---
name: "George La Fountaine Sr."
canonical: "https://film.one/person/george-la-fountaine-sr"
fi1m_id: "george-la-fountaine-sr"
imdb_id: "nm0006666"
tmdb_id: 51375
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "10 November 1934"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-09-17T21:39:03.056956+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."
---

# George La Fountaine Sr.

## Identity

George La Fountaine Sr.

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/george-la-fountaine-sr
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** george-la-fountaine-sr
- **IMDb ID:** nm0006666
- **TMDB ID:** 51375
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51375

Cinematographer. Born 10 November 1934 in Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 10 November 1934, Attleboro, Massachusetts, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0006666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/51375

## Streaming the US now

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

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## Biography

George La Fountaine Sr. is an American cinematographer and novelist. He worked as director of photography on numerous television series, including the pilot episode of *Seinfeld* (1989) and episodes of *Newhart*, *WKRP in Cincinnati*, *Growing Pains* and *Spin City*.

As a writer he is known for the novels *Two-Minute Warning* (1976) and *Flashpoint* (1984), both of which were adapted into feature films. He was born on 10 November 1934 in Attleboro, Massachusetts.

*Sources: shotonwhat.com, imdb.com, castfacts.com, fr.wikipedia.org.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Seinfeld* (1989), Fi1m 90, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/tv/seinfeld.md)

## Complete filmography (3)

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)
- *Flashpoint* (1984), Novel
- *Two-Minute Warning* (1976), Novel

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