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Charles F. Wheeler(1915-2004)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Charles F. Wheeler was born on 15 December 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970), It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) and Silent Running (1972). He was married to Diane Wheeler. He died on 28 October 2004 in Orange, California, USA.
BornDecember 15, 1915
DiedOctober 28, 2004(88)
BornDecember 15, 1915
DiedOctober 28, 2004(88)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 wins & 3 nominations total

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Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirō Tōno, James Whitmore, and Sō Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
Tora! Tora! Tora!
7.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1970
Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
7.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Charles Wheeler)
  • 1963
Bruce Dern in Silent Running (1972)
Silent Running
6.6
  • Cinematographer
  • 1972
Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture
6.4
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1979

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Close Encounters (1990)
    Close Encounters
    4.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1990
  • Season Hubley and Tom Wopat in Blue Skies (1988)
    Blue Skies
    6.9
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Lucille Ball and Gale Gordon in Life with Lucy (1986)
    Life with Lucy
    5.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Robin Williams and Kurt Russell in The Best of Times (1986)
    The Best of Times
    6.0
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • The Hearst and Davies Affair (1985)
    The Hearst and Davies Affair
    5.8
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1985
  • Robert Urich and Julianne Phillips in His Mistress (1984)
    His Mistress
    6.2
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • London and Davis in New York (1984)
    London and Davis in New York
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1984
  • Ron Glass and Demond Wilson in The New Odd Couple (1982)
    The New Odd Couple
    4.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1983
  • I Want to Live (1983)
    I Want to Live
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • The Fighter (1983)
    The Fighter
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1983
  • Thursday's Child (1983)
    Thursday's Child
    6.3
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Patrick Swayze, Randy Brooks, Philip Casnoff, Ángel Granados, Peter Kwong, Paul Mones, and Cheryl Paris in The Renegades (1982)
    The Renegades
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper (1981)
    The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper
    5.6
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • Revenge of the Gray Gang
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Barbara Carrera, Oliver Reed, and Michael Crawford in Condorman (1981)
    Condorman
    5.7
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981

Camera and Electrical Department

  • John Candy and Richard Pryor in Brewster's Millions (1985)
    Brewster's Millions
    6.5
    • additional photographer
    • 1985
  • The Watcher in the Woods (1980)
    The Watcher in the Woods
    6.2
    • additional photography
    • 1980
  • Leonard Nimoy, William Shatner, and Persis Khambatta in Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
    Star Trek: The Motion Picture
    6.4
    • additional photography
    • 1979
  • Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo (1977)
    Herbie Goes to Monte Carlo
    5.7
    • additional photography
    • 1977
  • Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, Jason Robards, E.G. Marshall, Tatsuya Mihashi, Koreya Senda, Takahiro Tamura, Eijirō Tōno, James Whitmore, and Sō Yamamura in Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
    Tora! Tora! Tora!
    7.5
    • director of photography: American episodes
    • 1970
  • Hawaii (1966)
    Hawaii
    6.5
    • camera operator: prologue sequence
    • 1966
  • Burt Lancaster and Lee Remick in The Hallelujah Trail (1965)
    The Hallelujah Trail
    6.4
    • photographer: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1965
  • Spencer Tracy, Peter Falk, Jim Backus, Milton Berle, Norman Fell, Mickey Rooney, Jimmy Durante, Buddy Hackett, Jonathan Winters, Edie Adams, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Ben Blue, Joe E. Brown, Sid Caesar, Alan Carney, Chick Chandler, Barrie Chase, Lloyd Corrigan, William Demarest, Andy Devine, Selma Diamond, Paul Ford, Stan Freberg, Ethel Merman, Dorothy Provine, Phil Silvers, and Terry-Thomas in It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963)
    It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World
    7.4
    • camera operator (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1963
  • Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, and Bruce Ritchey in A Child Is Waiting (1963)
    A Child Is Waiting
    7.2
    • camera operator (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1963
  • Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Burt Lancaster, Spencer Tracy, Montgomery Clift, Maximilian Schell, and Richard Widmark in Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
    Judgment at Nuremberg
    8.3
    • camera operator (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1961
  • Three Blondes in His Life (1961)
    Three Blondes in His Life
    5.2
    • camera operator
    • 1961
  • Gene Kelly, Spencer Tracy, Donna Anderson, Fredric March, and Dick York in Inherit the Wind (1960)
    Inherit the Wind
    8.1
    • camera operator (as Charles Wheeler)
    • 1960
  • Dina Merrill and Gilbert Roland in Catch Me If You Can (1959)
    Catch Me If You Can
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1959
  • Science Fiction Theatre (1955)
    Science Fiction Theatre
    8.0
    TV Series
    • second cameraman (uncredited)
    • 1956

Personal details

  • Alternative name
    • Charles Wheeler
  • Born
    • December 15, 1915
    • Memphis, Tennessee, USA
  • Died
    • October 28, 2004
    • Orange, California, USA(Alzheimer's disease)
  • Spouse
    • Diane Wheeler? - October 28, 2004 (his death, 1 child)
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Article

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    Child = daughter Constance.

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