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William A. Fraker

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William Ashman Fraker, A.S.C., B.S.C. (September 29, 1923 – May 31, 2010) was a cinematographer, film director, and producer. He has been nominated five times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography. In 2000, he received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) honoring his career. Fraker graduated from the University of Southern California School of Cinematic Arts in 1950.

As cinematographer, his films include The President's Analyst (1967), Rosemary's Baby (1968), Bullitt (1968), Paint Your Wagon (1969), The Day of the Dolphin (1973), Coonskin (1975), Looking For Mr. Goodbar (1977), Exorcist II: The Heretic (1977), Heaven Can Wait (1978), 1941 (1979), WarGames (1983), Irreconcilable Differences (1984), Murphy's Romance (1985), Tombstone (1993), and Street Fighter (1994).

He directed three theatrical films, Monte Walsh (1970), A Reflection of Fear (1971), and The Legend of the Lone Ranger (1981), as well as several television films and series.

Fraker died Monday May 31, 2010 at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles after a battle with cancer. He was 86. He is survived by his wife Denise. He was predeceased in 1992 by son William A. Fraker Jr., an assistant cameraman.

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Actor

Irreconcilable Differences

1984

as "Gabrielle" Cinematographer

Dusty and Sweets McGee

1971

as The Cellist

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Waking Up in Reno

2002

Director of Photography

Town & Country

2001

Director of Photography

Rules of Engagement

2000

Director of Photography

Vegas Vacation

1997

Director of Photography

The Island of Dr. Moreau

1996

Director of Photography

Father of the Bride Part II

1995

Director of Photography

Death in Small Doses

1995

Director of Photography

Street Fighter

1994

Director of Photography

There Goes My Baby

1994

Director of Photography

Tombstone

1993

Director of Photography

Honeymoon in Vegas

1992

Director of Photography

Memoirs of an Invisible Man

1992

Director of Photography

The Freshman

1990

Director of Photography

An Innocent Man

1989

Director of Photography

Chances Are

1989

Director of Photography

Baby Boom

1987

Director of Photography

Burglar

1987

Director of Photography

SpaceCamp

1986

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Murphy's Romance

1985

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Fever Pitch

1985

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Protocol

1984

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Irreconcilable Differences

1984

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WarGames

1983

Director of Photography

Hey Good Lookin'

1982

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The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas

1982

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Sharky's Machine

1981

Director of Photography

Divine Madness

1980

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The Hollywood Knights

1980

Director of Photography

1941

1979

Director of Photography

Old Boyfriends

1979

Director of Photography

Heaven Can Wait

1978

Director of Photography

American Hot Wax

1978

Director of Photography

Looking for Mr. Goodbar

1977

Director of Photography

Exorcist II: The Heretic

1977

Director of Photography

The Killer Inside Me

1976

Director of Photography

Gator

1976

Director of Photography

Lipstick

1976

Additional Director of Photography

Coonskin

1975

Director of Photography

Aloha, Bobby and Rose

1975

Director of Photography

Rancho Deluxe

1975

Director of Photography

Conversation with Fritz Lang

1975

Director of Photography

The Day of the Dolphin

1973

Director of Photography

Fade-In

1973

Director of Photography

Dusty and Sweets McGee

1971

Director of Photography

Paint Your Wagon

1969

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Bullitt

1968

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Rosemary's Baby

1968

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The President's Analyst

1967

Director of Photography

The Fox

1967

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Games

1967

Director of Photography

Incubus

1966

Director of Photography

The Ghost of Sierra de Cobre

1964

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William A. Fraker

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