Fred Koenekamp

Frederick James Koenekamp, ASC (November 11, 1922 – May 31, 2017 ) was an American cinematographer.

He worked in television and feature films from the 1960s, earning two Primetime Emmy Awards for his work on The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (1964–67).

Koenekamp won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for The Towering Inferno (1974), along with Joseph Biroc, with additional nominations for Patton (1970) and Islands in the Stream (1977).

Early life and education Fred J. Koenekamp was the son of Hans Frederick "H. F." Koenekamp, a cinematographer and special effects artist. Hans was the cameraman of Mack Sennett and his career worked with the likes of Charlie Chaplin, Gloria Swanson and the Keystone Cops. Hans would later receive the ASC Presidents Award in 1991. On occasion, as a young boy, Fred would go with his father on the weekends to visit the studios which he worked in. He took particular interest in the Camera and Special Effects Department at Warner Bros.

Despite this background in film, Koenekamp developed a much greater interest in aviation and enrolled in the commercial aviation program at the University of Southern California. When World War II broke out, Koenekamp enlisted in the Navy and served in the South Pacific for three and a half years. Koenekamp would resume his education after the end of the war.

Koenekamp worked with Fox and director John Guillermin for 1974 action-drama disaster film The Towering Inferno. Fred worked with cinematographer Joseph Biroc on the film, and the two would win their first Academy Award for Best Cinematography. and was buried at Eternal Valley Memorial Park in Santa Clarita, California.

Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1965 The Spy with My Face John Newland1966 One of Our Spies Is Missing E. Darrell Hallenbeck One Spy Too ManyJoseph Sargent1967 The Spy in the Green Hat The Karate Killers Barry Shear Doctor, You've Got to Be Kidding! Peter Tewksbury The Helicopter Spies Boris Sagal1968 Sol Madrid Brian G. Hutton Stay Away, Joe Peter Tewksbury Live a Little, Love a Little Norman Taurog1969 Heaven with a Gun Lee H. Katzin The Great Bank Robbery Hy Averback1970 Patton Franklin J. Schaffner Beyond the Valley of the Dolls Russ Meyer Flap Carol Reed1971 Billy Jack Tom Laughlin With John M. Stephens Skin Game Paul Bogart Happy Birthday, Wanda June Mark Robson1972 Stand Up and Be Counted Jackie Cooper The Magnificent Seven Ride! George McCowan Kansas City Bomber Jerrold Freedman Rage George C. Scott1973 Harry in Your Pocket Bruce Geller Papillon Franklin J. Schaffner1974 Uptown Saturday Night Sidney Poitier The Towering Inferno John Guillermin With Joseph Biroc1975 The Wild McCullochs Max Baer Jr. Posse Kirk Douglas Doc Savage: The Man of Bronze Michael Anderson White Line Fever Jonathan Kaplan 1976 Embryo Ralph Nelson1977 Fun with Dick and Jane Ted Kotcheff Islands in the Stream Franklin J. Schaffner The Domino Principle Stanley Kramer With Ernest Laszlo The Other Side of Midnight Charles Jarrott The Bad News Bears in Breaking Training Michael Pressman 1978 The Swarm Irwin Allen1979 Love and Bullets Stuart Rosenberg The Champ Franco Zeffirelli The Amityville Horror Stuart Rosenberg1980 When Time Ran Out James Goldstone The Hunter Buzz Kulik First Family Buck Henry1981 Carbon Copy Michael Schultz First Monday in October Ronald Neame1982 Wrong Is Right Richard Brooks Yes, Giorgio Franklin J. Schaffner It Came from Hollywood Malcolm LeoAndrew Solt Documentary film 1983 Two of a Kind John Herzfeld 1984 The Adventures of BuckarooBanzai Across the 8th Dimension W. D. Richter Replaced Jordan Cronenweth 1986 Stewardess School Ken Blancato Credited as "Anton Ken Krawczyk"1989 Listen to Me Douglas Day Stewart Welcome Home Franklin J. Schaffner 1991 Flight of the Intruder John Milius

Television Year Title Director Notes 1963-1964 The Lieutenant 28 episodes 1964-1967 The Man from U.N.C.L.E. 90 episodes 1965 The Outer Limits Felix E. Feist Episode "The Probe" 1966 Jericho Richard Donner Episode "Upbeat and Underground" 1968 Mission: Impossible Leonard HornRobert Totten Episodes "Trial by Fury" and "Recovery" 1972-1973 Kung Fu Jerry Thorpe 3 episodes1973 Adam's Rib Peter H. Hunt Episode "Illegal Aid" Hawkins Jud TaylorPaul Wendkos 3 episodes 1979 Salvage 1 Lee Philips Pilot episode 1982 Tales of the Gold Monkey Ray Austin 2 episodes 1983 Whiz Kids Corey Allen Episode "Programmed for Murder" 1985 Alice in Wonderland Harry Harris Miniseries 1986-1987 Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color Mollie MillerBeau BridgesDavid GreenwaltMike VejarStuart Gillard 5 episodes 1989 Hard Time on Planet Earth Robert Mandel Episode "Stranger in a Strange Land"

TV movies

Awards and nominations Year Award Category Title Result Ref. 1970Academy AwardsBest Cinematography Patton 1974 British Academy Film Awards Best Cinematography The Towering Inferno 1965Primetime Emmy AwardsOutstanding Cinematography for a SeriesThe Man from U.N.C.L.E. 1966 1970 Laurel Awards Best Cinematographer Patton