
Michael Ballhaus
Known for Camera · 43 credits
- Born
- 1935-08-05
- Died
- 2017-04-11
- Place of birth
- Berlin, Germany
Biography
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
TV Shows (16)

DAS!
1991
as Self

Abendschau
2000
as self

NDR Talk Show
1979
as Self

Kölner Treff
1976
as Self
Alpha Forum
1998
as Self

Bambi
1948
as Self

American Masters
1986
as Self
Goldene Kamera
1984
as Self
German Film Award
1951
as Self

alfredissimo! Kochen mit Bio
1994
as Self
Nachtstudio
1997
as Self
Bavarian Film Awards
1979
as Self
Wortwechsel
1982
as Self
Nachtlinie
2007
as Self
TV Intim
1969
as Self
Willemsens Woche
1995
as Self
Movies (27)

Boogie Nights
1997
as Cameraman (uncredited)

Side by Side
2012
as Self

The Marriage of Maria Braun
1979
as Counsel

Notes on an American Film Director at Work
2008
as Self

Martha
1974
as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
2017
as Self

Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
1992
as Self

Satan’s Brew
1976

Martin Scorsese Directs
1990
as Self
Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
1987
as Self

Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
1993
as Self

Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
2004
as Self

Visions of Light
1992
as Self
Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
2008
as Self

Cinematographer Style
2006
as Self

I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
1992
as Self
Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
2008
as Self

Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
1986
as Self - The Director of Photography

Fassbinder's Women
2000
as Self

The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
2011
as Self
Who is Helene Schwarz?
2005
as Self
Mister Karl
2008
as Self

Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
2010
as Self

Fassbinder in Hollywood
2002
as Self
Little Godard
1978
Spiel der Verlierer
1978
as Dr. Müller
Starbuck Holger Meins
2002
as Self
About Michael Ballhaus
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. With 43 credits spanning from 1948 to 2017, Michael Ballhaus has appeared in 27 films and 16 TV shows.
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Most Popular Michael Ballhaus Movies
- Boogie Nights (1997) — as Cameraman (uncredited)
- Side by Side (2012) — as Self
- The Marriage of Maria Braun (1979) — as Counsel
- Notes on an American Film Director at Work (2008) — as Self
- Martha (1974) — as Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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