Gary Graver was an American cinematographer, director, screenwriter and producer born and raised in Portland, Oregon. In high school, he produced and starred in his own weekly radio show. Moving into acting, he studied and performed at the Portland Civic Theatre and Grant High School as well as being a child circus clown and magician. He built a theater in his basement, showing 16mm films and producing plays for the neighborhood kids.
Known For
A Woman Under the Influence
(1974)
Additional Camera
Always
(1989)
Additional Photography
They're Playing with Fire
(1984)
Director of Photography
Eating Raoul
(1982)
Second Unit Director of Photography
The Sword and the Sorcerer
(1982)
Additional Photography
Deathsport
(1978)
Director of Photography
Evil Toons
(1992)
Director of Photography
Subliminal Seduction
(1996)
Director of Photography
The Toolbox Murders
(1978)
Director of Photography
Masseuse 3
(1998)
Director of Photography
Stagecoach
(1986)
Director of Photography
F for Fake
(1973)
Additional Photography
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
(1988)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Alienator
(1990)
Director of Photography
Dinosaur Island
(1994)
Director of Photography
Demon Wind
(1990)
Additional Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
The Kill
(1968)
Director of Photography
Space Thing
(1968)
Key Grip
Brand of Shame
(1968)
Key Grip
The Mighty Gorga
(1969)
Director of Photography
Satan's Sadists
(1969)
Director of Photography
One Million AC/DC
(1969)
Director of Photography
Blood Mania
(1970)
Director of Photography
The Hard Road
(1970)
Director of Photography
The Girls from Thunder Strip
(1970)
Director of Photography
An Evening with Orson Welles: The Golden Honeymoon
(1970)
Director of Photography
Dracula vs. Frankenstein
(1971)
Director of Photography
Erika's Hot Summer
(1971)
Director of Photography
London
(1971)
Director of Photography
Lash of Lust
(1972)
Director of Photography
Invasion of the Bee Girls
(1973)
Director of Photography
Bummer
(1973)
Director of Photography
The Clones
(1973)
Director of Photography
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Director of Photography
F for Fake
(1973)
Additional Photography
The Dirty Dolls
(1973)
Director of Photography
Girls for Rent
(1974)
Director of Photography and Grip
A Woman Under the Influence
(1974)
Additional Camera
Blazing Stewardesses
(1975)
Grip
Black Heat
(1976)
Director of Photography
The Student Body
(1976)
Director of Photography
Moonshine County Express
(1977)
Director of Photography
Grand Theft Auto
(1977)
Director of Photography
Sunset Cove
(1978)
Director of Photography
The Toolbox Murders
(1978)
Director of Photography
Death Dimension
(1978)
Director of Photography
Filming Othello
(1978)
Director of Photography
The Other Side of Julie
(1978)
Director of Photography
Deathsport
(1978)
Director of Photography
The Glove
(1979)
Director of Photography
Sunnyside
(1979)
Director of Photography
The Orson Welles Show
(1979)
Director of Photography
Superwoman
(1979)
Camera Operator
800 Fantasy Lane
(1979)
Director of Photography
Co-Ed Fever
(1980)
Director of Photography
Scout's Honor
(1980)
Director of Photography
Filming 'The Trial'
(1981)
Director of Photography
Hollywood High Part II
(1981)
Director of Photography
Through the Magic Pyramid
(1981)
Director of Photography
Child Bride of Short Creek
(1981)
Director of Photography
Smokey Bites the Dust
(1981)
Director of Photography
Peaches and Cream
(1981)
Director of Photography
Indecent Exposure
(1981)
Director of Photography
Texas Lightning
(1981)
Director of Photography
Amanda by Night
(1981)
Director of Photography
Trick or Treats
(1982)
Director of Photography
The Kid with the Broken Halo
(1982)
Director of Photography
Society Affairs
(1982)
Director of Photography
Portrait of a '60% Perfect Man': Billy Wilder
(1982)
Director of Photography
Eating Raoul
(1982)
Second Unit Director of Photography
The Sword and the Sorcerer
(1982)
Additional Photography
Center Spread Girls
(1982)
Director of Photography
Mortuary
(1983)
Director of Photography
Suzie Superstar
(1983)
Director of Photography
Private Teacher
(1983)
Director of Photography
The Kid with the 200 I.Q.
