Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (August 5, 1935 – April 12, 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen. He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.
Known For
GoodFellas
(1990)
Director of Photography
The Departed
(2006)
Director of Photography
Outbreak
(1995)
Director of Photography
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
Director of Photography
Uptown Girls
(2003)
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
(2002)
Director of Photography
Sleepers
(1996)
Director of Photography
After Hours
(1985)
Director of Photography
Working Girl
(1988)
Director of Photography
Air Force One
(1997)
Director of Photography
Wild Wild West
(1999)
Director of Photography
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
Director of Photography
Quiz Show
(1994)
Director of Photography
3096 Days
(2013)
Director of Photography
Something's Gotta Give
(2003)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Lola Montès
(1955)
Still Photographer
Die Kassette
(1961)
Director of Photography
Dreamland of Desire
(1961)
Director of Photography
Abschied
(1966)
Director of Photography
Gold für Montevasall
(1968)
Director of Photography
Your Caresses
(1969)
Director of Photography
Several Times Daily
(1969)
Director of Photography
Der Kidnapper
(1969)
Director of Photography
We Two
(1970)
Director of Photography
Whity
(1971)
Director of Photography
Beware of a Holy Whore
(1971)
Director of Photography
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
(1972)
Director of Photography
Tödlicher Poker
(1972)
Director of Photography
Der Held
(1972)
Director of Photography
Adele Spitzeder
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Sinful Bed
(1973)
Director of Photography
Martha
(1974)
Director of Photography
Made in Germany and USA
(1974)
Director of Photography
The Island
(1974)
Director of Photography
From the Family of Reptiles
(1974)
Director of Photography
Cold Blood
(1975)
Director of Photography
Fox and His Friends
(1975)
Director of Photography
Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
(1975)
Director of Photography
I Only Want You to Love Me
(1976)
Director of Photography
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Director of Photography
Summer Guests
(1976)
Director of Photography
Chetan, Indian Boy
(1976)
Director of Photography
Dorothea Merz
(1976)
Director of Photography
Chinese Roulette
(1977)
Director of Photography
Adolf and Marlene
(1977)
Director of Photography
Portrait of Valeska Gert
(1977)
Director of Photography
Auf dem Chimborazo
(1977)
Director of Photography
Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam
(1977)
Director of Photography
Women in New York
(1977)
Director of Photography
The Stationmaster’s Wife
(1977)
Director of Photography
Germany in Autumn
(1978)
Director of Photography
Despair
(1978)
Director of Photography
Der Gehilfe
(1978)
Director of Photography
Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs
(1978)
Director of Photography
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Director of Photography
Bourbon Street Blues
(1979)
Director of Photography
Die erste Polka
(1979)
Director of Photography
Trilogie des Wiedersehens
(1979)
Director of Photography
The Uprising
(1980)
Director of Photography
Big and Little
(1980)
Director of Photography
Looping
(1981)
Director of Photography
Malou
(1981)
Director of Photography
Today We're Playing Boss
(1981)
Director of Photography
Lili Marleen
(1981)
Additional Photography
The Magic Mountain
(1982)
Director of Photography
Dear Mr. Wonderful
(1982)
Director of Photography
Der Auslöser
(1982)
Director of Photography
Baby It's You
(1983)
Director of Photography
Sheer Madness
(1983)
Director of Photography
Edith's Diary
(1983)
Director of Photography
Reckless
(1984)
Director of Photography
Old Enough
(1984)
Director of Photography
The Autograph
(1984)
Director of Photography
Heartbreakers
(1984)
Director of Photography
After Hours
(1985)
Director of Photography
Death of a Salesman
(1985)
Director of Photography
The Color of Money
(1986)
Director of Photography
Under the Cherry Moon
(1986)
Director of Photography
Broadcast News
(1987)
Director of Photography
The Glass Menagerie
(1987)
Director of Photography
Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
(1988)
Director of Photography
Working Girl
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Last Temptation of Christ
(1988)
Director of Photography
The House on Carroll Street
(1988)
Director of Photography
Baja Oklahoma
(1988)
Director of Photography
The Fabulous Baker Boys
(1989)
Director of Photography
GoodFellas
(1990)
Director of Photography
Postcards from the Edge
(1990)
Director of Photography
Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
(1990)
Director of Photography
What About Bob?
(1991)
Director of Photography
Guilty by Suspicion
(1991)
Director of Photography
Bram Stoker's Dracula
(1992)
Director of Photography
The Mambo Kings
(1992)
Director of Photography
The Age of Innocence
(1993)
Director of Photography
Quiz Show
(1994)
Director of Photography
I'll Do Anything
(1994)
Director of Photography
Outbreak
(1995)
Director of Photography
Sleepers
(1996)
Director of Photography
Air Force One
(1997)
Director of Photography
Primary Colors
(1998)
Director of Photography
Wild Wild West
(1999)
Director of Photography
What Planet Are You From?
(2000)
Director of Photography
The Legend of Bagger Vance
(2000)
Director of Photography
Gone Underground
(2000)
Director of Photography
Gangs of New York
(2002)
Director of Photography
Uptown Girls
(2003)
Director of Photography
Something's Gotta Give
(2003)
Director of Photography
The Departed
(2006)
Director of Photography
3096 Days
(2013)
Director of Photography
Acting
Martha
(1974)
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Satan’s Brew
(1976)
Spiel der Verlierer
(1978)
Dr. Müller
Little Godard
(1978)
The Marriage of Maria Braun
(1979)
Counsel
Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
(1986)
Self - The Director of Photography
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
(1987)
Self
Martin Scorsese Directs
(1990)
Self
I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
(1992)
Self
Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man. The Myth. The Movies.
(1992)
Self
Visions of Light
(1992)
Self
Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
(1993)
Self
Boogie Nights
(1997)
Cameraman (uncredited)
Fassbinder in Hollywood
(2002)
Self
Starbuck Holger Meins
(2002)
Who is Helene Schwarz?
(2005)
Cinematographer Style
(2006)
Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
(2008)
Self
Mister Karl
(2008)
Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
(2008)
Self
Notes on an American Film Director at Work
(2008)
Self
Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
(2010)
Self
The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
(2011)
Self
Side by Side
(2012)
Self
Directing
Fassbinder produces: Film No. 8
(1971)
Director
In Berlin
(2009)
Director
Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
(2009)
Director
Production
Writing
Editing
Crew