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Ellis W. Carter(1906-1964)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Choreography
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Ellis W. Carter was born on 2 November 1906 in Ashland, Oregon, USA. Ellis was a cinematographer, known for Around the World in 80 Days (1956), The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957) and The Invisible Monster (1950). Ellis died on 23 October 1964 in Long Beach, California, USA.
BornNovember 2, 1906
DiedOctober 23, 1964(57)
BornNovember 2, 1906
DiedOctober 23, 1964(57)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for

David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
Around the World in 80 Days
6.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Ellis Carter)
  • 1956
Grant Williams in The Incredible Shrinking Man (1957)
The Incredible Shrinking Man
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1957
The Invisible Monster (1950)
The Invisible Monster
4.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1950
Kirk Alyn in Radar Patrol vs. Spy King (1949)
Radar Patrol vs. Spy King
5.3
  • Cinematographer
  • 1949

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Invisible Monster (1950)
    Slaves of the Invisible Monster
    3.8
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Ellis Carter)
    • 1964
  • Your Cheatin' Heart (1964)
    Your Cheatin' Heart
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Elvis Presley, Teri Garr, Jack Albertson, Pamela Austin, Yvonne Craig, Glenda Farrell, Lynn Fields, Gail Ganley, Sam Katzman, Gene Nelson, Arthur O'Connell, Cynthia Pepper, Hortense Petra, and Beverly Powers in Kissin' Cousins (1964)
    Kissin' Cousins
    5.3
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Dan Duryea and Tony Young in He Rides Tall (1964)
    He Rides Tall
    6.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964
  • Vincent Price in Twice-Told Tales (1963)
    Twice-Told Tales
    6.6
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Pamela Austin, Joby Baker, Peter Breck, Johnny Cash, Chris Crosby, George Hamilton IV, Judy Henske, Ruta Lee, Cathie Taylor, Sheb Wooley, The Brothers Four, The Gateway Trio, Eddie Brown, and Joe Gilbert in Hootenanny Hoot (1963)
    Hootenanny Hoot
    5.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • Audie Murphy, Kathleen Crowley, Charles Drake, and Harold J. Stone in Showdown (1963)
    Showdown
    6.3
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Vincent Price and Nancy Kovack in Diary of a Madman (1963)
    Diary of a Madman
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 1963
  • About Time (1962)
    About Time
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Gardner McKay in Adventures in Paradise (1959)
    Adventures in Paradise
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1962
  • Debbie Reynolds, Steve Forrest, Andy Griffith, Juliet Prowse, and Thelma Ritter in The Second Time Around (1961)
    The Second Time Around
    6.5
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • Tuesday Weld in Follow the Sun (1961)
    Follow the Sun
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • Pirates of Tortuga (1961)
    Pirates of Tortuga
    5.4
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • The Fiercest Heart (1961)
    The Fiercest Heart
    6.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961

Camera and Electrical Department

  • David Niven and Cantinflas in Around the World in 80 Days (1956)
    Around the World in 80 Days
    6.7
    • director of photography: second unit (as Ellis Carter)
    • 1956
  • Sterling Hayden, Anna Maria Alberghetti, Cheryl Callaway, Ben Cooper, and Virginia Grey in The Last Command (1955)
    The Last Command
    6.3
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Dale Belding, Don Castle, Virginia Grey, Eilene Janssen, Ardda Lynwood, Peter Miles, and Larry Olsen in Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? (1948)
    Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?
    4.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Eddie Bartell, Beverly Lloyd, Emory Parnell, Joe Sawyer, William Tracy, and Joan Woodbury in Here Comes Trouble (1948)
    Here Comes Trouble
    5.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Laraine Day and Joel McCrea in Foreign Correspondent (1940)
    Foreign Correspondent
    7.4
    • camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Joan Fontaine and Laurence Olivier in Rebecca (1940)
    Rebecca
    8.0
    • camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1940
  • Claudette Colbert, Ben Lyon, and Ernest Torrence in I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
    I Cover the Waterfront
    6.1
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Eddie Cantor, Samuel Goldwyn, William Anthony McGuire, and Florenz Ziegfeld Jr. in Whoopee! (1930)
    Whoopee!
    6.3
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1930

Choreography

  • Dale Belding, Don Castle, Virginia Grey, Eilene Janssen, Ardda Lynwood, Peter Miles, and Larry Olsen in Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin? (1948)
    Who Killed 'Doc' Robbin?
    4.6
    • choreographer (uncredited)
    • 1948

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Ellis Carter
  • Born
    • November 2, 1906
    • Ashland, Oregon, USA
  • Died
    • October 23, 1964
    • Long Beach, California, USA

Did you know

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

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