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Michael J. Purbaugh

  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Michael J. Purbaugh is known for Thirteen Days (2000), Cry-Baby (1990) and American Playhouse (1980).
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    Known for

    Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, and Bruce Greenwood in Thirteen Days (2000)
    Thirteen Days
    7.3
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Mike Purbaugh, Washington, D.C.)
    • 2000
    Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)
    Cry-Baby
    6.5
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Michael Purbaugh, Olympian crane)
    • 1990
    American Playhouse (1980)
    American Playhouse
    7.3
    TV Series
    • Camera and Electrical Department(as Mike Purbaugh, Virginia)
    Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell in That Night (1992)
    That Night
    6.6
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 1992

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    Camera and Electrical Department

    • Civil War 360 (2013)
      Civil War 360
      6.4
      TV Mini Series
      • gaffer
      • 2013
    • Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs, Vernee Watson, Deidra LaWan Starnes, and Malachi Malik in Nocturnal Agony (2011)
      Nocturnal Agony
      6.2
      • key grip
      • 2011
    • Primary Issues (2011)
      Primary Issues
      TV Series
      • lighting director
      • 2011
    • Buddy Jackson (2006)
      Buddy Jackson
      6.9
      TV Series
      • gaffer
      • 2006
    • Crazy Eights (2006)
      Crazy Eights
      3.8
      • gaffer
      • 2006
    • American Experience (1988)
      American Experience
      8.6
      TV Series
      • gaffer (as Mike Purbaugh)
      • 2002
    • The Paper Girl
      8.3
      Short
      • key gaffer
      • 2000
    • Kevin Costner, Steven Culp, and Bruce Greenwood in Thirteen Days (2000)
      Thirteen Days
      7.3
      • electrician: Washington, D.C. (as Mike Purbaugh)
      • 2000
    • Juliette Lewis and C. Thomas Howell in That Night (1992)
      That Night
      6.6
      • grip
      • 1992
    • Eddie Murphy in The Distinguished Gentleman (1992)
      The Distinguished Gentleman
      5.9
      • rigging grip: Washington D.C. (as Michael Purbaugh)
      • 1992
    • Johnny Depp and Amy Locane in Cry-Baby (1990)
      Cry-Baby
      6.5
      • crane operator: Olympian crane (as Michael Purbaugh)
      • 1990
    • That Grip (1989)
      That Grip
      6.8
      Short
      • grip (as Michael Purbaugh)
      • 1989
    • Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt (1989)
      Common Threads: Stories from the Quilt
      8.1
      • crane operator (as Michael Purbaugh)
      • 1989
    • Anita Baker in Anita Baker: One Night of Rapture (1987)
      Anita Baker: One Night of Rapture
      8.6
      Video
      • grip
      • 1987
    • Screen Two (1984)
      Screen Two
      6.3
      TV Series
      • electrician (as Mike Purbaugh)
      • 1986

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