Michael Ballhaus
Birthdate
August 5, 1935 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Date of Death
April 11, 2017
Known For
Camera
Details
Birthdate
August 5, 1935 (89 years old)
Place of Birth
Berlin, Germany
Date of Death
April 11, 2017
Known For
Camera
Biography
Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Michael Ballhaus's LGBTQ+ Titles
Boogie Nights
Cameraman (uncredited)
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Director of Photography
Fox and His Friends
Director of Photography
Acting (41)
2012
Side by Side as Self
2011
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited as Self
2010
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today as Self
2008
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben as Self
2008
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte as Self
2008
Mister Karl as Self
2008
Notes on an American Film Director at Work as Self
2007
Nachtlinie as Self (1 episode)
2006
Cinematographer Style as Self
2005
Who is Helene Schwarz? as Self
2004
Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas' as Self
2002
Fassbinder in Hollywood as Self
2002
Starbuck Holger Meins as Self
2000
Abendschau as self (1 episode)
1998
Alpha Forum as Self (1 episode)
1997
Boogie Nights as Cameraman (uncredited)
1997
Nachtstudio as Self (1 episode)
1995
Willemsens Woche as Self (2 episodes)
1994
alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio as Self (1 episode)
1993
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence' as Self
1992
Visions of Light as Self
1992
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me as Self
1992
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies. as Self
1991
DAS! as Self (1 episode)
1990
Martin Scorsese Directs as Self
1987
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk as Self
1986
American Masters as Self (1 episode)
1986
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’ as Self - The Director of Photography
1982
Wortwechsel as Self (1 episode)
1979
Bayerischer Filmpreis as Self (1 episode)
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun as Counsel
1979
NDR Talk Show as Self (1 episode)
1978
Spiel der Verlierer as Dr. Müller
1978
Little Godard
1976
Satan’s Brew
1976
Kölner Treff as Self (1 episode)
1974
Martha as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
1969
TV Intim as Self (1 episode)
1966
Goldene Kamera Verleihung as Self (1 episode)
1951
Deutscher Filmpreis as Self (2 episodes)
1948
Bambi Awards as Self (1 episode)
Directing (3)
2009
Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
• Director
2009
In Berlin
• Director
1971
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
• Director
Production (2)
1999
The Thirteenth Floor
• Executive Producer
1971
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
• Producer
Editing (1)
2009
In Berlin
• Editor
Writing (1)
2009
In Berlin
• Writer
Camera (98)
2013
3096 Days
• Director of Photography
2006
The Departed
• Director of Photography
2003
Something's Gotta Give
• Director of Photography
2003
Uptown Girls
• Director of Photography
2002
Gangs of New York
• Director of Photography
2000
The Legend of Bagger Vance
• Director of Photography
2000
Gone Underground
• Director of Photography
2000
What Planet Are You From?
• Director of Photography
1999
Wild Wild West
• Director of Photography
1998
Primary Colors
• Director of Photography
1997
Air Force One
• Director of Photography
1996
Sleepers
• Director of Photography
1995
Outbreak
• Director of Photography
1994
Quiz Show
• Director of Photography
1994
I'll Do Anything
• Director of Photography
1993
The Age of Innocence
• Director of Photography
1992
Bram Stoker's Dracula
• Director of Photography
1992
The Mambo Kings
• Director of Photography
1991
What About Bob?
• Director of Photography
1991
Guilty by Suspicion
• Director of Photography
1990
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
• Director of Photography
1990
Postcards from the Edge
• Director of Photography
1990
GoodFellas
• Director of Photography
1989
The Fabulous Baker Boys
• Director of Photography
1988
Working Girl
• Director of Photography
1988
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Director of Photography
1988
The Last Temptation of Christ
• Director of Photography
1988
The House on Carroll Street
• Director of Photography
1988
Baja Oklahoma
• Director of Photography
1987
Broadcast News
• Director of Photography
1987
The Glass Menagerie
• Director of Photography
1986
The Color of Money
• Director of Photography
1986
Under the Cherry Moon
• Director of Photography
1985
After Hours
• Director of Photography
1985
Death of a Salesman
• Director of Photography
1984
Heartbreakers
• Director of Photography
1984
Old Enough
• Director of Photography
1984
The Magic Mountain (3 episodes)
• Director of Photography (3 episodes)
1984
The Autograph
• Director of Photography
1984
Reckless
• Director of Photography
1983
Edith's Diary
• Director of Photography
1983
Baby It's You
• Director of Photography
1983
Sheer Madness
• Director of Photography
1982
Dear Mr. Wonderful
• Director of Photography
1982
Der Auslöser
• Director of Photography
1982
The Magic Mountain
• Director of Photography
1981
Today We're Playing Boss
• Director of Photography
1981
Malou
• Director of Photography
1981
Lili Marleen
• Additional Photography
1981
Looping
• Director of Photography
1980
The Uprising
• Director of Photography
1980
Big and Little
• Director of Photography
1979
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
• Director of Photography
1979
The Marriage of Maria Braun
• Director of Photography
1979
Die erste Polka
• Director of Photography
1979
Bourbon Street Blues
• Director of Photography
1978
Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs
• Director of Photography
1978
Der Gehilfe
• Director of Photography
1978
Despair
• Director of Photography
1978
Germany in Autumn
• Director of Photography
1977
The Stationmaster’s Wife
• Director of Photography
1977
Women in New York
• Director of Photography
1977
Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam
• Director of Photography
1977
Auf dem Chimborazo
• Director of Photography
1977
Portrait of Valeska Gert
• Director of Photography
1977
Adolf and Marlene
• Director of Photography
1977
Chinese Roulette
• Director of Photography
1976
Die Alpensaga (1 episode)
• Director of Photography (1 episode)
1976
Satan’s Brew
• Director of Photography
1976
Dorothea Merz
• Director of Photography
1976
I Only Want You to Love Me
• Director of Photography
1976
Chetan, Indian Boy
• Director of Photography
1976
Summer Guests
• Director of Photography
1975
Cold Blood
• Director of Photography
1975
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
• Director of Photography
• Director of Photography
1974
From the Family of Reptiles
• Director of Photography
1974
The Island
• Director of Photography
1974
Made in Germany and USA
• Director of Photography
1974
Martha
• Director of Photography
1973
The Sinful Bed
• Director of Photography
1973
World on a Wire (2 episodes)
• Director of Photography (2 episodes)
• Director of Photography
1972
Adele Spitzeder
• Director of Photography
1972
Der Held
• Director of Photography
1972
Tödlicher Poker
• Director of Photography
1971
Beware of a Holy Whore
• Director of Photography
1971
Whity
• Director of Photography
1971
Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
• Director of Photography
1970
We Two
• Director of Photography
1969
Der Kidnapper
• Director of Photography
1969
Your Caresses
• Director of Photography
1969
Several Times Daily
• Director of Photography
1968
Gold für Montevasall
• Director of Photography
1966
Abschied
• Director of Photography
1961
Dreamland of Desire
• Director of Photography
1961
Die Kassette
• Director of Photography
1955
Lola Montès
• Still Photographer
Crew (2)
2010
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
• Thanks
1971
Sand
• Cinematography