Rohn Schmidt

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Rohn Schmidt
Other namesRonn Schmidt
Occupation(s)Cinematographer, television director
Years active1987–present

Rohn Schmidt (sometimes credited as Ronn Schmidt) is an American cinematographer and television director.

He worked as a cinematographer on number of films including Beastmaster 2: Through the Portal of Time (1991), Men of War (1994), Lord of Illusions (1995), Star Kid (1997) and The Mist (2007).

He also worked as a cinematographer on the television series Huff , Memphis Beat , The Chicago Code , The Walking Dead and The Shield , he made his directorial debut on the latter series. [1] His other directing credits include Saving Grace and Stargate Universe . [2]

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