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Joseph F. Biroc

1903 - 1996 (age 93) • Camera

Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.

Known For

Airplane!

73%

Director of Photography

1980

It's a Wonderful Life

83%

Director of Photography

1946

Blazing Saddles

72%

Director of Photography

1974

Airplane II: The Sequel

61%

Director of Photography

1982

Escape from the Planet of the Apes

64%

Director of Photography

1971

The Towering Inferno

70%

Additional Photography

1974

The Flight of the Phoenix

72%

Director of Photography

1965

The Longest Yard

67%

Director of Photography

1974

The RKO Story: Tales From Hollywood

90%

Self

1987

A Winner Never Quits

70%

Director of Photography

1986

Father of Hell Town

Director of Photography

1985

The Jerk, Too

45%

Director of Photography

1984

Airplane II: The Sequel

61%

Director of Photography

1982

Hammett

62%

Director of Photography

1982

Desperate Lives

65%

Director of Photography

1982

...All the Marbles

61%

Director of Photography

1981

Airplane!

73%

Director of Photography

1980

The Gambler

59%

Director of Photography

1980

Scruples

49%

Director of Photography

1980

Beyond the Poseidon Adventure

50%

Director of Photography

1979

Little Women

63%

Director of Photography

1978

The Clone Master

60%

Director of Photography

1978

SST: Death Flight

54%

Director of Photography

1978

A Family Upside Down

70%

Director of Photography

1978

The Choirboys

54%

Director of Photography

1977

Washington: Behind Closed Doors

78%

Director of Photography

1977

Arthur Hailey's The Moneychangers

40%

Director of Photography

1976

The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox

61%

Director of Photography

1976

Hustle

57%

Director of Photography

1975

The Towering Inferno

70%

Additional Photography

1974

Shanks

52%

Director of Photography

1974

The Longest Yard

67%

Director of Photography

1974

Thursday's Game

65%

Director of Photography

1974

Honky Tonk

80%

Cinematography

1974

Wonder Woman

54%

Director of Photography

1974

Blazing Saddles

72%

Director of Photography

1974

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