Personal Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Born / DiedAug 5, 1935 (Died at 82)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthBerlin, Germany

Career Span1948 – 2017

Known Credits113 Titles

Official Links

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CameraPopularity Score 0.9

Michael Ballhaus

Total Works

113

102 movies • 11 shows

Avg Rating

6.7 / 10

across rated releases

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Michael Ballhaus's career

8.2

The Departed

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.4

GoodFellas

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Gangs of New York

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 113 titles featuring Michael Ballhaus

8.2

The Departed

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.4

GoodFellas

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Gangs of New York

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Bram Stoker's Dracula

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.6

Sleepers

1996•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.6

Boogie Nights

1997•movie

as Cameraman (uncredited)

5.3

Wild Wild West

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Air Force One

1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Outbreak

1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

After Hours

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Something's Gotta Give

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

The Thirteenth Floor

1999•movie

Role: Executive Producer

6.9

The Color of Money

1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

The Age of Innocence

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

The Last Temptation of Christ

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Uptown Girls

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Working Girl

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

3096 Days

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

The Legend of Bagger Vance

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

Quiz Show

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

What About Bob?

1991•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

Broadcast News

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

The Fabulous Baker Boys

1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Primary Colors

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

Side by Side

2012•movie

as Self

7.4

The Marriage of Maria Braun

1979•movie

as Counsel

6.6

Postcards from the Edge

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant

1972•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Guilty by Suspicion

1991•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Death of a Salesman

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

What Planet Are You From?

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Lola Montès

1955•movie

Role: Still Photographer

7.2

Fox and His Friends

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

The Mambo Kings

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

Chinese Roulette

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Lili Marleen

1981•movie

Role: Additional Photography

7.3

World on a Wire

1973•series

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Martha

1974•movie

as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

8.6

Madonna: The Immaculate Collection

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

Under the Cherry Moon

1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Beware of a Holy Whore

1971•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

The House on Carroll Street

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

I'll Do Anything

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Visions of Light

1992•movie

as Self

6.5

Despair

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Baby It's You

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

Reckless

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Satan’s Brew

1976•movie

6.2

The Glass Menagerie

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.7

Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Germany in Autumn

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

I Only Want You to Love Me

1976•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

1 eps

American Masters

1986•series

as Self

5.4

Whity

1971•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Old Enough

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.2

Heartbreakers

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

The Magic Mountain

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

The Stationmaster’s Wife

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies

1992•movie

as Self

6.5

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me

1992•movie

as Self

6.8

Cinematographer Style

2006•movie

as Self

5.5

Cold Blood

1975•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Sheer Madness

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Baja Oklahoma

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Fassbinder in Hollywood

2002•movie

as Self

5.3

Fassbinder's Women

2000•movie

as Self

6.1

Bourbon Street Blues

1979•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.0

The Sinful Bed

1973•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

Malou

1981•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Dear Mr. Wonderful

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today

2010•movie

as Self

4.7

1 eps

DAS!

1991•series

as Self

4.8

Your Caresses

1969•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.5

Looping

1981•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

Notes on an American Film Director at Work

2008•movie

as Self

5.2

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life

2017•movie

as Self

6.6

1 eps

NDR Talk Show

1979•series

as Self

6.6

Chetan, Indian Boy

1973•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited

2011•movie

as Self

6.8

1 eps

Kölner Treff

1976•series

as Self

5.2

Made in Germany and USA

1974•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

Summer Guests

1976•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Women in New York

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Edith's Diary

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte

2008•movie

as Self

7.0

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'

1993•movie

as Self

4.3

1 eps

Abendschau

2000•series

as self

7.0

Adolf and Marlene

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

The Uprising

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'

2004•movie

as Self

9.0

Martin Scorsese Directs

1990•movie

as Self

6.0

1 eps

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio

1994•series

as Self

7.0

From the Family of Reptiles

1974•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

The Island

1974•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

The Autograph

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

10.0

Little Godard

1978•movie

9.0

1 eps

Bambi

1948•series

as Self

9.0

We Two

1970•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin

2009•movie

Role: Director

7.0

Die Kassette

1961•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Several Times Daily

1969•movie

Role: Director of Photography

10.0

Adele Spitzeder

1972•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

Portrait of Valeska Gert

1977•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

The First Polka

1979•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Der Gehilfe

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

10.0

The Magic Mountain

1984•series

Role: Director of Photography

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’

1986•movie

as Self - The Director of Photography

Mister Karl

2008•movie

as Self

Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben

2008•movie

as Self

1 eps

Nachtlinie

2007•series

as Self

In Berlin

2009•movie

Role: Director

Die Alpensaga

1976•series

Role: Director of Photography