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Bill Klages(1927-2024)

  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Cinematographer
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Bill Klages was born on 7 May 1927 in Long Beach, New York, USA. Bill was a cinematographer, known for Ray (2004), Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975) and Great Performances: Dance in America (1976). Bill died on 7 July 2024 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornMay 7, 1927
DiedJuly 7, 2024(97)
BornMay 7, 1927
DiedJuly 7, 2024(97)
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  • Won 7 Primetime Emmys
    • 9 wins & 17 nominations total

Known for

Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)
Ray
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 2004
Mitzi & 100 Guys (1975)
Mitzi & 100 Guys
8.0
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1975
Two by Dove (1995)
Great Performances: Dance in America
7.3
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Kelly and Dorothy Hamill in The Dorothy Hamill Special (1976)
The Dorothy Hamill Special
6.8
TV Special
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1976

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

  • Jamie Foxx in Ray (2004)
    Ray
    7.7
    • concert lighting consultant
    • 2004
  • Bash: Latter-Day Plays (2001)
    Bash: Latter-Day Plays
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • lighting designer
    • 2001
  • Beauty and the Beast: A Concert on Ice
    7.3
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1996
  • The 49th Annual Tony Awards (1995)
    The 49th Annual Tony Awards
    7.2
    TV Special
    • lighting director
    • 1995
  • Penny Marshall, David L. Lander, Michael McKean, and Cindy Williams in The Laverne & Shirley Reunion (1995)
    The Laverne & Shirley Reunion
    8.2
    TV Special
    • lighting director
    • 1995
  • Lisa Ann Walter in Later with Greg Kinnear (1994)
    Later with Greg Kinnear
    6.6
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • 1994
  • The 48th Annual Tony Awards (1994)
    The 48th Annual Tony Awards
    5.6
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1994
  • Charlton Heston in Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic (1994)
    Ben-Hur: The Making of an Epic
    7.7
    Video
    • lighting designer
    • 1994
  • The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards (1994)
    The 20th Annual People's Choice Awards
    6.0
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1994
  • Celebration of a Life: Steven J. Ross Chairman of Time Warner
    TV Movie
    • lighting director
    • 1993
  • The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1993)
    The 45th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    6.5
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1993
  • AFI Life Achievement Award (1973)
    AFI Life Achievement Award
    5.8
    TV Mini Series
    • lighting designer
    • 1993
  • Andy Griffith Show Reunion
    7.5
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1993
  • The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (1992)
    The 44th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards
    5.6
    TV Special
    • lighting designer
    • 1992
  • Jim Carrey, Damon Wayans, David Alan Grier, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Kelly Coffield Park, Kim Coles, Tommy Davidson, T'Keyah Crystal Keymáh, Kim Wayans, and Shawn Wayans in In Living Color (1990)
    In Living Color
    8.2
    TV Series
    • lighting designer
    • 1991–1992

Cinematographer

  • Keith Carradine and Alfre Woodard in Special Report: Journey to Mars (1996)
    Special Report: Journey to Mars
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • Walt Disney in The Magical World of Disney (1954)
    The Magical World of Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer (as William Klages)
    • 1987
  • Deborah Jenssen and Darcel Wynne in Solid Gold (1980)
    Solid Gold
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Angela Lansbury and George Hearn in Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (1982)
    Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
    8.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Record City (1977)
    Record City
    4.6
    • Cinematographer (as William M. Klages)
    • 1977
  • Married Is Better
    TV Special
    • director of photography
    • 1974
  • Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra (1973)
    Magnavox Presents Frank Sinatra
    8.1
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer (as William Klages)
    • 1973
  • George Segal and Shirley Knight in The Lie (1973)
    The Lie
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • William M. Klages
  • Born
    • May 7, 1927
    • Long Beach, New York, USA
  • Died
    • July 7, 2024
    • Santa Monica, California, USA(undisclosed)

Did you know

  • Trivia
    Began with NBC in 1948 as a video maintenance engineer on such series as "Your Show of Shows" and "The Kate Smith Hour". He was then promoted to video engineer, working on "Your Hit Parade". His career was interrupted by a summons for a two-year stint in the U.S. Navy, after which he returned to NBC.

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