Burnett Guffey

Known for

Camera

Born

May 26, 1905

Died

May 30, 1983

From

Del Rio, Tennessee, USA

While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).​

Credits

The Moviemakers

19696.0out of 10

My Father: Gordon Parks

19690.0out of 10

Bonnie and Clyde

19677.5out of 10

Birdman of Alcatraz

19627.5out of 10

Good Neighbor Sam

19646.6out of 10

Sirocco

19516.0out of 10

From Here to Eternity

19537.3out of 10

The Split

19686.7out of 10

Night Editor

19465.5out of 10

The Sniper

19526.7out of 10

The Brothers Rico

19576.2out of 10

Two of a Kind

19516.8out of 10

The Harder They Fall

19567.2out of 10

Nightfall

19566.9out of 10

The Reckless Moment

19496.8out of 10

So Dark the Night

19466.1out of 10

Knock on Any Door

19496.2out of 10

Framed

19476.5out of 10