Bruce Surtees

American cinematographer

Bruce Surtees
Born	Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees (1937-07-23)July 23, 1937 Los Angeles, California, US
Died	February 23, 2012(2012-02-23) (aged 74) Carmel, California, US
Education	Art Center College of Design
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1971–2012

Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees (July 23, 1937 – February 23, 2012) was an American cinematographer,^[1] the son of Maydell and cinematographer Robert L. Surtees.^[2] He is best known for his extensive work on Clint Eastwood's films. His cinematography was compared to that of the Dollars trilogy of Sergio Leone.

He began as a camera operator working on director Don Siegel's films with Eastwood during the late 1960s, his credits including Coogan's Bluff and Two Mules for Sister Sara. He became a main cinematographer in 1971 with The Beguiled, Play Misty for Me, and Dirty Harry in which he worked as director of photography.

Surtees was nominated for an Academy Award for his cinematography on Lenny (1974). He died in 2012 of complications from diabetes.^[3]^[4]

Filmography

1970s

The Beguiled (1971)
Play Misty for Me (1971)
Dirty Harry (1971)
The Great Northfield Minnesota Raid (1972)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Joe Kidd (1972)
High Plains Drifter (1973)
Blume in Love (1973)
The Outfit (1973)
Lenny (1974)
Night Moves (1975)
Sparkle (1976)
Leadbelly (1976)
The Outlaw Josey Wales (1976)
The Shootist (1976)
Three Warriors (1977)
Big Wednesday (1978)
Movie Movie (1978) (segment "Baxter's Beauties of 1933")
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Dreamer (1979)

1980s

Inchon (1981)
Firefox (1982)
White Dog (1982)
Ladies and Gentlemen, The Fabulous Stains (1982)
Honkytonk Man (1982)
Bad Boys (1983) - with Donald E. Thorin
Risky Business (1983) - with Reynaldo Villalobos
Sudden Impact (1983)
Tightrope (1984)
Beverly Hills Cop (1984)
Pale Rider (1985)
Psycho III (1986)
Ratboy (1986)
Back to the Beach (1987)
License to Drive (1988)

1990s

Men Don't Leave (1990)
Run (1991)
Chains of Gold (1991)
The Super (1991)
That Night (1992)
The Crush (1993)
The Birds II: Land's End (1994)
Corrina, Corrina (1994)
The Stars Fell on Henrietta (1995)
The Substitute (1996)
Just a Little Harmless Sex (1998)
Murder in a Small Town (1999)
Dash and Lilly (1999)
That Championship Season (1999)
Lethal Vows (1999)
The Lady in Question (1999)

2000s

Thin Air (2000)
American Tragedy (2000)
Joshua (2002)

Awards and nominations

Nominated for Academy Award for Best Cinematography: Lenny (1974)
Nominated for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie: Dash and Lilly (1999)

References

^ "BRUCE SURTEES". www.cinematographers.nl. Retrieved February 4, 2018.
^ Filmreference.com
^ Fox, Margalit (February 28, 2012). "Bruce Surtees, Oscar-Nominated Cinematographer, Dies at 74". New York Times.
^ D.P. Bruce Surtees dies at 74