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William Norton(1935-1999)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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William Norton was born on 21 September 1935. He was a cinematographer, known for Hunter (1984), Giant from the Unknown (1958) and Hardcastle and McCormick (1983). He died on 19 September 1999 in Kern County, California, USA.
BornSeptember 21, 1935
DiedSeptember 19, 1999(63)
BornSeptember 21, 1935
DiedSeptember 19, 1999(63)
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Known for

Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
Hunter
6.9
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as William 'Skip' Norton)
Buddy Baer in Giant from the Unknown (1958)
Giant from the Unknown
4.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1958
Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
Hardcastle and McCormick
6.6
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department
Marigold Man
  • Cinematographer
  • 1970

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Laverne & Shirley (1976)
    Laverne & Shirley
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1977–1981
  • Ron Howard, Henry Winkler, Marion Ross, Tom Bosley, Erin Moran, Don Most, and Anson Williams in Happy Days (1974)
    Happy Days
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • director of photography
    • 1975–1977
  • Bob Crane and Patricia Harty in The Bob Crane Show (1975)
    The Bob Crane Show
    5.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1975
  • Jack Klugman and Tony Randall in The Odd Couple (1970)
    The Odd Couple
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 1974–1975
  • Norman Fell, Sandra Deel, Bernie Kopell, Deirdre Lenihan, and Louis Nye in Needles and Pins (1973)
    Needles and Pins
    6.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1973
  • Marigold Man
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970

Camera and Electrical Department

  • George Peppard, Mr. T, Dirk Benedict, and Dwight Schultz in The A-Team (1983)
    The A-Team
    7.5
    TV Series
    • camera operator (as William 'Skip' Norton)
    • 1986–1987
  • Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick (1983)
    Hardcastle and McCormick
    6.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1984–1986
  • Fred Dryer and Stepfanie Kramer in Hunter (1984)
    Hunter
    6.9
    TV Series
    • camera operator (as William 'Skip' Norton)
    • 1984
  • Citizens Band (1977)
    Citizens Band
    6.4
    • second assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1977
  • Last of the Red Hot Lovers (1972)
    Last of the Red Hot Lovers
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Two Loves (1961)
    Two Loves
    5.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • Rock Hudson and Jean Simmons in This Earth Is Mine (1959)
    This Earth Is Mine
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Dean Fredericks in Steve Canyon (1958)
    Steve Canyon
    7.2
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Buddy Baer in Giant from the Unknown (1958)
    Giant from the Unknown
    4.5
    • camera operator
    • 1958
  • Jeffrey Hunter, Dean Stockwell, Fred MacMurray, and Janice Rule in Gun for a Coward (1956)
    Gun for a Coward
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • William 'Skip' Norton
  • Born
    • September 21, 1935
  • Died
    • September 19, 1999
    • Kern County, California, USA(dirt bike accident)
  • Spouse
    • ?? - September 19, 1999 (his death)

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