(1983)
Director of Photography
Private Moments
(1983)
Director of Photography
Sweet Sixteen
(1983)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Lost
(1983)
Director of Photography
The Spirit of Charles Lindbergh
(1984)
Director of Photography
They're Playing with Fire
(1984)
Director of Photography
Love Leads the Way: A True Story
(1984)
Director of Photography
Sex Play
(1984)
Director of Photography
I Want to Be Bad
(1984)
Director of Photography
Tower of Power
(1985)
Director of Photography
Orson Welles' Magic Show
(1985)
Director of Photography
The Dreamers
(1985)
Camera Operator
Erotic City
(1986)
Director of Photography
Stagecoach
(1986)
Director of Photography
Beverly Hills Exposed
(1986)
Director of Photography
Crazy with the Heat
(1986)
Director of Photography
Showgirls
(1986)
Director of Photography
Joanna Storm on Fire
(1986)
Camera Operator
Peeping Tom
(1986)
Director of Photography
The Phantom Empire
(1987)
Director of Photography
Moon in Scorpio
(1987)
Director of Photography
Twisted Nightmare
(1987)
Director of Photography
Commando Squad
(1987)
Director of Photography
Barbara the Barbarian
(1987)
Director of Photography
Doll Face
(1987)
Director of Photography
Deep Space
(1988)
Director of Photography
Taboo VI: The Obsession
(1988)
Director of Photography
Hollywood Chainsaw Hookers
(1988)
Second Unit Director of Photography
L.A. Bounty
(1989)
Director of Photography
B.O.R.N.
(1989)
Director of Photography
Night Children
(1989)
Director of Photography
Jaded
(1989)
Director of Photography
The Revenger
(1989)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Always
(1989)
Additional Photography
Beverly Hills Vamp
(1989)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Spirits
(1990)
Director of Photography
Bad Girls from Mars
(1990)
Director of Photography
Evil Spirits
(1990)
Director of Photography
Haunting Fear
(1990)
Director of Photography
Alienator
(1990)
Director of Photography
Mob Boss
(1990)
Director of Photography
Demon Wind
(1990)
Additional Photography
Wizards of the Demon Sword
(1991)
Director of Photography
Camp Fear
(1991)
Director of Photography
Inner Sanctum
(1991)
Additional Photography
Evil Toons
(1992)
Director of Photography
Roots of Evil
(1992)
Director of Photography
Street Beat
(1993)
Director of Photography
It's All True
(1993)
Director of Photography
Angel Eyes
(1993)
Director of Photography
Possessed by the Night
(1994)
Director of Photography
Dinosaur Island
(1994)
Director of Photography
Mind Twister
(1994)
Director of Photography
Erotika
(1994)
Director of Photography
Sorceress
(1995)
Director of Photography
Witch Academy
(1995)
Director of Photography
Attack of the 60 Foot Centerfold
(1995)
Director of Photography
Midnight Tease II
(1995)
Director of Photography
Virtual Desire
(1995)
Director of Photography
Rebellious
(1995)
Director of Photography
Bikini Drive-In
(1995)
Director of Photography
Vice Girls
(1996)
Director of Photography
Fugitive Rage
(1996)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Night Eyes 4: Fatal Passion
(1996)
Director of Photography
Friend of the Family II
(1996)
Director of Photography
Within the Lines
(1996)
Director of Photography
Masseuse
(1996)
Director of Photography
Vegas High Stakes
(1996)
Director of Photography
Invisible Mom
(1996)
Director of Photography
Subliminal Seduction
(1996)
Director of Photography
Star Hunter
(1996)
Director of Photography
Maximum Security
(1997)
Director of Photography
Bikini Hoe-Down
(1997)
Director of Photography
Sorceress II: The Temptress
(1997)
Director of Photography
Scorned 2
(1997)
Director of Photography
Alien Escape
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Elf Who Didn't Believe
(1997)
Director of Photography
Surface to Air
(1997)
Director of Photography
Masseuse 2
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Shooter
(1997)
Director of Photography
Sexual Roulette
(1997)
Director of Photography
Operation Cobra
(1997)
Director of Photography
The Escort
(1997)
Director of Photography
Strategic Command
(1997)
Director of Photography
Illicit Dreams 2
(1998)
Director of Photography
Femalien 2
(1998)
Director of Photography
Masseuse 3
(1998)
Director of Photography
The Capitol Conspiracy
(1998)
Director of Photography
Invisible Dad
(1998)
Director of Photography
Bikini Traffic School
(1998)
Director of Photography
Black Widow Escort
(1998)
Director of Photography
Mom's Outta Sight
(1998)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Timegate: Tales of the Saddle Tramps
(1999)
Director of Photography
Hidden Beauties
(1999)
Director of Photography
Hotel Exotica
(1999)
Director of Photography
Veronica 2030
(1999)
Director of Photography
Shandra: The Jungle Girl
(1999)
Director of Photography
Active Stealth
(1999)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Moby Dick
(2000)
Director of Photography
Virgins of Sherwood Forest
(2000)
Director of Photography
Zorrita: Passion's Avenger
(2000)
Director of Photography
Diary of Lust
(2000)
Director of Photography
Love Her Madly
(2000)
Director of Photography
Submerged
(2000)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Twice The Fun
(2000)
Director of Photography
Phantom Love
(2001)
Director of Photography
Love Exchange
(2001)
Director of Photography
Scandal: 15 Minutes of Fame
(2001)
Director of Photography
Platinum Blonde
(2001)
Director of Photography
Air Rage
(2001)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Critical Mass
(2001)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Thirteen Erotic Ghosts
(2002)
Director of Photography
Venomous
(2002)
Additional Photography
Quigley
(2003)
Director of Photography
Leeches!
