Robert Surtees

Robert Surtees

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Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur. Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978). His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.

Camera

1978

Bloodbrothers
Movie

Director of Photography

1978

Same Time, Next Year
Movie

Director of Photography

1977

The Turning Point
Movie

Director of Photography

1976

A Star Is Born
Movie

Director of Photography

1975

The Hindenburg
Movie

Director of Photography

1975

The Great Waldo Pepper
Movie

Director of Photography

1973

The Sting
Movie

Director of Photography

1973

Oklahoma Crude
Movie

Director of Photography

1973

Lost Horizon
Movie

Director of Photography

1972

The Other
Movie

Director of Photography

1972

The Cowboys
Movie

Director of Photography

1971

The Last Picture Show
Movie

Director of Photography

1971

Summer of '42
Movie

Director of Photography

1970

The Liberation of L.B. Jones
Movie

Director of Photography

1969

The Arrangement
Movie

Director of Photography

1969

Sweet Charity
Movie

Director of Photography

1968

Coogan's Bluff
Movie

Director of Photography

1967

The Graduate
Movie

Director of Photography

1967

Doctor Dolittle
Movie

Director of Photography

1966

Lost Command
Movie

Director of Photography

1966

The Chase
Movie

Additional Photography

1965

The Third Day
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

The Hallelujah Trail
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

The Collector
Movie

Director of Photography

1965

The Satan Bug
Movie

Director of Photography

1964

Kisses for My President
Movie

Director of Photography

1963

PT 109
Movie

Director of Photography

1962

Mutiny on the Bounty
Movie

Director of Photography

1960

Cimarron
Movie

Director of Photography

1960

It Started in Naples
Movie

Director of Photography

1959

Ben-Hur
Movie

Director of Photography

1958

The Law and Jake Wade
Movie

Director of Photography

1958

Merry Andrew
Movie

Director of Photography

1957

Raintree County
Movie

Director of Photography

1957

Les Girls
Movie

Director of Photography

1956

The Swan
Movie

Director of Photography

1956

Tribute to a Bad Man
Movie

Director of Photography

1955

Oklahoma!
Movie

Director of Photography

1955

Trial
Movie

Director of Photography

1954

Valley of the Kings
Movie

Director of Photography

1954

The Long, Long Trailer
Movie

Director of Photography

1953

Escape from Fort Bravo
Movie

Director of Photography

1953

Mogambo
Movie

Director of Photography

1953

Ride, Vaquero!
Movie

Director of Photography

1952

The Bad and the Beautiful
Movie

Director of Photography

1952

The Merry Widow
Movie

Director of Photography

1952

The Wild North
Movie

Director of Photography

1951

The Light Touch
Movie

Director of Photography

1951

Quo Vadis
Movie

Director of Photography

1951

The Strip
Movie

Director of Photography

1950

King Solomon's Mines
Movie

Director of Photography

1949

Intruder in the Dust
Movie

Director of Photography

1949

That Midnight Kiss
Movie

Director of Photography

1949

Act of Violence
Movie

Director of Photography

1948

The Kissing Bandit
Movie

Director of Photography

1948

A Date with Judy
Movie

Director of Photography

1947

The Unfinished Dance
Movie

Director of Photography

1946

Two Sisters from Boston
Movie

Director of Photography

1946

No Leave, No Love
Movie

Director of Photography

1945

Strange Holiday
Movie

Director of Photography

1945

Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
Movie

Director of Photography

1944

Music for Millions
Movie

Director of Photography

1944

Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
Movie

Director of Photography

1944

Two Girls and a Sailor
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

Lost Angel
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

Don't You Believe It
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
Movie

Director of Photography

1943

Heavenly Music
Movie

Director of Photography

1933

State Fair
Movie

Assistant Camera

Infos

Full Name
Robert Surtees
Gender
Male
Date of Birth
8/9/1906
Date of Death
1/5/1985
Also Known As

Robert Lee Surtees

Robert L. Surtees