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

1970

Darling Lili
Movie

Director of Photography

1967

Tobruk
Movie

Director of Photography

1966

Hawaii
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

The Great Race
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

Dear Heart
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

Quick, Before It Melts
Movie

Director of Photography

1964

Man's Favorite Sport?
Movie

Director of Photography

1963

A Gathering of Eagles
Movie

Director of Photography

1962

To Kill a Mockingbird
Movie

Director of Photography

1962

The Spiral Road
Movie

Director of Photography

1962

Hatari!
Movie

Director of Photography

1960

Sunrise at Campobello
Movie

Director of Photography

1960

Pollyanna
Movie

Director of Photography

1959

Operation Petticoat
Movie

Director of Photography

1959

Day of the Outlaw
Movie

Director of Photography

1959

Rio Bravo
Movie

Director of Photography

1958

King Creole
Movie

Director of Photography

1958

Run Silent, Run Deep
Movie

Director of Photography

1957

Witness for the Prosecution
Movie

Director of Photography

1957

This Could Be the Night
Movie

Director of Photography

1957

Something of Value
Movie

Director of Photography

1956

Lust for Life
Movie

Director of Photography

1956

The Last Hunt
Movie

Director of Photography

1955

Land of the Pharaohs
Movie

Director of Photography

1955

Blackboard Jungle
Movie

Director of Photography

1954

Riot in Cell Block 11
Movie

Director of Photography

1952

Ruby Gentry
Movie

Director of Photography

1952

The Big Sky
Movie

Director of Photography

1951

The Thing from Another World
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

The Man Who Cheated Himself
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

Southside 1-1000
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

Tarzan and the Slave Girl
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

Guilty Bystander
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

Gun Crazy
Movie

Director of Photography

1949

Bad Men of Tombstone
Movie

Director of Photography

1948

Red River
Movie

Director of Photography

1948

Four Faces West
Movie

Director of Photography

1947

Ramrod
Movie

Director of Photography

1945

A Walk in the Sun
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

The Woman of the Town
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

Tarzan's Desert Mystery
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

False Colors
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

The Kansan
Movie

Director of Photography

1941

In Old Colorado
Movie

Director of Photography

1940

The Light of Western Stars
Movie

Director of Photography

1940

The Showdown
Movie

Director of Photography

1939

Law of the Pampas
Movie

Director of Photography

1939

Renegade Trail
Movie

Director of Photography

1939

Heritage of the Desert
Movie

Director of Photography

1939

Silver on the Sage
Movie

Director of Photography

1938

Cassidy of Bar 20
Movie

Director of Photography

1938

Partners of the Plains
Movie

Director of Photography

1937

Hopalong Rides Again
Movie

Director of Photography

1937

North of the Rio Grande
Movie

Director of Photography

Crew

1956

The Last Hunt
Movie

Cinematography

1944

Forty Thieves
Movie

Cinematography

1944

Lumberjack
Movie

Cinematography

1943

1943

Leather Burners
Movie

Cinematography

1943

1941

1941

1941

1940

1939

Sunset Trail
Movie

Cinematography

1938

The Frontiersmen
Movie

Cinematography

1938

Heart of Arizona
Movie

Cinematography

1937

Texas Trail
Movie

Cinematography

1937

Rustlers' Valley
Movie

Cinematography

Directing

1939

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