Actor

Billy Bitzer

Camera

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Acting credits

Early stage

Smaller on-screen catalog so far.

TMDB popularity

0.2

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Movies: 266Series: 0Crew credits: 265

TMDB ID: 8819

IMDb ID: nm0005658

Known for: Camera

Born: April 21, 1872

Died: April 29, 1944

Age: 72

Place of birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Gender: Male

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 1896 - 2021

Years active: 126

Average TMDB rating: 5.89

Wikidata: Q329965

Also known as

Georg William Bitzer • G.W. Bitzer • Johann Gottlob Wilhelm Bitzer • Georg William 'Billy' Bitzer

Other jobs

Director of Photography (150)Cinematography (89)Director (20)Camera Operator (4)Story (2)

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Biography

Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures."

Movies

Movie credits linked with Billy Bitzer.