---
name: "Adam Greenberg"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/adam-greenberg"
fi1m_id: "adam-greenberg"
imdb_id: "nm0004229"
tmdb_id: 2723
wikidata_id: "Q349588"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "11 April 1937"
died: "30 October 2025"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 10
average_fi1m_score: 77
average_over: 10
updated: "2026-10-05T04:18:44.440761+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
---

# Adam Greenberg

## Identity

Adam Greenberg

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/adam-greenberg
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** adam-greenberg
- **IMDb ID:** nm0004229
- **TMDB ID:** 2723
- **Wikidata ID:** Q349588
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Greenberg_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2723

Cinematographer. Born 11 April 1937 in Kraków, Poland. Died 30 October 2025.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 April 1937, Kraków, Poland
- **Died:** 30 October 2025
- **Active:** 1980–1998
- **Also known as:** אדם גרינברג
- **Frequently works with:** [Arnold Schwarzenegger](https://film.one/person/arnold-schwarzenegger.md), [Elizabeth Peña](https://film.one/person/elizabeth-pena.md), [James Cameron](https://film.one/person/james-cameron.md), [Lance Henriksen](https://film.one/person/lance-henriksen.md), [Linda Hamilton](https://film.one/person/linda-hamilton.md), [Whoopi Goldberg](https://film.one/person/whoopi-goldberg.md)
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 79 (5), 1990s 75 (5)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 74 across 9 titles
- **Score spread:** 5 at 80+, 4 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 4, Thriller 4, Comedy 3, Drama 2, Music 2, Science Fiction 2
- **Screen time:** 18 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $2,127m across 10 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adam_Greenberg_(cinematographer), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q349588, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0004229/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2723

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Big Red One*](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md) (82), [*Ghost*](https://film.one/film/ghost.md) (80)
- **Disney+:** [*Sister Act*](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md) (78), [*3 Men and a Baby*](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md) (71)
- **The Roku Channel:** [*Rush Hour*](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md) (70), [*Eraser*](https://film.one/film/eraser.md) (58)
- **Hulu:** [*Terminator 2: Judgment Day*](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md) (88)
- **AMC+:** [*The Terminator*](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md) (88)
- **Netflix:** [*La Bamba*](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md) (72)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Adam Greenberg (also credited as אדם גרינברג) was an Israeli-American cinematographer. Born in Kraków, Poland, he was raised in Tel Aviv and began his career as a film lab technician before working as a newsreel cameraman and shooting documentaries and features in Israel from the early 1960s.

He shot his first American feature, *The Big Red One* (1980), in Israel and later emigrated to the United States. Greenberg became a member of the American Society of Cinematographers in 1990. His Hollywood credits include *The Terminator* (1984), *Ghost* (1990), *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), *Sister Act* (1992), *Rush Hour* (1998) and *Snakes on a Plane* (2006). He received an Academy Award nomination for best cinematography for *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*.

Greenberg died in Los Angeles on 30 October 2025.

*Sources: theasc.com, en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (10)

- *Rush Hour* (1998), Fi1m 70, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)
- *Eraser* (1996), Fi1m 58, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)
- *Sister Act* (1992), Fi1m 78, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Fi1m 88, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *Ghost* (1990), Fi1m 80, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/ghost.md)
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), Fi1m 71, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *La Bamba* (1987), Fi1m 72, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md)
- *Near Dark* (1987), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/near-dark.md)
- *The Terminator* (1984), Fi1m 88, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)
- *The Big Red One* (1980), Fi1m 82, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md)

## Complete filmography (78)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *The Price of the Prize* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Snakes on a Plane* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Big Red One: The Reconstruction* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Santa Clause 2* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Collateral Damage* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Inspector Gadget* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Rush Hour* (1998), Director of Photography — Fi1m 70, [page](https://film.one/film/rush-hour.md)
- *Sphere* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Eraser* (1996), Director of Photography — Fi1m 58, [page](https://film.one/film/eraser.md)
- *First Knight* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Junior* (1994), Director of Photography
- *North* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Renaissance Man* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Dave* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Toys* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Sister Act* (1992), Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/film/sister-act.md)
- *Terminator 2: Judgment Day* (1991), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/terminator-2-judgment-day.md)
- *3 Men and a Little Lady* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Ghost* (1990), Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/film/ghost.md)
- *Love Hurts* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Worth Winning* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Turner & Hooch* (1989), Director of Photography
- *Alien Nation* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Spellbinder* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Lool* (1988), Director of Photography
- *3 Men and a Baby* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/film/3-men-and-a-baby.md)
- *Near Dark* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/near-dark.md)
- *La Bamba* (1987), Director of Photography — Fi1m 72, [page](https://film.one/film/la-bamba.md)
- *A Walk on the Moon* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Wisdom* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Jocks* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Ladies Club* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Iron Eagle* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Once Bitten* (1985), Director of Photography
- *War and Love* (1985), Director of Photography
- *Private Resort* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Ambassador* (1985), Director of Photography
- *The Terminator* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/the-terminator.md)
- *Over the Brooklyn Bridge* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Isaak Stern* (1984), Cinematography
- *Private Manoeuvres* (1983), Director of Photography
- *10 to Midnight* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Private Popsicle* (1982), Director of Photography
- *The Last American Virgin* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Safari 3000* (1982), Director of Photography
- *A Woman Called Golda* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Paradise* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Seed of Innocence* (1980), Director of Photography
- *The Big Red One* (1980), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/the-big-red-one.md)
- *Mary and Joseph: A Story of Faith* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Going Steady* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Uranium Conspiracy* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Lemon Popsicle* (1978), Director of Photography
- *It's a Funny, Funny World* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Operation Thunderbolt* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Passover Plot* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Diamonds* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Daughters, Daughters* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Beautiful Jimmy* (1973), Camera Operator
- *Peeping Toms* (1972), Cinematography
- *The Pill* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Hasamba* (1971), Director of Photography
- *I Am A Jerusalemite* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Oil Pipeline* (1971), Additional Photography
- *Navy* (1971), Cinematography
- *Madron* (1970), Director of Photography
- *From the Other Side* (1970), Cinematography
- *42:6 - Ben Gurion* (1969), Cinematography
- *Before Tomorrow* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Louise, Louise!* (1969), Cinematography
- *The Fall of Mr. Fikus* (1969), Cinematography
- *Slow Down* (1968), Cinematography
- *Theatre In Israel* (1967), Additional Photography
- *On a New Track* (1966), Cinematography
- *The National Water Carrier* (1964), Cinematography
- *In Jerusalem* (1963), Cinematography
- *Fisherman In Jaffa* (1962), Cinematography
- *In Thy Blood, Live* (1961), Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1992: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Terminator 2: Judgment Day*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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