
Billy Bitzer
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- April 21, 1872
- Died
- April 29, 1944
- Birthplace
- Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA
Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Filmography

The Méliès Mystery 2021
as Self (archive footage)

The Camera Speaks 1934
Story

Hotel Variety 1933
Director of Photography

The Battle of the Sexes 1928
Director of Photography

The Midnight Girl 1925
Director of Photography

America 1924
Director of Photography

The White Rose 1923
Director of Photography

Sure-Fire Flint 1922
Director of Photography

Orphans of the Storm 1921
Director of Photography

Way Down East 1920
Director of Photography

The Love Flower 1920
Director of Photography

The Idol Dancer 1920
Director of Photography

The Greatest Question 1919
Director of Photography

Scarlet Days 1919
Director of Photography

The Mother and the Law 1919
Director of Photography

The Fall of Babylon 1919
Director of Photography

True Heart Susie 1919
Director of Photography

Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl 1919
Director of Photography

The Girl Who Stayed at Home 1919
Director of Photography

A Romance of Happy Valley 1919
Director of Photography

The Greatest Thing in Life 1918
Director of Photography

The Great Love 1918
Director of Photography

Hearts of the World 1918
Director of Photography

Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages 1916
Director of Photography

The Birth of a Nation 1915
Director of Photography

The Avenging Conscience 1914
Director of Photography

The Escape 1914
Director of Photography

Home, Sweet Home 1914
Director of Photography

Brute Force 1914
Cinematography

Judith of Bethulia 1914
Director of Photography

The Battle at Elderbush Gulch 1913
Director of Photography

Two Men of the Desert 1913
Director of Photography

An Indian's Loyalty 1913
Director of Photography

The Mothering Heart 1913
Director of Photography

Death's Marathon 1913
Cinematography

Olaf—An Atom 1913
Director of Photography

The Wanderer 1913
Director of Photography

The Lady and the Mouse 1913
Director of Photography

The Little Tease 1913
Director of Photography

Near To Earth 1913
Camera Operator, Director of Photography

The Unwelcome Guest 1913
Director of Photography

Broken Ways 1913
Director of Photography

The Coming of Angelo 1913
Cinematography

The Massacre 1912
Director of Photography

The Burglar’s Dilemma 1912
Director of Photography

The New York Hat 1912
Director of Photography

My Baby 1912
Director of Photography

The Musketeers of Pig Alley 1912
Director of Photography

The Painted Lady 1912
Director of Photography

A Feud in the Kentucky Hills 1912
Director of Photography

So Near, Yet So Far 1912
Director of Photography

Friends 1912
Director of Photography

An Unseen Enemy 1912
Director of Photography

A Pueblo Legend 1912
Cinematography

The School Teacher and the Waif 1912
Director of Photography

Lena and the Geese 1912
Director of Photography

A Temporary Truce 1912
Director of Photography

A Beast at Bay 1912
Director of Photography

A Lodging for the Night 1912
Director of Photography

The Lesser Evil 1912
Director of Photography

One Is Business, the Other Crime 1912
Director of Photography

The Female of the Species 1912
Cinematography

The Girl and Her Trust 1912
Director of Photography

The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch 1912
Director of Photography

The Root of Evil 1912
Director of Photography

Iola's Promise 1912
Director of Photography

A String of Pearls 1912
Director of Photography

The Sunbeam 1912
Director of Photography

The Sands of Dee 1912
Cinematography

The Mender of Nets 1912
Director of Photography

For His Son 1912
Cinematography

The Voice of the Child 1911
Director of Photography

Saved from Himself 1911
Cinematography

The Miser's Heart 1911
Director of Photography

The Trail of Books 1911
Director of Photography

The Battle 1911
Director of Photography

The Long Road 1911
Director of Photography

The Adventures of Billy 1911
Cinematography
- The Unveiling
The Unveiling 1911
Cinematography
- Italian Blood
Italian Blood 1911
Director of Photography

The Making of a Man 1911
Director of Photography

The Revenue Man and His Girl 1911
Cinematography

The Squaw's Love 1911
Cinematography

Swords and Hearts 1911
Director of Photography

The Rose of Kentucky 1911
Director of Photography
- The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet 1911
Cinematography
- The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example 1911
Cinematography

The Last Drop of Water 1911
Director of Photography

A Country Cupid 1911
Cinematography

The Indian Brothers 1911
Cinematography

Bobby the Coward 1911
Cinematography
- The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl 1911
Cinematography

Fighting Blood 1911
Cinematography
- Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice 1911
Cinematography

The Primal Call 1911
Director of Photography

Enoch Arden 1911
Director of Photography

Enoch Arden: Part II 1911
Director of Photography

Enoch Arden: Part I 1911
Director of Photography
- The New Dress
The New Dress 1911
Cinematography
- How She Triumphed
How She Triumphed 1911
Cinematography
- A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road 1911
Cinematography

