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Richard Hissong

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Richard Hissong
Richard Hissong was born on 6 October 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer, known for Soap (1977), CBS Summer Playhouse (1987) and Legends of the Superheroes (1979). He has been married to Erin Gray since 1991. They have one child.
BornOctober 6, 1947
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    • Known for

    Soap (1977)
    Soap
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
    Legends of the Superheroes
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
    Friends
    8.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • Jerry Adler, Meagan Good, Andy Kindler, Brie Larson, Bob Saget, and Kat Dennings in Raising Dad (2001)
      Raising Dad
      5.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001–2002
    • Jason Bateman and Danny Nucci in Some of My Best Friends (2001)
      Some of My Best Friends
      7.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2001
    • Harry Hamlin and Jennifer Grant in Movie Stars (1999)
      Movie Stars
      6.0
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1999
    • Justin Cooper, Sean O'Bryan, and William Ragsdale in Brother's Keeper (1998)
      Brother's Keeper
      7.0
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 1998–1999
    • Dilbert (1999)
      Dilbert
      7.3
      TV Series
      • pilot episode
      • 1999–2000
    • Late Bloomer
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • Debi Mazar in Temporarily Yours (1997)
      Temporarily Yours
      6.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1997
    • The Jeff Foxworthy Show (1995)
      The Jeff Foxworthy Show
      5.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1995–1996
    • Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry, and David Schwimmer in Friends (1994)
      Friends
      8.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 1994–1995
    • Shelley Long and Treat Williams in Good Advice (1993)
      Good Advice
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 1993–1994
    • Jason Bateman and Anthony Tyler Quinn in Black Sheep (1994)
      Black Sheep
      6.3
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1994
    • Helen Hunt and Paul Reiser in Mad About You (1992)
      Mad About You
      6.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1992–1994
    • The Torkelsons (1991)
      The Torkelsons
      7.8
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 1991–1992
    • The Paula Poundstone Show (1992)
      The Paula Poundstone Show
      3.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992
    • Brother's Keeper (1992)
      Brother's Keeper
      7.5
      • Cinematographer
      • 1992

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Todd Bridges, Gary Coleman, and Dana Plato in Diff'rent Strokes (1978)
      Diff'rent Strokes
      6.7
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 1984
    • Brothers (1984)
      Brothers
      8.0
      TV Series
      • senior video operator
      • 1984
    • Shari Lewis in You Can Do It (1984)
      You Can Do It
      9.2
      Video
      • video
      • 1984
    • Romance Theatre (1982)
      Romance Theatre
      4.0
      TV Series
      • video
      • 1982
    • Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari in Bosom Buddies (1980)
      Bosom Buddies
      6.8
      TV Series
      • video controller
      • 1982
    • Soap (1977)
      Soap
      8.3
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • video
      • 1978–1981
    • I'm a Big Girl Now (1980)
      I'm a Big Girl Now
      6.7
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 1980
    • Gail Edwards, Ann Jillian, Paul Kreppel, Marian Mercer, Bert Remsen, Wendy Schaal, Susan Sullivan, and Barrie Youngfellow in It's a Living (1980)
      It's a Living
      7.0
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 1980
    • Lynda Carter's Special (1980)
      Lynda Carter's Special
      7.5
      TV Special
      • senior video
      • 1980
    • Robert Guillaume in Benson (1979)
      Benson
      7.2
      TV Series
      • video
      • 1979
    • Andy's Funhouse (1979)
      Andy's Funhouse
      8.2
      TV Special
      • video
      • 1979
    • Pat Boone and Family Easter Special (1979)
      Pat Boone and Family Easter Special
      TV Special
      • video
      • 1979
    • Ron Carey, Max Gail, Ron Glass, James Gregory, Steve Landesberg, Hal Linden, and Jack Soo in Barney Miller (1975)
      Barney Miller
      8.3
      TV Series
      • video
      • 1978–1979
    • Legends of the Superheroes (1979)
      Legends of the Superheroes
      5.4
      TV Series
      • senior video
      • 1979
    • Welcome Back, Kotter (1975)
      Welcome Back, Kotter
      7.1
      TV Series
      • senior video
      • 1978

    Additional Crew

    • Romance Theatre (1982)
      Romance Theatre
      4.0
      TV Series
      • technical supervisor
      • 1982

    Personal details

    • Official site
      • Veloscope Pictures
    • Alternative name
      • Richard B. Hissong
    • Born
      • October 6, 1947
      • Los Angeles, California, USA
    • Spouse
      • Erin Gray1991 - present (1 child)

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    • Trivia
      Father, with Erin Gray, of daughter Samantha Gray Hissong.

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