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William A. Sickner(1890-1967)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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William A. Sickner was born on 23 December 1890 in Rochester, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Medic (1954), Scouts to the Rescue (1939) and Tangier Incident (1953). He died on 18 September 1967 in Santa Monica, California, USA.
BornDecember 23, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1967(76)
BornDecember 23, 1890
DiedSeptember 18, 1967(76)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

Known for

Richard Boone in Medic (1954)
Medic
8.1
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Jackie Cooper in Scouts to the Rescue (1939)
Scouts to the Rescue
5.8
Movie
  • Cinematographer(as William Sickner)
  • 1939
Mari Aldon, George Brent, Bert Freed, Dorothy Patrick, and Dan Seymour in Tangier Incident (1953)
Tangier Incident
5.0
Movie
  • Cinematographer(as William Sickner, photographed by)
  • 1953
Roddy McDowall, Jeff Donnell, Gordon Jones, and Lyn Thomas in Big Timber (1950)
Big Timber
5.7
Movie
  • Cinematographer(as William Sickner)
  • 1950

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Audie Murphy in Whispering Smith (1961)
    Whispering Smith
    7.4
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • Henry Fonda in The Deputy (1959)
    The Deputy
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1961
  • Coronado 9 (1960)
    Coronado 9
    7.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960–1961
  • Shotgun Slade (1959)
    Shotgun Slade
    6.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • Clu Gulager and Barry Sullivan in The Tall Man (1960)
    The Tall Man
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Bachelor Father (1957)
    Bachelor Father
    7.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1957–1960
  • Dale Robertson in Tales of Wells Fargo (1957)
    Tales of Wells Fargo
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957–1960
  • Overland Trail (1960)
    Overland Trail
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Johnny Staccato (1959)
    Johnny Staccato
    7.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • Riverboat (1959)
    Riverboat
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • Robert Fuller and John Smith in Laramie (1959)
    Laramie
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Ronald Reagan in General Electric Theater (1953)
    General Electric Theater
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1953–1959
  • Lee Marvin in M Squad (1957)
    M Squad
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1957–1959
  • Ray Milland in Markham (1959)
    Markham
    8.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959
  • Rod Cameron in State Trooper (1956)
    State Trooper
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1956–1959

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Charles Middleton in Peril from the Planet Mongo (1966)
    Peril from the Planet Mongo
    6.4
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1966
  • Noah Beery Jr. and Dorothy Short in Savage Fury (1956)
    Savage Fury
    5.4
    • cinematographer: archive footage
    • 1956
  • The Files of Jeffrey Jones (1952)
    The Files of Jeffrey Jones
    6.6
    TV Series
    • camera operator
    • 1952
  • Hugh Herbert, Broderick Crawford, Frances Farmer, Andy Devine, Richard Dix, Ann Rutherford, and Robert Stack in Badlands of Dakota (1941)
    Badlands of Dakota
    5.9
    • photographer: location sequences (as William Sickner)
    • 1941
  • Wendy Barrie, Jackie Cooper, and Edmund Lowe in Newsboys' Home (1938)
    Newsboys' Home
    6.2
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Buster Crabbe, Charles Middleton, and Jean Rogers in Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars (1938)
    Flash Gordon's Trip to Mars
    6.9
    • first assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1938
  • Noah Beery Jr., Chuck Baldra, L.F. Costello, Charles Hunter, John Jackson, Jack Kirk, Johnny Luther, Cactus Mack, Jean Rogers, Cal Short, Glenn Strange, Rex, and The Arizona Wranglers in Stormy (1935)
    Stormy
    6.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1935
  • The Phantom of the Air (1933)
    The Phantom of the Air
    6.2
    • camera operator
    • 1933
  • Lupe Velez in The Storm (1930)
    The Storm
    4.8
    • camera crew (as Bill Sickner)
    • 1930
  • Ken Maynard in The Wagon Show (1928)
    The Wagon Show
    4.0
    • akeley camera effects (as William Sickner)
    • 1928

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Bill Sickner
  • Born
    • December 23, 1890
    • Rochester, New York, USA
  • Died
    • September 18, 1967
    • Santa Monica, California, USA

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  • Nicknames
    • William Sickner
    • Wm. A. Sickner
    • William Sockner
    • Bill Sickner

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