Ward Russell

Ward T. Russell is an American cinematographer and photographer.

Career He is best known for his collaborations with film director Tony Scott, serving as a chief lighting technician on Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Revenge, before working as a cinematographer on Days of Thunder and The Last Boy Scout

Personal life He is married to film production coordinator Mary Cay Hollander.

Filmography Cinematographer Film Year Title Director 1990 Days of ThunderTony Scott 1991 The Last Boy Scout 1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Farhad Mann 1998 The X-Files Rob Bowman 2004 Unstoppable David Carson 2005 Cruel World Kelsey T. Howard

Short film Year Title Director 2007 The Burden Carriers Pierre Barrera

Other roles Best boy Record City (1977) Our Winning Season (1978) The Electric Horseman (1979) (uncredited) The Idolmaker (1980) (electric best boy) Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981) Independence Day (1983)

Gaffer Dreamscape (1984) Frankenweenie (1984) Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985) Back to School (1986)

Chief lighting technician Top Gun (1986) Beverly Hills Cop II (1987) Revenge (1990)

Other credits Year Title Role 2004 Elvis Has Left the Building Camera operator 2006 Believe in Me Director of photography: landscape 2007 Undead or Alive Director of photography: second unit