Michael Chapman

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Michael Chapman

Camera November 21, 1935

New York City, New York, USA

Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American N…

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The Godfather

The Godfather

8.7 1972 Movie
Taxi Driver

Taxi Driver

8.1 1976 Movie
Jaws

Jaws

7.7 1975 Movie
Space Jam

Space Jam

6.8 1996 Movie
Bridge to Terabithia

Bridge to Terabithia

7.4 2007 Movie
Ghostbusters II

Ghostbusters II

6.6 1989 Movie
The Fugitive

The Fugitive

7.5 1993 Movie
Raging Bull

Raging Bull

7.9 1980 Movie
Primal Fear

Primal Fear

7.7 1996 Movie
The Abyss

The Abyss

7.4 1989 Movie
Kindergarten Cop

Kindergarten Cop

6.1 1990 Movie
Evolution

Evolution

6.1 2001 Movie

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Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chapman (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography

Movies and shows, newest first

  1. 2025
    The Farmer and the Shark

    Movie Self

  2. 2021
    The Rapist

    Movie Retired Filmmaker

  3. 2016
    Re-Visitors from Outer Space, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Pod

    Movie Self

  4. 2014
    Walking on Sunshine

    Movie Holiday Maker

  5. 2013
    Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987

    Movie Director

  6. 2013
    Youssou N'Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar - Fatteliku

    Movie Director

  7. 2012
    An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road

    Movie Self

  8. 2012
    Side by Side

    Movie Self

  9. 2007
    Travis' New York

    Movie Himself

  10. 2007
    Bridge to Terabithia

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 2006
    Hoot

    Movie Director of Photography

  12. 2005
    Raging Bull: Inside the Ring

    Movie Self

  13. 2005
    Raging Bull: Outside the Ring

    Movie Self

  14. 2005
    Raging Bull: After the Fight

    Movie Self

  15. 2004
    Eulogy

    Movie Adult Film Cameraman

  16. 2004
    Suspect Zero

    Movie Prosecutor #1

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  1. 2004
    House of D

    Movie Director of Photography

  2. 2001
    Evolution

    Movie Sheriff Long

  3. 2000
    The Watcher

    Movie Director of Photography

  4. 1999
    The Story of Us

    Movie Waiter

  5. 1999
    Making 'Taxi Driver'

    Movie Self

  6. 1999
    The White River Kid

    Movie Director of Photography

  7. 1998
    Six Days Seven Nights

    Movie Mechanic

  8. 1997
    In the Teeth of Jaws

    Movie Self

  9. 1996
    Space Jam

    Movie Director of Photography

  10. 1996
    Primal Fear

    Movie Director of Photography

  11. 1995
    The Viking Sagas

    Movie Director

  12. 1993
    The Fugitive

    Movie Director of Photography

  13. 1993
    Rising Sun

    Movie Fred Hoffman

  14. 1992
    Visions of Light

    Movie Self

  15. 1992
    Whispers in the Dark

    Movie Director of Photography

  16. 1991
    Doc Hollywood

    Movie Shooting Gallery Operator

  17. 1991
    Peter Gabriel - POV

    Movie Director

  18. 1990
    Kindergarten Cop

    Movie Firefighter

  19. 1990
    Quick Change

    Movie Director of Photography

  20. 1989
    The Abyss

    Movie Dr. Berg

  21. 1989
    Ghostbusters II

    Movie Director of Photography

  22. 1989
    Third Degree Burn

    Movie Dan Rourke

  23. 1988
    Scrooged

    Movie Director of Photography

  24. 1988
    Gotham

    Movie Landlord