Photography | Movie | 1981 |
 | Looping | Director of Photography | Movie | 1981 |
 | The Uprising | Director of Photography | Movie | 1980 |
| Big and Little | Director of Photography | Movie | 1980 | |
| Bavarian Film Awards | Self | TV Series | 1979 | |
| Trilogie des Wiedersehens | Director of Photography | Movie | 1979 | |
 | The Marriage of Maria Braun | Counsel | Movie | 1979 |
| The Marriage of Maria Braun | Director of Photography | Movie | 1979 |
 | The First Polka | Director of Photography | Movie | 1979 |
 | Bourbon Street Blues | Director of Photography | Movie | 1979 |
 | NDR Talk Show | Self | TV Series | 1979 |
| Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs | Director of Photography | Movie | 1978 | |
| Spiel der Verlierer | Dr. Müller | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Der Gehilfe | Director of Photography | Movie | 1978 |
 | Despair | Director of Photography | Movie | 1978 |
| Little Godard | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1978 | |
 | Germany in Autumn | Director of Photography | Movie | 1978 |
 | The Stationmaster’s Wife | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 |
 | Women in New York | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 |
| Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 | |
| Auf dem Chimborazo | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 | |
 | Adolf and Marlene | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 |
 | Portrait of Valeska Gert | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 |
 | Chinese Roulette | Director of Photography | Movie | 1977 |
 | Die Alpensaga | Director of Photography | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Satan’s Brew | Self / Appearance | Movie | 1976 |
| Satan’s Brew | Director of Photography | Movie | 1976 |
| Dorothea Merz | Director of Photography | Movie | 1976 | |
 | I Only Want You to Love Me | Director of Photography | Movie | 1976 |
 | Summer Guests | Director of Photography | Movie | 1976 |
 | Kölner Treff | Self | TV Series | 1976 |
 | Cold Blood | Director of Photography | Movie | 1975 |
 | Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven | Director of Photography | Movie | 1975 |
 | Fox and His Friends | Director of Photography | Movie | 1975 |
 | From the Family of Reptiles | Director of Photography | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Island | Director of Photography | Movie | 1974 |
 | Made in Germany and USA | Director of Photography | Movie | 1974 |
 | Martha | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) | Movie | 1974 |
| Martha | Director of Photography | Movie | 1974 |
 | The Sinful Bed | Director of Photography | Movie | 1973 |
 | World on a Wire | Director of Photography | TV Series | 1973 |
 | Chetan, Indian Boy | Director of Photography | Movie | 1973 |
 | The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant | Director of Photography | Movie | 1972 |
 | Adele Spitzeder | Director of Photography | Movie | 1972 |
| Der Held | Director of Photography | Movie | 1972 | |
 | Beware of a Holy Whore | Director of Photography | Movie | 1971 |
 | Whity | Director of Photography | Movie | 1971 |
| Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 | Director | Movie | 1971 | |
| Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 | Director of Photography | Movie | 1971 | |
| Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8 | Producer | Movie | 1971 | |
| Sand | Director of Photography | Movie | 1971 | |
 | We Two | Director of Photography | Movie | 1970 |
| TV Intim | Self | TV Series | 1969 | |
| Der Kidnapper | Director of Photography | Movie | 1969 | |
 | Your Caresses | Director of Photography | Movie | 1969 |
 | Several Times Daily | Director of Photography | Movie | 1969 |
| Gold für Montevasall | Director of Photography | Movie | 1968 | |
| Abschied | Director of Photography | Movie | 1966 | |
| Das Martyrium des Peter OHey | Director of Photography | Movie | 1964 | |
| Dreamland of Desire | Director of Photography | Movie | 1961 | |
 | Die Kassette | Director of Photography | Movie | 1961 |
 | Lola Montès | Still Photographer | Movie | 1955 |
| German Film Award | Self | TV Series | 1951 | |
 | Bambi | Self | TV Series | 1948 |