Madame Rex 1911
Cinematography
- Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost 1911
Cinematography
- The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross 1911
Cinematography
- The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy 1911
Cinematography

The Lonedale Operator 1911
Director of Photography
- Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her 1911
Director of Photography
- The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star 1911
Cinematography

Fisher Folks 1911
Director of Photography

What Shall We Do with Our Old? 1911
Cinematography
- Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago 1911
Cinematography

Fate's Turning 1911
Cinematography

His Trust Fulfilled 1911
Director of Photography

His Trust 1911
Director of Photography

The Italian Barber 1911
Cinematography

When a Man Loves 1911
Director of Photography

The Two Paths 1911
Cinematography

Winning Back His Love 1910
Cinematography
- The Refuge
The Refuge 1910
Cinematography
- The Lesson
The Lesson 1910
Director of Photography

The Golden Supper 1910
Cinematography

Sunshine Sue 1910
Director of Photography

Waiter No. 5 1910
Director of Photography

The Fugitive 1910
Director of Photography

That Chink at Golden Gulch 1910
Cinematography
- The Iconoclast
The Iconoclast 1910
Director of Photography

Rose o' Salem Town 1910
Director of Photography

The Oath and the Man 1910
Cinematography

The Modern Prodigal 1910
Cinematography

Wilful Peggy 1910
Director of Photography

The Sorrows of the Unfaithful 1910
Cinematography

The Usurer 1910
Director of Photography

The House with Closed Shutters 1910
Director of Photography

An Arcadian Maid 1910
Cinematography

A Flash of Light 1910
Director of Photography

What the Daisy Said 1910
Director of Photography
- A Midnight Cupid
A Midnight Cupid 1910
Cinematography

Muggsy's First Sweetheart 1910
Cinematography

A Child's Impulse 1910
Cinematography
- The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window 1910
Cinematography

In the Border States 1910
Director of Photography

A Child of the Ghetto 1910
Cinematography

Ramona 1910
Director of Photography

Over Silent Paths 1910
Cinematography

The Two Brothers 1910
Cinematography

Love Among the Roses 1910
Cinematography

The Unchanging Sea 1910
Director of Photography
- As It Is in Life
As It Is in Life 1910
Cinematography

Faithful 1910
Cinematography
- The Converts
The Converts 1910
Cinematography

In Old California 1910
Cinematography

The Newlyweds 1910
Cinematography
- His Last Burglary
His Last Burglary 1910
Cinematography
- The Duke’s Plan
The Duke’s Plan 1910
Cinematography
- The Man
The Man 1910
Cinematography
- The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch 1910
Cinematography
- The Honor of His Family
The Honor of His Family 1910
Director of Photography
- The Call
The Call 1910
Cinematography

Her Terrible Ordeal 1910
Cinematography

The Rocky Road 1910
Cinematography

The Day After 1909
Director of Photography

To Save Her Soul 1909
Director of Photography

A Trap for Santa Claus 1909
Director of Photography

A Corner in Wheat 1909
Director of Photography

The Redman's View 1909
Director of Photography

Through the Breakers 1909
Director of Photography

The Mountaineer's Honor 1909
Director of Photography

The Light That Came 1909
Cinematography

The Restoration 1909
Cinematography

Nursing a Viper 1909
Cinematography

What's Your Hurry? 1909
Cinematography

The Gibson Goddess 1909
Cinematography

Lines of White on a Sullen Sea 1909
Director of Photography

A Change of Heart 1909
Cinematography

Fools of Fate 1909
Cinematography

Pippa Passes 1909
Cinematography

The Awakening 1909
Cinematography
- Leather Stocking
Leather Stocking 1909
Cinematography

