Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Born
November 21, 1935
Died
September 20, 2020 (age 84)
Place of Birth
New York City, New York, USA
Michael Chapman
Biography
Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors.
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Known For
Film
The Abyss
Dr. Berg
1989
Film
Evolution
Sheriff Long
2001
Film
Six Days Seven Nights
Mechanic
1998
Film
Suspect Zero
Prosecutor #1
2004
Film
Rising Sun
Fred Hoffman
1993
Film
The Howling
Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
1981
Film
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)
1978
Film
The Story of Us
Waiter
1999
Film
Doc Hollywood
Shooting Gallery Operator
1991
Film
Shoot to Kill
Lawyer
1988
Film
Kindergarten Cop
Firefighter
1990
Film
Gotham
Landlord
1988
Film
In the Teeth of Jaws
Self
1997
Film
Side by Side
Self
2012
Film
The Last Detail
Taxi Driver
1973
Film
Eulogy
Adult Film Cameraman
2004
Film
Walking on Sunshine
Holiday Maker
2014
Film
Visions of Light
Self
1992
Film
Third Degree Burn
Dan Rourke
1989
Film
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Self
1999
Filmography
2025FilmThe Farmer and the Sharkas Self2021FilmThe Rapistas Retired Filmmaker2014FilmWalking on Sunshineas Holiday Maker2012FilmAn Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Roadas Self2012FilmSide by Sideas Self2005FilmRaging Bull: Inside the Ringas Self2005FilmRaging Bull: Outside the Ringas Self2005FilmRaging Bull: After the Fightas Self2004FilmEulogyas Adult Film Cameraman2004FilmSuspect Zeroas Prosecutor #12001FilmEvolutionas Sheriff Long1999FilmThe Story of Usas Waiter1999FilmMaking 'Taxi Driver'as Self1998FilmSix Days Seven Nightsas Mechanic1997FilmIn the Teeth of Jawsas Self1993FilmRising Sunas Fred Hoffman1992FilmVisions of Lightas Self1991FilmDoc Hollywoodas Shooting Gallery Operator1990FilmKindergarten Copas Firefighter1989FilmThe Abyssas Dr. Berg1989FilmThird Degree Burnas Dan Rourke1988FilmGothamas Landlord1988FilmShoot to Killas Lawyer1981FilmThe Howlingas Man at End of Bar (uncredited)1978FilmInvasion of the Body Snatchersas Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)1973FilmThe Last Detailas Taxi Driver