Directed credits
82
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Ballhaus
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
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Directed movies: 79Directed series: 3All crew 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
Frequent 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
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Ballhaus.
Director of Photography
3096 Days
2013 • Movie
Director
Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
2009 • Movie
Director
In Berlin
2009 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Departed
2006 • 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
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
Director of Photography
Primary Colors
1998 • Movie
Director of Photography
Air Force One
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sleepers
1996 • Movie
Director of Photography
Outbreak
1995 • Movie
Director of Photography
Quiz Show
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
I'll Do Anything
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Age of Innocence
1993 • Movie
Director of Photography
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Mambo Kings
1992 • Movie
Director of Photography
What About Bob?
1991 • Movie
Director of Photography
Guilty by Suspicion
1991 • Movie
Director of Photography
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
1990 • Movie
Director of Photography
Postcards from the Edge
1990 • Movie
Director of Photography
GoodFellas
1990 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Ballhaus.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Ballhaus.
Director of Photography
GoodFellas
1990 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Departed
2006 • Movie
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Boogie Nights
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sleepers
1996 • Movie
Director of Photography
After Hours
1985 • Movie
Director of Photography
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 • Movie
Director of Photography
3096 Days
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
1972 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979 • Movie
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
2002 • Movie
as Self
Side by Side
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Quiz Show
1994 • Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Ballhaus.
Director of Photography
GoodFellas
1990 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Departed
2006 • Movie
Director of Photography
Bram Stoker's Dracula
1992 • Movie
Director of Photography
Uptown Girls
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sleepers
1996 • Movie
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Boogie Nights
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
2002 • Movie
Director of Photography
Air Force One
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Something's Gotta Give
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
3096 Days
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Outbreak
1995 • Movie
Executive Producer
The Thirteenth Floor
1999 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Michael Ballhaus.
as Self • 1 eps
DAS!
1991 • Series
as self • 1 eps
Abendschau
2000 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
American Masters
1986 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Kölner Treff
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Nachtlinie
2007 • Series
Director of Photography • 2 eps
World on a Wire
1973 • Series
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Ballhaus.
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Ballhaus.
as Self
Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017 • 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
as Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008 • Movie
as Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008 • Movie
as Self
Cinematographer Style
2006 • Movie
as Self
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004 • Movie
as Self
Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002 • Movie
as Self
Fassbinder's Women
2000 • Movie
as Cameraman (uncredited)
Boogie Nights
1997 • Movie
as Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993 • Movie
Series
Acting Appearances in Series
Series cast credits for 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
as Self • 1 eps
NDR Talk Show
1979 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Kölner Treff
1976 • Series
as Self • 1 eps
Bambi
1948 • Series