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Bruce Surtees(1937-2012)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Bruce Surtees
Former footballer and present private detective Harry Moseby gets hired on to what seems a standard missing person case...
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Night Moves (1975)
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Bruce Surtees was born on 3 August 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Dirty Harry (1971), Beverly Hills Cop (1984) and Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972). He was married to Carol Buby and Judy Rucker. He died on 23 February 2012 in Carmel, California, USA.
BornAugust 3, 1937
DiedFebruary 23, 2012(74)
BornAugust 3, 1937
DiedFebruary 23, 2012(74)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

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Known for

Clint Eastwood in Dirty Harry (1971)
Dirty Harry
7.7
  • Cinematographer
  • 1971
Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop
7.4
  • Cinematographer
  • 1984
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes
6.1
  • Cinematographer
  • 1972
Clint Eastwood in Firefox (1982)
Firefox
5.9
  • Cinematographer
  • 1982

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Joshua (2002)
    Joshua
    6.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 2002
  • Mark Harmon and Kathryn Morris in And Never Let Her Go (2001)
    And Never Let Her Go
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2001
  • American Tragedy (2000)
    American Tragedy
    5.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
  • Marcia Gay Harden and Joe Mantegna in Thin Air (2000)
    Thin Air
    5.3
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2000
  • Gene Wilder in The Lady in Question (1999)
    The Lady in Question
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • John Ritter and Marg Helgenberger in Lethal Vows (1999)
    Lethal Vows
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1999
  • That Championship Season (1999)
    That Championship Season
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Dash and Lilly (1999)
    Dash and Lilly
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Murder in a Small Town (1999)
    Murder in a Small Town
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1999
  • Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
    Just a Little Harmless Sex
    4.9
    • Cinematographer
    • 1998
  • Tom Berenger in The Substitute (1996)
    The Substitute
    6.1
    • Cinematographer
    • 1996
  • The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
    The Stars Fell on Henrietta
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 1995
  • Whoopi Goldberg, Ray Liotta, and Tina Majorino in Corrina, Corrina (1994)
    Corrina, Corrina
    6.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
    The Birds II: Land's End
    3.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1994
  • Cary Elwes and Alicia Silverstone in The Crush (1993)
    The Crush
    5.9
    • director of photography
    • 1993

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Lost Horizon (1973)
    Lost Horizon
    5.3
    • cameraman: second unit
    • 1973
  • Triangle (1970)
    Triangle
    5.6
    • camera operator
    • 1970
  • Clint Eastwood and Shirley MacLaine in Two Mules for Sister Sara (1970)
    Two Mules for Sister Sara
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Clint Eastwood in Coogan's Bluff (1968)
    Coogan's Bluff
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1968
  • Anthony Quinn, Claudia Cardinale, and Alain Delon in Lost Command (1966)
    Lost Command
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1966
  • Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
    The Hallelujah Trail
    6.4
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Barbara Jo Allen, Eleanor Audley, Mary Costa, Verna Felton, Taylor Holmes, Barbara Luddy, Bill Shirley, and Bill Thompson in Sleeping Beauty (1959)
    Sleeping Beauty
    7.2
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Barbara Luddy and Larry Roberts in Lady and the Tramp (1955)
    Lady and the Tramp
    7.3
    • animation photography (uncredited)
    • 1955

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Night Moves
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Night Moves

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Pierre William Glenn
  • Born
    • August 3, 1937
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Died
    • February 23, 2012
    • Carmel, California, USA(complications from diabetes)
  • Spouses
      Carol Buby1979 - February 23, 2012 (his death)

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  • Trivia
    Son of Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert Surtees.

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