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Fred J. Koenekamp(1922-2017)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Fred J. Koenekamp
Fred J. Koenekamp was born on 11 November 1922 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Towering Inferno (1974), Patton (1970) and The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964). He died on 31 May 2017 in Bonita Springs, Florida, USA.
BornNovember 11, 1922
DiedMay 31, 2017(94)
BornNovember 11, 1922
DiedMay 31, 2017(94)
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  • Won 1 Oscar
    • 3 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

Fred Astaire, William Holden, Paul Newman, Richard Chamberlain, Steve McQueen, Faye Dunaway, O.J. Simpson, Robert Vaughn, Robert Wagner, Susan Blakely, and Jennifer Jones in The Towering Inferno (1974)
The Towering Inferno
7.0
  • Cinematographer(as Fred Koenekamp)
  • 1974
Patton (1970)
Patton
7.9
  • Cinematographer(as Fred Koenekamp)
  • 1970
The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
7.7
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Fred Koenekamp)
Jeff Goldblum, Ellen Barkin, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Weller, and John Lithgow in The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension (1984)
The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the 8th Dimension
6.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1984

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Stan Freberg Commercials
    8.9
    Video
    • Cinematographer (segment "Great American Soup!, The")
    • 1999
  • Willem Dafoe, Danny Glover, and Brad Johnson in Flight of the Intruder (1991)
    Flight of the Intruder
    5.8
    • director of photography
    • 1991
  • Welcome Home (1989)
    Welcome Home
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1989
  • Jami Gertz, Amanda Peterson, Roy Scheider, Kirk Cameron, and Tim Quill in Listen to Me (1989)
    Listen to Me
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • Hard Time on Planet Earth (1989)
    Hard Time on Planet Earth
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1989
  • Amy Yasbeck and Todd Waring in Splash, Too (1988)
    Splash, Too
    3.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Adam Carl and Steven Eckholdt in 14 Going on 30 (1988)
    14 Going on 30
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Student Exchange (1987)
    Student Exchange
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986–1987
  • Sandahl Bergman, Corinne Bohrer, Mary Cadorette, Brett Cullen, Vicki Frederick, Sherman Hemsley, Julia Montgomery, Don Most, and Wendie Jo Sperber in Stewardess School (1986)
    Stewardess School
    4.3
    • director of photography (as Anton Ken Krawczyk)
    • 1986
  • News at Eleven (1986)
    News at Eleven
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Pleasures (1986)
    Pleasures
    6.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1986
  • Natalie Gregory in Alice in Wonderland (1985)
    Alice in Wonderland
    7.3
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • Amos (1985)
    Amos
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Jack Scalia and Lindsay Wagner in The Other Lover (1985)
    The Other Lover
    5.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Candice Bergen, Burt Reynolds, Charles Durning, George Segal, and Dar Robinson in Stick (1985)
    Stick
    5.7
    • additional photographer (as Fred Koenekamp)
    • 1985
  • The Black Hole (1979)
    The Black Hole
    5.9
    • additional photography (uncredited)
    • 1979
  • The Outer Limits (1963)
    The Outer Limits
    8.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1964–1965
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1963
  • The Hook (1963)
    The Hook
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1963
  • The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1962)
    The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Dean Martin, Judy Holliday, and Jean Stapleton in Bells Are Ringing (1960)
    Bells Are Ringing
    6.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Taina Elg and George Montgomery in Watusi (1959)
    Watusi
    5.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Elizabeth Taylor, Montgomery Clift, and Eva Marie Saint in Raintree County (1957)
    Raintree County
    6.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Ann Blyth, Vic Damone, Dolores Gray, and Howard Keel in Kismet (1955)
    Kismet
    6.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Jane Russell in Underwater! (1955)
    Underwater!
    5.3
    • underwater assistant camera
    • 1955
  • Jack Carson, Denise Darcel, Charlotte Greenwood, Fernando Lamas, and Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (1953)
    Dangerous When Wet
    6.3
    • underwater assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Fred Koeenekamp
  • Born
    • November 11, 1922
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • May 31, 2017
    • Bonita Springs, Florida, USA(effects of a stroke)
  • Parents
    • Hans F. Koenekamp
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Got his start as a first cameraman on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964).
  • Trademark
    Cinematographer of many Franklin J. Schaffner films.

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