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Joseph Biroc Biography (1903-1996)

Full name Joseph F. Biroc; born February 12, 1903 (some sources say 1900), inNew York, NY (some sources say Union City, NJ); died September 7, 1996, in Woodland Hills, CA.

Nationality

American

Gender

Male

Birth Details

February 12, 1903

New York, New York, United States

Death Details

September 7, 1996

Woodland Hills, California, United States

Famous Works

• Credits; Film Work; Camera Operator, Except as Indicated
• Second cameraman (uncredited), Are These Our Children?, 1931.
• Second cameraman (uncredited), Young Donovan's Kid (also known as Big Brother, Born to the Racket, and Donovan's Kid), 1931.
• The Animal Kingdom (also known as The Woman in His House), 1932.
• The Lost Squadron, 1932.
• Where Sinners Meet (also known as The Dover Road), 1934.
• The Gay Divorcee (also known as The Gay Divorce), 1934.
• Laddie, 1935.
• Break of Hearts, 1935.
• Tom Brown's Schooldays, 1940.
• Credits; Film Cinematographer; Under Name Joseph Biroc, Except Where Indicated
• (With Joseph Walker) It's a Wonderful Life, RKO Radio Pictures, 1946.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Magic Town, RKO Radio Pictures, 1947.
• (With John Seitz, Ernest Laszlo, Gordon Avil, and Edward Cronjager) On Our Merry Way (also known as A Miracle Can Happen), United Artists, 1948.
• My Dear Secretary, United Artists, 1948.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Roughshod, RKO Radio Pictures, 1949.
• Mrs. Mike, United Artists, 1949.
• Johnny Allegro (also known as Hounded), Columbia, 1949.
• The Killer That Stalked New York (also known as The Frightened City), Columbia, 1950.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Cry Danger, RKO Radio Pictures, 1951.
• All That I Have, 1951.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Without Warning (also known as The Story without a Name), United Artists, 1952.
• The Bushwackers (also known as The Rebel), Real Art, 1952.
• Red Planet Mars, United Artists, 1952.
• Loan Shark, Lippert, 1952.
• Bwana Devil, United Artists, 1953.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Vice Squad (also known as The Girl in Room 17), United Artists, 1953.
• The Twonky, United Artists, 1953.
• Donovan's Brain, United Artists, 1953.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) The Glass Wall, Columbia, 1953.
• The Tall Texan, Lippert, 1953.
• Appointment in Honduras, RKO Radio Pictures, 1953.
• Charade, Monarch, 1953.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) World for Ransom, Allied Artists, 1954.
• Down Three Dark Streets, United Artists, 1954.
• (With John Alton) The Steel Cage, United Artists, 1954.
• Bengazi, RKO Radio Pictures, 1955.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Ghost Town, United Artists, 1956.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Quincannon, Frontier Scout, United Artists,1956.
• (Under name Joe Biroc) Nightmare United Artists, 1956.
• Attack!, United Artists, 1956.
• The Black Whip, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1956.
• Tension at Table Rock, RKO Radio Pictures, 1956.
• The Ride Back, United Artists, 1957.
• The Garment Jungle, Columbia, 1957.
• China Gate, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Run of the Arrow (also known as Hot Lead), Universal, 1957.
• The Unknown Terror, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1957.
• Forty Guns (also known as Woman with a Whip), Twentieth Century- Fox, 1957.
• The Amazing Colossal Man, American International Pictures, 1957.
• (With Lamar Boren) Underwater Warrior, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1958.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Home before Dark, Warner Bros., 1958.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Born Reckless, Warner Bros., 1959.
• The FBI Story, Warner Bros., 1959.
• Verboten!, Columbia, 1959.
• The Bat, Allied Artists, 1959.
• Ice Palace, Warner Bros., 1960.
• Thirteen Ghosts, Columbia, 1960.
• Gold of the Seven Saints, Warner Bros., 1961.
• Operation Eichmann, Allied Artists, 1961.
• The Devil at Four O'Clock, Columbia, 1961.
• Sail a Crooked Ship, Columbia, 1961.
• Convicts Four (also known as Reprieve), Allied Artists, 1962.
• Hitler (also known as Women of Nazi Germany), Allied Artists, 1962.
• Confessions of an Opium Eater (also known as Souls for Sale, Secrets of aSoul, and Evils of Chinatown), Allied Artists, 1962.
• Bye Bye Birdie, Columbia, 1963.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Toys in the Attic, United Artists, 1963.
• Under the Yum-Yum Tree, Columbia, 1963.
• Viva Las Vegas (also known as Love in Las Vegas), Metro-Goldwyn- Mayer, 1963.
• Promises, Promises (also known as Promise Her Anything), 1963.
