William Cronjager(1930-1995)
- Cinematographer
- Camera and Electrical Department
- Actor
Ace cinematographer William Cronjager was born on March 28, 1930 in
Queens, New York. Cronjager stems from a long and illustrious line of
extraordinary technical experts in Hollywood: his father Henry
Cronjager, uncle Edward Cronjager, grandfather Henry Cronjager, and
great uncle Jules Cronjager were all first-rate cinematographers whose
collective body of work dates back to the silent movie days in the
early 20th century. William was a second assistant cameraman on "South
Pacific" and an assistant cameraman on "The Hustler." Cronjager made
his major mark on television and racked up a substantial amount of
credits shooting episodes of such TV shows as "Alias Smith and Jones,"
"Baretta," "Columbo," "The Dukes of Hazzard," "Hill Street Blues" (for
which he won a Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography in a
Series for his exemplary work on the pilot "Hill Street Station" and
shot 27 episodes altogether of this groundbreaking television program),
"Partners in Crme," and "Miami Vice." In addition to his extensive list
of episodic television credits, William also shot a few theatrical
features and a slew of made-for-TV pictures. His last credit was the TV
movie "Broken Angel" in 1988. He died at age 65 on May 25, 1995 in Lake
Havasu City, Arizona.
