# Roy H. Wagner

Roy Henry Wagner III (born January 12, 1947) is an American cinematographer known for dramatic, dark imagery. Named by Kodak as one of the "Top 100 Directors of Photography in the World" Wagner's career has spanned 35 years in the motion picture and television industries. He has also received the ASC Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries, and is a two-time Primetime Emmy Award nominee.
Wagner is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and the American Society of Cinematographers and has won the Producers Guild "Vision Award". He studied with Ansel Adams who taught him to rise to the challenge of new technology. Wagner is extremely active within the American Society of Cinematographers, and contributes much of his free time furthering the charter of the organization.

## Filmography

Film
* Nine Deaths of the Ninja [ja] (1985)
* Pray for Death (1985)
* Witchboard (1986)
* Return to Horror High (1987)
* Nightforce (1987)
* A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors (1987)
* Another Stakeout (1993)
* Drop Zone (1994)
* Nick of Time (1995)
* The Pest (1997)
* Cyclops, Baby (1997) (Short film)
* A Rumor of Angels (2000)
* Skinwalkers (2002)
* Shackles (2005)
* Trouble Sleeping (2015)
Direct-to-video
* K-9: P.I. (2002)
* Bachelor Party 2: The Last Temptation (2008)
* Streets of Blood (2009)
* Blood and Bone (2009)
TV series
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1987 | Beauty and the Beast | 5 episodes Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series Nominated for ASC Award Outstanding Cinematography in Regular Series |
| 1987-88 | Houston Knights | 13 episodes |
| 1989 | Quantum Leap | 6 episodes Won Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Series |
| 1989-90 | Christine Cromwell | 4 episodes |
| 1990 | Cop Rock | 10 episodes |
| 1991 | The Antagonists | 1 episodes |
| 1991 | Under Cover | 3 episodes |
| 1992 | Mann & Machine | 9 episodes |
| 1992 | 2000 Malibu Road | 5 episodes |
| 1994-96 | Party of Five | 43 episodes |
| 1997 | Gun | 3 episodes |
| 1997-99 | Cracker | |
| 1998-99 | Fantasy Island | 10 episodes |
| 1999-2000 | Get Real | 22 episodes |
| 2000-01 | CSI: Crime Scene Investigation | 9 episodes |
| 2001 | Pasadena | 9 episodes |
| 2002 | Push, Nevada | 7 episodes |
| 2005-06 | House | 36 episodes |
| 2007 | Burn Notice | 12 episodes |
| 2007 | Kidnapped | 7 episodes |
| 2009 | The Beast | 12 episodes |
| 2009 | The Unusuals | 10 episodes |
| 2009-10 | Make It or Break It | 19 episodes |
| 2013 | Elementary | 12 episodes |
| 2016 | Ray Donovan | 2 episodes |
TV movies
| Year | Title | Notes |
| 1988 | Disaster at Silo 7 | Nominated for Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries |
| 1989 | Nasty Boys | |
| 1992 | Drug Wars: The Cocaine Cartel | Nominated for ASC Award for Outstanding Cinematography in a Special |
| 1993 | Hart to Hart Returns | |
| 1999 | In the Company of Spies | |
| 2003 | Coyote Waits | |
| 2004 | A Thief of Time | |
| 2007 | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | |
| 2012 | A Smile as Big as the Moon | |
| 2012 | Blue Lagoon: The Awakening | |

## Miscellaneous credits

* Visions of Light: The Art of Cinematography (1992 – Film, Committee Member: ASC education)

## Quotes

* "I...would like to take the curse off of technology. There is no reason why any director should fear new ideas or technologies that might significantly contribute to their ability to tell stories."