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name: "Jordan Cronenweth"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "20 February 1935"
died: "29 November 1996"
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# Jordan Cronenweth

## Identity

Jordan Cronenweth

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/jordan-cronenweth
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** jordan-cronenweth
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005675
- **TMDB ID:** 594
- **Wikidata ID:** Q715198
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Cronenweth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715198, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/594

Cinematographer. Born 20 February 1935 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 29 November 1996.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 20 February 1935, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 29 November 1996
- **Active:** 1967–1986
- **Frequently works with:** [Paul R. Gurian](https://film.one/person/paul-r-gurian.md)
- **BAFTA Film Awards:** 1 BAFTA (1 won)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1960s 84 (1), 1970s 60 (1), 1980s 82 (3)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 78 to 72 across 5 titles
- **Score spread:** 3 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 2, Crime 2, Thriller 2, Fantasy 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 9 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $114m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_Cronenweth, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q715198, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005675/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/594

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Cutter's Way*](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md) (82)
- **Tubi:** [*Peggy Sue Got Married*](https://film.one/film/peggy-sue-got-married.md) (79)

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## Biography

Jordan Cronenweth was an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles, California, on 20 February 1935, he attended North Hollywood High School and Los Angeles City College, where he studied engineering. While at college he interned in the film laboratory at Columbia Pictures and worked as a cameraman on the 1955 musical *Oklahoma!*.

Cronenweth became a director of photography in the 1970s. He is best known for his work on *Blade Runner* (1982), for which he won the BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography. Other notable credits include *Altered States* (1980), *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), for which he received an Academy Award nomination, *State of Grace* (1990) and *Final Analysis* (1992). He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers. His father was a studio portrait photographer and his son, Jeff Cronenweth, also became a cinematographer. Cronenweth died in Los Angeles on 29 November 1996.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (5)

- *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), Fi1m 79, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/peggy-sue-got-married.md)
- *Blade Runner* (1982), Fi1m 85, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Fi1m 82, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *The Front Page* (1974), Fi1m 60, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Fi1m 84, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)

## Complete filmography (34)

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

- *Joni Mitchell: Refuge of the Roads* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Final Analysis* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Paul McCartney's Get Back* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Madonna: The Immaculate Collection* (1990), Director of Photography
- *State of Grace* (1990), Director of Photography
- *U2: Rattle and Hum* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Gardens of Stone* (1987), Director of Photography
- *Peggy Sue Got Married* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 79, [page](https://film.one/film/peggy-sue-got-married.md)
- *Just Between Friends* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Stop Making Sense* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Best Friends* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Blade Runner* (1982), Director of Photography — Fi1m 85, [page](https://film.one/film/blade-runner.md)
- *Cutter's Way* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/cutters-way.md)
- *Altered States* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Transplant* (1979), Director of Photography
- *And I Alone Survived* (1978), Director of Photography
- *One in a Million: The Ron LeFlore Story* (1978), Cinematography
- *Rolling Thunder* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Citizens Band* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Gable and Lombard* (1976), Director of Photography
- *The Nickel Ride* (1975), Director of Photography
- *The Front Page* (1974), Director of Photography — Fi1m 60, [page](https://film.one/film/the-front-page.md)
- *Zandy's Bride* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Birds of Prey* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Play It as It Lays* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Cry for Me, Billy* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Touch of Satan* (1971), Director of Photography
- *Brewster McCloud* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Liberation of L.B. Jones* (1970), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Tell Them Willie Boy Is Here* (1969), Camera Operator
- *Trilogy* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Cool Hand Luke* (1967), Camera Operator — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/cool-hand-luke.md)
- *A Christmas Memory* (1966), Director of Photography
- *Harper* (1966), Assistant Camera, Camera Operator

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- 1987: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Peggy Sue Got Married*

### BAFTA Film Awards — 1 won

- 1983: Best Cinematography (won), for *Blade Runner*

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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