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Harold E. Wellman(1905-1992)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Visual Effects
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Harold E. Wellman was born on 18 May 1905 in Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for Diamonds Are Forever (1971), Ben-Hur (1959) and Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969). He was married to Trudy Wellman. He died on 13 March 1992 in Los Angeles, California, USA.
BornMay 18, 1905
DiedMarch 13, 1992(86)
BornMay 18, 1905
DiedMarch 13, 1992(86)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 1 win total

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Known for

Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Diamonds Are Forever
6.5
  • Camera and Electrical Department(as Harold Wellman)
  • 1971
Ben-Hur (1959)
Ben-Hur
8.1
  • Camera and Electrical Department(third unit, uncredited)
  • 1959
Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
8.0
  • Camera and Electrical Department(second unit)
  • 1969
King Kong (1976)
King Kong
6.0
  • Visual Effects
  • 1976

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • The F.B.I. (1965)
    The F.B.I.
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1971–1974
  • Superman (1973)
    Superman
    6.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Cannon (1971)
    Cannon
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1972
  • James Daly in Medical Center (1969)
    Medical Center
    7.1
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1972
  • Eric Braeden and Inger Stevens in The Mask of Sheba (1970)
    The Mask of Sheba
    6.9
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1970
  • The Second Hundred Years (1967)
    The Second Hundred Years
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1968
  • Marilyn Devin and Chad Everett in First to Fight (1967)
    First to Fight
    5.8
    • Cinematographer (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1967
  • Jericho (1966)
    Jericho
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1966–1967
  • My Favorite Martian (1963)
    My Favorite Martian
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • Robert Vaughn, Leo G. Carroll, and David McCallum in The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964)
    The Man from U.N.C.L.E.
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1966
  • The Patty Duke Show (1963)
    The Patty Duke Show
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1963–1964
  • Muscle Beach Party (1964)
    Muscle Beach Party
    5.2
    • Cinematographer (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1964
  • "The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters" Kurt Russell, Jean Engstrom 1963 MGM
    The Travels of Jaimie McPheeters
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1963
  • Fury River (1961)
    Fury River
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp (1955)
    The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1955–1961

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Lost Horizon (1973)
    Lost Horizon
    5.2
    • cameraman: second unit (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1973
  • Sean Connery, Jill St. John, and Lana Wood in Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
    Diamonds Are Forever
    6.5
    • second unit cameraman (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1971
  • Flap (1970)
    Flap
    5.7
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1970
  • Catch-22 (1970)
    Catch-22
    7.1
    • photographer: second unit (uncredited)
    • 1970
  • Darling Lili (1970)
    Darling Lili
    6.0
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1970
  • Paul Newman, Robert Redford, and Katharine Ross in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (1969)
    Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
    8.0
    • photographer: second unit
    • 1969
  • Gregory Peck, Telly Savalas, Omar Sharif, Ted Cassidy, Julie Newmar, Camilla Sparv, and Keenan Wynn in Mackenna's Gold (1969)
    Mackenna's Gold
    6.7
    • second unit photography (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1969
  • Hawaii (1966)
    Hawaii
    6.5
    • camera operator: second unit (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1966
  • James Coburn, Giovanna Ralli, and Dick Shawn in What Did You Do in the War, Daddy? (1966)
    What Did You Do in the War, Daddy?
    6.6
    • director of photography: second unit (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1966
  • Natalie Wood, Tony Curtis, and Jack Lemmon in The Great Race (1965)
    The Great Race
    7.2
    • photographer: second unit (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1965
  • Mutiny on the Bounty (1962)
    Mutiny on the Bounty
    7.2
    • additional photography
    • 1962
  • How the West Was Won (1962)
    How the West Was Won
    7.1
    • second unit photography
    • 1962
  • Ben-Hur (1959)
    Ben-Hur
    8.1
    • additional photography
    • camera operator: third unit (uncredited)
    • 1959
  • Gary Cooper and Charlton Heston in The Wreck of the Mary Deare (1959)
    The Wreck of the Mary Deare
    6.7
    • additional photographer
    • 1959
  • Natalie Wood, Karl Malden, and Efrem Zimbalist Jr. in Bombers B-52 (1957)
    Bombers B-52
    5.9
    • aerial photographer
    • 1957

Visual Effects

  • William Holden, Paul Newman, and Jacqueline Bisset in When Time Ran Out... (1980)
    When Time Ran Out...
    4.6
    • process photography (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1980
  • Beyond the Poseidon Adventure (1979)
    Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
    4.7
    • special photographic effects (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1979
  • Olivia de Havilland, Henry Fonda, Michael Caine, Richard Chamberlain, Patty Duke, José Ferrer, Slim Pickens, Katharine Ross, Richard Widmark, Bradford Dillman, Lee Grant, Ben Johnson, and Fred MacMurray in The Swarm (1978)
    The Swarm
    4.5
    • process photography (uncredited)
    • 1978
  • King Kong (1976)
    King Kong
    6.0
    • additional photographic effects
    • 1976
  • Marlon Brando, Richard Burton, James Coburn, Walter Matthau, John Huston, Charles Aznavour, John Astin, Ewa Aulin, and Ringo Starr in Candy (1968)
    Candy
    5.1
    • special visual effects (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1968
  • John Wayne and Janet Leigh in Jet Pilot (1957)
    Jet Pilot
    5.6
    • process (uncredited)
    • 1957
  • Dangerous Mission (1954)
    Dangerous Mission
    5.7
    • photographic effects (as Harold Wellman)
    • 1954
  • Victor Mature, Jean Simmons, and Linda Douglas in Affair with a Stranger (1953)
    Affair with a Stranger
    5.7
    • photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Split Second (1953)
    Split Second
    6.8
    • photographic effects
    • 1953
  • Robert Newton in Blackbeard, the Pirate (1952)
    Blackbeard, the Pirate
    6.0
    • photographic effects
    • 1952
  • Robert Young, Barbara Hale, and Frank Morgan in Lady Luck (1946)
    Lady Luck
    6.2
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Pat O'Brien, Herbert Marshall, and Claire Trevor in Crack-Up (1946)
    Crack-Up
    6.5
    • miniatures
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, Wally Brown, Alan Carney, and Anne Jeffreys in Genius at Work (1946)
    Genius at Work
    5.2
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Nan Leslie and James Warren in Sunset Pass (1946)
    Sunset Pass
    5.5
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Tom Conway, Paula Corday, and Jane Greer in The Falcon's Alibi (1946)
    The Falcon's Alibi
    6.4
    • transparency projection shots (uncredited)
    • 1946

Personal details

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  • Alternative names
    • Harold Wellan
  • Born
    • May 18, 1905
    • Colorado Springs, Colorado, USA
  • Died
    • March 13, 1992
    • Los Angeles, California, USA
  • Spouse
    • Trudy Wellman

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    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1950.

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