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Frank Byers(I)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Frank Byers is known for Texas Chainsaw (2013), Alphaville and Miracle on 34th Street (1994).
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    • Nominated for 1 Primetime Emmy
      • 2 nominations total

    Known for

    Texas Chainsaw (2013)
    Texas Chainsaw
    4.8
    • Camera and Electrical Department
    • 2013
    Alphaville
    • Director
      Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
      Miracle on 34th Street
      6.6
      • Camera and Electrical Department
      • 1994
      Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
      CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
      7.7
      TV Series
      • Cinematographer

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      Cinematographer

      • Dylan Schmid in Disorder (2018)
        Disorder
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2018
      • Vanessa Marano and Katie Leclerc in Switched at Birth (2011)
        Switched at Birth
        7.7
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2011–2013
      • Legion of the Black (2012)
        Legion of the Black
        7.2
        • Cinematographer
        • 2012
      • Hawthorne (2009)
        Hawthorne
        6.0
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2010–2011
      • Pamela Anderson, Chazz Palminteri, David Spade, and Chris Kattan in Hollywood & Wine (2011)
        Hollywood & Wine
        3.5
        Video
        • director of photography
        • 2011
      • Three Rivers (2009)
        Three Rivers
        6.8
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2009–2010
      • The Ministers (2009)
        The Ministers
        4.5
        • Cinematographer
        • 2009
      • Acceptance (2009)
        Acceptance
        5.2
        TV Movie
        • Cinematographer
        • 2009
      • Billy Zane, Amy Smart, and Betty White in Love N' Dancing (2009)
        Love N' Dancing
        5.4
        • director of photography
        • 2009
      • Illegal Tender (2007)
        Illegal Tender
        5.4
        • Cinematographer
        • 2007
      • Brent Spiner, Charles S. Dutton, Carla Gugino, Rob Benedict, Peter Dinklage, and Brian Van Holt in Threshold (2005)
        Threshold
        7.2
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2005
      • Gary Sinise and Sela Ward in CSI: NY (2004)
        CSI: NY
        7.0
        TV Series
        • Cinematographer
        • 2005
      • Marg Helgenberger, George Eads, and William Petersen in CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (2000)
        CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
        7.7
        TV Series
        • director of photography
        • 2002–2005
      • Jaime Bergman, Martin Klebba, and Walker Howard in Knee High P.I. (2003)
        Knee High P.I.
        5.4
        TV Movie
        • Cinematographer
        • 2003
      • Handicap City (2002)
        Handicap City
        4.7
        Short
        • Cinematographer
        • 2002

      Camera and Electrical Department

      • Texas Chainsaw (2013)
        Texas Chainsaw
        4.8
        • director of photography: additional photography
        • 2013
      • Three Rivers (2009)
        Three Rivers
        6.8
        TV Series
        • additional photography
        • 2010
      • Believe in Me (2006)
        Believe in Me
        7.0
        • director of photography: additional photography
        • 2006
      • Nancy Allen, Christopher Walken, Robert Forster, Michael Rapaport, Paul Schulze, and Christine Taylor in Kiss Toledo Goodbye (1999)
        Kiss Toledo Goodbye
        4.7
        • director of photography: additional unit
        • 1999
      • Rosewood (1997)
        Rosewood
        7.2
        • director of photography: second unit
        • 1997
      • Richard Attenborough and Mara Wilson in Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
        Miracle on 34th Street
        6.6
        • director of photography: second unit
        • 1994
      • Dancing with Danger (1994)
        Dancing with Danger
        3.9
        TV Movie
        • camera operator
        • 1994
      • Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars (1992)
        Marilyn Alive and Behind Bars
        4.9
        • camera operator
        • 1992
      • Crossing the Line (1990)
        Crossing the Line
        5.0
        • director of photography: second unit
        • 1990
      • Fred Savage, Luke Edwards, and Jenny Lewis in The Wizard (1989)
        The Wizard
        6.1
        • camera operator: b camera
        • 1989
      • Kristy Swanson, Victoria Tennant, Ben Ryan Ganger, and Lindsay Parker in Flowers in the Attic (1987)
        Flowers in the Attic
        5.8
        • camera operator
        • 1987
      • Kyle MacLachlan, Michael Nouri, and Ed O'Ross in The Hidden (1987)
        The Hidden
        7.0
        • camera operator: second unit
        • 1987
      • Down Twisted (1987)
        Down Twisted
        5.3
        • camera operator (as Frank Byer)
        • 1987
      • Tom Petty in Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live! (1986)
        Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers: Pack Up the Plantation - Live!
        8.8
        Video
        • camera operator
        • 1986
      • Bad Manners (1984)
        Bad Manners
        5.6
        • second unit photography
        • 1984
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        • Frank Byer

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