Release calendarTop 250 moviesMost popular moviesBrowse movies by genreTop box officeShowtimes & ticketsMovie newsIndia movie spotlight
    What's on TV & streamingTop 250 TV showsMost popular TV showsBrowse TV shows by genreTV news
    What to watchLatest trailersIMDb OriginalsIMDb PicksIMDb SpotlightFamily entertainment guideIMDb Podcasts
    OscarsPrimetime EmmysToronto Int'l Film FestivalFall TV GuideMost Anticipated This MonthSTARmeter AwardsAwards CentralFestival CentralAll events
    Born todayTrending peopleCelebrity news
    IMDb LabsHelp centerContributor zonePolls
For industry professionals
  • Language
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Watchlist
Sign in
  • Fully supported
  • English (United States)
    Partially supported
    Some content may be auto-translated
  • Français (Canada)
  • Français (France)
  • Deutsch (Deutschland)
  • हिंदी (भारत)
  • Italiano (Italia)
  • Português (Brasil)
  • Español (España)
  • Español (México)
Use app
  • Biography
  • Trivia
IMDbPro

Wesley Anderson(1896-1960)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Special Effects
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Wesley Anderson was born on 23 December 1896 in Turret, Colorado, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Beast with Five Fingers (1946), The Song of the Flame (1930) and Pillow to Post (1945). He died on 17 November 1960 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1896
DiedNovember 17, 1960(63)
BornDecember 23, 1896
DiedNovember 17, 1960(63)
IMDbProStarmeterSee rank
Add photos, demo reels

Known for

Peter Lorre, Robert Alda, and Andrea King in The Beast with Five Fingers (1946)
The Beast with Five Fingers
6.5
  • Cinematographer
  • 1946
The Song of the Flame (1930)
The Song of the Flame
5.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1930
Sydney Greenstreet, Ida Lupino, and William Prince in Pillow to Post (1945)
Pillow to Post
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1945
Jack Carson, Robert Hutton, Janis Paige, and Martha Vickers in Love and Learn (1947)
Love and Learn
6.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1947

Credits

IMDbPro

Cinematographer

  • Cheyenne (1955)
    Cheyenne
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958–1960
  • James Garner and Jack Kelly in Maverick (1957)
    Maverick
    8.0
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1960
  • Roger Moore in The Alaskans (1959)
    The Alaskans
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • Lawman (1958)
    Lawman
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1960
  • Andrew Duggan, Arlene Howell, Richard Long, and Van Williams in Bourbon Street Beat (1959)
    Bourbon Street Beat
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959–1960
  • Robert Conrad, Anthony Eisley, Poncie Ponce, and Connie Stevens in Hawaiian Eye (1959)
    Hawaiian Eye
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Wayde Preston in Colt .45 (1957)
    Colt .45
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957–1960
  • Sugarfoot (1957)
    Sugarfoot
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958–1960
  • Edd Byrnes, Roger Smith, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in 77 Sunset Strip (1958)
    77 Sunset Strip
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1959–1960
  • Ty Hardin in Bronco (1958)
    Bronco
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1959
  • Conflict (1956)
    Conflict
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957
  • So You Want to Be Popular (1949)
    So You Want to Be Popular
    7.8
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter (1949)
    So You Want to Be a Baby Sitter
    7.0
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1949
  • George O'Hanlon in So You Want to Be a Detective (1948)
    So You Want to Be a Detective
    6.9
    Short
    • photographed by
    • 1948
  • George O'Hanlon in So You Want to Build a House (1948)
    So You Want to Build a House
    6.1
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1948

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Tab Hunter and Etchika Choureau in Lafayette Escadrille (1958)
    Lafayette Escadrille
    5.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1958
  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Giant (1956)
    Giant
    7.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Edward G. Robinson and Jayne Mansfield in Illegal (1955)
    Illegal
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Grace Kelly and Anthony Dawson in Dial M for Murder (1954)
    Dial M for Murder
    8.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Eddie Bracken and Gordon MacRae in About Face (1952)
    About Face
    5.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Milton Berle, Bert Lahr, Virginia Mayo, and Ruth Roman in Always Leave Them Laughing (1949)
    Always Leave Them Laughing
    5.6
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Bruce Bennett, Wayne Morris, and Janis Paige in The House Across the Street (1949)
    The House Across the Street
    6.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Robert Douglas, Robert Alda, Felix Jacoves, William Sackheim, and Helen Westcott in Homicide (1949)
    Homicide
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • David Niven and Jane Wyman in A Kiss in the Dark (1949)
    A Kiss in the Dark
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Robert Stack in Fighter Squadron (1948)
    Fighter Squadron
    6.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Cary Grant in Arsenic and Old Lace (1944)
    Arsenic and Old Lace
    7.9
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • James Cagney in Yankee Doodle Dandy (1942)
    Yankee Doodle Dandy
    7.6
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Claude Rains, Ronald Reagan, Robert Cummings, Betty Field, and Ann Sheridan in Kings Row (1942)
    Kings Row
    7.5
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1942
  • Kay Francis in Confession (1937)
    Confession
    7.4
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1937
  • Kay Francis in Stolen Holiday (1937)
    Stolen Holiday
    6.3
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1937

Special Effects

  • Jack Carson, Penny Edwards, Dorothy Malone, and Dennis Morgan in Two Guys from Texas (1948)
    Two Guys from Texas
    5.7
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • Robert Hutton, Janis Paige, and Joyce Reynolds in Wallflower (1948)
    Wallflower
    6.0
    • special effects
    • 1948
  • Shirley Temple, Ronald Reagan, and Rory Calhoun in That Hagen Girl (1947)
    That Hagen Girl
    6.2
    • special effects
    • 1947

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Weslie Anderson
  • Born
    • December 23, 1896
    • Turret, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • November 17, 1960
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Member of A.S.C. (American Society of Cinematographers).

Contribute to this page

Suggest an edit or add missing content
  • Learn more about contributing
Edit page

More to explore

Recently viewed

You have no recently viewed pages
Get the IMDb app
Sign in for more accessSign in for more access
Follow IMDb on social
Get the IMDb app
For Android and iOS
Get the IMDb app
  • Help
  • Site Index
  • IMDbPro
  • Box Office Mojo
  • License IMDb Data
  • Press Room
  • Advertising
  • Jobs
  • Conditions of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Your Ads Privacy Choices
IMDb, an Amazon company

© 1990-2026 by IMDb.com, Inc.