Burnett Guffey
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- May 26, 1905
- Died
- May 30, 1983
- Birthplace
- Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
Filmography
The Steagle 1971
Director of Photography
The Great White Hope 1970
Director of Photography
Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? 1970
Director of Photography
Halls of Anger 1970
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My Father: Gordon Parks 1969
as Self
The Madwoman of Chaillot 1969
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Some Kind of a Nut 1969
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The Learning Tree 1969
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Where It's At 1969
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The Moviemakers 1969
as Self
The Split 1968
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The Ambushers 1967
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Bonnie and Clyde 1967
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying 1967
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The Silencers 1966
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King Rat 1965
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Good Neighbor Sam 1964
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Flight from Ashiya 1964
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Kid Galahad 1962
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Birdman of Alcatraz 1962
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Mr. Sardonicus 1961
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Homicidal 1961
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Cry for Happy 1961
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph 1960
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Hell to Eternity 1960
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The Mountain Road 1960
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Edge of Eternity 1959
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They Came to Cordura 1959
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Gidget 1959
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Dogface 1959
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Me and the Colonel 1958
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Screaming Mimi 1958
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The True Story of Lynn Stuart 1958
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Decision at Sundown 1957
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The Brothers Rico 1957
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The Strange One 1957
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Not One Shall Die 1957
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Nightfall 1956
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Storm Center 1956
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The Harder They Fall 1956
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Battle Stations 1956
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Three Stripes in the Sun 1955
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Count Three and Pray 1955
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Tight Spot 1955
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The Violent Men 1955
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Private Hell 36 1954
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Human Desire 1954
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The Bamboo Prison 1954
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From Here to Eternity 1953
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The Last Posse 1953
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Assignment: Paris 1952
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The Sniper 1952
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Scandal Sheet 1952
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The Family Secret 1951
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Two of a Kind 1951
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Sirocco 1951
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Emergency Wedding 1950
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Convicted 1950
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In a Lonely Place 1950
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Father Is a Bachelor 1950
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The Reckless Moment 1949
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And Baby Makes Three 1949
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All the King's Men 1949
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The Undercover Man 1949
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Knock on Any Door 1949
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The Gallant Blade 1948
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The Sign of the Ram 1948
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To the Ends of the Earth 1948
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Framed 1947
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Johnny O'Clock 1947
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So Dark the Night 1946
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Gallant Journey 1946
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Night Editor 1946
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A Bird in the Head 1946
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The Notorious Lone Wolf 1946
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Meet Me on Broadway 1946
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My Name Is Julia Ross 1945
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Blonde from Brooklyn 1945
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Eve Knew Her Apples 1945
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I Love a Mystery 1945
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Eadie Was a Lady 1945
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Tahiti Nights 1944
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Kansas City Kitty 1944
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The Soul of a Monster 1944
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Sailor's Holiday 1944
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You Only Live Once 1937
Assistant Camera
The Informer 1935
Camera Operator
The Conquerors 1932
Camera Operator
Love Over Night 1928
Assistant Camera
The Yankee Clipper 1927
Assistant Camera
The Iron Horse 1925
Additional Photography
The Courtship of Miles Standish 1923
Assistant Camera
Credits from TMDB.