(2003)
Director of Photography
Bikini Airways
(2003)
Director of Photography
Final Examination
(2003)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Model Lust
(2003)
Second Unit Director of Photography
Tomb of the Werewolf
(2004)
Director of Photography
Countess Dracula's Orgy of Blood
(2004)
Director of Photography
Wakan
(2004)
Director of Photography
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
(2005)
Director of Photography
Haunting Desires
(2006)
Director of Photography
The Mummy's Kiss: 2nd Dynasty
(2006)
Director of Photography
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
(2007)
Director of Photography
Pierre Rissient: Man of Cinema
(2007)
Director of Photography
Swamp Terror
(2014)
Director of Photography
Virgin Hunters 2
(2016)
Director of Photography
Virgin Hunters 3: Agents of Passion
(2017)
Director of Photography
The Other Side of the Wind
(2018)
Director of Photography
Secret Sins
(2018)
Director of Photography
Hopper/Welles
(2020)
Director of Photography
Acting
The Embracers
(1966)
The Boy
The Mighty Gorga
(1969)
Bill
Wild, Free & Hungry
(1969)
Dave
Horror of the Blood Monsters
(1970)
Earthly Vampire (uncredited)
The Hard Road
(1970)
Police Sergeant (uncredited)
Machismo: 40 Graves for 40 Guns
(1971)
Tim Harris
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Fire Engine Rider / Man in Alley (uncredited)
F for Fake
(1973)
Self
The Dirty Dolls
(1973)
Charlie
Girls for Rent
(1974)
Billy
The Ecstasy Girls
(1979)
Slate Operator
Co-Ed Fever
(1980)
waiter (uncredited)
Garage Girls
(1980)
Man in Beret (uncredited)
Society Affairs
(1982)
Guy on Pay Phone
Orson Welles' Magic Show
(1985)
Self
The Incredibly Strange Film Show: Fred Olen Ray & Doris Wishman
(1989)
Self
Bad Girls from Mars
(1990)
Camera Guy
Shock Cinema: Volume Two
(1991)
Self
Roots of Evil
(1992)
Vinnie (uncredited)
Working with Orson Welles
(1993)
Himself
Rosabella - La storia italiana di Orson Welles
(1993)
Invisible Mom
(1996)
Psych Patient
Masseuse
(1996)
Bob
Operation Cobra
(1997)
Conspirator
Invisible Dad
(1998)
Forger
Edge of Outside
(2006)
Self
Fall Guy: The John Stewart Story
(2007)
Himself
The Other Side of the Wind
(2018)
Documentary Filmmaker
They'll Love Me When I'm Dead
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Blood & Flesh: The Reel Life & Ghastly Death of Al Adamson
(2019)
Himself (archive footage)
Zandor and Friends
(2020)
Self
Writing
The Embracers
(1966)
Writer
Beggars Would Ride
(1967)
Writer
The Kill
(1968)
Screenplay
Sandra: The Making of a Woman
(1970)
Writer
Erika's Hot Summer
(1971)
Writer
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Screenplay
V: The Hot One
(1978)
Writer
Garage Girls
(1980)
Author
Texas Lightning
(1981)
Writer
Trick or Treats
(1982)
Screenplay
Private Teacher
(1983)
Writer
Private Moments
(1983)
Screenplay
Aroused
(1985)
Author
Soaking Wet
(1985)
Writer
Two to Tango
(1986)
Writer
10 1/2 Weeks
(1986)
Writer
Joanna Storm on Fire
(1986)
Writer
Doll Face
(1987)
Writer
Purple Haze
(1991)
Writer
Angel Eyes
(1993)
Writer
One Million Heels B.C.
