---
name: "Charles Minsky"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-minsky"
fi1m_id: "charles-minsky"
imdb_id: "nm0591665"
tmdb_id: 1214
wikidata_id: "Q952023"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "13 December 1946"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 79
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-23T04:17:00.592013+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."
---

# Charles Minsky

## Identity

Charles Minsky

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-minsky
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charles-minsky
- **IMDb ID:** nm0591665
- **TMDB ID:** 1214
- **Wikidata ID:** Q952023
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952023, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591665/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214

Cinematographer. Born 13 December 1946 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 13 December 1946, United States
- **Active:** 1980–1995
- **Also known as:** Chuck Minsky
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 78 (2), 1990s 80 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 81 to 80 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Comedy 3, Romance 2, Drama 1, Family 1, Fantasy 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $628m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Minsky, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q952023, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0591665/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1214

## Biography

Charles Minsky, also credited as Chuck Minsky or Charles D. Minsky, is an American cinematographer. He was born on 13 December 1946 in the United States.

Minsky has worked as director of photography on numerous feature films, including *Pretty Woman* (1990), *Raising Helen* (2004), *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004), *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), *Valentine's Day* (2010), *Something Borrowed* (2011), *New Year's Eve* (2011) and *Mother's Day* (2016). He frequently collaborated with director Garry Marshall. He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *A Little Princess* (1995), Fi1m 84, Second Unit Cinematographer — [page](https://film.one/film/a-little-princess.md)
- *Pretty Woman* (1990), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md)
- *Bull Durham* (1988), Fi1m 83, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md)
- *Nine to Five* (1980), Fi1m 73, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/nine-to-five.md)

## Complete filmography (47)

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

- *Escape from Mr. Lemoncello's Library* (2017), Director of Photography
- *Andi Mack* (2017), series, Director
- *Adventures in Babysitting* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Mother's Day* (2016), Director of Photography
- *Skating to New York* (2013), Director
- *Christmas with Holly* (2012), Director of Photography
- *New Year's Eve* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Something Borrowed* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Valentine's Day* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Post Grad* (2009), Director of Photography
- *Loving Leah* (2009), Director of Photography
- *The Russell Girl* (2008), Director of Photography
- *You, Me and Dupree* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Keeping Up with the Steins* (2006), Director of Photography
- *The Producers* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Joni Mitchell: Refuge of the Roads* (2004), Camera Operator
- *The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Raising Helen* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Welcome to Collinwood* (2002), Director of Photography
- *John Doe* (2002), series, Director of Photography
- *Slap Her... She's French* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Tomcats* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Looking for an Echo* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Guinevere* (1999), Director of Photography, Still Photographer
- *Dear God* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Kazaam* (1996), Director of Photography
- *A Little Princess* (1995), Second Unit Cinematographer — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/a-little-princess.md)
- *Past Tense* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Keys* (1994), Cinematography
- *A House of Secrets and Lies* (1992), Cinematography
- *The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Dutch* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Pretty Woman* (1990), as Janitor with Water Hose (uncredited) · Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/pretty-woman.md)
- *Bull Durham* (1988), Additional Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/bull-durham.md)
- *The Silence at Bethany* (1988), Cinematography
- *Weekend Warriors* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Radioactive Dreams* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Dangerously Close* (1986), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *April Fool's Day* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Hitcher* (1986), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Mike's Murder* (1984), Camera Operator
- *Testament* (1983), Additional Photography
- *The Black Stallion Returns* (1983), Camera Production Assistant
- *Nine to Five* (1980), Camera Operator — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/nine-to-five.md)
- *Violated!* (1975), Camera Operator
- *Coffy* (1973), Location Assistant
- *Chain Gang Women* (1971), as Prisoner

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