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Isidore Mankofsky(1931-2021)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Isidore Mankofsky
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Isidore Mankofsky was born on 22 September 1931 in New York City, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and actor, known for The Arrival (1996), Somewhere in Time (1980) and Better Off Dead (1985). He was married to Christine Ludwig. He died on 11 March 2021 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 22, 1931
DiedMarch 11, 2021(89)
BornSeptember 22, 1931
DiedMarch 11, 2021(89)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 2 wins & 5 nominations total

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Known for

The Arrival (1996)
The Arrival
6.2
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1996
Christopher Reeve and Jane Seymour in Somewhere in Time (1980)
Somewhere in Time
7.2
  • Cinematographer
  • 1980
John Cusack, Curtis Armstrong, Diane Franklin, Yuji Okumoto, Dan Schneider, and Amanda Wyss in Better Off Dead (1985)
Better Off Dead
7.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1985
Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)
The Muppet Movie
7.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1979

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The Second Wave (2021)
    The Second Wave
    4.7
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2021
  • Too Loud a Solitude (2007)
    Too Loud a Solitude
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Divorce: The Musical (2001)
    Divorce: The Musical
    5.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • 4 Faces (2001)
    4 Faces
    6.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • Mark-Paul Gosselaar and Candace Cameron Bure in She Cried No (1996)
    She Cried No
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • The Heidi Chronicles (1995)
    The Heidi Chronicles
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Whose Daughter Is She? (1995)
    Whose Daughter Is She?
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Bruce Greenwood in Nowhere Man (1995)
    Nowhere Man
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1995
  • LL Cool J in Out-of-Sync (1995)
    Out-of-Sync
    4.7
    • director of photography
    • 1995
  • A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story (1994)
    A Promise Kept: The Oksana Baiul Story
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • Brian Bonsall and Bob Saget in Father and Scout (1994)
    Father and Scout
    5.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • The Gift of Love (1994)
    The Gift of Love
    7.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • Michael Michele and Dean Tarrolly in Trade Winds (1993)
    Trade Winds
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993
  • Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story (1993)
    Triumph Over Disaster: The Hurricane Andrew Story
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1993
  • Telling Secrets (1993)
    Telling Secrets
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1993

Camera and Electrical Department

  • The Arrival (1996)
    The Arrival
    6.2
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1996
  • Trenchcoat (1983)
    Trenchcoat
    5.2
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1983
  • Kay Lenz and Stephen McHattie in Moving Violation (1976)
    Moving Violation
    5.5
    • additional photographer
    • 1976
  • The Inventing of America
    TV Special
    • film cameraman
    • 1975
  • Chuck Connors and Aron Kincaid in The Proud and Damned (1972)
    The Proud and Damned
    4.5
    • additional photographer (as Isadore Mankowsky)
    • 1972
  • Future Shock (1972)
    Future Shock
    6.0
    Short
    • photography: second unit
    • 1972
  • Neighborhoods Are Different (1963)
    Neighborhoods Are Different
    Short
    • cameraman (as I. Mankofsky)
    • 1963

Actor

  • John Heard, Christina Moore, and Brian Smolensky in Searching for Fortune (2017)
    Searching for Fortune
    7.6
    • Denver Bar Fly
    • 2017
  • John Cusack, Demi Moore, Grenville Cuyler, Joel Murray, Tom Villard, and Linda Warren in One Crazy Summer (1986)
    One Crazy Summer
    6.4
    • Cameraman
    • 1986
  • Orson Welles, Steve Martin, Mel Brooks, James Coburn, Frank Oz, Milton Berle, Dom DeLuise, Elliott Gould, Jim Henson, Bob Hope, Madeline Kahn, Carol Kane, Cloris Leachman, Richard Pryor, Telly Savalas, Edgar Bergen, and Paul Williams in The Muppet Movie (1979)
    The Muppet Movie
    7.6
    • Old Man at Bogen County Fair (uncredited)
    • 1979

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Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • I. Mankofsky
  • Born
    • September 22, 1931
    • New York City, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 11, 2021
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(natural causes)
  • Spouse
    • Christine LudwigNovember 3, 1972 - March 11, 2021 (his death)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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  • Trivia
    Parents emigrated to the United States from Odessa, Ukraine in 1923.

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