Michael Chapman
American cinematographer and film director (1935-2020) · United States · On the map · Directors · Died at 84
Michael Crawford Chapman, ASC was an American cinematographer and film director, known for his work on many films of the American New Wave during the 1970s and the 1980s. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Raging Bull (1980) and The Fugitive (1993).
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Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the PodFilm2013
Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987Film, Director2007
Travis' New YorkFilm, Himself2005
Raging Bull: After the FightFilm2001
EvolutionFilm, Sheriff Long1998
Six Days Seven NightsFilm, Mechanic1995
The Viking SagasFilm, Director, Writer1992
Visions of LightFilm1990
Kindergarten CopFilm, Firefighter1989
The AbyssFilm, Dr. Berg1986
AnnihilatorFilm, Director1981
The HowlingFilm, Man at End of Bar (uncredited)1973
The Last DetailFilm, Taxi Driver1935Born21 November 1935People around Michael
Ivan Reitman Directed Kindergarten Cop (1991)
Paul Carafotes Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Nicole Eggert Michael directed The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Pamela Reed Michael directed The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Randy Edelman Wrote Kindergarten Cop and Six Days Seven Nights
Mel Winkler Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Philip Kaufman Directed Rising Sun (1993)
Daniel Goldberg Produced Evolution (2001)
Tom Cruise Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
James Cameron Directed The Abyss (1989)
Bill Murray Directed Quick Change (1991)- Chris Penn Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Terry O'Quinn Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Craig T. Nelson Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Brian Grazer Produced Kindergarten Cop (1991)
Charles Cioffi Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Gary Graham Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Mark Lindsay Chapman Michael directed Annihilator (1986)
Leon Robinson Michael directed All the Right Moves (1987)
Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir Michael directed The Viking Sagas (1995)
Joey Cramer Michael directed The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Lycia Naff Michael directed The Clan of the Cave Bear (1986)
Robert Greenhut Produced Quick Change (1991)
Þorsteinn Bachmann Michael directed The Viking Sagas (1995)
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The Abyss 1989
Side by Side 2012
Invasion of the Body Snatchers 1978
Visions of Light 1992
The Last Detail 1973
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He received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.
