Michael Chapman

Personal Info

Birthday

November 21, 1935

Day of Death

2020-09-20

(84 years old)

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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chapman (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Known For

The Abyss

Evolution

Six Days Seven Nights

Invasion of the Body Snatchers

Kindergarten Cop

Suspect Zero

Rising Sun

The Howling

Filmography

2025
The Farmer & the Shark
as Self
2021
The Rapist
as Retired Filmmaker
2014
Walking on Sunshine
as Holiday Maker
2012
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
Side by Side
as Self
2005
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
2004
Eulogy
as Adult Film Cameraman
Suspect Zero
as Prosecutor #1
2001
Evolution
as Sheriff Long
1999
The Story of Us
as Waiter
Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
1998
Six Days Seven Nights
as Mechanic
1997
In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
1993
Rising Sun
as Fred Hoffman
1992
Visions of Light
as Self
1991
Doc Hollywood
as Shooting Gallery Operator
1990
Kindergarten Cop
as Firefighter
1989
The Abyss
as Dr. Berg
Third Degree Burn
as Dan Rourke
1988
Gotham
as Landlord
Shoot to Kill
as Lawyer
1981
The Howling
as Man at End of Bar (uncredited)
1978
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
as Health Dept. Floor Cleaner (uncredited)
1973
The Last Detail
as Taxi Driver