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Samuel Painter

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Samuel Painter
Samuel Painter is known for Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos (2024), Laurel Canyon (2020) and Billy Joel: And So It Goes (2025).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

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    Known for

    Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Drea de Matteo, David Chase, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Nancy Marchand, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos (2024)
    Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2024
    Laurel Canyon (2020)
    Laurel Canyon
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    Billy Joel: And So It Goes (2025)
    Billy Joel: And So It Goes
    8.6
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood (2024)
    The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer

    Credits

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    Cinematographer

    • From Rawhide to Rhinestones: How the West Is Worn
      • Cinematographer
      • Pre-production
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography
      • 2022–2026
    • Impact x Nightline (2022)
      Impact x Nightline
      6.2
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Sam Painter)
      • 2023–2026
    • Billy Joel: And So It Goes (2025)
      Billy Joel: And So It Goes
      8.6
      TV Mini Series
      • cinematographer
      • 2025
    • The King of Color (2025)
      The King of Color
      6.9
      • Cinematographer
      • 2025
    • The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood (2024)
      The Wonderland Massacre & the Secret History of Hollywood
      7.1
      TV Mini Series
      • director of photography
      • 2024
    • Lorraine Bracco, James Gandolfini, Edie Falco, Steven Van Zandt, Drea de Matteo, David Chase, Robert Iler, Michael Imperioli, Nancy Marchand, Jamie Lynn Sigler, and Tony Sirico in Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos (2024)
      Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2024
    • John Wayne and Sophie Okonedo in The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout (2023)
      The Conqueror: Hollywood Fallout
      7.1
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time (2023)
      San Francisco Sounds: A Place in Time
      7.9
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2023
    • Jane Fonda, Oprah Winfrey, Ashton Kutcher, Howie Mandel, Maria Shriver, Lily Tomlin, Nick Cannon, Amy Schumer, and David Agus in The Checkup with Dr. David Agus (2022)
      The Checkup with Dr. David Agus
      6.6
      TV Mini Series
      • Cinematographer (as Sam Painter)
      • 2022
    • If These Walls Could Sing (2022)
      If These Walls Could Sing
      7.2
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • The Kardashians -- An ABC News Special (2022)
      The Kardashians -- An ABC News Special
      3.9
      TV Special
      • director of photography (as Sam Painter)
      • 2022
    • Marian Anderson in Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands (2022)
      Marian Anderson: The Whole World in Her Hands
      8.0
      • Cinematographer
      • 2022
    • Classic Albums (1997)
      Classic Albums
      8.4
      TV Series
      • director of photography (as Sam Painter)
      • 2021
    • Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records (2021)
      Mr. A & Mr. M: The Story of A&M Records
      7.8
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer
      • 2021
    • Laurel Canyon (2020)
      Laurel Canyon
      8.2
      TV Series
      • cinematography by
      • 2020

    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Forever 2242
      • camera operator
      • Post-production
      • Short
    • Martin Short in Marty, Life Is Short (2026)
      Marty, Life Is Short
      7.7
      • additional cinematography
      • 2026
    • Dateline NBC (1992)
      Dateline NBC
      7.4
      TV Series
      • camera
      • 2018–2025
    • 48 Hours (1988)
      48 Hours
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • camera (as Sam Painter)
      • 2006–2025
    • Watershed (2024)
      Watershed
      • Director of Photography (interview segment)
      • 2024
    • Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing (2023)
      Cyndi Lauper: Let the Canary Sing
      7.6
      • additional photography (as Sam Painter)
      • 2023
    • Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List (2022)
      Inspiring America: The 2022 Inspiration List
      TV Special
      • camera operator
      • 2022
    • American Masters (1985)
      American Masters
      8.2
      TV Series
      • media manager
      • 2022
    • Chris Kenny in Going Nuclear: The Clean Energy Debate (2021)
      Going Nuclear: The Clean Energy Debate
      TV Special
      • camera (as Sam Painter)
      • 2021
    • Nick News (2021)
      Nick News
      7.5
      TV Series
      • camera operator (as Sam Painter)
      • 2021
    • Inspiring America the 2021 Inspiration List (2021)
      Inspiring America the 2021 Inspiration List
      TV Special
      • camera operator (as Sam Painter)
      • 2021
    • The Last Narc (2020)
      The Last Narc
      8.5
      TV Mini Series
      • 2nd Unit Director of Photography
      • 2020
    • Ralph Lauren in Very Ralph (2019)
      Very Ralph
      6.9
      • additional camera (as Sam Painter)
      • 2019
    • Erin Moriarty, Richard Schlesinger, Peter Van Sant, James Brown, Troy Roberts, Bill Lagattuta, Tracy Smith, Maureen Maher, Susan Spencer, Jim Axelrod, Michelle Miller, and David Begnaud in Dead Ringer (2019)
      48 Hours on ID
      7.7
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • camera operator: Sam Painter
      • 2015–2019
    • NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget (2017)
      NCIS: The Cases They Can't Forget
      7.3
      TV Series
      • camera operator
      • 2018
    • Fisher Stevens, Alex Gibney, Matt Taibbi, Scott Tucker, Simon Trépanier, Anabel Hernández, Rachel Aviv, and Fahmi Quadir in Dirty Money (2018)
      Dirty Money
      8.1
      TV Series
      • additional photography
      • 2018

    Actor

    • Jenny Slate in Marcel the Shell with Shoes On (2021)
      Marcel the Shell with Shoes On
      7.6
      • 60 Minutes Camera Operator
      • 2021

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    • Alternative names
      • Sam Painter

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