Arthur Albert | |
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Born | Arturo Albert July 9, 1946 |
Occupation(s) | Cinematographer, television director |
Years active | 1971–present |
Arthur Albert (born Arturo Albert on July 9, 1946) is an American cinematographer, television director, and actor.
He is an alum of Columbia University (1969). [1]
As a cinematographer, he has photographed for number of notable films including Night of the Comet (1984), The Principal (1987), Surf Ninjas (1993), Dirty Work (1998), Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) and among other films. He has worked with director Dennis Dugan on three films Happy Gilmore (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Saving Silverman (2001). [1]
Albert has also worked in episodic television. Working as cinematographer on the television series The Wonder Years , ER and The Gates . He also directed episodes of all of those series. His other television cinematography credits include ABC Weekend Special , The District , The $treet and The Glades , Breaking Bad , Better Call Saul , Still Star-Crossed . [2] Albert was also the cinematographer of the 1986 TV movie My Two Loves .
In 2001, he directed the short film Dating in L.A. , his only film directing credit to date.
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1971 | Is There Sex After Death? | Alan Abel Jeanne Abel | With Gerald Cotts |
1972 | Please Stand By | Jack Milton Joanna Milton | With Paul Goldsmith |
1976 | Los muertos sí salen | Alfredo Lugo | |
The Faking of the President | Alan Abel Jeanne Abel | ||
Nomadic Lives | Mark Obenhaus | ||
1977 | El vividor | Manuel Díaz Punceles | |
1978 | Muerte en el paraíso | Michel Katz | |
1983 | Carpion milagrero | With Luis Jacko | |
La gata borracha | Román Chalbaud | ||
1984 | The House of Water | Jacobo Penzo | |
Night of the Comet | Thom Eberhardt | ||
1985 | The Boys Next Door | Penelope Spheeris | |
1986 | Odd Jobs | Mark Story | |
Streets of Gold | Joe Roth | ||
1987 | The Squeeze | Roger Young | |
The Principal | Christopher Cain | ||
1989 | Miss Firecracker | Thomas Schlamme | |
1990 | Heart Condition | James D. Parriott | |
1991 | By the Sword | Jeremy Kagan | |
1992 | Passed Away | Charlie Peters | |
1993 | Surf Ninjas | Neal Israel | With Victor Hammer |
1995 | One Night Stand | Talia Shire | |
1996 | Happy Gilmore | Dennis Dugan | |
1997 | Beverly Hills Ninja | ||
1998 | Dirty Work | Bob Saget | |
2001 | Saving Silverman | Dennis Dugan | |
Max Keeble's Big Move | Tim Hill | ||
2006 | Puff, Puff, Pass | Mekhi Phifer | |
2013 | The Chosen Ones | Maria Cruz | |
2018 | Benjamin | Bob Saget |
Documentary film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1974 | Old-Fashioned Woman | Martha Coolidge | |
1994 | You So Crazy | Thomas Schlamme | Stand-up |
Short film
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1974 | Linda's Film on Menstruation | Linda Feferman | With Fred Hadley |
1976 | Last Stand Farmer | Richard Brick | |
2008 | St. California | Rebecca Scott |
TV series
Year | Title | Director | Notes |
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1984-1986 | ABC Weekend Special | Mark Cullingham Claude Kerven John Fox | 5 episodes |
1985 | CBS Schoolbreak Special | Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Episode "The Exchange Student" |
1985-1986 | ABC Afterschool Special | Claude Kerven James Scott | 2 episodes |
1986 | Sledge Hammer! | Martha Coolidge | Episode "Under the Gun" |
1991-1993 | The Wonder Years | 30 episodes | |
1991 | John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth | Thomas Schlamme | TV special |
1997-1998 | Early Edition | 9 episodes | |
2001-2009 | ER | 165 episodes | |
2010 | The Gates | Terry McDonough David Barrett Paul A. Edwards | 4 episodes |
The Glades | Gary A. Randall Dennie Gordon | 2 episodes | |
2012 | Missing | Steve Shill Paul Edwards Phil Abraham James Strong | 8 episodes |
2012-2013 | The Mob Doctor | 8 episodes | |
2013 | Breaking Bad | Michelle MacLaren Michael Slovis Vince Gilligan | Episodes "Buried", "Confessions" and "Felina" |
Sleepy Hollow | Ken Olin John Showalter | Episodes "Blood Moon" and "For the Triumph of Evil" | |
2013-2017 | The Blacklist | 10 episodes | |
2015-2016 | Better Call Saul | Season 1 and Season 2 | |
2016-2017 | The Night Shift | 20 episodes | |
2017 | Still Star-Crossed | Jonathan Jones Tom Verica | 3 episodes |
2019 | Sneaky Pete | Jon Avnet | Episode "The Huckleberry Jones" |
TV movies
Year | Title | Director |
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1986 | My Two Loves | Noel Black |
1988 | Sam Found Out: A Triple Play | Piers Haggard |
1992 | For Richer, for Poorer | Jay Sandrich |
1997 | Close to Danger | Neema Barnette |
The Hired Heart | Jeremy Kagan | |
1999 | Behind the Mask | Tom McLoughlin |
In 1997, he was nominated for a Directors Guild of America award for directing an episode of the CBS children's series Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. [3]
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