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name: "Eric Van Haren Noman"
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imdb_id: "nm0002423"
tmdb_id: 69049
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "7 June 1943"
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average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-23T11:15:30.502022+00:00"
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# Eric Van Haren Noman

## Identity

Eric Van Haren Noman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/eric-van-haren-noman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** eric-van-haren-noman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0002423
- **TMDB ID:** 69049
- **Wikidata ID:** Q134563150
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134563150, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69049

Cinematographer. Born 7 June 1943 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 7 June 1943, Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands
- **Active:** 1978–2004
- **Also known as:** Eric Van Haaren Noman, Eric Van Harren Noman, Eric Von Haren Noman, Eric van Haren Noman, Eric van Haren Norman, Eric Van Harem-Noman, Eric Van Noman
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 85 (1), 2000s 78 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q134563150, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002423/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69049

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78)

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## Biography

Eric van Haren Noman is a Dutch cinematographer born on 7 June 1943 in Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Netherlands. He began his career as a camera assistant in England and later worked as a camera operator and Panaglide operator on feature films including *The Man Who Would Be King* (1975), *Days of Heaven* (1978), *Victory* (1981) and the *Friday the 13th* sequels (1981–1982).

He has served as director of photography on numerous television films and series, notably 20 episodes of *Desperate Housewives* (2007–2009). Noman is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the Netherlands Society of Cinematographers. His television work includes many Hallmark Hall of Fame productions.

Noman has received several Emmy Awards and nominations, including a Primetime Emmy for outstanding cinematography for a miniseries or movie for *What the Deaf Man Heard* (1998) and a Daytime Emmy in 1982.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Days of Heaven* (1978), Fi1m 85, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)

## Complete filmography (73)

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

- *Beyond the Blackboard* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Unanswered Prayers* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Nora Roberts' Montana Sky* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Silver Bells* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Engagement Ring* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Our Fathers* (2005), Director of Photography
- *The Magic of Ordinary Days* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Brave New Girl* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Elizabeth Smart Story* (2003), Director of Photography
- *A Date with Darkness: The Trial and Capture of Andrew Luster* (2003), Director of Photography
- *More Than Meets the Eye: The Joan Brock Story* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Brush with Fate* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Heart of a Stranger* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Dancing at the Harvest Moon* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Scared Silent* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Crossed Over* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Three Days* (2001), Director of Photography
- *These Old Broads* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Truth About Jane* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Navigating the Heart* (2000), Director of Photography
- *A Holiday Romance* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Take My Advice:  The Ann and Abby Story* (1999), Director of Photography
- *To Serve and Protect* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Her Own Rules* (1998), Director of Photography
- *An Unexpected Life* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Love Letter* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Sleepwalker Killing* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Lies He Told* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Member of the Wedding* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Little Girls in Pretty Boxes* (1997), Director of Photography
- *An Unexpected Family* (1996), Director of Photography
- *For the Future: The Irvine Fertility Scandal* (1996), Director of Photography
- *My Son Is Innocent* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Terminal* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Inflammable* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Blue River* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Tecumseh: The Last Warrior* (1995), Director of Photography
- *A Mother's Prayer* (1995), Director of Photography
- *For the Love of Nancy* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Out of Darkness* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Victim of Love: The Shannon Mohr Story* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Inside Edge* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth* (1993), Director of Photography
- *With Hostile Intent* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Firestorm: 72 Hours in Oakland* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Jonathan: The Boy Nobody Wanted* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Highway Heartbreaker* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Fugitive Among Us* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Too Young to Die* (1990), Director of Photography
- *A Cry for Help: The Tracey Thurman Story* (1989), Director of Photography
- *I Know My First Name Is Steven* (1989), series, Director of Photography
- *The Secret Life of Kathy McCormick* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Hero and the Terror* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Lena: My 100 Children* (1987), Director of Photography
- *A Special Friendship* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Dreams of Gold: The Mel Fisher Story* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Playing for Keeps* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Seize the Day* (1986), Director of Photography
- *The Sins of Dorian Gray* (1983), Camera Operator
- *Friday the 13th Part III* (1982), Camera Operator
- *The Burning* (1981), Camera Operator
- *Friday the 13th Part 2* (1981), Camera Operator
- *Days of Heaven* (1978), Camera Operator — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/days-of-heaven.md)
- *25 Years* (1977), Camera Operator
- *The Speed Sailors* (1976), Camera Operator
- *The Man Who Would Be King* (1975), Camera Operator
- *Heading For Glory* (1975), Camera Operator
- *If You're Not Winning, You're Not Trying* (1973), Camera Operator
- *Glastonbury Fayre* (1972), Camera Operator
- *Paul McCartney & Wings: The Bruce McMouse Show* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Bridge at Remagen* (1969), Assistant Camera

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