Wilmer Butler
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Wilmer Butler

Born 7 April 1921 · Cripple Creek, Colorado, USA · Died 5 April 2023

Wilmer Cable Butler (April 7, 1921 – April 5, 2023) was an American cinematographer who was known for his work on The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975), and three Rocky sequels. Butler also completed One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production, and was subsequently nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography.

Known for

Jaws
Grease
Rocky II
Rocky IV
Rocky III
Child's Play
Anaconda
Hot Shots!
The Conversation
Frailty
Stripes
Beethoven's 2nd
Evil Angel
Limousine
Redline
Funny Money
The Plague
Frailty
Joe and Max
Hendrix
Passing Glory
Anaconda
Don King: Only in America
Deceiver
Flipper
A Walton Wedding
Sniper
Cop & ½
Beethoven's 2nd
Hot Shots!
Graffiti Bridge
When We Were Young
Child's Play
Wildfire
Biloxi Blues
Bates Motel
Big Trouble
Rocky IV
Beer
A Streetcar Named Desire
The Sting II
Rocky III
Stripes
Death Ray 2000
Killing at Hell's Gate
The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Can't Stop the Music
It's My Turn
Rocky II
Damien - Omen II
Grease
Ice Castles
Uncle Joe Shannon
Capricorn One
Demon Seed
Mary White
Raid on Entebbe
Alex & the Gypsy
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
Lipstick
Jaws
Target Risk
Fear on Trial
The Manchu Eagle Murder Caper Mystery
Hustling
Vampira
The Conversation
The Execution of Private Slovik
Indict and Convict
Savage!
Running Wild
I Heard the Owl Call My Name
Deliver Us from Evil
Sunshine
Melinda
Hickey & Boggs
Deathmaster
Something Evil
The Return of Count Yorga
Drive, He Said
A Clear and Present Danger
Adam's Woman
The Rain People
Fearless Frank
The People vs. Paul Crump
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