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William H. Daniels

Personal Information

Known ForCamera
GenderMale
Born / DiedDec 1, 1901 (Died at 69)
Zodiac Sign♐Sagittarius
Place of BirthCleveland, Ohio, USA
Career Span1922 – 1970
Known Credits145 Titles
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CameraPopularity Score 0.6

William H. Daniels

Also known as:Wm. H. DanielsWilliam DanielsWm. Daniels
Total Works

145

145 movies • 0 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

Biography

William H. Daniels (December 1, 1901 – June 14, 1970) was an American cinematographer. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Daniels served as the cinematographer for the early films of director Erich von Stroheim and on all but three of Greta Garbo's films during her tenure at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. Later he worked on myriad notable films such as The Shop Around the Corner (1940), Harvey (1950), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1958), Ocean's 11 (1960), How the West Was Won (1962), and Valley of the Dolls (1967).

Signature Roles & Milestones

The Shop Around the Corner
8.1
Role: Director of Photography
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
7.6
Role: Director of Photography
Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie
Role: Director of Photography
How the West Was Won
7.0
Role: Director of Photography

Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 145 titles featuring William H. Daniels

The Shop Around the Corner
8.1

Role: Director of Photography

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
7.6

Role: Director of Photography

Harvey
7.7
Harvey
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

How the West Was Won
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

Ninotchka
7.5
Ninotchka
1939•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Ocean's Eleven
6.4
Ocean's Eleven
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Winchester '73
7.3
Winchester '73
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Grand Hotel
7.0
Grand Hotel
1932•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Naked City
7.2
The Naked City
1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Von Ryan's Express
7.1
Von Ryan's Express
1965•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Brute Force
7.3
Brute Force
1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Greed
7.3
Greed
1924•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Far Country
6.9
The Far Country
1954•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Glenn Miller Story
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

Camille
7.0
Camille
1936•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Valley of the Dolls
6.1

Role: Director of Photography

Some Came Running
6.9
Some Came Running
1958•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Another Thin Man
7.1
Another Thin Man
1939•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Queen Christina
6.9
Queen Christina
1934•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dinner at Eight
6.8
Dinner at Eight
1933•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Shadow of the Thin Man
7.0

Role: Director of Photography

The Prize
6.7
The Prize
1963•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Foolish Wives
6.5
Foolish Wives
1922•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Anna Karenina
6.6
Anna Karenina
1935•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Mortal Storm
7.4
The Mortal Storm
1940•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Marlowe
6.2
Marlowe
1969•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Lured
6.3
Lured
1947•movie

Role: Director of Photography

In Like Flint
6.2
In Like Flint
1967•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Night Passage
6.4
Night Passage
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Come September
6.8
Come September
1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Robin and the 7 Hoods
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

Pat and Mike
6.4
Pat and Mike
1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Never So Few
5.5
Never So Few
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Flesh and the Devil
7.2

Role: Director of Photography

Mata Hari
6.2
Mata Hari
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Anna Christie
6.0
Anna Christie
1930•movie

Role: Director of Photography

For Me and My Gal
6.5
For Me and My Gal
1942•movie

Role: Director of Photography

A Hole in the Head
6.2
A Hole in the Head
1959•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Queen Kelly
6.5
Queen Kelly
1929•movie

Role: Cinematography

Strategic Air Command
6.1

Role: Director of Photography

A Free Soul
6.2
A Free Soul
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Keeper of the Flame
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

Thunder Bay
6.0
Thunder Bay
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Romeo and Juliet
6.3
Romeo and Juliet
1936•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Love Crazy
6.8
Love Crazy
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Woman in Hiding
6.3
Woman in Hiding
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Painted Veil
6.4
The Painted Veil
1934•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Stranger's Return
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

Marie Antoinette
6.6
Marie Antoinette
1938•movie

Role: Director of Photography

None But the Brave
6.4
None But the Brave
1965•movie

Role: Associate Producer

The Mysterious Lady
7.3

Role: Director of Photography

Can-Can
6.7
Can-Can
1960•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Double Wedding
6.4
Double Wedding
1937•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Love
5.7
Love
1927•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Thunder on the Hill
6.4

Role: Director of Photography

The Last Gangster
6.4
The Last Gangster
1937•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Assault on a Queen
5.8
Assault on a Queen
1966•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Kiss
6.4
The Kiss
1929•movie

Role: Director of Photography

A Woman of Affairs
6.5
A Woman of Affairs
1928•movie

Role: Director of Photography

My Man Godfrey
6.5
My Man Godfrey
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Girl Crazy
5.7
Girl Crazy
1943•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Away All Boats
5.3
Away All Boats
1956•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Naughty Marietta
5.5
Naughty Marietta
1935•movie

Role: Director of Photography

War Arrow
5.8
War Arrow
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Barretts of Wimpole Street
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

