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Burnett Guffey

Burnett Guffey

Known For Camera
Birthday May 26, 1905
Died May 30, 1983 (78)
Birthplace Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
Popularity 0.0 (history)
Updated Apr 13, 2024 (Update)
Entry Date Apr 13, 2024
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Biography

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a ... Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).​

Known For

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The Steagle

The Steagle

1971

Director of Photography

Halls of Anger

Halls of Anger

1970

Director of Photography

The Great White Hope

The Great White Hope

1970

Director of Photography

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?

1970

Director of Photography

Some Kind of a Nut

Some Kind of a Nut

1969

Director of Photography

Where It's At

Where It's At

1969

Director of Photography

The Learning Tree

The Learning Tree

1969

Director of Photography

The Madwoman of Chaillot

The Madwoman of Chaillot

1969

Director of Photography

The Split

The Split

1968

Director of Photography

Bonnie and Clyde

Bonnie and Clyde

1967

Director of Photography

The Ambushers

The Ambushers

1967

Director of Photography

The Silencers

The Silencers

1966

Director of Photography

King Rat

King Rat

1965

Director of Photography

Good Neighbor Sam

Good Neighbor Sam

1964

Director of Photography

Flight from Ashiya

Flight from Ashiya

1964

Director of Photography

Kid Galahad

Kid Galahad

1962

Director of Photography

Birdman of Alcatraz

Birdman of Alcatraz

1962

Director of Photography

Homicidal

Homicidal

1961

Director of Photography

Cry for Happy

Cry for Happy

1961

Director of Photography

Mr. Sardonicus

Mr. Sardonicus

1961

Director of Photography

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

Let No Man Write My Epitaph

1960

Director of Photography

Hell to Eternity

Hell to Eternity

1960

Director of Photography

The Mountain Road

The Mountain Road

1960

Director of Photography

Dogface

Dogface

1959

Director of Photography

Gidget

Gidget

1959

Director of Photography

They Came to Cordura

They Came to Cordura

1959

Director of Photography

Edge of Eternity

Edge of Eternity

1959

Director of Photography

Screaming Mimi

Screaming Mimi

1958

Director of Photography

Me and the Colonel

Me and the Colonel

1958

Director of Photography

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

The True Story of Lynn Stuart

1958

Director of Photography

Not One Shall Die

Not One Shall Die

1957

Director of Photography

The Brothers Rico

The Brothers Rico

1957

Director of Photography

The Strange One

The Strange One

1957

Director of Photography

Decision at Sundown

Decision at Sundown

1957

Director of Photography

The Harder They Fall

The Harder They Fall

1956

Director of Photography

Battle Stations

Battle Stations

1956

Director of Photography

Nightfall

Nightfall

1956

Director of Photography

Storm Center

Storm Center

1956

Director of Photography

Count Three and Pray

Count Three and Pray

1955

Director of Photography

Three Stripes in the Sun

Three Stripes in the Sun

1955

Director of Photography

Tight Spot

Tight Spot

1955

Director of Photography

The Violent Men

The Violent Men

1955

Director of Photography

Human Desire

Human Desire

1954

Director of Photography

The Bamboo Prison

The Bamboo Prison

1954

Director of Photography

Private Hell 36

Private Hell 36

1954

Director of Photography

From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity

1953

Director of Photography

The Last Posse

The Last Posse

1953

Director of Photography

Scandal Sheet

Scandal Sheet

1952

Director of Photography

The Sniper

The Sniper

1952

Director of Photography

Assignment: Paris

Assignment: Paris

1952

Director of Photography

The Family Secret

The Family Secret

1951

Director of Photography

Sirocco

Sirocco

1951

Director of Photography

Two of a Kind

Two of a Kind

1951

Director of Photography

In a Lonely Place

In a Lonely Place

1950

Director of Photography

Emergency Wedding

Emergency Wedding

1950

Director of Photography

Convicted

Convicted

1950

Director of Photography

Father Is a Bachelor

Father Is a Bachelor

1950

Director of Photography

And Baby Makes Three

And Baby Makes Three

1949

Director of Photography

The Reckless Moment

The Reckless Moment

1949

Director of Photography

All the King's Men

All the King's Men

1949

Director of Photography

Knock on Any Door

Knock on Any Door

1949

Director of Photography

The Undercover Man

The Undercover Man

1949

Director of Photography

The Sign of the Ram

The Sign of the Ram

1948

Director of Photography

To the Ends of the Earth

To the Ends of the Earth

1948

Director of Photography

Framed

Framed

1947

Director of Photography

Johnny O'Clock

Johnny O'Clock

1947

Director of Photography

Meet Me on Broadway

Meet Me on Broadway

1946

Cinematography

The Notorious Lone Wolf

The Notorious Lone Wolf

1946

Director of Photography

Gallant Journey

Gallant Journey

1946

Director of Photography

Night Editor

Night Editor

1946

Director of Photography

So Dark the Night

So Dark the Night

1946

Director of Photography

A Bird in the Head

A Bird in the Head

1946

Cinematography

I Love a Mystery

I Love a Mystery

1945

Director of Photography

Eadie Was a Lady

Eadie Was a Lady

1945

Director of Photography

Blonde from Brooklyn

Blonde from Brooklyn

1945

Director of Photography

Eve Knew Her Apples

Eve Knew Her Apples

1945

Director of Photography

My Name Is Julia Ross

My Name Is Julia Ross

1945

Director of Photography

The Soul of a Monster

The Soul of a Monster

1944

Director of Photography

Sailor's Holiday

Sailor's Holiday

1944

Director of Photography

You Only Live Once

You Only Live Once

1937

Assistant Camera

The Informer

The Informer

1935

Camera Operator

The Conquerors

The Conquerors

1932

Camera Operator

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