Bill Butler (cinematographer)

Bill Butler
Born	Butler, Wilmer C. (1921-04-07) 7 April 1921 Cripple Creek, Colorado, U.S.
Nationality	American
Occupation	Cinematographer
Years active	1969 – present
Spouse(s)	Alma H. Smith (m. 1943–1983) Iris Butler (m. 1984)
Children	Genevieve Butler, Chelsea Butler
Awards	American Society of Cinematographers Lifetime Achievement Award

Wilmer C. “Bill” Butler, A.S.C. (born April 7, 1921) is an American cinematographer, part of the New Hollywood generation. He shot The Conversation (1974), Jaws (1975), and three Rocky sequels. He completed 1975's One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest after Haskell Wexler was fired from the production.

Selected filmography

• Evil Angel (2009)
• Redline (2007)
• Joe and Max (2002)
• Anaconda (1997)
• Flipper (1996)
• Beethoven's 2nd (1993)
• Hot Shots! (1991)
• Child's Play (1988)
• Rocky IV (1985)
• The Secret of NIMH (1982) (visual consultant)
• Rocky III (1982)
• Stripes (1981)
• It's My Turn (1980)
• Rocky II (1979)
• Capricorn One (1978)
• Grease (1978)
• Damien: Omen II (1978)
• Grease (1977)
• Demon Seed (1976)
• One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975) (shared credit with Haskell Wexler)
• Jaws (1975)
• The Conversation (1974)
• Drive, He Said (1971)
• The Rain People (1968)

External links

• Bill Butler at the Internet Movie Database