Fred Koenekamp Biography (1922-)

Full name, Frederick James Koenekamp; born November 11, 1922, in Los Angeles,CA; son of Hans Frederick (a special effects cinematographer) and Lucretia Anne (maiden name, Scareneo) Koenekamp; married Janice Dolores Loe, August 30,1946; children: Stephen, Barbara, Kathryn, Donna, Jim. Politics: Republican. Religion: Roman Catholic. Career: Cinematographer, camera operator, and camera assistant. RKO Radio Pictures studios, film loader, 1946-48; Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer studios, assistant cameraman, camera operator andcinematographer, 1948-69; freelance cinematographer, Northridge, CA, 1969--.Military service: United States National Reserve, 1942-46. Member: American Society of Cinematographers, Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences, International Photographers. Awards, Honors: Emmy Award nomination, best individual achievement in cinematography--black and white, 1964-65, best individual achievement in cinematography--color, 1965-66, both forThe Man from U.N.C.L.E.; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1970, for Patton; Academy Award, best cinematography (with Joseph F. Biroc), British Academy of Film and Television Arts Award nomination, bestcinematography, both 1974, for The Towering Inferno; Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1977, for Islands in the Stream. Addresses: Contact: 9756 Shoshone Avenue, Northridge, CA 91324.

Nationality
American
Gender
Male
Occupation
Cinematographer, Camera operator, Camera assistant
Birth Details
November 11, 1922
Los Angeles, California, United States

Famous Works

  • CREDITS
  • Film Work
  • Cinematographer, Except Where Indicated
  • (Uncredited) Camera assistant, Raintree Country, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1957
  • Camera operator, Watusi, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1959
  • Camera operator, Four Horseman of the Apocalypse, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1961
  • (Uncredited) Camera operator, The Hook, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1963
  • The Spy with My Face, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
  • The Spy in the Green Hat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • One of Our Spies Is Missing, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • One Spy Too Many, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1966
  • Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
  • The Karate Killers (also known as The Five Daughters Affair), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1967
  • Live a Little, Love a Little, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) Sol Madrid (also known as The Heroin Gang), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
  • Stay Away, Joe, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968
  • Heaven with a Gun, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
  • The Great Bank Robbery, Warner Bros., 1969
  • Beyond the Valley of the Dolls (also known as Hollywood Vixens), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) Patton (also known as Patton: A Salute to aRebel and Patton: Lust for Glory), Twentieth Century-Fox, 1970
  • Flap (also known as The Last Warrior), Warner Bros., 1970
  • Skin Game, 1971
  • Happy Birthday, Wanda June, 1971
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) Billy Jack, Warner Bros., 1971
  • Stand Up and Be Counted, Columbia, 1972
  • Kansas City Bomber, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1972
  • The Magnificent Seven Ride!, United Artists, 1972
  • Rage, 1972
  • Harry in Your Pocket, United Artists, 1973
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) Papillion, Allied Artists, 1973
  • Uptown Saturday Night, 1974
  • The Towering Inferno, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1974
  • The Wild McCullochs (also known as The McCullochs), American International Pictures, 1975
  • Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze, Warner Bros., 1975
  • Posse, Paramount, 1975
  • White Line Fever, Columbia, 1975
  • Embryo (also known as Created to Kill), Cine Artists, 1976
  • The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training, Paramount, 1977
  • Fun with Dick and Jane, Columbia, 1977
  • The Domino Principle (also known as The Domino Killings), 1977
  • Islands in the Stream, Paramount, 1977
  • The Other Side of Midnight, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1977
  • The Swarm, Warner Bros., 1978
  • The Champ, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1979
  • The Amityville Horror, American International Pictures, 1979
  • Love and Bullets, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1979
  • The Hunter, Paramount, 1980
  • The First Family, Warner Bros., 1980
  • When Time Runs Out.. (also known as Earth's Final Fury andWhen Time Ran Out), Warner Bros., 1980
  • First Monday in October, Paramount, 1981
  • Carbon Copy, 1981
  • Yes, Giorgio, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1982
  • Wrong is Right (also known as The Man with the Deadly Lens), Alma-Kino-Filmverleih, 1982
  • (New footage) It Came from Hollywood, Paramount, 1982
  • Two of a Kind, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1983
  • The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension (also known as Buckaroo Banzai), Vestron Video, 1984
  • Additional photography, Stick, Universal, 1985
  • Stewardess School, 1987
  • Welcome Home, Columbia, 1989
  • Listen to Me, 1989
  • Flight of the Intruder, Paramount, 1990
  • Television Work
  • Cinematographer; Movies
  • The Helicopter Spies, 1968
  • Shadow on the Land, ABC, 1968
  • Foreign Exchange, ABC, 1969
  • Night Chase (also known as The Man in the Back Seat), CBS,1970
  • Crosscurrent (also known as The Cable Car Murder), CBS, 1971
  • The Deadly Hunt, CBS, 1971
  • In Search of America, ABC, 1971
  • Conspiracy of Terror, NBC, 1975
  • The Runaway Barge, NBC, 1975
  • Disaster on the Coastliner, ABC, 1979
  • Salvage, ABC, 1979
  • Money on the Side, ABC, 1982
  • Summer of Girl (also known as The Hands that Rob the Cradle), CBS, 1983
  • The Return of the Man from U.N.C.L.E., CBS, 1983
  • The Vegas Strip War (also known as Las Vegas Strip War), NBC, 1984
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) Obsessive Love, CBS, 1984
  • A Touch of Scandal, CBS, 1984
  • City Killer, NBC, 1984
  • Flight 90: Disaster on the Potomac, NBC, 1984
  • Summer Fantasy, NBC, 1984
  • The Other Lover, CBS, 1985
  • Not My Kid, CBS, 1985
  • Alice in Wonderland, CBS, 1985
  • Amos, CBS, 1985
  • The Thanksgiving Promise, ABC, 1986
  • News at Eleven, CBS, 1986
  • The B.R.A.T. Patrol, ABC, 1986
  • Pleasures, ABC, 1986
  • The Leftovers, ABC, 1986
  • Double Switch, ABC, 1987
  • Double Agent, ABC, 1987
  • The Return of the Shaggy Dog, ABC, 1987
  • Student Exchange, ABC, 1987
  • 14 Going on 30, 1988
  • Splash, Too, ABC, 1988
  • Also worked as cinematographer on Tales of the Gold Monkey and Hard Times.
  • Cinematographer; Series
  • (As Fred Koenekamp) And first cameraman, The Man from U.N.C.L.E.,NBC, 1964
  • Adam's Rib, ABC, 1973
  • Whiz Kids, CBS, 1983
  • Cinematographer; Pilots
  • Hard Time on Planet Earth, CBS, 1989
  • Cinematographer; Specials
  • Jake's M.O., NBC, 1987