American cinematographer Joseph Biroc had graduated to the position of lighting cameraman by the time World War II broke out. After serving with the Signal Corps, Biroc returned to Hollywood to work on Frank Capra's It's a Wonderful Life. The film was not a financial success, and Biroc slipped to the B-list of photographers. One of his low-budget assignments turned out to be "A" in box-office pull: Biroc was the man behind the camera for the first 3-D feature, Bwana Devil (1952). While filming the inexpensive TV series China Smith in 1953, Biroc befriended the program's principal director, Robert Aldrich. When Aldrich branched out into independent production, he took Biroc with him, and from that moment until Aldrich's death in 1983 the two collaborated on such films as Attack (1955) The Legend of Lylah Clare (1968) and The Longest Yard. In 1973, Biroc shared an Academy Award with Fred Koenekamp for The Towering Inferno. Joseph Biroc retired in 1982 after Airplane II: The Sequel; seven years later, he was honored with the Life Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers.
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It's All True
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1993 | |||
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Outrage!
Cinematographer |
1986 | |||
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A Death in California
Cinematographer |
1985 | |||
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Father of Hell Town
Cinematographer |
1985 | |||
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Airplane II: The Sequel
Cinematographer |
1982 | |||
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Desperate Lives
Cinematographer |
1982 | |||
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Hammett
Cinematographer |
1982 | |||
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... All the Marbles
Cinematographer |
1981 | |||
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Airplane!
Cinematographer |
1980 | |||
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Scruples
Cinematographer |
1980 | |||
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The Gambler
Cinematographer |
1980 | |||
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Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
Cinematographer |
1979 | |||
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A Family Upside Down
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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Little Women
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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The Clone Master
Cinematographer |
1978 | |||
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SST: Death Flight
Cinematographer |
1977 | |||
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The Choirboys
Cinematographer |
1977 | |||
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The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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The Moneychangers
Cinematographer |
1976 | |||
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Hustle
Cinematographer |
1975 | |||
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Blazing Saddles
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Honky Tonk
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Shanks
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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The Longest Yard
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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The Towering Inferno
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Thursday's Game
Cinematographer |
1974 | |||
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Cahill: United States Marshal
Cinematographer |
1973 | |||
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Emperor of the North
Cinematographer |
1973 | |||
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Gidget Gets Married
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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Playmates
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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The Crooked Hearts
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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Ulzana's Raid
Cinematographer |
1972 | |||
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Escape from the Planet of the Apes
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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Mrs. Pollifax -- Spy
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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The Grissom Gang
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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The Organization
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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Thursday's Game
Cinematographer |
1971 | |||
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Brian's Song
Cinematographer |
1970 | |||
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Too Late the Hero
Cinematographer |
1970 | |||
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Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice?
Cinematographer |
1969 | |||
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Lady in Cement
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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The Detective
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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The Killing of Sister George
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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The Legend of Lylah Clare
Cinematographer |
1968 | |||
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Enter Laughing
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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Fitzwilly
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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Tony Rome
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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Warning Shot
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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Who's Minding the Mint?
Cinematographer |
1967 | |||
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The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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The Swinger
Cinematographer |
1966 | |||
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Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
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1965 | |||
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I Saw What You Did
Cinematographer |
1965 | |||
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The Flight of the Phoenix
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1965 | |||
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To Trap a Spy
Cinematographer |
1965 | |||
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Bullet for a Badman
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1964 | |||
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Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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Kitten With a Whip
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1964 | |||
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Ride the Wild Surf
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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The Young Lovers
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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Viva Las Vegas
Cinematographer |
1964 | |||
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Bye Bye Birdie
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Promises! Promises!
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Toys in the Attic
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1963 | |||
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Under the Yum Yum Tree
Cinematographer |
1963 | |||
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Confessions of an Opium Eater
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1962 | |||
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Convicts Four
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1962 | |||
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Hitler
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1962 | |||
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Gold of the Seven Saints
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1961 | |||
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Operation Eichmann
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1961 | |||
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Sail a Crooked Ship
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1961 | |||
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The Devil at 4 O'clock
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1961 | |||
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13 Ghosts
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1960 | |||
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Ice Palace
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1960 | |||
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Born Reckless
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1959 | |||
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The Bat
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1959 | |||
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The FBI Story
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1959 | |||
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Verboten!
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1959 | |||
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Home Before Dark
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1958 | |||
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Underwater Warrior
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1958 | |||
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China Gate
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1957 | |||
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Forty Guns
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1957 | |||
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Run of the Arrow
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1957 | |||
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The Amazing Colossal Man
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1957 | |||
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The Garment Jungle
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1957 | |||
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The Ride Back!
Cinematographer |
1957 | |||
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The Unknown Terror
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1957 | |||
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Attack
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1956 | |||
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Nightmare
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1956 | |||
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Quincannon, Frontier Scout
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1956 | |||
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Tension at Table Rock
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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The Black Whip
Cinematographer |
1956 | |||
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Bengazi
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1955 | |||
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Ghost Town
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1955 | |||
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Down Three Dark Streets
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1954 | |||
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The Steel Cage
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1954 | |||
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World for Ransom
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1954 | |||
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Appointment in Honduras
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1953 | |||
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Bwana Devil
Cinematographer |
1953 | |||
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Donovan's Brain
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1953 | |||
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The Glass Wall
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1953 | |||
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The Tall Texan
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1953 | |||
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The Twonky
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1953 | |||
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Vice Squad
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1953 | |||
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Loan Shark
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Red Planet Mars
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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The Bushwhackers
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1952 | |||
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Without Warning
Cinematographer |
1952 | |||
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Cry Danger
Cinematographer |
1951 | |||
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The Killer That Stalked New York
Cinematographer |
1950 | |||
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Johnny Allegro
Cinematographer |
1949 | |||
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Mrs. Mike
Cinematographer |
1949 | |||
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Roughshod
Cinematographer |
1949 | |||
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My Dear Secretary
Cinematographer |
1948 | |||
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On Our Merry Way
Cinematographer |
1948 | |||
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Magic Town
Cinematographer |
1947 | |||
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It's a Wonderful Life
Cinematographer |
1946 | |||
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The Animal Kingdom
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