Ralf D. Bode

Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 – February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer.

Life and career

Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army.

Bode did the cinematography for films Saturday Night Fever, Gorky Park, The Accused, Uncle Buck and Don Juan DeMarco. He was an uncredited second unit director for Rocky, but was credited for shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.

He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter, as well as two Emmy nominations, for Gypsy and for Annie.

Bode died of lung cancer on February 27, 2001, at age 59 at his home in Santa Monica, California.

Filmography Film

Documentary film Year Title Director 1977 Secrets of the Gods William Sachs 1985 Bring On the Night Michael Apted

Television TV movies Year Title Director 1993 Gypsy Emile Ardolino 1995 A Streetcar Named Desire Glenn Jordan 1997 Cinderella Robert Iscove1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer William Graham Annie Rob Marshall Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Glenn Jordan

TV series Year Title Director Note 1995 The History of Rock 'n' Roll Andrew SoltBud FriedgenMarc Sachnoff 4 episodes

Accolades Academy Awards Year Category Title Result 1980 Best Cinematography Coal Miner's Daughter

Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Title Result 1993Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Gypsy 1999 Annie