The Temptress
6.7
The Temptress
1926•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Plymouth Adventure
5.9
Plymouth Adventure
1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Six Bridges to Cross
6.3

Role: Director of Photography

Come Blow Your Horn
5.1

Role: Director of Photography

Their Own Desire
5.1
Their Own Desire
1929•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Susan Lenox
6.1
Susan Lenox
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Billy Rose's Jumbo
6.0
Billy Rose's Jumbo
1962•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Abandoned
6.2
Abandoned
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

1925 Studio Tour
6.2
1925 Studio Tour
1925•movie

Role: Director of Photography

They Met in Bombay
7.2
They Met in Bombay
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Wild Orchids
6.3
Wild Orchids
1929•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Bright Victory
7.1
Bright Victory
1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Romance
6.5
Romance
1930•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Honky Tonk
6.3
Honky Tonk
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Idiot's Delight
6.1
Idiot's Delight
1939•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Benny Goodman Story
6.5

Role: Director of Photography

Merry-Go-Round
6.2
Merry-Go-Round
1923•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Montana Moon
4.7
Montana Moon
1930•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Rasputin and the Empress
5.4

Role: Director of Photography

Rose Marie
6.1
Rose Marie
1936•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Last of Mrs. Cheyney
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Broadway Melody of 1938
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

As You Desire Me
6.4
As You Desire Me
1932•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Glory Alley
5.9
Glory Alley
1952•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Bardelys the Magnificent
7.4

Role: Director of Photography

Marriage on the Rocks
5.8

Role: Director of Photography

Skyscraper Souls
5.5
Skyscraper Souls
1932•movie

Role: Cinematography

The Unguarded Moment
6.5

Role: Director of Photography

The Boob
6.0
The Boob
1926•movie

Role: Director of Photography

So Ends Our Night
6.3
So Ends Our Night
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Anna Christie
7.8
Anna Christie
1930•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Rendezvous
4.9
Rendezvous
1935•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Gal Who Took the West
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Personal Property
6.9
Personal Property
1937•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Strangers May Kiss
5.2
Strangers May Kiss
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Forbidden
6.3
Forbidden
1953•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Deported
6.0
Deported
1950•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Torrent
6.7
Torrent
1926•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Foxfire
6.7
Foxfire
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Helen's Babies
5.9
Helen's Babies
1924•movie

Role: Director of Photography

All the Fine Young Cannibals
5.9

Role: Director of Photography

Istanbul
6.0
Istanbul
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Inspiration
5.9
Inspiration
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The White Sister
5.4
The White Sister
1933•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Design for Scandal
5.1
Design for Scandal
1941•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dr. Kildare's Victory
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

Three Loves Has Nancy
4.2

Role: Director of Photography

New Moon
6.9
New Moon
1940•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Stronger Than Desire
5.5

Role: Director of Photography

Illegal Entry
5.8
Illegal Entry
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Impossible Years
5.6

Role: Director of Photography

Captain Salvation
6.0
Captain Salvation
1927•movie

Role: Director of Photography

For the Love of Mary
6.2

Role: Director of Photography

Sure Cures
5.7
Sure Cures
1946•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Interlude
6.6
Interlude
1957•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dramatic School
6.5
Dramatic School
1938•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Maisie Goes to Reno
6.6

Role: Director of Photography

Broadway to Hollywood
5.0

Role: Director of Photography

Lovers Courageous
6.0
Lovers Courageous
1932•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Voice in the Mirror
6.5

Role: Director of Photography

Move
5.5
Move
1970•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Trial of Mary Dugan
6.4

Role: Director of Photography

A Stranger in My Arms
4.2

Role: Director of Photography

Strictly Unconventional
4.2

Role: Director of Photography

The Girl Rush
5.2
The Girl Rush
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Family Honeymoon
6.2
Family Honeymoon
1948•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Beg, Borrow or Steal
6.0

Role: Director of Photography

Bringing Up Father
5.0
Bringing Up Father
1928•movie

Role: Cinematography

The Lady Pays Off
7.5
The Lady Pays Off
1951•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Another Romance of Celluloid
5.3

as Self (uncredited)

The Shrike
7.7
The Shrike
1955•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dream of Love
7.3
Dream of Love
1928•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Life of Riley
8.0
The Life of Riley
1949•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Great Meadow
6.0
The Great Meadow
1931•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Dance Madness
7.0
Dance Madness
1926•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Monte Carlo
7.0
Monte Carlo
1926•movie

Role: Director of Photography

The Money Dance
9.0
The Money Dance
1964•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Tillie the Toiler
8.0
Tillie the Toiler
1927•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Altars of Desire
8.0
Altars of Desire
1927•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Women and Gold
9.0
Women and Gold
1925•movie

Role: Director of Photography