In Old Kentucky 1909
Cinematography

The Broken Locket 1909
Director of Photography

Getting Even 1909
Director of Photography

Comata, the Sioux 1909
Director of Photography

1776, or The Hessian Renegades 1909
Director of Photography

The Sealed Room 1909
Director of Photography

The Little Darling 1909
Director of Photography

Oh, Uncle! 1909
Cinematography

The Indian Runner's Romance 1909
Cinematography

Mr. Jones' Burglar 1909
Cinematography

They Would Elope 1909
Director of Photography

The Mended Lute 1909
Cinematography

A Strange Meeting 1909
Cinematography

The Slave 1909
Cinematography

Sweet and Twenty 1909
Director of Photography

The Renunciation 1909
Cinematography

Tender Hearts 1909
Cinematography

The Cardinal's Conspiracy 1909
Cinematography

The Country Doctor 1909
Director of Photography

The Necklace 1909
Director of Photography

The Way of Man 1909
Director of Photography

The Peachbasket Hat 1909
Cinematography

The Faded Lilies 1909
Cinematography

Her First Biscuits 1909
Cinematography

The Son's Return 1909
Director of Photography

The Lonely Villa 1909
Director of Photography

The Violin Maker of Cremona 1909
Cinematography

His Duty 1909
Cinematography

What Drink Did 1909
Director of Photography

The Cricket on the Hearth 1909
Cinematography

Two Memories 1909
Director of Photography

Resurrection 1909
Cinematography

The Suicide Club 1909
Director of Photography

Lucky Jim 1909
Actor, Cinematography

Lady Helen's Escapade 1909
Cinematography

Confidence 1909
Cinematography

A Drunkard's Reformation 1909
Director of Photography

The Voice of the Violin 1909
Cinematography

The Lure of the Gown 1909
Cinematography

The Salvation Army Lass 1909
Cinematography

At the Altar 1909
Director of Photography

The Politician's Love Story 1909
Cinematography

The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals 1909
Director of Photography

The Curtain Pole 1909
Story, Director of Photography

Edgar Allen Poe 1909
Director of Photography

The Girls and Daddy 1909
Cinematography

The Cord of Life 1909
Director of Photography
- The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar 1909
Director of Photography

Those Awful Hats 1909
Director of Photography
- The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis 1909
Director of Photography

Mr. Jones Has a Card Party 1909
Director of Photography
- The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist 1909
Director of Photography
- The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice 1909
Director of Photography
- A Rural Elopement
A Rural Elopement 1909
Director of Photography
- The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves 1909
Director of Photography
- Love Finds a Way
Love Finds a Way 1909
Director of Photography
- The Maniac Cook
The Maniac Cook 1909
Director of Photography

Mr. Jones at the Ball 1908
Director of Photography
- The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars 1908
Director of Photography
- The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey 1908
Cinematography

Money Mad 1908
Director of Photography
- The Valet's Wife
The Valet's Wife 1908
Director of Photography

The Song of the Shirt 1908
Cinematography
- The Guerrilla
The Guerrilla 1908
Cinematography

The Taming of the Shrew 1908
Director of Photography
- After Many Years
After Many Years 1908
Cinematography

The Call of the Wild 1908
Cinematography

Romance of a Jewess 1908
Cinematography

The Planter's Wife 1908
Cinematography

Father Gets in the Game 1908
Director of Photography

The Zulu's Heart 1908
Director of Photography

A Smoked Husband 1908
Cinematography

Where the Breakers Roar 1908
Cinematography

Betrayed by a Handprint 1908
Director of Photography

A Calamitous Elopement 1908
Cinematography

Deceived Slumming Party 1908
Cinematography

The Black Viper 1908
Cinematography

The Adventures of Dollie 1908
Director

Over the Hills to the Poor House 1908
Director of Photography
- The Outlaw
The Outlaw 1908
Cinematography

The Invisible Fluid 1908
Director of Photography

Mixed Babies 1908
Cinematography
- 'Ostler Joe
'Ostler Joe 1908
Cinematography

When Knights Were Bold 1908
Director of Photography

The Sculptor's Nightmare 1908
Cinematography

The Music Master 1908
Director of Photography
- The King's Messenger
The King's Messenger 1908
Director of Photography
- Hulda's Lovers
Hulda's Lovers 1908
Director of Photography
- King of the Cannibal Islands
King of the Cannibal Islands 1908
Director of Photography
- A Famous Escape
A Famous Escape 1908
Cinematography
- Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker 1908
Cinematography
- Caught by Wireless
Caught by Wireless 1908
Cinematography

Her First Adventure 1908
Cinematography
- The Princess in the Vase
The Princess in the Vase 1908
Cinematography
- Bobby's Kodak
Bobby's Kodak 1908
Cinematography
- Professional Jealousy
Professional Jealousy 1908
Cinematography

Jamestown Exposition 1907
Camera Operator
- Fights of Nations
Fights of Nations 1907
Director of Photography

Mr. Hurry-up 1907
Director of Photography

Trial Marriages 1907
Director of Photography

Married for Millions 1906
Director of Photography
- Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium
Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium 1906
Director of Photography

From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies 1906
Director of Photography
- Logging in Maine
Logging in Maine 1906
Director
- San Francisco Disaster
San Francisco Disaster 1906
Cinematography
- San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake 1906
Director of Photography
- The Impossible Convicts
The Impossible Convicts 1906
Cinematography
- Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club
Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club 1905
Director
- A Kentucky Feud
A Kentucky Feud 1905
Director of Photography
- Teasing
Teasing 1905
Cinematography
- She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All 1905
Director of Photography
- The Summer Boarders
The Summer Boarders 1905
Cinematography

