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Paul Desatoff

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
  • Director
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Paul Desatoff is known for Street Asylum (1990), Dead Man Walking (1988) and In Search of... (1976). He was previously married to Cynthia Lynn Zinszer.
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    • Known for

    Street Asylum (1990)
    Street Asylum
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
    Dead Man Walking (1988)
    Dead Man Walking
    5.0
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
    Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
    In Search of...
    8.4
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    Reel Horror (1985)
    Reel Horror
    1.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985

    Credits

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Are they Here? UFOs Caught on Camera (2020)
      Are they Here? UFOs Caught on Camera
      4.9
      • camera operator
      • 2020
    • 9/10: The Final Hours
      7.8
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2014
    • Unusual Suspects (2010)
      Unusual Suspects
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2012–2013
    • Shark Week (1987)
      Shark Week
      7.6
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2010–2011
    • Dinosaur Revolution (2011)
      Dinosaur Revolution
      6.4
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2011
    • Rewind (2010)
      Rewind
      Short
      • camera operator
      • 2010
    • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008–2010
    • Hitler's Hidden Holocaust (2009)
      Hitler's Hidden Holocaust
      7.4
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Wild on Tape (2009)
      Wild on Tape
      9.0
      TV Movie
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You (2009)
      Tom Wilson: Bigger Than You
      7.0
      Video
      • eng camera
      • 2009
    • Prehistoric Predators (2007)
      Prehistoric Predators
      7.1
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2009
    • UFOs Over Earth (2008)
      UFOs Over Earth
      6.1
      TV Series
      • additional camera operator
      • 2008
    • After the Attack (2008)
      After the Attack
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2008
    • That's Gotta Hurt
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2007
    • Expeditions to the Edge (2004)
      Expeditions to the Edge
      7.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2005

    Cinematographer

    • Monsters Resurrected (2009)
      Monsters Resurrected
      5.6
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2009
    • Deep Ocean Explorers
      Short
      • Cinematographer
      • 2008
    • Hunter Hunted (2005)
      Hunter Hunted
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005–2006
    • Spec Ops (2006)
      Spec Ops
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • Untold Stories of the ER (2004)
      Untold Stories of the ER
      7.5
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • True Caribbean Pirates (2006)
      True Caribbean Pirates
      7.6
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2006
    • What's with That House? (2006)
      What's with That House?
      8.6
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2006
    • Expeditions to the Edge (2004)
      Expeditions to the Edge
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004–2005
    • Penn Jillette and Teller in Penn & Teller: Bullshit! (2003)
      Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • History Hogs
      8.3
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2005
    • Shot from the Sky (2004)
      Shot from the Sky
      9.1
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2004
    • Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles (2000)
      Civil War Combat: America's Bloodiest Battles
      8.5
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • Cinematographer
      • 2000–2003
    • UFOs: Put to the Test
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2003
    • Robert Stack in Unsolved Mysteries (1987)
      Unsolved Mysteries
      8.3
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • cinematographer
      • 1989–2002
    • The Enforcers
      TV Movie
      • Cinematographer
      • 2001

    Director

    • Spec Ops (2006)
      Spec Ops
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2006
    • Expeditions to the Edge (2004)
      Expeditions to the Edge
      7.3
      TV Series
      • Director
      • 2004–2005
    • Shot from the Sky (2004)
      Shot from the Sky
      9.1
      TV Movie
      • co-director
      • 2004
    • Dog Tag Anthologies
      TV Movie
      • Director
      • 2004

    Personal details

    • Spouse
      • Cynthia Lynn Zinszer? - April 27, 2020 (her death, 2 children)

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