• (Under name Joseph F. Biroc) Gunfight at Comanche Creek, Allied Artists,1964.
• (Under name Joe Biroc) Bullet for a Badman (also known as Renegade Posse), Universal, 1964.
• Ride the Wild Surf, Columbia, 1964.
• Kitten with a Whip, Universal, 1964.
• Hush ... Hush, Sweet Charlotte, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1964.
• The Young Lovers, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1964.
• I Saw What You Did, Universal, 1965.
• The Flight of the Phoenix, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1965.
• The Russians Are Coming! The Russians Are Coming!, United Artists, 1966.
• The Swinger, Paramount, 1966.
• To Trap a Spy, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966.
• Who's Minding the Mint?, Columbia, 1967.
• Enter Laughing, Columbia, 1967.
• Warning Shot, Paramount, 1967.
• Tony Rome, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1967.
• Fitzwilly (also known as Fitzwilly Strikes Back), United Artists, 1967.
• (Under name Joe Biroc) The Detective, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• The Legend of Lylah Clare, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968.
• (With Ricou Browning) Lady in Cement, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1968.
• The Killing of Sister George, 1968.
• Whatever Happened to Aunt Alice, Cinerama, 1969.
• Too Late the Hero (also known as Suicide Run), Cinerama, 1970.
• (Under name Joe Biroc) Mrs. Pollifax--Spy, United Artists, 1971.
• The Organization, United Artists, 1971.
• The Grissom Gang, Cinerama, 1971.
• Escape from the Planet of the Apes, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1971.
• Ulzana's Raid, Universal, 1972.
• (Under name Joe Biroc) Emperor of the North Pole (also known as Emperor of the North), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1973.
• Cahill, United States Marshal (also known as Cahill and Wednesday Morning), Warner Bros., 1973.
• Shanks, Paramount, 1974.
• The Longest Yard (also known as The Mean Machine), Paramount, 1974.
• Blazing Saddles, Warner Bros., 1974.
• (With Fred Koenekamp) The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century- Fox/WarnerBros., 1974.
• Hustle, Paramount, 1975.
• The Duchess and the Dirtwater Fox, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1976.
• The Choirboys, Universal, 1977.
• Beyond the Poseidon Adventure, Warner Bros., 1979.
• Airplane! (also known as Flying High), Paramount, 1980.
• All the Marbles (also known as The California Dolls) United Artists, 1981.
• (With Philip Lathrop) Hammett, Warner Bros., 1982.
• Airplane II: The Sequel (also known as Flying High II), Paramount, 1982.
• Also cinematographer for Lone Wolf, T-Men in Action, Man behind the Badge, Dear Phoebe, and Garden of Cucumbers.
• Credits; Film Appearances
• It's All True: Based on an Unfinished Film by Orson Welles (documentary;also known as Four Men on a Raft, My Friend Bonito, and Carnaval), Paramount,1993.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Movies
• Brian's Song, ABC, 1971.
• Playmates, ABC, 1972.
• Gidget Gets Married, ABC, 1972.
• The Crooked Hearts, ABC, 1972.
• Thursday's Game, ABC, 1974.
• SST--Death Flight (also known as SST: Disaster in the Sky), ABC, 1977.
• A Family Upside Down, NBC, 1978.
• Kenny Rogers as the Gambler, CBS, 1980.
• The Jerk, Too (also known as Another Jerk), NBC, 1984.
• Father of Hell Town (also known as Hell Town U.S.A.), NBC, 1985.
• A Death in California, ABC, 1985.
• A Winner Never Quits, ABC, 1986.
• Outrage!, CBS, 1986.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Pilots
• Honky Tonk, NBC, 1974.
• Wonder Woman, ABC, 1974.
• The Clone Master, NBC, 1978.
• Desperate Lives, CBS, 1982.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Miniseries
• Arthur Hailey's "The Moneychangers," NBC, 1976.
• Washington: Behind Closed Doors, ABC, 1977.
• Little Women, NBC, 1978.
• Scruples, CBS, 1980.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Series
• Alcoa Theatre, 1957.
• Ghost Story, NBC, 1972.
• Casablanca, NBC, 1983.
• Credits; Television Cinematographer; Episodic
• The Honeymoon Is Over, 1951.
• Also cinematographer for episodes of Superman, syndicated; and for Four Star Theatre; Reader's Digest; Solo; Ghost Breakers; Take Her, She's Mine; Heaven Help Us; House Detective; Richard Diamond, Private Detective; Flag; and Time Out for Dad.
• Writings
• Contributor to periodicals, including American Cinematographer and Photoplay.

Further Reference

Books:

• The International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers, Volume 4, St.
• James Press, 1987.

Periodicals:

• American Cinematographer, November, 1982; March, 1989.
• Los Angeles Times, September 17, 1996, p. A24.