Russell Harlan
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- September 16, 1903
- Died
- February 28, 1974
- Birthplace
- Los Angeles, California, USA
Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Filmography
Darling Lili 1970
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Tobruk 1967
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Hawaii 1966
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The Great Race 1965
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Dear Heart 1965
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Quick, Before It Melts 1965
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Man's Favorite Sport? 1964
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A Gathering of Eagles 1963
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To Kill a Mockingbird 1962
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The Spiral Road 1962
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Hatari! 1962
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Sunrise at Campobello 1960
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Pollyanna 1960
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Operation Petticoat 1959
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Day of the Outlaw 1959
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Rio Bravo 1959
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King Creole 1958
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Run Silent, Run Deep 1958
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Witness for the Prosecution 1957
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This Could Be the Night 1957
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Something of Value 1957
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Lust for Life 1956
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The Last Hunt 1956
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Land of the Pharaohs 1955
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Blackboard Jungle 1955
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Riot in Cell Block 11 1954
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Ruby Gentry 1952
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The Ring 1952
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The Big Sky 1952
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The Thing from Another World 1951
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The Man Who Cheated Himself 1950
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Southside 1-1000 1950
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The Kangaroo Kid 1950
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Tarzan and the Slave Girl 1950
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Guilty Bystander 1950
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Gun Crazy 1950
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Bad Men of Tombstone 1949
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Red River 1948
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Four Faces West 1948
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Ramrod 1947
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A Walk in the Sun 1945
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Forty Thieves 1944
Cinematography
Mystery Man 1944
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Lumberjack 1944
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Texas Masquerade 1944
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The Woman of the Town 1943
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Tarzan's Desert Mystery 1943
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Riders of the Deadline 1943
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False Colors 1943
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Bar 20 1943
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The Kansan 1943
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Colt Comrades 1943
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Leather Burners 1943
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Buckskin Frontier 1943
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Border Patrol 1943
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Hoppy Serves a Writ 1943
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Lost Canyon 1942
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American Empire 1942
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Undercover Man 1942
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Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die 1942
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Secret of the Wastelands 1941
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Twilight on the Trail 1941
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Stick to Your Guns 1941
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Riders of the Timberline 1941
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Wide Open Town 1941
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Pirates on Horseback 1941
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Border Vigilantes 1941
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In Old Colorado 1941
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Doomed Caravan 1941
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Three Men from Texas 1940
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Stagecoach War 1940
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Hidden Gold 1940
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The Light of Western Stars 1940
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The Showdown 1940
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Santa Fe Marshal 1940
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The Llano Kid 1939
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Law of the Pampas 1939
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Range War 1939
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Renegade Trail 1939
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Heritage of the Desert 1939
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Silver on the Sage 1939
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Sunset Trail 1939
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The Frontiersmen 1938
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The Mysterious Rider 1938
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In Old Mexico 1938
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Pride of the West 1938
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Bar 20 Justice 1938
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Heart of Arizona 1938
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Cassidy of Bar 20 1938
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Partners of the Plains 1938
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Texas Trail 1937
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Hopalong Rides Again 1937
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Rustlers' Valley 1937
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North of the Rio Grande 1937
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Credits from TMDB.