---
name: "Frank Perl"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/frank-perl"
fi1m_id: "frank-perl"
imdb_id: "nm0674139"
tmdb_id: 1540340
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-23T12:15:13.289219+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."
---

# Frank Perl

## Identity

Frank Perl

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/frank-perl
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** frank-perl
- **IMDb ID:** nm0674139
- **TMDB ID:** 1540340
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1540340

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0674139/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1540340

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*The Mentalist*](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md) (71)

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

## Biography

Frank Perl is a cinematographer and camera operator. He began his career in the camera department on feature films, working as a camera operator on *Space Jam* (1996), *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998) and *Stir of Echoes* (1999), and as "B" camera operator on *Broken Arrow* (1996).

Perl has served as director of photography on several television series. His credits include episodes of *The Mentalist* (2010–2012), *Rizzoli & Isles* (2014–2016), *Games People Play* (2019–2021) and *Walker Independence* (2022–2023). He has also worked on *The Gifted* (2017) and the short film *The Boxer* (2017).

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *The Mentalist* (2008), Fi1m 71, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)

## Complete filmography (11)

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

- *Walker Independence* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *The Mentalist* (2008), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 71, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-mentalist.md)
- *Supernova* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Deterrence* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Stir of Echoes* (1999), Camera Operator
- *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas* (1998), Camera Operator
- *Space Jam* (1996), Camera Operator
- *Broken Arrow* (1996), "B" Camera Operator
- *Two Evil Eyes* (1990), Camera Operator
- *Creepshow 2* (1987), Assistant Camera
- *Tiger Town* (1984), First Assistant Camera

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