Arthur Albert
{{Short description|American cinematograpgher}}
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| birth_name = Arturo Albert
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| birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela
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| years_active = 1971–2019
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Arthur Albert (born Arturo Albert on July 9, 1946) is a Venezuelan born American cinematographer and television director.
Education
He is an alum of New Hampton School (1964) and Columbia University (1969).
Career
As a cinematographer, he has photographed for a number of notable films including Night of the Comet (1984), The Principal (1987), Surf Ninjas (1993), Dirty Work (1998), Max Keeble's Big Move (2001) and among other films. He has worked with director Dennis Dugan on three films Happy Gilmore (1996), Beverly Hills Ninja (1997) and Saving Silverman (2001).{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/albert.htm |title=Arthur Albert |publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers |accessdate=February 8, 2012}}
Albert has also worked in episodic television. Working as cinematographer on the television series The Wonder Years, ER and The Gates. He also directed episodes of all of those series. His other television cinematography credits include ABC Weekend Special, The District, The $treet and The Glades, Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul, Still Star-Crossed.{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/50880/credits;_ylt=AmiZq.ELgHNYiwE9P9uSIGy.o9EF |title=Arthur Albert credits |last= |first= |publisher=Yahoo! TV |accessdate=February 8, 2012}} Albert was also the cinematographer of the 1986 TV movie My Two Loves.
In 2001, he directed the short film Dating in L.A., his only film directing credit.
Filmography
=Film=
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 1971
| Alan Abel | With Gerald Cotts |
| 1972
| Please Stand By | Jack Milton | With Paul Goldsmith |
| rowspan=3|1976
| Los muertos sí salen | Alfredo Lugo | |
| The Faking of the President
| Alan Abel | |
| Nomadic Lives
| Mark Obenhaus | |
| 1977
| El vividor | Manuel Díaz Punceles | |
| 1978
| Muerte en el paraíso |rowspan=2|Michel Katz | |
| rowspan=2|1983
| Carpion milagrero | With Luis Jacko |
| La gata borracha
| |
| rowspan=2|1984
| |
| Night of the Comet
| |
| 1985
| |
| rowspan=2|1986
| Odd Jobs | Mark Story | |
| Streets of Gold
| Joe Roth | |
| rowspan=2|1987
| |
| The Principal
| |
| 1989
| |
| 1990
| |
| 1991
| |
| 1992
| Charlie Peters | |
| 1993
| With Victor Hammer |
| 1995
| One Night Stand | |
| 1996
|rowspan=2|Dennis Dugan | |
| 1997
| |
| 1998
| |
| rowspan=2|2001
| Dennis Dugan | |
| Max Keeble's Big Move
| Tim Hill | |
| 2006
| |
| 2013
| The Chosen Ones | Maria Cruz | |
| 2018
| Benjamin | Bob Saget | |
Documentary film
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 1974
| Old-Fashioned Woman | |
| 1994
| Stand-up comedy |
Short film
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! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 1974
| Linda's Film on Menstruation | With Fred Hadley |
| 1976
| Last Stand Farmer | |
| 2008
| St. California | Rebecca Scott | |
=Television=
==Cinematographer==
| class="wikitable"
! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |
| 1984-1986
| Mark Cullingham | 5 episodes |
| 1985
| Episode "The Exchange Student" |
| 1985-1986
| Claude Kerven | 2 episodes |
| 1986
| Episode "Under the Gun" |
| 1991-1993
| | 30 episodes |
| 1991
| John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth | TV special |
| 1997-1998
| | 9 episodes |
| 2001-2009
| ER | | 165 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2010
| Terry McDonough | 4 episodes |
| The Glades
| Gary A. Randall | 2 episodes |
| 2012
| Missing | Steve Shill | 8 episodes |
| 2012-2013
| | 8 episodes |
| rowspan=2|2013
| Michelle MacLaren | Episodes "Buried", "Confessions" and "Felina" |
| Sleepy Hollow
| Episodes "Blood Moon" and "For the Triumph of Evil" |
| 2013-2017
| | 10 episodes |
| 2015-2016
| |
| 2016-2017
| | 20 episodes |
| 2017
| 3 episodes |
| 2019
| Episode "The Huckleberry Jones" |
TV movies
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! Year ! Title ! Director |
| 1986 |
| 1988
| Sam Found Out: A Triple Play |
| 1992 |
| rowspan=2|1997
| Close to Danger |
| The Hired Heart |
| 1999
| Behind the Mask |
==Director==
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! Year ! Title ! Episode(s) |
| rowspan=4|1992-1993
|rowspan=4|The Wonder Years | "The Lost Weekend" |
| "Kevin Delivers" |
| "Alice in Autoland" |
| "Reunion" |
| rowspan=3|1996
|rowspan=3|Bailey Kipper's P.O.V. | "Pilot" |
| "A Living Doll" |
| "Talk Ain't Cheap" |
| rowspan=2|2004-2005
|rowspan=2|ER | "An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy" |
| "Wake Up" |
| 2010
| "Bad Moon Rising" |
Recognition
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Title ! Episode ! Result ! Ref. |
| 1997
| Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs | "Talk Ain't Cheap" | {{nom}} | {{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/The-Guild/Members/Profile.aspx?mid=C8K6B%2fb7H68%3d |title=Arthur Albert member profile |publisher=Directors Guild of America |accessdate=February 8, 2012}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{IMDb name|0016473}}
{{Authority control}}
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Category:American cinematographers
Category:American television directors
Category:Columbia University alumni