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Gene Polito(1918-2010)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Gene Polito was born on 13 September 1918 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Westworld (1973), Up in Smoke (1978) and Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970). He was married to Lucille. He died on 28 November 2010 in Irvine, California, USA.
BornSeptember 13, 1918
DiedNovember 28, 2010(92)
BornSeptember 13, 1918
DiedNovember 28, 2010(92)
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  • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 nomination total

Known for

Westworld (1973)
Westworld
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1973
Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in Smoke
6.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1978
Colossus: The Forbin Project (1970)
Colossus: The Forbin Project
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1970
Futureworld (1976)
Futureworld
5.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1976

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Gangster Wars (1981)
    Gangster Wars
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Pat Klous, Connie Sellecca, and Kathryn Witt in Flying High (1978)
    Flying High
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978–1979
  • Up in Smoke (1978)
    Up in Smoke
    6.9
    • director of photography
    • 1978
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
    3.7
    • USA
    • 1978
  • No More, No Less
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Eight Is Enough (1977)
    Eight Is Enough
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography (as Gino Polito)
    • 1977
  • Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front (1977)
    Life Goes to War: Hollywood and the Home Front
    7.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Bunco (1977)
    Bunco
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977
  • Face of Darkness (1976)
    Face of Darkness
    5.4
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1976
  • Futureworld (1976)
    Futureworld
    5.7
    • director of photography
    • 1976
  • Erik Estrada and James Mitchum in Trackdown (1976)
    Trackdown
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Raul Julia and Art Carney in Streetkill (1975)
    Streetkill
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Last Hours Before Morning (1975)
    Last Hours Before Morning
    5.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • All Together Now (1975)
    All Together Now
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders (1974)
    Judge Dee and the Monastery Murders
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Joey Aresco, Ilene Graff, and Harrison Page in Supertrain (1979)
    Supertrain
    4.5
    TV Series
    • minature photography
    • 1979
  • The Bad News Bears Go to Japan (1978)
    The Bad News Bears Go to Japan
    3.7
    • director of photography: USA
    • 1978
  • That's Entertainment! (1974)
    That's Entertainment!
    7.8
    • additional photography
    • 1974
  • Ring of Terror (1961)
    Ring of Terror
    1.9
    • assistant camera
    • 1961
  • Dana Andrews, Linda Darnell, Sterling Hayden, and Peggy King in Zero Hour! (1957)
    Zero Hour!
    6.6
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • John Wayne, Natalie Wood, Ward Bond, Jeffrey Hunter, and Vera Miles in The Searchers (1956)
    The Searchers
    7.8
    • technician (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Judy Garland and James Mason in A Star Is Born (1954)
    A Star Is Born
    7.5
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Frank Sinatra, Shelley Winters, and Alex Nicol in Meet Danny Wilson (1952)
    Meet Danny Wilson
    6.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1952

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Eugene Polito
  • Born
    • September 13, 1918
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • November 28, 2010
    • Irvine, California, USA(esophageal cancer)
  • Spouse
    • LucilleOctober 21, 1944 - November 28, 2010 (his death, 9 children)
  • Relatives
    • Delaney Polito(Niece or Nephew)

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  • Trivia
    Member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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