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Robert Pittack(1899-1976)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Robert Pittack was born on 19 September 1899 in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), Private Secretary (1953) and General Electric Theater (1953). He died on 5 May 1976 in Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornSeptember 19, 1899
DiedMay 5, 1976(76)
BornSeptember 19, 1899
DiedMay 5, 1976(76)
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  • Nominated for 3 Primetime Emmys
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Private Secretary (1953)
Private Secretary
7.9
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
General Electric Theater
6.8
TV Series
  • Cinematographer(as Robert W.Pittack)
Claudia Drake, Edward Gargan, George Givot, Jayne Hazard, Jane Kean, Dorothy Kelly, William Marshall, Margaret Roach, and Marjorie Woodworth in Flying with Music (1942)
Flying with Music
4.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1942

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Bob Terry in The Forsaken Westerns (2017)
    The Forsaken Westerns
    8.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2017
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer (as Robert W. Pittack, as Robert W. Pittack)
    • 1966–1967
  • Jane Russell and Howard Keel in Waco (1966)
    Waco
    5.4
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965)
    Please Don't Eat the Daisies
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1965
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1964
  • Walter Brennan in The Tycoon (1964)
    The Tycoon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1964–1965
  • Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
    The Twilight Zone
    9.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1962–1964
  • Vacation Playhouse (1963)
    Vacation Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Gunsmoke (1955)
    Gunsmoke
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Fess Parker in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1962)
    Mr. Smith Goes to Washington
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Father of the Bride (1961)
    Father of the Bride
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1962
  • Ann Sothern in The Ann Sothern Show (1958)
    The Ann Sothern Show
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1961
  • Frank McHugh and Marvin Miller in The Millionaire (1955)
    The Millionaire
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer (as Robert W. Pittack)
    • 1958
  • Richard Coogan in The Californians (1957)
    The Californians
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Robert W. Pittack)
    • 1957–1958
  • Scott Forbes in The Adventures of Jim Bowie (1956)
    The Adventures of Jim Bowie
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1958

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Kirk Douglas, Arthur Hunnicutt, Dewey Martin, and Elizabeth Threatt in The Big Sky (1952)
    The Big Sky
    6.9
    • director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • W.C. Fields, George P. Breakston, Pauline Lord, Zasu Pitts, and Virginia Weidler in Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934)
    Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch
    6.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Bing Crosby, Judith Allen, Kitty Carlisle, and Miriam Hopkins in She Loves Me Not (1934)
    She Loves Me Not
    5.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1934
  • Maurice Chevalier and Ann Dvorak in The Way to Love (1933)
    The Way to Love
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Cary Grant, Glenda Farrell, Benita Hume, Roscoe Karns, Jack La Rue, and Arthur Vinton in Gambling Ship (1933)
    Gambling Ship
    5.9
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Maurice Chevalier and Helen Twelvetrees in A Bedtime Story (1933)
    A Bedtime Story
    6.4
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Mae West in She Done Him Wrong (1933)
    She Done Him Wrong
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1933
  • Gary Cooper and Helen Hayes in A Farewell to Arms (1932)
    A Farewell to Arms
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Stuart Erwin and Susan Fleming in He Learned About Women (1932)
    He Learned About Women
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Tallulah Bankhead in Thunder Below (1932)
    Thunder Below
    5.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Carole Lombard and Ricardo Cortez in No One Man (1932)
    No One Man
    5.7
    • second camera (uncredited)
    • 1932
  • Kay Francis in The Vice Squad (1931)
    The Vice Squad
    6.6
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Irene Dunne and Richard Dix in Cimarron (1931)
    Cimarron
    5.8
    • camera crew member: land rush scenes (uncredited)
    • 1931
  • Ruth Chatterton and David Manners in The Right to Love (1930)
    The Right to Love
    5.1
    • second camera operator
    • 1930

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Robert S. Pittack
  • Born
    • September 19, 1899
    • Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA
  • Died
    • May 5, 1976
    • Woodland Hills, Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Younger brother of silent film star Wanda Hawley.

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