Charles F. Wheeler
Charles F. Wheeler | |
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Born | |
Died | October 28, 2004 | (aged 88)
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Charles F. Wheeler (December 15, 1915 – October 28, 2004) was an American cinematographer.
Biography
[edit]Wheeler did much of his work for Walt Disney. He served as a combat photographer in the United States Navy during World War II. He died in 2004 after developing Alzheimer's disease.[1] In 1970 he was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography; along with Osamu Furuya, Shinsaku Himeda, and Masamichi Satoh; for Tora! Tora! Tora!. He had also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Babe, a biopic about Babe Zaharias.
Partial filmography
[edit]- Duel at Diablo (1966)
- The Bubble (1966)
- C.C. and Company (1970)
- Tora! Tora! Tora! (1970)
- Silent Running (1972)
- The War Between Men and Women (1972)
- Slaughter's Big Rip-Off (1973)
- Bad Ronald (1974)
- The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case (1976) (TV)
- Freaky Friday (1976)
- The Cat from Outer Space (1978)
- Christmas Eve on Sesame Street (1978) (uncredited)
- C.H.O.M.P.S. (1979)
- The Last Flight of Noah's Ark (1980)
- Condorman (1981)
- The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper (1981)
- The Best of Times (1986)