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name: "Howard Block"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "29 June 1925"
died: "5 February 2005"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T21:21:02.923725+00:00"
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# Howard Block

Cinematographer. Born 29 June 1925 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 5 February 2005.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 29 June 1925, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 5 February 2005

## Biography

Howard Block was an American cinematographer and camera operator. Born on 29 June 1925 in New York City, he began his career as an assistant camera operator on films including *On the Waterfront* (1954) and worked on television series such as *The Honeymooners* (1955-1956). Over four decades he served as camera operator on features including *The Godfather* (1972), *Rocky III* (1982) and *The Nude Bomb* (1980), and on series such as *Kojak*, *The Rockford Files* and *Magnum, P.I.*.

Block worked as director of photography on episodes of *Murder, She Wrote* (1986-1987), *Moonlighting* (1989), *Cheers* (1990), *Crazy Like a Fox* (1986) and *She-Wolf of London* (1990-1991). He also served as second-unit director of photography on series including *Magnum, P.I.* and *Parenthood*. He received the President's Award in 1994 and the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1999 from the Society of Camera Operators. Block died on 5 February 2005 in Tarzana, California.

*Sources: imdb.com, memory-alpha.fandom.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Moonlighting* (1985), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/moonlighting.md)

## Also known for

- *Murder, She Wrote* (1984), Director of Photography

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