Bruce Surtees

Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees (July 23, 1937 – February 23, 2012) was an American cinematographer, best known for his collaboration with Clint Eastwood.

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Lenny (1974).

Early life and education Surtees was born in Los Angeles, in 1937, as the son of three-time Oscar-winning cinematographer Robert L. Surtees and Maydell Lois James. Surtees was given the middle name "Mohr" after his father's mentor Hal Mohr. He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design.

Career Surtees worked as an animation technician at Walt Disney Pictures before becoming a camera assistant under his father's direction for The Hallelujah Trail and Lost Command.

He formed a close friendship with Don Siegel and Clint Eastwood, serving as a camera operator for Coogan's Bluff and Two Mules for Sister Sara. Impressed by Surtees' camera work, Siegel made him the cinematographer for The Beguiled and Dirty Harry. Surtees worked as a cinematographer on several of Eastwood's films, including Play Misty for Me, High Plains Drifter, The Outlaw Josey Wales, and Sudden Impact.

Filmography Film

TV movies Year Title Director Notes 1974 Hello Mother, Goodbye! Peter H. Hunt 1991 Chains of Gold Rod Holcomb With Dariusz Wolski 1994 The Birds II: Land's End Rick Rosenthal1999 Murder in a Small Town Joyce Chopra Dash and Lilly Kathy Bates That Championship Season Paul Sorvino Lethal Vows Paul Schneider The Lady in Question Joyce Chopra2000 Thin Air Robert Mandel American Tragedy Lawrence Schiller 2001 And Never Let Her Go Peter Levin

Accolades +YearAwardCategoryTitleResultRef. 1975 Academy Awards Best Cinematography Lenny 1999 Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited Series or Movie Dash and Lilly