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Personal Info

Gender

Male

Birthday

1903-02-12 (122 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Joseph F. Biroc

Biography:

Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.

Known For

Acting

1987

Camera

1986

A Winner Never Quits as Director of Photography

1985

Father of Hell Town as Director of Photography

1984

The Jerk, Too as Director of Photography

1982

Airplane II: The Sequel as Director of Photography
Desperate Lives as Director of Photography
Hammett as Director of Photography

1981

...All the Marbles as Director of Photography

1980

Airplane! as Director of Photography
The Gambler as Director of Photography
Scruples as Director of Photography

1979

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure as Director of Photography

1978

The Clone Master as Director of Photography
A Family Upside Down as Director of Photography
Little Women as Director of Photography

1977

The Choirboys as Director of Photography
SST: Death Flight as Director of Photography
Washington: Behind Closed Doors as Director of Photography

1976

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox as Director of Photography
Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers as Director of Photography

1975

Hustle as Director of Photography

1974

The Longest Yard as Director of Photography
Blazing Saddles as Director of Photography
Thursday's Game as Director of Photography
The Towering Inferno as Additional Photography
Wonder Woman as Director of Photography
Shanks as Director of Photography

1973

Emperor of the North as Director of Photography
Cahill: United States Marshal as Director of Photography

1972

The Crooked Hearts as Director of Photography
Ulzana's Raid as Director of Photography
Playmates as Director of Photography
Gidget Gets Married as Director of Photography

1971

Escape from the Planet of the Apes as Director of Photography
The Grissom Gang as Director of Photography
The Organization as Director of Photography
Brian's Song as Director of Photography
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy as Director of Photography
Mean Justice as Director of Photography

1970

Too Late the Hero as Director of Photography

1969

What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice? as Director of Photography
The Greatest Mother of 'em All as Director of Photography

1968

Lady in Cement as Director of Photography
The Killing of Sister George as Director of Photography
The Legend of Lylah Clare as Director of Photography
The Detective as Director of Photography

1967

Warning Shot as Director of Photography
Fitzwilly as Director of Photography
Enter Laughing as Director of Photography
Who's Minding the Mint? as Director of Photography
Tony Rome as Director of Photography

1966

The Swinger as Director of Photography

1965

The Flight of the Phoenix as Director of Photography
I Saw What You Did as Director of Photography

1964

Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte as Director of Photography
Viva Las Vegas as Director of Photography
Ride the Wild Surf as Director of Photography
Bullet for a Badman as Director of Photography
The Young Lovers as Director of Photography
Kitten with a Whip as Director of Photography

1963

Gunfight at Comanche Creek as Director of Photography
Promises! Promises! as Director of Photography
Toys in the Attic as Director of Photography
Bye Bye Birdie as Director of Photography
Under the Yum-Yum Tree as Director of Photography

1962

Hitler as Director of Photography
Convicts 4 as Director of Photography
Confessions of an Opium Eater as Director of Photography

1961

Gold of the Seven Saints as Director of Photography

1960

Ice Palace as Director of Photography
13 Ghosts as Director of Photography

1959

The FBI Story as Director of Photography
The Bat as Director of Photography
Verboten! as Director of Photography

1958

Home Before Dark as Director of Photography
Born Reckless as Director of Photography

1957

The Unknown Terror as Director of Photography
Forty Guns as Director of Photography
The Garment Jungle as Director of Photography
Run of the Arrow as Director of Photography
The Amazing Colossal Man as Director of Photography
The Ride Back as Director of Photography
China Gate as Director of Photography

1956

Attack as Director of Photography
Nightmare as Director of Photography
Tension at Table Rock as Director of Photography
Quincannon, Frontier Scout as Director of Photography
The Black Whip as Director of Photography

1955

Bengazi as Director of Photography

1954

World for Ransom as Director of Photography
Down Three Dark Streets as Director of Photography
The Steel Cage as Director of Photography

1953

The Glass Wall as Director of Photography
Donovan's Brain as Director of Photography
Vice Squad as Director of Photography
Appointment in Honduras as Director of Photography
The Twonky as Director of Photography

1952

Red Planet Mars as Director of Photography
Without Warning! as Director of Photography
Loan Shark as Director of Photography

1951

Cry Danger as Director of Photography
The Bushwhackers as Director of Photography

1950

The Killer That Stalked New York as Director of Photography

1949

Johnny Allegro as Director of Photography
Roughshod as Director of Photography
Mrs. Mike as Director of Photography

1948

On Our Merry Way as Director of Photography
My Dear Secretary as Director of Photography

1947

Magic Town as Director of Photography

1946

It's a Wonderful Life as Director of Photography

1939

Five Came Back as Camera Operator

1933

Before Dawn as Camera Operator

1932

The Lost Squadron as Camera Operator

1929

Street Girl as Camera Operator

Crew

1974

Honky Tonk as Cinematography

1961

Operation Eichmann as Cinematography