Directed credits
49
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Michael Chapman
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Directed movies: 48Directed series: 1All crew credits: 59
TMDB ID: 1044
IMDb ID: nm0152469
Known for: Camera
Born: November 21, 1935
Died: September 20, 2020
Age: 84
Place of birth: New York City, New York, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1965 - 2025
Years active: 61
Average TMDB rating: 6.56
Wikidata: Q487094
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (42)Director (7)Camera Operator (8)Assistant Camera (2)
Biography
Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors. Description above from the Wikipedia article Michael Chapman (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
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Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Michael Chapman.
8.0
Peter Gabriel: Live in Athens 1987
Director
2013 Movie
8.0
Youssou N'Dour et Le Super Etoile de Dakar - Fatteliku
Director
2013 Movie
7.3
Bridge to Terabithia
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
5.7
Hoot
Director of Photography
2006 Movie
6.4
Eulogy
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
5.5
Suspect Zero
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
6.3
House of D
Director of Photography
2004 Movie
6.1
Evolution
Director of Photography
2001 Movie
5.1
The Watcher
Director of Photography
2000 Movie
6.1
The Story of Us
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
4.9
The White River Kid
Director of Photography
1999 Movie
6.1
Six Days Seven Nights
Director of Photography
1998 Movie
6.8
Space Jam
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
7.7
Primal Fear
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
4.9
The Viking Sagas
Director
1995 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
6.1
Rising Sun
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
4.9
Whispers in the Dark
Director of Photography
1992 Movie
6.4
Doc Hollywood
Director of Photography
1991 Movie
Peter Gabriel - POV
Director
1991 Movie
6.1
Kindergarten Cop
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
6.7
Quick Change
Director of Photography
1990 Movie
6.6
Ghostbusters II
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
6.8
Scrooged
Director of Photography
1988 Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Michael Chapman.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Michael Chapman.
8.7
The Godfather
Camera Operator
1972 Movie
8.1
Taxi Driver
Director of Photography
1976 Movie
7.9
Raging Bull
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
7.7
Jaws
Camera Operator
1975 Movie
7.7
Primal Fear
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
7.6
The Last Waltz
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
7.3
The Abyss
as Dr. Berg
1989 Movie
7.3
Bridge to Terabithia
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
7.1
The Lost Boys
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Michael Chapman.
8.7
The Godfather
Camera Operator
1972 Movie
7.7
Jaws
Camera Operator
1975 Movie
8.1
Taxi Driver
Director of Photography
1976 Movie
6.6
Ghostbusters II
Director of Photography
1989 Movie
7.7
Primal Fear
Director of Photography
1996 Movie
7.3
Bridge to Terabithia
Director of Photography
2007 Movie
7.5
The Fugitive
Director of Photography
1993 Movie
7.3
The Abyss
as Dr. Berg
1989 Movie
7.1
The Lost Boys
Director of Photography
1987 Movie
7.9
Raging Bull
Director of Photography
1980 Movie
6.7
Hardcore
Director of Photography
1979 Movie
7.2
Invasion of the Body Snatchers
Director of Photography
1978 Movie
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Michael Chapman.
7.7
Jaws
Camera Operator
1975 Movie
5.8
Up the Sandbox
Camera Operator
1972 Movie
8.7
The Godfather
Camera Operator
1972 Movie
6.7
Klute
Camera Operator
1971 Movie
6.8
Little Murders
Camera Operator
1971 Movie
5.8
The People Next Door
Camera Operator
1970 Movie
5.8
The Landlord
Camera Operator
1970 Movie
5.8
Loving
Camera Operator
1970 Movie
7.0
The Thanksgiving Visitor
Assistant Camera
1968 Movie
6.3
Who Killed Teddy Bear?
Assistant Camera
1965 Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Michael Chapman.
The Farmer and the Shark
as Self
2025 Movie
The Rapist
as Retired Filmmaker
2021 Movie
6.2
Walking on Sunshine
as Holiday Maker
2014 Movie
6.0
An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
2012 Movie
7.2
Side by Side
as Self
2012 Movie
9.0
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
2005 Movie
8.0
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
2005 Movie
8.0
Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
2005 Movie
6.4
Eulogy
as Adult Film Cameraman
2004 Movie
5.5
Suspect Zero
as Prosecutor #1
2004 Movie
6.1
Evolution
as Sheriff Long
2001 Movie
6.1
The Story of Us
as Waiter
1999 Movie