# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/russell-metty
# Generated: 2026-08-14T06:09:44.677Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/russell-metty"
name: "Russell Metty"
slug: "russell-metty"
description: "Russell Louis Metty, ASC was an American cinematographer. Described by Charlton Heston as “unquestionably one of the great cameramen,” he worked on over 170 film and television productions between 1934 and 1977, and was noted for his versatility across many different genres and styles."
tagline: "American cinematographer (1906–1978)"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Russell_Metty_(cropped).jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "United States"
  isoCode: "US"
birthDate: "1906-09-02"
deathDate: "1978-04-28"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           46.97
  momentum:             0
  historical:           12.89863466666667
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     65
  profileCompleteness:  55
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005797/"
    handle:    "nm0005797"
sources:
  - url: "https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%8A"
    title: "راسيل ميتي"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D9%88%D8%B3%D9%8A%D9%84_%D9%85%D9%8A%D8%AA%D9%89"
    title: "روسيل ميتى"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%B1%D8%A7%D8%B3%D9%84_%D9%85%D8%AA%DB%8C"
    title: "راسل متی"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%8C%D5%A1%D5%BD%D5%A5%D5%AC_%D5%84%D5%A5%D5%A9%D5%AB"
    title: "Ռասել Մեթի"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%83%E3%82%BB%E3%83%AB%E3%83%BB%E3%83%A1%E3%83%86%E3%82%A3"
    title: "ラッセル・メティ"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russell_Metty"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9C%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%82%D0%B8%2C_%D0%A0%D0%B0%D1%81%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%BB%D0%BB"
    title: "Метти, Расселл"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1312577"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/13809"
    title: "Russell Metty"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump