Russell Harlan

Russell Harlan

Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family.

Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Camera

2012

Karadayi

Director of Photography

1970

Darling Lili

Director of Photography

1967

Tobruk

Director of Photography

1966

Hawaii

Director of Photography

1965

The Great Race

Director of Photography

1965

Dear Heart

Director of Photography

1965

Quick, Before It Melts

Director of Photography

1964

Man's Favorite Sport?

Director of Photography

1963

A Gathering of Eagles

Director of Photography

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird

Director of Photography

1962

The Spiral Road

Director of Photography

1962

Hatari!

Director of Photography

1960

Sunrise at Campobello

Director of Photography

1960

Pollyanna

Director of Photography

1959

Operation Petticoat

Director of Photography

1959

Day of the Outlaw

Director of Photography

1959

Rio Bravo

Director of Photography

1958

King Creole

Director of Photography

1958

Run Silent, Run Deep

Director of Photography

1957

Witness for the Prosecution

Director of Photography

1957

This Could Be the Night

Director of Photography

1957

Something of Value

Director of Photography

1956

Lust for Life

Director of Photography

1955

Land of the Pharaohs

Director of Photography

1955

Blackboard Jungle

Director of Photography

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11

Director of Photography

1952

Ruby Gentry

Director of Photography

1952

The Big Sky

Director of Photography

1951

The Thing from Another World

Director of Photography

1950

The Man Who Cheated Himself

Director of Photography

1950

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Director of Photography

1950

Guilty Bystander

Director of Photography

1950

Gun Crazy

Director of Photography

1948

Red River

Director of Photography

1948

Four Faces West

Director of Photography

1947

Ramrod

Director of Photography

1945

A Walk in the Sun

Director of Photography

1943

The Woman of the Town

Director of Photography

1943

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Director of Photography

1943

False Colors

Director of Photography

1943

The Kansan

Director of Photography

1942

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Director of Photography

1940

The Light of Western Stars

Director of Photography

1940

The Showdown

Director of Photography

1939

Law of the Pampas

Director of Photography

1939

Heritage of the Desert

Director of Photography

1938

Cassidy of Bar 20

Director of Photography

Crew

1956

The Last Hunt

Cinematography

1944

Forty Thieves

Cinematography

1944

Lumberjack

Cinematography

1943

Riders of the Deadline

Cinematography

1943

Leather Burners

Cinematography

1943

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Cinematography

1941

Twilight on the Trail

Cinematography

1941

Stick to Your Guns

Cinematography

1941

Riders of the Timberline

Cinematography

1939

Sunset Trail

Cinematography

1938

The Frontiersmen

Cinematography

1938

Heart of Arizona

Cinematography

1937

Texas Trail

Cinematography

Infos

Full Name
Russell Harlan
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
9/16/1903
Date of Death
2/28/1974
Also Known As

Russell B. Harlan

Russ Harlan

Russel Harlan