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Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. is a retired American cinematographer and film director who is well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with prominent directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. To date, he has shot more than forty feature films. On over half of them, he has worked with only three different directors.
Birth Name
Michael Crawford Chapman
Born
Thursday, 21 November 1935
Died
Sunday, 20 September 2020
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 |
| Jaws: The Inside Story | Self | 2010 |
| House of D | Doorman | 2005 |
| Eulogy | Adult Film Cameraman | 2004 |
| Suspect Zero | Prosecutor #1 | 2004 |
| Evolution | Sheriff Long | 2001 |
| The Story of Us | Waiter | 1999 |
| Making 'Taxi Driver' | Self - Director of Photography | 1999 |
| The White River Kid | Handsome Deputy | 1999 |
| Six Days Seven Nights | Mechanic | 1998 |
Actor Filmography
| Title | Character | Year |
|---|
| Side by Side | Self | 2012 |
| Jaws: The Inside Story | Self | 2010 |
| House of D | Doorman | 2005 |
| Eulogy | Adult Film Cameraman | 2004 |
| Suspect Zero | Prosecutor #1 | 2004 |
| Evolution | Sheriff Long | 2001 |
| The Story of Us | Waiter | 1999 |
| Making 'Taxi Driver' | Self - Director of Photography | 1999 |
| The White River Kid | Handsome Deputy | 1999 |
| Six Days Seven Nights | Mechanic | 1998 |
| In the Teeth of Jaws | Self | 1997 |
| Rising Sun | Fred Hoffman | 1993 |
| Visions of Light | Self | 1992 |
| Doc Hollywood | Shooting Gallery Operator | 1991 |
| Kindergarten Cop | Firefighter | 1990 |
| Quick Change | Policeman at Grocery | 1990 |
| The Abyss | Dr. Berg | 1989 |
| Third Degree Burn | Dan Rourke | 1989 |
| Gotham | Landlord | 1988 |
| Shoot to Kill | Lawyer | 1988 |
| The Brief | Pathologist | 1984 |
| The Howling | Man at End of Bar | 1981 |
| Hardcore | Man on Couch at 'Les Girls' | 1979 |
| Invasion of the Body Snatchers | Health Dept. Floor Cleaner | 1978 |
| The Last Detail | Taxi Driver | 1974 |
Director Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987 | 2013 |
| The Viking Sagas | 1995 |
| Annihilator | 1986 |
| The Clan of the Cave Bear | 1986 |
| All the Right Moves | 1983 |
Producer Filmography
| Title | Year |
|---|
| The Brief | 1984 |
| Year | Type | Category | Won |
|---|
| 1994 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 1981 | Oscar | Best Cinematography | Nominated |
| 1975 | Emmy | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special | Nominated |
