Biography

Jerry Hartleben was born on June 15, 1946 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He is a cinematographer and actor, known for Moving from Emptiness: The Life and Art of a Zen Dude (2014), The Buccaneer (1958) and Treasure of Tayopa (1974). He is married to Shaeri Richards.

After graduating from the U.S.C. School of Cinema, he worked as a producer/director/cinematographer of television documentaries for the U.S. Navy and later, the NBC affiliate in Phoenix, Arizona.

Began his career in the film industry at the age of four as a child actor at MGM.

While acting in The Buccaneer (1958) with Yul Brynner (also a master photographer), Yul took an interest in Jerry and, along with the camera department at Paramount Studios, personally tutored him in the art of photography. This was the beginning of Jerry's interest in a "behind the camera" career.