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Wolfgang Bayer(1934-2022)

  • Producer
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Wolfgang Bayer was born in 1934 in Vöcklabruck, Austria. He was a producer and cinematographer, known for Earthling (2005), Animal World (1968) and Nova (1974). He died on 22 July 2022 in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA.
Born1934
DiedJuly 22, 2022
Born1934
DiedJuly 22, 2022
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  • Awards
    • 4 wins total

Known for

"Earthling" Poster photo taken by storyteller Tristan Bayer on the old fishing ship as the midnight sun casts a shadow of the Bayer family and their camera against a giant iceburg on their trip to Greenland.
Earthling
4.8
  • Producer
  • 2005
Animal World
7.7
TV Series
  • Producer
David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
Nova
8.7
TV Series
  • Producer
World of the Sea
TV Series
  • Producer
  • 1970

Credits

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Producer

  • "Earthling" Poster photo taken by storyteller Tristan Bayer on the old fishing ship as the midnight sun casts a shadow of the Bayer family and their camera against a giant iceburg on their trip to Greenland.
    Earthling
    4.8
    • executive producer
    • 2005
  • World of Discovery (1990)
    World of Discovery
    7.5
    TV Series
    • producer
    • 1997
  • Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.6
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1995
  • Island of the Giant Bears
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • producer
    • 1994
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1985–1991
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • produced by
    • 1987
  • New! Animal World
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1983–1992
  • Animal World
    7.7
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1969–1972
  • The World of Reptiles
    TV Movie
    • executive producer
    • 1971
  • The Challenging Sea
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • World of the Sea
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1970
  • American West (1968)
    American West
    TV Series
    • executive producer
    • 1968

Cinematographer

  • Nature's Microworlds (2012)
    Nature's Microworlds
    8.1
    TV Series
    • photography
    • 2012
  • "Earthling" Poster photo taken by storyteller Tristan Bayer on the old fishing ship as the midnight sun casts a shadow of the Bayer family and their camera against a giant iceburg on their trip to Greenland.
    Earthling
    4.8
    • director of photography
    • 2005
  • Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.6
    TV Series
    • cinematography
    • 1996–1998
  • Ice Age Survivors (1998)
    Ice Age Survivors
    TV Movie
    • cinematography
    • 1998
  • World of Discovery (1990)
    World of Discovery
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1997
  • Hunters: The World of Predators and Prey (1994)
    Hunters: The World of Predators and Prey
    TV Mini Series
    • cinematography
    • 1994–1995
  • Island of the Giant Bears
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • New! Animal World
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1992
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • photographed by
    • Cinematographer
    • cinematographer
    • 1983–1991
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • photographed by
    • 1987
  • The Living Planet (1984)
    The Living Planet
    9.0
    TV Mini Series
    • photography
    • 1984
  • The Making of a Continent
    9.3
    TV Series
    • photography
    • 1983
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1976
  • Seven Wonders of the West (1973)
    Seven Wonders of the West
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973

Director

  • "Earthling" Poster photo taken by storyteller Tristan Bayer on the old fishing ship as the midnight sun casts a shadow of the Bayer family and their camera against a giant iceburg on their trip to Greenland.
    Earthling
    4.8
    • Director
    • 2005
  • Wild Discovery (1995)
    Wild Discovery
    8.6
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1995
  • F. Murray Abraham, Peter Coyote, Allison Argo, David Attenborough, Paul Christie, John Benjamin Hickey, Howard McGillin, George Page, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, Nora Young, Toby Leonard Moore, and Chris Morgan in Nature (1982)
    Nature
    8.9
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • Director
    • 1983–1991
  • David Ogden Stiers, Stacy Keach, Neil Ross, Jay O. Sanders, Craig Sechler, J.T. Turner, and David Pogue in Nova (1974)
    Nova
    8.7
    TV Series
    • directed by
    • 1987
  • New! Animal World
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983–1992
  • The World About Us (1967)
    The World About Us
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1983
  • National Geographic Specials (1965)
    National Geographic Specials
    8.5
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1976
  • The World of Reptiles
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1971
  • Animal World
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1969–1970
  • The Great Apes
    TV Movie
    • Director
    • 1970
  • World of the Sea
    TV Series
    • Director
    • 1970

Personal details

  • Born
    • 1934
    • Vöcklabruck, Austria
  • Died
    • July 22, 2022
    • Jackson Hole, Wyoming, USA

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