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Born Russell September 16, 1903 in Los Angeles, California to Frank and Bertha Harlan, who hailed from Iowa and Missouri. Russell was raised in Los Angeles along with his younger brother Richard (b. 1911). His paternal grandmother Sarah J. Harlan also lived with the family. Harlan started in the film industry as an actor and stuntman, and by the early 1930s was working behind the camera as an assistant. His first work as lead cinematographer was in 1937, when he filmed four "Hopalong Cassidy" westerns for Harry Sherman Productions. Harlan had a career as a cinematographer that spanned some thirty-three years from 1937 to 1970. He was nominated six times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, including two in 1962 for his work on Hatari! and To Kill a Mockingbird.
Release Date | Title | Job | Rating | Your Lists |
|---|---|---|---|---|
June 18th, 1970 | Darling Lili | Director of Photography | 5.6 | |
February 7th, 1967 | Tobruk | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
October 10th, 1966 | Hawaii | Director of Photography | 6.3 | |
July 1st, 1965 | The Great Race | Director of Photography | 7.1 | |
March 7th, 1965 | Dear Heart | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
January 20th, 1965 | Quick, Before It Melts | Director of Photography | 3.8 | |
January 31st, 1964 | Man's Favorite Sport? | Director of Photography | 7 | |
June 21st, 1963 | A Gathering of Eagles | Director of Photography | 5.9 | |
December 20th, 1962 | To Kill a Mockingbird | Director of Photography | 8 | |
August 3rd, 1962 | The Spiral Road | Director of Photography | 5.5 | |
June 19th, 1962 | Hatari! | Director of Photography | 6.8 | |
September 28th, 1960 | Sunrise at Campobello | Director of Photography | 6 | |
May 19th, 1960 | Pollyanna | Director of Photography | 7 | |
December 5th, 1959 | Operation Petticoat | Director of Photography | 7.2 | |
May 14th, 1959 | Day of the Outlaw | Director of Photography | 6.8 | |
March 8th, 1959 | Rio Bravo | Director of Photography | 7.8 | |
July 2nd, 1958 | King Creole | Director of Photography | 6.4 | |
March 27th, 1958 | Run Silent, Run Deep | Director of Photography | 6.9 | |
December 17th, 1957 | Witness for the Prosecution | Director of Photography | 8.2 | |
May 14th, 1957 | This Could Be the Night | Director of Photography | 6.1 | |
May 8th, 1957 | Something of Value | Director of Photography | 5.5 | |
September 15th, 1956 | Lust for Life | Director of Photography | 7.2 | |
July 24th, 1955 | Land of the Pharaohs | Director of Photography | 6.4 | |
March 25th, 1955 | Blackboard Jungle | Director of Photography | 6.9 | |
February 18th, 1954 | Riot in Cell Block 11 | Director of Photography | 7.1 | |
December 25th, 1952 | Ruby Gentry | Director of Photography | 6.3 | |
September 26th, 1952 | The Ring | Director of Photography | 5.1 | |
August 19th, 1952 | The Big Sky | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
April 5th, 1951 | The Thing from Another World | Director of Photography | 6.7 | |
December 26th, 1950 | The Man Who Cheated Himself | Director of Photography | 6.1 | |
November 16th, 1950 | Southside 1-1000 | Director of Photography | 6 | |
October 22nd, 1950 | The Kangaroo Kid | Director of Photography | 7.5 | |
June 23rd, 1950 | Tarzan and the Slave Girl | Director of Photography | 5.6 | |
April 20th, 1950 | Guilty Bystander | Director of Photography | 5.5 | |
January 20th, 1950 | Gun Crazy | Director of Photography | 7.5 | |
January 21st, 1949 | Bad Men of Tombstone | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
September 17th, 1948 | Red River | Director of Photography | 7.4 | |
August 3rd, 1948 | Four Faces West | Director of Photography | 5.8 | |
May 2nd, 1947 | Ramrod | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
December 25th, 1945 | A Walk in the Sun | Director of Photography | 5.9 | |
December 31st, 1943 | The Woman of the Town | Director of Photography | 6.4 | |
December 26th, 1943 | Tarzan's Desert Mystery | Director of Photography | 6.1 | |
November 5th, 1943 | False Colors | Director of Photography | 4.7 | |
September 10th, 1943 | The Kansan | Director of Photography | 6 | |
May 14th, 1943 | Buckskin Frontier | Director of Photography | 7 | |
December 11th, 1942 | American Empire | Director of Photography | 5 | |
June 13th, 1942 | Tombstone: The Town Too Tough to Die | Director of Photography | 6.1 | |
March 14th, 1941 | In Old Colorado | Director of Photography | 6.4 | |
July 12th, 1940 | Stagecoach War | Director of Photography | 6 | |
April 17th, 1940 | The Light of Western Stars | Director of Photography | 5 | |
March 8th, 1940 | The Showdown | Director of Photography | 6 | |
January 26th, 1940 | Santa Fe Marshal | Director of Photography | 6.3 | |
November 3rd, 1939 | Law of the Pampas | Director of Photography | 5 | |
July 25th, 1939 | Renegade Trail | Director of Photography | 5 | |
June 23rd, 1939 | Heritage of the Desert | Director of Photography | 6.6 | |
March 31st, 1939 | Silver on the Sage | Director of Photography | 6.5 | |
September 21st, 1938 | The Mysterious Rider | Director of Photography | 7.3 | |
September 9th, 1938 | In Old Mexico | Director of Photography | 6.7 | |
February 25th, 1938 | Cassidy of Bar 20 | Director of Photography | 6 | |
January 14th, 1938 | Partners of the Plains | Director of Photography | 5 | |
August 20th, 1937 | Hopalong Rides Again | Director of Photography | 6.3 | |
June 28th, 1937 | North of the Rio Grande | Director of Photography | 6.7 |