Menu
Russell Harlan

Russell Harlan

Known For Camera
Birthday Sep 16, 1903
Died Feb 28, 1974 (70)
Birthplace Los Angeles, California, USA
Popularity 0.2 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
Links TMDb IMDb
Biography

Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the fi ... lm industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.

Known For

Filmography

No data available

Darling Lili

Darling Lili

1970

Director of Photography

Tobruk

Tobruk

1967

Director of Photography

Hawaii

Hawaii

1966

Director of Photography

Quick, Before It Melts

Quick, Before It Melts

1965

Director of Photography

The Great Race

The Great Race

1965

Director of Photography

Dear Heart

Dear Heart

1965

Director of Photography

Man's Favorite Sport?

Man's Favorite Sport?

1964

Director of Photography

A Gathering of Eagles

A Gathering of Eagles

1963

Director of Photography

The Spiral Road

The Spiral Road

1962

Director of Photography

Hatari!

Hatari!

1962

Director of Photography

To Kill a Mockingbird

To Kill a Mockingbird

1962

Director of Photography

Sunrise at Campobello

Sunrise at Campobello

1960

Director of Photography

Pollyanna

Pollyanna

1960

Director of Photography

Operation Petticoat

Operation Petticoat

1959

Director of Photography

Day of the Outlaw

Day of the Outlaw

1959

Director of Photography

Rio Bravo

Rio Bravo

1959

Director of Photography

King Creole

King Creole

1958

Director of Photography

Run Silent, Run Deep

Run Silent, Run Deep

1958

Director of Photography

Something of Value

Something of Value

1957

Director of Photography

This Could Be the Night

This Could Be the Night

1957

Director of Photography

Witness for the Prosecution

Witness for the Prosecution

1957

Director of Photography

The Last Hunt

The Last Hunt

1956

Cinematography

Lust for Life

Lust for Life

1956

Director of Photography

Blackboard Jungle

Blackboard Jungle

1955

Director of Photography

Land of the Pharaohs

Land of the Pharaohs

1955

Director of Photography

Riot in Cell Block 11

Riot in Cell Block 11

1954

Director of Photography

The Big Sky

The Big Sky

1952

Director of Photography

The Ring

The Ring

1952

Director of Photography

Ruby Gentry

Ruby Gentry

1952

Director of Photography

The Thing from Another World

The Thing from Another World

1951

Director of Photography

Guilty Bystander

Guilty Bystander

1950

Director of Photography

Southside 1-1000

Southside 1-1000

1950

Director of Photography

The Kangaroo Kid

The Kangaroo Kid

1950

Director of Photography

Gun Crazy

Gun Crazy

1950

Director of Photography

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

Tarzan and the Slave Girl

1950

Director of Photography

The Man Who Cheated Himself

The Man Who Cheated Himself

1950

Director of Photography

Bad Men of Tombstone

Bad Men of Tombstone

1949

Director of Photography

Four Faces West

Four Faces West

1948

Director of Photography

Red River

Red River

1948

Director of Photography

Ramrod

Ramrod

1947

Director of Photography

A Walk in the Sun

A Walk in the Sun

1945

Director of Photography

Mystery Man

Mystery Man

1944

Cinematography

Forty Thieves

Forty Thieves

1944

Cinematography

Lumberjack

Lumberjack

1944

Cinematography

Texas Masquerade

Texas Masquerade

1944

Cinematography

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

Tarzan's Desert Mystery

1943

Director of Photography

The Kansan

The Kansan

1943

Director of Photography

Leather Burners

Leather Burners

1943

Cinematography

Colt Comrades

Colt Comrades

1943

Cinematography

Bar 20

Bar 20

1943

Cinematography

Border Patrol

Border Patrol

1943

Cinematography

Buckskin Frontier

Buckskin Frontier

1943

Director of Photography

False Colors

False Colors

1943

Director of Photography

The Woman of the Town

The Woman of the Town

1943

Director of Photography

Hoppy Serves a Writ

Hoppy Serves a Writ

1943

Cinematography

Riders of the Deadline

Riders of the Deadline

1943

Cinematography

American Empire

American Empire

1942

Director of Photography

Lost Canyon

Lost Canyon

1942

Cinematography

Undercover Man

Undercover Man

1942

Cinematography

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die

1942

Director of Photography

Doomed Caravan

Doomed Caravan

1941

Cinematography

Stick to Your Guns

Stick to Your Guns

1941

Cinematography

In Old Colorado

In Old Colorado

1941

Director of Photography

Pirates on Horseback

Pirates on Horseback

1941

Cinematography

Wide Open Town

Wide Open Town

1941

Cinematography

Riders of the Timberline

Riders of the Timberline

1941

Cinematography

Twilight on the Trail

Twilight on the Trail

1941

Cinematography

Secret of the Wastelands

Secret of the Wastelands

1941

Cinematography

Border Vigilantes

Border Vigilantes

1941

Cinematography

Stagecoach War

Stagecoach War

1940

Director of Photography

Santa Fe Marshal

Santa Fe Marshal

1940

Director of Photography

The Showdown

The Showdown

1940

Director of Photography

Hidden Gold

Hidden Gold

1940

Cinematography

Light of Western Stars

Light of Western Stars

1940

Director of Photography

Three Men from Texas

Three Men from Texas

1940

Cinematography

Range War

Range War

1939

Cinematography

Renegade Trail

Renegade Trail

1939

Director of Photography

Sunset Trail

Sunset Trail

1939

Cinematography

Heritage of the Desert

Heritage of the Desert

1939

Director of Photography

Silver on the Sage

Silver on the Sage

1939

Director of Photography

Law of the Pampas

Law of the Pampas

1939

Director of Photography

The Frontiersmen

The Frontiersmen

1938

Cinematography

Bar 20 Justice

Bar 20 Justice

1938

Cinematography

Pride of the West

Pride of the West

1938

Cinematography

The Mysterious Rider

The Mysterious Rider

1938

Director of Photography

Partners of the Plains

Partners of the Plains

1938

Director of Photography

In Old Mexico

In Old Mexico

1938

Director of Photography

Heart of Arizona

Heart of Arizona

1938

Cinematography

Cassidy of Bar 20

Cassidy of Bar 20

1938

Director of Photography

Texas Trail

Texas Trail

1937

Cinematography

Rustlers' Valley

Rustlers' Valley

1937

Cinematography

North of the Rio Grande

North of the Rio Grande

1937

Director of Photography

Hopalong Rides Again

Hopalong Rides Again

1937

Director of Photography

The Llano Kid

The Llano Kid

1939

Director

No data available

Organization Category Movie
Television Credits

No data available

No data available

Popularity Metrics

Popularity History


Year Month Avg Max Min
2024 6 1 3 1
2024 7 4 8 1
2024 8 2 5 1
2024 9 2 6 1
2024 10 1 2 1
2024 11 1 3 1
2024 12 1 4 1
2025 1 2 6 1
2025 2 1 3 1
2025 3 1 1 1
2025 7 0 0 0
2025 8 0 0 0

Trending Rank


Year Month Avg Rank Max Rank
No trending metrics available.

Return to Top