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Joseph Longo(1921-2008)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Editor
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Joseph Longo
Joseph Longo was born on 16 June 1921 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for In Search of... (1976), Great Performances (1971) and Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games (1980). He died on 5 March 2008 in Roseburg, Oregon, USA.
BornJune 16, 1921
DiedMarch 5, 2008(86)
BornJune 16, 1921
DiedMarch 5, 2008(86)
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Known for

Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
In Search of...
8.4
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Joe Longo)
Great Performances (1971)
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Joe Longo)
Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games (1980)
Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games
8.7
TV Mini Series
  • Cinematographer
  • 1980
1st & Ten (1984)
1st & Ten
6.6
TV Series
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Joseph V. Longo)

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Pandora Peaks in Pandora Peaks (2002)
    Pandora Peaks
    3.9
    Video
    • director of photography (as Joe Longo)
    • 2002
  • Henry Fonda and Jane Fonda in Fonda on Fonda (1992)
    Fonda on Fonda
    7.2
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer: interview sequences
    • 1992
  • The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video (1988)
    The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video
    Video
    • Cinematographer
    • 1988
  • Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games (1988)
    Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games
    6.9
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer (1988)
    • 1988
  • ABC News Close-Up (1960)
    ABC News Close-Up
    5.7
    TV Series
    • filmed by
    • 1987
  • Elements of Gold
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Frozen in Time
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad (1984)
    Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad
    7.8
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer (1984)
    • 1984
  • Deborah Roberts and David Muir in 20/20 (1978)
    20/20
    6.8
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1978–1981
  • Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games (1980)
    Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games
    8.7
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • Eagle and the Hawk
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • John F. Kennedy and Robert F. Kennedy in CBS News Special Report: The Shooting of Robert F. Kennedy (1968)
    CBS News Special Report: The Shooting of Robert F. Kennedy
    TV Special
    • Cinematographer
    • 1968
  • John Glenn in CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7 (1962)
    CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer (1962)
    • 1962
  • ABC's Wide World of Sports (1961)
    ABC's Wide World of Sports
    7.7
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend
    • cameraman
    • 1992
  • American Masters (1985)
    American Masters
    8.2
    TV Series
    • additional camera (as Joe Longo)
    • 1989
  • 60 Minutes (1968)
    60 Minutes
    7.4
    TV Series
    • additional footage
    • camera (segment "Eisner")
    • 1979–1987
  • 1st & Ten (1984)
    1st & Ten
    6.6
    TV Series
    • second camera operator (as Joseph V. Longo)
    • 1987
  • Great Performances (1971)
    Great Performances
    7.9
    TV Series
    • camera operator (as Joe Longo)
    • 1987
  • Our World (1986)
    Our World
    9.0
    TV Series
    • additional camera (as Joe Longo)
    • 1986
  • 16 Days of Glory (1985)
    16 Days of Glory
    7.7
    • camera operator
    • 1985
  • Magic Night (1980)
    Magic Night
    3.9
    TV Movie
    • camera operator: second unit (as Joe Longo)
    • 1980
  • Kate Sturdy in Let's Go Naked (1979)
    Let's Go Naked
    • camera operator: USA (as Joe Longo)
    • 1979
  • Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)
    In Search of...
    8.4
    TV Series
    • photography (as Joe Longo)
    • 1977
  • In Search of Ancient Astronauts (1973)
    In Search of Ancient Astronauts
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • additional photography (as Joe Longo)
    • 1973

Editor

  • Wide World of Sports 35th Anniversary Special
    TV Movie
    • Editor
    • 1996

Personal details

  • Alternative names
    • Joe Longo
  • Born
    • June 16, 1921
    • Brooklyn, New York, USA
  • Died
    • March 5, 2008
    • Roseburg, Oregon, USA
  • Publicity listings
    • 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

  • Trivia
    As staff cameraman for ABC Network News he covered the hectic 60's including: the Watts riots, the JFK assassination from Dallas, Vietnam-Cambodia, lunar landings, 1968 Chicago riots, Cuban Missile Crisis, etc. He later went free-lance worldwide covering four Olympics: 1980 Lake Placid; 1984 Los Angeles; 1984 Sarajevo; and 1988 Calgary.
  • Quotes
    The brave ones shot bullets; the crazy ones shot film !

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