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Sherman Kunkel(1919-1991)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Sherman Kunkel was born on 4 October 1919 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Sherman was a cinematographer, known for Baretta (1975), Fame (1982) and CBS Summer Playhouse (1987). Sherman died on 10 February 1991 in Reno, Nevada, USA.
BornOctober 4, 1919
DiedFebruary 10, 1991(71)
BornOctober 4, 1919
DiedFebruary 10, 1991(71)
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  • Nominated for 2 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 nominations total

Known for

Robert Blake in Baretta (1975)
Baretta
6.8
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
Fame
7.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Sherman L. Kunkel)
CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
CBS Summer Playhouse
6.6
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Joe Don Baker in Framed (1975)
Framed
6.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1975

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Bronson Pinchot and Mark Linn-Baker in Perfect Strangers (1986)
    Perfect Strangers
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1986–1988
  • CBS Summer Playhouse (1987)
    CBS Summer Playhouse
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1987
  • The Hogan Family (1986)
    The Hogan Family
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Sherman L. Kunkel)
    • 1986
  • The Canterville Ghost (1985)
    The Canterville Ghost
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Debbie Allen, Lee Curreri, Cynthia Gibb, Erica Gimpel, Bill Hufsey, Carlo Imperato, Valerie Landsburg, and Gene Anthony Ray in Fame (1982)
    Fame
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Sherman L. Kunkel)
    • 1982–1985
  • Murder 1, Dancer 0 (1983)
    Murder 1, Dancer 0
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Hart to Hart (1979)
    Hart to Hart
    6.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982–1983
  • Leslie Nielsen in Police Squad! (1982)
    Police Squad!
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982
  • Tom Selleck in Magnum, P.I. (1980)
    Magnum, P.I.
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981–1982
  • The Monkey Mission (1981)
    The Monkey Mission
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • The Big Black Pill (1981)
    The Big Black Pill
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Ron Moody in Nobody's Perfect (1980)
    Nobody's Perfect
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Greg Evigan in B.J. and the Bear (1978)
    B.J. and the Bear
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1980
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Kam Fong, Al Harrington, Jack Lord, and James MacArthur in Hawaii Five-O (1968)
    Hawaii Five-O
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978–1979

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Robin Williams and Walter Matthau in The Survivors (1983)
    The Survivors
    5.8
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1983
  • Billy Jack Goes to Washington (1977)
    Billy Jack Goes to Washington
    4.5
    • camera operator
    • 1977
  • Shaun Cassidy, Pamela Sue Martin, and Parker Stevenson in The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries (1977)
    The Hardy Boys/Nancy Drew Mysteries
    7.3
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1977–1979
  • Jack Klugman in Quincy, M.E. (1976)
    Quincy, M.E.
    7.3
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1976–1983
  • Tom Laughlin in The Master Gunfighter (1975)
    The Master Gunfighter
    4.5
    • camera operator
    • 1975
  • Part 2: Walking Tall (1975)
    Part 2: Walking Tall
    6.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1975
  • Joe Don Baker in Framed (1975)
    Framed
    6.4
    • camera operator
    • 1975
  • Tom Laughlin and Delores Taylor in The Trial of Billy Jack (1974)
    The Trial of Billy Jack
    4.6
    • camera operator (as Sherman L. Kunkel)
    • 1974
  • Burt Reynolds in The Longest Yard (1974)
    The Longest Yard
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1974
  • W (1974)
    W
    4.7
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • A Knife for the Ladies (1974)
    A Knife for the Ladies
    4.6
    • camera operator
    • 1974
  • Joe Don Baker and Elizabeth Hartman in Walking Tall (1973)
    Walking Tall
    6.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1973
  • Fess Parker in Climb an Angry Mountain (1972)
    Climb an Angry Mountain
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1972
  • Robert Hooks in Trouble Man (1972)
    Trouble Man
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Patty Duke in You'll Like My Mother (1972)
    You'll Like My Mother
    6.5
    • camera operator
    • 1972

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Sherman L. Kunkel
  • Born
    • October 4, 1919
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 10, 1991
    • Reno, Nevada, USA(heart attack)

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  • Trivia
    Was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

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