Joseph F. Biroc
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Joseph F. Biroc

Born 12 February 1903 · New York City, New York, USA · Died 7 September 1996

Joseph Francis Biroc, ASC (February 12, 1903 – September 7, 1996) was an American cinematographer. He was born in New York City and began working in films at the Paragon Studios in Fort Lee, New Jersey. After working there for approximately six years, he moved to Los Angeles. Once in Southern California, Biroc worked at the RKO Pictures movie studio. During World War II, he served in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and filmed the Liberation of Paris in August 1944. In 1950, Biroc left RKO Pictures and freelanced on projects at various studios. In addition to his film work, which included It's a Wonderful Life (1946) and The Flight of the Phoenix (1965), Biroc worked on various television series, including the Adventures of Superman and Wonder Woman. He frequently collaborated with film director Robert Aldrich.

Known for

Airplane!
It's a Wonderful Life
Blazing Saddles
Airplane II: The Sequel
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
The Flight of the Phoenix
The Longest Yard
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
13 Ghosts
Ulzana's Raid
Viva Las Vegas
Cahill: United States Marshal
A Winner Never Quits
Father of Hell Town
The Jerk, Too
Airplane II: The Sequel
Desperate Lives
Hammett
...All the Marbles
Airplane!
The Gambler
Beyond the Poseidon Adventure
SST: Death Flight
The Clone Master
A Family Upside Down
The Choirboys
The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox
Hustle
The Longest Yard
Blazing Saddles
Thursday's Game
Wonder Woman
Shanks
Emperor of the North
Cahill: United States Marshal
The Crooked Hearts
Ulzana's Raid
Playmates
Gidget Gets Married
Escape from the Planet of the Apes
The Organization
The Grissom Gang
Brian's Song
Mrs. Pollifax — Spy
Mean Justice
Too Late the Hero
What Ever Happened to Aunt Alice?
The Greatest Mother of 'em All
Lady in Cement
The Killing of Sister George
The Legend of Lylah Clare
The Detective
Warning Shot
Fitzwilly
Enter Laughing
Who's Minding the Mint?
Tony Rome
The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!
The Swinger
The Flight of the Phoenix
I Saw What You Did
To Trap a Spy
Hush... Hush, Sweet Charlotte
Viva Las Vegas
Ride the Wild Surf
Bullet for a Badman
The Young Lovers
Kitten with a Whip
Gunfight at Comanche Creek
Promises! Promises!
Toys in the Attic
Bye Bye Birdie
Under the Yum Yum Tree
Hitler
Convicts 4
Confessions of an Opium Eater
Gold of the Seven Saints
Ice Palace
13 Ghosts
The FBI Story
The Bat
Verboten!
Home Before Dark
Born Reckless
The Unknown Terror
Forty Guns
The Garment Jungle
Run of the Arrow
The Amazing Colossal Man
The Ride Back
China Gate
Attack
Nightmare
Tension at Table Rock
Quincannon, Frontier Scout
The Black Whip
Bengazi
World for Ransom
Down Three Dark Streets
The Steel Cage
The Glass Wall
Donovan's Brain
Vice Squad
Appointment in Honduras
The Twonky
Charade
Red Planet Mars
Without Warning!
Loan Shark
Cry Danger
The Bushwhackers
The Killer That Stalked New York
Johnny Allegro
Roughshod
Mrs. Mike
On Our Merry Way
My Dear Secretary
Magic Town
It's a Wonderful Life
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