---
name: "Charles W. Short"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/charles-w-short"
fi1m_id: "charles-w-short"
imdb_id: "nm0795033"
tmdb_id: 1339683
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "6 December 1919"
died: "1 January 2002"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 88
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-24T06:50:34.114832+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 W. Short

## Identity

Charles W. Short

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/charles-w-short
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** charles-w-short
- **IMDb ID:** nm0795033
- **TMDB ID:** 1339683
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795033/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1339683

Cinematographer. Born 6 December 1919 in USA. Died 1 January 2002.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 December 1919, USA
- **Died:** 1 January 2002
- **Active:** 1973–1989
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 1980s 90 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0795033/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1339683

## Streaming the US now

- **Netflix:** [*Seinfeld*](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md) (90)

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## Biography

Charles W. Short (1919–2002) was an American cinematographer who worked in both feature films and television. He began his career as a camera operator on several notable films of the 1970s, including *The Sting* (1973), *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976) and *Soldier Blue* (1970).

Short later served as director of photography on *The Enforcer* (1976) and a range of television productions. These included the series *Nero Wolfe* (1981), for which he received a Primetime Emmy nomination, *Hotel* (1986–1987) and *Seinfeld* (1991–1992, 22 episodes). He died in Studio City, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, shotonwhat.com, televisionacademy.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *The Sting* (1973), Fi1m 85, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)

## Complete filmography (14)

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

- *Seinfeld* (1989), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)
- *Hotel* (1982), series, Director of Photography
- *Thou Shalt Not Kill* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Nero Wolfe* (1981), series, Director of Photography
- *Bride of the Incredible Hulk* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Act of Violence* (1979), Cinematography
- *Centennial* (1978), series, Director of Photography
- *Three on a Date* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Return of the Incredible Hulk* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The Enforcer* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Outlaw Josey Wales* (1976), Camera Operator
- *The Great Waldo Pepper* (1975), Camera Operator
- *The Sting* (1973), Camera Operator — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/the-sting.md)
- *Soldier Blue* (1970), Camera Operator

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