Duel Scene from Macbeth 1905
Cinematography
- Lifting the Lid
Lifting the Lid 1905
Cinematography

A Pipe Dream 1905
Cinematography
- A Ballroom Tragedy
A Ballroom Tragedy 1905
Director of Photography

2 A.M. in the Subway 1905
Cinematography

New York Subway 1905
Director, Director of Photography
- A Trip to Salt Lake City
A Trip to Salt Lake City 1905
Director of Photography
- Latina, Contortionist
Latina, Contortionist 1905
Director of Photography
- Spirit of '76
Spirit of '76 1905
Cinematography
- The Broker's Athletic Typewriter
The Broker's Athletic Typewriter 1905
Cinematography

Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room 1905
Director of Photography
- Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston
Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston 1905
Director of Photography

Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son 1905
Director of Photography
- In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida 1905
Camera Operator

Children in the Surf at Coney Island 1904
Director

The Chicken Thief 1904
Director of Photography
- Coil Winding Section E
Coil Winding Section E 1904
Director
- The Lost Child
The Lost Child 1904
Cinematography

The Hero of Liao-Yang 1904
Director of Photography

A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island 1904
Director
- The Baby and the Puppies
The Baby and the Puppies 1904
Cinematography

Automobiling Among the Clouds 1904
Director of Photography, Director
- The Swimming Class
The Swimming Class 1904
Cinematography
- Alone
Alone 1904
Director of Photography

Personal 1904
Director of Photography
- Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room 1904
Director of Photography, Director

Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works 1904
Director
- Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup 1904
Cinematography
- Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works 1904
Director
- Assembling and Testing Turbines
Assembling and Testing Turbines 1904
Director
- Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works 1904
Director
- Assembling a Generator
Assembling a Generator 1904
Director

Coil Winding Machines 1904
Director
- Taping Coils
Taping Coils 1904
Director

Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene) 1904
Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene) 1904
Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. 1904
Director
- Casting a Guide Box
Casting a Guide Box 1904
Director
- Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works
Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works 1904
Director
- Tapping a Furnace
Tapping a Furnace 1904
Director
- Steam Hammer
Steam Hammer 1904
Director
- Westinghouse Works
Westinghouse Works 1904
Director of Photography, Director

Testing a Rotary 1904
Director of Photography, Director
- Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle 1904
Director of Photography, Director
- Girls Taking Time Checks
Girls Taking Time Checks 1904
Director of Photography, Director
- Welding the Big Ring
Welding the Big Ring 1904
Director
- Girls Winding Armatures
Girls Winding Armatures 1904
Director
- The Coney Island Beach Patrol
The Coney Island Beach Patrol 1904
Director
- Steam Whistle
Steam Whistle 1904
Director

The Battle of the Yalu 1904
Cinematography
- The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge
The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge 1904
Cinematography
- The Widow and the Only Man
The Widow and the Only Man 1904
Cinematography

The Fate of the Artist's Model 1903
Director of Photography
- Hooligan in Jail
Hooligan in Jail 1903
Director of Photography
- A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out
A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out 1903
Director of Photography
- Weighing the Baby
Weighing the Baby 1903
Director of Photography
- Orphans in the Surf
Orphans in the Surf 1903
Director
- Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"
Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives" 1903
Director of Photography

The Dude and the Burglars 1903
Director of Photography

Expert Bag Punching 1903
Director
- The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2 1903
Director of Photography
- The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1 1903
Director of Photography
- The Boy In The Barrel
The Boy In The Barrel 1903
Camera Operator
- Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians 1903
Director of Photography
- Willie's Camera
Willie's Camera 1903
Director of Photography

Strictly Fresh Eggs 1903
Camera Operator
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout 1903
Cinematography, Director

Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration 1903
Director

The Haymarket 1903
Director of Photography
- Betsy Ross Dance
Betsy Ross Dance 1903
Director of Photography

Happy Hooligan Interferes 1903
Director of Photography
- The Giddy Dancing Master
The Giddy Dancing Master 1903
Director of Photography
- N.Y. Fire Department Returning
N.Y. Fire Department Returning 1903
Director
- Baby in a Rage
Baby in a Rage 1902
Camera Operator

The Georgetown Loop (Colorado) 1901
Director of Photography, Director

President McKinley Inauguration 1901
Director

Across Brooklyn Bridge 1899
Director

Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge 1899
Director, Director of Photography

Stealing a Dinner 1899
Director of Photography

At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge 1897
Director

American Falls from Luna Island 1896
Cinematography

American Falls from Goat Island 1896
Cinematography
- McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio 1896
Director of Photography

Hard Wash 1896
Cinematography

Little Egypt 1896
Camera Operator
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