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Emil Oster(1915-2001)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Additional Crew
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Emil Oster was born on 17 December 1915 in Akron, Ohio, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Love on a Rooftop (1966), McCloud (1970) and Advise & Consent (1962). He died on 2 November 2001 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornDecember 17, 1915
DiedNovember 2, 2001(85)
BornDecember 17, 1915
DiedNovember 2, 2001(85)
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Known for

Love on a Rooftop (1966)
Love on a Rooftop
7.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Dennis Weaver in McCloud (1970)
McCloud
6.9
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Advise & Consent (1962)
Advise & Consent
7.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Emil Oster Jr.)
  • 1962
Jack Lemmon and June Allyson in You Can't Run Away from It (1956)
You Can't Run Away from It
5.9
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1956

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Dynasty (1981)
    Dynasty
    6.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1986
  • Bill Bixby and Connie Sellecca in International Airport (1985)
    International Airport
    5.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1985
  • Anthony Franciosa and Christopher Norris in Finder of Lost Loves (1984)
    Finder of Lost Loves
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1985
  • William Christopher, Jamie Farr, and Harry Morgan in AfterMASH (1983)
    AfterMASH
    5.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1983–1984
  • High Performance
    5.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1983
  • Square Pegs (1982)
    Square Pegs
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1982–1983
  • King's Crossing (1982)
    King's Crossing
    6.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1982
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, Robert Reed, and Bruce Weitz in Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story (1981)
    Death of a Centerfold: The Dorothy Stratten Story
    5.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1981
  • Donna Mills, Joan Van Ark, Michele Lee, Constance McCashin, John Pleshette, and Ted Shackelford in Knots Landing (1979)
    Knots Landing
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • Meredith Baxter, Kristy McNichol, James Broderick, Gary Frank, Sada Thompson, Michael Schackelford, and David Schackelford in Family (1976)
    Family
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1976–1980
  • Douglas Barr, Philip Brown, Susan Buckner, Tim Rossovich, and Dolph Sweet in When the Whistle Blows (1980)
    When the Whistle Blows
    5.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1980
  • The Power Within (1979)
    The Power Within
    5.9
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 1979
  • Ricardo Montalban and Hervé Villechaize in Fantasy Island (1977)
    Fantasy Island
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Angela Lansbury in Murder, She Wrote (1984)
    Murder, She Wrote
    7.2
    TV Series
    • additional photography
    • 1986
  • Welcome to Arrow Beach (1973)
    Welcome to Arrow Beach
    5.6
    • cinematographer: second unit
    • 1973
  • Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier in Buck and the Preacher (1972)
    Buck and the Preacher
    6.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1972
  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1969
  • Stella Stevens, Richard Conte, Chuck Connors, Alex Cord, Eartha Kitt, and Edmond O'Brien in Get Off My Back (1965)
    Get Off My Back
    5.9
    • camera operator
    • 1965
  • Julia Meade and Tom Poston in Zotz! (1962)
    Zotz!
    5.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • The Three Stooges in Orbit (1962)
    The Three Stooges in Orbit
    5.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Advise & Consent (1962)
    Advise & Consent
    7.7
    • camera operator (as Emil Oster Jr.)
    • 1962
  • Maximilian Schell and Rosalind Russell in Five Finger Exercise (1962)
    Five Finger Exercise
    6.3
    • camera operator
    • 1962
  • Walk on the Wild Side (1962)
    Walk on the Wild Side
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1962
  • Michael Callan, James Darren, and Deborah Walley in Gidget Goes Hawaiian (1961)
    Gidget Goes Hawaiian
    5.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1961
  • I Aim at the Stars (1960)
    I Aim at the Stars
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1960
  • Capucine, Dirk Bogarde, and Geneviève Page in Song Without End (1960)
    Song Without End
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • Kirk Douglas, Kim Novak, Ernie Kovacs, and Barbara Rush in Strangers When We Meet (1960)
    Strangers When We Meet
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960
  • 13 Ghosts (1960)
    13 Ghosts
    6.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1960

Additional Crew

  • Drums of Tahiti (1953)
    Drums of Tahiti
    4.9
    • 3-D technician (uncredited)
    • 1953

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Emil Oster Jr.
  • Born
    • December 17, 1915
    • Akron, Ohio, USA
  • Died
    • November 2, 2001
    • Los Angeles, California, USA

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    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1974.

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