Michael Ballhaus

Career Overview

Michael Ballhaus has 136 screen credits in a career dating back to 1948. Their work is anchored in the The Hustler Collection universe with 1 titles. Signature works include The Departed, Air Force One, GoodFellas. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.

Personal Facts

Known For: Camera
Gender: male
Known Credits: 136
Birth Date: 1935-08-05
Birth Place: Berlin, Germany

Known For

Associated Universes

The Hustler Collection (1 titles)

Frequent Collaborators

Leonardo DiCaprio (2 collaborations)
Kevin Corrigan (2 collaborations)
Mick O'Rourke (2 collaborations)
Joseph P. Reidy (2 collaborations)
Gary Oldman (2 collaborations)
Robert De Niro (2 collaborations)
Chuck Low (2 collaborations)
Katherine Wallach (2 collaborations)
Paul Herman (2 collaborations)
John Di Benedetto (2 collaborations)

Credits

actors (33 credits)
- Water and Sugar – Carlo Di Palma: The Colours of Life
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2017
- Side by Side
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2012
- The Cinema and its Double: Rainer Werner Fassbinder's 'Despair' Revisited
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2011
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2010
- Michael Ballhaus - Eine Reise durch mein Leben
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Auge in Auge - Eine deutsche Filmgeschichte
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Mister Karl
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Notes on an American Film Director at Work
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2008
- Who is Helene Schwarz?
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2005
- Getting Made: The Making of 'GoodFellas'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2004
- Fassbinder in Hollywood
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Starbuck Holger Meins
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2002
- Fassbinder's Women
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  2000
- Abendschau
  
  - Episode 15 (2010) ... self actor actors
  
  2000
- Alpha Forum
  
  - Episode 82 (2010) ... Self actor actors
  
  1998
- Boogie Nights
  Cameraman (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1997
- Nachtstudio
  
  - Episode 5 (2012) ... Self actor actors
  
  1997
- Innocence and Experience: The Making of 'The Age of Innocence'
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1993
- Blood Lines: Dracula - The Man, The Myth, The Movies
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- Visions of Light
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- I Don’t Just Want You to Love Me
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1992
- DAS!
  
  - Episode 103 (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  1991
- Martin Scorsese Directs
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1990
- Filmarbeit mit Douglas Sirk
  Self
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1987
- Private Conversations: On the Set of ‘Death of a Salesman’
  Self - The Director of Photography
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1986
- American Masters
  
  - Private Conversations: On the Set of 'Death of a Salesman' (1986) ... Self actor actors
  
  1986
- NDR Talk Show
  
  - Episode 22 (2008) ... Self actor actors
  
  1979
- Spiel der Verlierer
  Dr. Müller
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Little Godard
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1978
- Satan’s Brew
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1976
- Kölner Treff
  
  - Episode 10 (2014) ... Self actor actors
  
  1976
- Martha
  Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
  
  actor
  
  actors
  
  1974
- Bambi
  
  - Episode 1 (2009) ... Self actor actors
  
  1948
camera (95 credits)
- 3096 Days
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2013
- The Departed
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2006
- Something's Gotta Give
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2003
- Uptown Girls
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2003
- Gangs of New York
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2002
- The Legend of Bagger Vance
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2000
- Gone Underground
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2000
- What Planet Are You From?
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  2000
- Wild Wild West
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1999
- Primary Colors
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1998
- Air Force One
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1997
- Sleepers
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1996
- Outbreak
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1995
- Quiz Show
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1994
- I'll Do Anything
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1994
- The Age of Innocence
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1993
- Bram Stoker's Dracula
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- The Mambo Kings
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1992
- What About Bob?
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1991
- Guilty by Suspicion
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1991
- Madonna: The Immaculate Collection
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- Postcards from the Edge
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- GoodFellas
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1990
- The Fabulous Baker Boys
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1989
- Working Girl
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- The Last Temptation of Christ
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- The House on Carroll Street
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Baja Oklahoma
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1988
- Broadcast News
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- The Glass Menagerie
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1987
- The Color of Money
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1986
- Under the Cherry Moon
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1986
- After Hours
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Death of a Salesman
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1985
- Heartbreakers
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Old Enough
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- The Autograph
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Reckless
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1984
- Edith's Diary
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Baby It's You
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Sheer Madness
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1983
- Dear Mr. Wonderful
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Der Auslöser
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- The Magic Mountain
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1982
- Today We're Playing Boss
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Malou
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Lili Marleen
  additional photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- Looping
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1981
- The Uprising
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- Big and Little
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1980
- Trilogie des Wiedersehens
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- The First Polka
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Bourbon Street Blues
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1979
- Venedig - Die Insel der Glückseligen am Rande des Untergangs
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Der Gehilfe
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Despair
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- Germany in Autumn
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1978
- The Stationmaster’s Wife
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Women in New York
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Curd Jürgens - Der Filmstar, der vom Theater kam
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Auf dem Chimborazo
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Adolf and Marlene
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Portrait of Valeska Gert
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Chinese Roulette
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1977
- Satan’s Brew
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- Dorothea Merz
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- I Only Want You to Love Me
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1976
- Cold Blood
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Mother Küsters Goes to Heaven
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- Fox and His Friends
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1975
- From the Family of Reptiles
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- The Island
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- Made in Germany and USA
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- Martha
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1974
- The Sinful Bed
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- World on a Wire
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  - Part 2 (1973) ... director of photography camera
  
  - Part 1 (1973) ... director of photography camera
  
  1973
- Chetan, Indian Boy
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1973
- The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Adele Spitzeder
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Der Held
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1972
- Beware of a Holy Whore
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Whity
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- Sand
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1971
- We Two
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1970
- Der Kidnapper
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1969
- Your Caresses
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1969
- Several Times Daily
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1969
- Gold für Montevasall
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1968
- Abschied
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1966
- Das Martyrium des Peter OHey
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1964
- Dreamland of Desire
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1961
- Die Kassette
  director of photography
  
  camera
  
  1961
- Lola Montès
  still photographer
  
  camera
  
  1955
crew (1 credits)
- Rainer Werner Fassbinder's World on a Wire: Looking Ahead to Today
  thanks
  
  crew
  
  2010
directing (3 credits)
- Max Raabe: Heute Nacht Oder Nie - Live in Berlin
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- In Berlin
  director
  
  directing
  
  2009
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
  director
  
  directing
  
  1971
editing (1 credits)
- In Berlin
  editor
  
  editing
  
  2009
writing (1 credits)
- In Berlin
  writer
  
  writing
  
  2009
production (2 credits)
- The Thirteenth Floor
  executive producer
  
  production
  
  1999
- Fassbinder Produces: Film No. 8
  producer
  
  production
  
  1971