Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 11 April 2017) was a German cinematographer.

Career
When his career began, Ballhaus became known for his works with Rainer Werner Fassbinder beginning with Whity (1971) and, including The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Chinese Roulette (1976) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978).

After settling in the United States, he worked on many American movies, including Baby It's You (1983), Old Enough (1984), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Air Force One (1997), Gangs of New York (2002) and The Departed (2006). He is also known for his works in Dracula (1992) and Sleepers (1996).

Ballhaus was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Broadcast News (1987), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), and Gangs of New York (2002), but never won. However, he did win the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for Goodfellas.

Death
Ballhaus died on 11 April 2017 in Berlin, aged 81.'Goodfellas' Cinematographer Michael Ballhaus Dies at 81t

References

Other websites


 Cinemascope interview 
 Michael Ballhaus in Genealogy Wiki

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