(1993)
Writer
Erotika
(1994)
Writer
Vegas High Stakes
(1996)
Writer
Directing
The Embracers
(1966)
Director
Indeed Indeed
(1966)
Director
Beggars Would Ride
(1967)
Director
The Kill
(1968)
Director
Sandra: The Making of a Woman
(1970)
Director
The Hard Road
(1970)
Director
Excited
(1970)
Director
How to Undress in Front of Your Man
(1970)
Director
Erika's Hot Summer
(1971)
Director
Midnight Intruders
(1973)
Director
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Director
F for Fake
(1973)
Co-Director
A Woman Under the Influence
(1974)
Second Unit Director
3 A.M.
(1975)
Director
V: The Hot One
(1978)
Director
Tangerine
(1979)
Director
The Ecstasy Girls
(1979)
Director
Hot Rackets
(1979)
Director
The Attic
(1980)
Director
Co-Ed Fever
(1980)
Director
Garage Girls
(1980)
Director
Texas Lightning
(1981)
Director
Peaches and Cream
(1981)
Director
Indecent Exposure
(1981)
Director
Amanda by Night
(1981)
Director
Trick or Treats
(1982)
Director
Satisfactions
(1982)
Director
Center Spread Girls
(1982)
Director
Society Affairs
(1982)
Director
Summer Camp Girls
(1983)
Director
Private Teacher
(1983)
Director
Suzie Superstar
(1983)
Director
Private Moments
(1983)
Director
Sex Play
(1984)
Director
Trinity Brown
(1984)
Director
Unthinkable
(1984)
Director
I Want to Be Bad
(1984)
Director
Young & Restless II
(1985)
Director
Suzie Superstar II
(1985)
Director
Tower of Power
(1985)
Director
Aroused
(1985)
Director
Dear Fanny
(1985)
Director
Ecstasy Girls II
(1985)
Director
Soaking Wet
(1985)
Director
Peeping Tom
(1986)
Director
Rated Sex
(1986)
Director
Erotic City
(1986)
Director
Two to Tango
(1986)
Director
10 1/2 Weeks
(1986)
Director
Beverly Hills Exposed
(1986)
Director
Showgirls
(1986)
Director
Crazy with the Heat
(1986)
Director
Irresistible II
(1986)
Director
Please Don't Stop
(1986)
Director
Hyapatia Lee's Secret Dreams
(1986)
Director
Joanna Storm on Fire
(1986)
Director
Moon in Scorpio
(1987)
Director
Barbara the Barbarian
(1987)
Director
Party Camp
(1987)
Director
Surf, Sand & Sex
(1987)
Director
Doll Face
(1987)
Director
The Insatiable Hyapatia Lee
(1987)
Director
Barbara Dare's Prime Choice
(1987)
Director
Taboo VI: The Obsession
(1988)
Director
Nerds of a Feather
(1989)
Director
Evil Spirits
(1990)
Director
Crossing the Line
(1990)
Director
Purple Haze
(1991)
Director
Oral Majority: The Movie
(1991)
Director
Breathless
(1991)
Director
Roots of Evil
(1992)
Director
Drivin' Miss Daisy Crazy Again
(1992)
Director
Dark Dreams
(1992)
Director
Backdoor Black
(1992)
Director
Don Quixote
(1992)
Second Unit Director
The Silence of the Buns
(1992)
Director
Angel Eyes
(1993)
Director
One Million Heels B.C.
(1993)
Director
Working with Orson Welles
(1993)
Director
The Dragon Lady 5
(1993)
Director
Erotika
(1994)
Director
Vegas High Stakes
(1996)
Director
Out of Time
(1996)
Director
The Escort
(1997)
Director
Sexual Roulette
(1997)
Director
Bikini Traffic School
(1998)
Director
Masseuse 3
(1998)
Director
Black Widow Escort
(1998)
Director
Veronica 2030
(1999)
Director
Angel in Training
(1999)
Director
Big Tit Superstars of the 80's: Lee Carroll Collection
(2006)
Director
A Gary Graver Movie
(2014)
Director
Editing
The Mighty Gorga
(1969)
Editor
Satan's Sadists
(1969)
Editor
The Hard Road
(1970)
Editor
The Girls from Thunder Strip
(1970)
Editor
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Editor
Trick or Treats
(1982)
Editor
Production
Wild, Free & Hungry
(1969)
Producer
Excited
(1970)
Producer
Erika's Hot Summer
(1971)
Executive Producer and Producer
And When She Was Bad...
(1973)
Producer
3 A.M.
(1975)
Producer
Up!
(1976)
Production Assistant
V: The Hot One
(1978)
Producer
Trick or Treats
(1982)
Producer
Private Teacher
(1983)
Producer
Jaded
(1989)
Producer
Murder on the Yellow Brick Road
(2005)
Line Producer
Costume & Make-Up
Crew
Lighting