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Robert L. Surtees, A.S.C. (August 9, 1906 – January 5, 1985) was an American cinematographer who won Academy Awards three times, for the films King Solomon's Mines, The Bad and the Beautiful and the 1959 version of Ben Hur.
Robert L. Surtees began working in Hollywood as assistant cameraman to Gregg Toland, A.S.C. in the late 1920s, before moving to Germany for several years, eventually returning to Hollywood. He became one of the most accomplished cinematographers in motion pictures. His credits include Ben-Hur (1959), Mutiny on the Bounty (1962), The Graduate (1967), The Liberation of L.B. Jones (1970), The Last Picture Show (1971), Summer of '42 (1971), The Sting (1973), A Star is Born (1976) and Same Time, Next Year (1978).
His son Bruce was also a cinematographer.
Academy Awards
Best Cinematography, Color
Best Cinematography, Black-and-White
Known For
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Director of Photography
The Sting
(1973)
Director of Photography
Doctor Dolittle
(1967)
Director of Photography
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Director of Photography
The Graduate
(1967)
Director of Photography
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1962)
Director of Photography
The Last Picture Show
(1971)
Director of Photography
The Chase
(1966)
Additional Photography
The Cowboys
(1972)
Director of Photography
Lost Horizon
(1973)
Director of Photography
A Star Is Born
(1976)
Director of Photography
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)
Director of Photography
Coogan's Bluff
(1968)
Director of Photography
Oklahoma!
(1955)
Director of Photography
The Collector
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Hallelujah Trail
(1965)
Director of Photography
Full Filmography
Camera
Lady with a Past
(1932)
Assistant Camera
State Fair
(1933)
Assistant Camera
A Midsummer Night's Dream
(1935)
Camera Operator
Lost Angel
(1943)
Director of Photography
Heavenly Music
(1943)
Director of Photography
Don't You Believe It
(1943)
Director of Photography
Election Daze
(1943)
Director of Photography
Nursery Rhyme Mysteries
(1943)
Director of Photography
Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo
(1944)
Director of Photography
Two Girls and a Sailor
(1944)
Director of Photography
Music for Millions
(1944)
Director of Photography
Our Vines Have Tender Grapes
(1945)
Director of Photography
Strange Holiday
(1945)
Director of Photography
Two Sisters from Boston
(1946)
Director of Photography
No Leave, No Love
(1946)
Director of Photography
The Unfinished Dance
(1947)
Director of Photography
Tenth Avenue Angel
(1948)
Director of Photography
The Kissing Bandit
(1948)
Director of Photography
A Date with Judy
(1948)
Director of Photography
Big City
(1948)
Director of Photography
Act of Violence
(1949)
Director of Photography
That Midnight Kiss
(1949)
Director of Photography
Intruder in the Dust
(1949)
Director of Photography
Big Jack
(1949)
Director of Photography
King Solomon's Mines
(1950)
Director of Photography
Quo Vadis
(1951)
Director of Photography
The Strip
(1951)
Director of Photography
The Light Touch
(1951)
Director of Photography
The Bad and the Beautiful
(1952)
Director of Photography
The Wild North
(1952)
Director of Photography
Mogambo
(1953)
Director of Photography
Escape from Fort Bravo
(1953)
Director of Photography
Valley of the Kings
(1954)
Director of Photography
The Long, Long Trailer
(1954)
Director of Photography
Oklahoma!
(1955)
Director of Photography
Trial
(1955)
Director of Photography
Tribute to a Bad Man
(1956)
Director of Photography
The Swan
(1956)
Director of Photography
Raintree County
(1957)
Director of Photography
Les Girls
(1957)
Director of Photography
Merry Andrew
(1958)
Director of Photography
Ben-Hur
(1959)
Director of Photography
Cimarron
(1960)
Director of Photography
It Started in Naples
(1960)
Director of Photography
Mutiny on the Bounty
(1962)
Director of Photography
PT 109
(1963)
Director of Photography
Kisses for My President
(1964)
Director of Photography
The Collector
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Satan Bug
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Third Day
(1965)
Director of Photography
The Hallelujah Trail
(1965)
Director of Photography
Lost Command
(1966)
Director of Photography
The Chase
(1966)
Additional Photography
The Graduate
(1967)
Director of Photography
Doctor Dolittle
(1967)
Director of Photography
Coogan's Bluff
(1968)
Director of Photography
Sweet Charity
(1969)
Director of Photography
The Arrangement
(1969)
Director of Photography
The Liberation of L.B. Jones
(1970)
Director of Photography
Summer of '42
(1971)
Director of Photography
The Last Picture Show
(1971)
Director of Photography
The Other
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Cowboys
(1972)
Director of Photography
The Sting
(1973)
Director of Photography
Lost Horizon
(1973)
Director of Photography
Oklahoma Crude
(1973)
Director of Photography
The Great Waldo Pepper
(1975)
Director of Photography
The Hindenburg
(1975)
Director of Photography
A Star Is Born
(1976)
Director of Photography
The Turning Point
(1977)
Director of Photography
Same Time, Next Year
(1978)
Director of Photography
Bloodbrothers
(1978)
Director of Photography
Crew