Actor

Burnett Guffey

Camera

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Movies: 91Series: 0Crew credits: 89

TMDB ID: 6452

IMDb ID: nm0346532

Known for: Camera

Born: May 26, 1905

Died: May 30, 1983

Age: 78

Place of birth: Del Rio, Tennessee, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1923 - 1971

Years active: 49

Average TMDB rating: 6.53

Wikidata: Q509671

Other jobs

Director of Photography (82)Assistant Camera (4)Camera Operator (2)Additional Photography (1)

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Biography

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).

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