Acting credits
29
Active
Consistent number of acting credits.
Actor
Michael Ballhaus
Camera
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Movies: 100Series: 11Crew credits: 86
TMDB ID: 3769
IMDb ID: nm0000841
Known for: Camera
Born: August 5, 1935
Died: April 11, 2017
Age: 81
Place of birth: Berlin, Germany
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1948 - 2017
Years active: 70
Average TMDB rating: 6.78
Wikidata: Q62547
Other jobs
Director of Photography (80)Director (2)Additional Photography (1)Executive Producer (1)Still Photographer (1)Thanks (1)
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.
Movies
Movies
Movie credits linked with Michael Ballhaus.
as Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
3096 Days
2013 • Movie
as Self
Side by Side
2012 • Movie
as Self
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
2011 • Movie
as Self
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
2010 • Movie
Director
Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
2009 • Movie
Director
In Berlin
2009 • Movie
as Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008 • Movie
as Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Departed
2006 • Movie
as Self
Cinematographer Style
2006 • Movie
as Self
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004 • Movie
Director of Photography
Something's Gotta Give
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Uptown Girls
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
2002 • Movie
as Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002 • Movie
as Self
Fassbinder's Women
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Legend of Bagger Vance
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
What Planet Are You From?
2000 • Movie
Director of Photography
Wild Wild West
1999 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Thirteenth Floor
1999 • Movie
Director of Photography
Primary Colors
1998 • Movie
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Boogie Nights
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Air Force One
1997 • Movie
Series
Series
Series credits linked with Michael Ballhaus.
as Self • 1 eps
Nachtlinie
2007 • Series
as self • 1 eps
Abendschau
2000 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
DAS!
1991 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
American Masters
1986 • Series
Director of Photography • 3 eps
The Magic Mountain
1984 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
Director of Photography • 1 eps
Die Alpensaga
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Kölner Treff
1976 • Series
Director of Photography • 2 eps
World on a Wire
1973 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series