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name: "Charles F. Wheeler"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "15 December 1915"
died: "28 October 2004"
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average_fi1m_score: 79
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updated: "2026-09-21T03:23:08.995842+00:00"
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# Charles F. Wheeler

Cinematographer. Born 15 December 1915 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA. Died 28 October 2004.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 15 December 1915, Memphis, Tennessee, USA
- **Died:** 28 October 2004
- **Active:** 1961–1972
- **Also known as:** Charles Wheeler
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar nomination
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 82 (1), 1970s 76 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_F._Wheeler, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1064334, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0923781/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/12119

## Biography

Charles F. Wheeler (15 December 1915 – 28 October 2004) was an American cinematographer. He began his career as a camera operator on films such as *Inherit the Wind* (1960), *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961) and *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963). He served as a combat photographer in the United States Navy during the Second World War.

Wheeler worked extensively for Walt Disney Productions. His credits as director of photography include *Duel at Diablo* (1966), *Yours, Mine and Ours* (1968), *Silent Running* (1972), *Freaky Friday* (1976), *The Cat from Outer Space* (1978) and *The Best of Times* (1986). He received an Academy Award nomination for *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970) and a Primetime Emmy Award nomination for the television film *Babe* (1975).

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Silent Running* (1972), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/silent-running.md)
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)

## Complete filmography (59)

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

- *Life with Lucy* (1986), series, Director of Photography
- *The Best of Times* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Hearst and Davies Affair* (1985), Director of Photography
- *His Mistress* (1984), Director of Photography
- *I Want to Live* (1983), Director of Photography
- *The Renegades* (1982), Cinematography
- *The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Condorman* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Last Flight of Noah's Ark* (1980), Director of Photography
- *C.H.O.M.P.S.* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Valentine* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Like Normal People* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Gift of Love* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Lassie: The New Beginning* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Cat from Outer Space* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Young Runaways* (1978), Director of Photography
- *James at 15* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Babe* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Freaky Friday* (1976), Director of Photography
- *State Fair* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Crunch* (1976), Cinematography
- *Three for Two* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Matt Helm* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Cage Without a Key* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Lucy Gets Lucky* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Red Badge of Courage* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Bad Ronald* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Day the Earth Moved* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Truck Turner* (1974), Director of Photography
- *A Tree Grows in Brooklyn* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Whiz Kid and the Mystery at Riverton* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Pioneer Woman* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Slaughter's Big Rip-Off* (1973), Director of Photography
- *One Little Indian* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Charley and the Angel* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Hawkins* (1973), series, Director of Photography
- *Incident on a Dark Street* (1973), Cinematography
- *The Mystery in Dracula's Castle* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Molly and Lawless John* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Limbo* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The War Between Men and Women* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Silent Running* (1972), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/silent-running.md)
- *She Waits* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Barefoot Executive* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Cold Turkey* (1971), Director of Photography
- *C.C. and Company* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Pieces of Dreams* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Tora! Tora! Tora!* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Che!* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Yours, Mine and Ours* (1968), Director of Photography
- *The Bubble* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Hawaii* (1966), Camera Operator
- *Duel at Diablo* (1966), Director of Photography
- *It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World* (1963), Camera Operator
- *A Child Is Waiting* (1963), Camera Operator
- *Judgment at Nuremberg* (1961), Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/judgment-at-nuremberg.md)
- *Inherit the Wind* (1960), Camera Operator
- *Catch Me If You Can!* (1959), Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1971: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Tora! Tora! Tora!*

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

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