---
name: "Joseph LaShelle"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/joseph-lashelle"
fi1m_id: "joseph-lashelle"
imdb_id: "nm0005766"
tmdb_id: 4101
wikidata_id: "Q351563"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "9 July 1900"
died: "20 August 1989"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 6
average_fi1m_score: 78
average_over: 6
updated: "2026-09-25T01:03:10.820503+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."
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# Joseph LaShelle

## Identity

Joseph LaShelle

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/joseph-lashelle
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** joseph-lashelle
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005766
- **TMDB ID:** 4101
- **Wikidata ID:** Q351563
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_LaShelle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4101

Cinematographer. Born 9 July 1900 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 20 August 1989.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 9 July 1900, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 20 August 1989
- **Active:** 1932–1962
- **Also known as:** Joseph Wellington LaShelle, Joseph La Shaelle, Joe La Shelle, Joseph La Shelle, Joe LaShelle
- **Academy Awards:** 1 Oscar (1 won · 7 nominated)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1930s 61 (1), 1940s 84 (2), 1950s 84 (1), 1960s 76 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 80 to 78 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 4 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 5, Comedy 2, Mystery 2, Romance 2, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Western 1
- **Screen time:** 10 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $32m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_LaShelle, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q351563, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005766/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4101

## Streaming the US now

- **Tubi:** [*The Apartment*](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md) (91)
- **Paramount+:** [*The Twilight Zone*](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md) (84)

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## Biography

Joseph LaShelle (also credited as Joseph Wellington LaShelle and variants) was an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles, he entered the film industry in 1920 as a laboratory assistant at Paramount and worked his way up through camera roles at several studios before becoming a director of photography in 1943.

He shot *Laura* (1944) for Otto Preminger, winning the Academy Award for Best Cinematography (Black-and-White). He received eight further Oscar nominations, including for *Marty* (1955), *The Apartment* (1960) and *Irma la Douce* (1963). Other notable credits include *How Green Was My Valley* (1941, camera operator), *River of No Return* (1954), *How the West Was Won* (1962) and *The Fortune Cookie* (1966). He also worked on episodes of *The Twilight Zone*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (6)

- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Fi1m 62, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *The Apartment* (1960), Fi1m 91, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), Fi1m 84, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *Laura* (1944), Fi1m 86, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Fi1m 82, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), Fi1m 61, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md)

## Complete filmography (66)

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

- *80 Steps to Jonah* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Operation Heartbeat* (1969), Director of Photography
- *Barefoot in the Park* (1967), Director of Photography
- *The Fortune Cookie* (1966), Director of Photography
- *The Chase* (1966), Director of Photography
- *7 Women* (1965), Director of Photography
- *Kiss Me, Stupid* (1964), Director of Photography
- *Wild and Wonderful* (1964), Director of Photography
- *A Child Is Waiting* (1963), Director of Photography
- *Irma la Douce* (1963), Director of Photography
- *How the West Was Won* (1962), Director of Photography — Fi1m 62, [page](https://film.one/film/how-the-west-was-won.md)
- *The Honeymoon Machine* (1961), Director of Photography
- *All in a Night's Work* (1961), Director of Photography
- *The Apartment* (1960), Director of Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/the-apartment.md)
- *Career* (1959), Director of Photography
- *The Twilight Zone* (1959), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/tv/the-twilight-zone.md)
- *The Naked and the Dead* (1958), Director of Photography
- *The Long, Hot Summer* (1958), Director of Photography
- *No Down Payment* (1957), Director of Photography
- *I Was a Teenage Werewolf* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Fuzzy Pink Nightgown* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Fury at Showdown* (1957), Director of Photography
- *The Bachelor Party* (1957), Director of Photography
- *Crime of Passion* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Run for the Sun* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Our Miss Brooks* (1956), Director of Photography
- *The Conqueror* (1956), Director of Photography
- *Storm Fear* (1955), Director of Photography
- *Marty* (1955), Director of Photography
- *River of No Return* (1954), Director of Photography
- *Mister Scoutmaster* (1953), Director of Photography
- *Dangerous Crossing* (1953), Director of Photography
- *My Cousin Rachel* (1952), Director of Photography
- *The Outcasts of Poker Flat* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Something for the Birds* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Les Miserables* (1952), Director of Photography
- *Elopement* (1951), Cinematography
- *The Guy Who Came Back* (1951), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Belvedere Rings the Bell* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The 13th Letter* (1951), Director of Photography
- *The Jackpot* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Mister 880* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Where the Sidewalk Ends* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Under My Skin* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Mother Didn't Tell Me* (1950), Director of Photography
- *Everybody Does It* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Come to the Stable* (1949), Director of Photography
- *The Fan* (1949), Director of Photography
- *Road House* (1948), Director of Photography
- *The Luck of the Irish* (1948), Director of Photography
- *Deep Waters* (1948), Director of Photography
- *The Foxes of Harrow* (1947), Director of Photography
- *The Late George Apley* (1947), Director of Photography
- *Cluny Brown* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Claudia and David* (1946), Director of Photography
- *Doll Face* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Fallen Angel* (1945), Director of Photography
- *A Bell for Adano* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Hangover Square* (1945), Director of Photography
- *Laura* (1944), Director of Photography — Fi1m 86, [page](https://film.one/film/laura.md)
- *The Eve of St. Mark* (1944), Director of Photography
- *Happy Land* (1943), Director of Photography
- *How Green Was My Valley* (1941), Camera Operator — Fi1m 82, [page](https://film.one/film/how-green-was-my-valley.md)
- *It's A Small World* (1935), Camera Operator
- *Me and My Gal* (1932), Camera Operator — Fi1m 61, [page](https://film.one/film/me-and-my-gal.md)
- *Holiday* (1930), Additional Camera

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 1 won, 7 nominated

- 1967: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *The Fortune Cookie*
- 1964: Best Cinematography, Color (nominated), for *How the West Was Won*
- 1961: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *The Apartment*
- 1960: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Career*
- 1956: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Marty*
- 1953: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *My Cousin Rachel*
- 1950: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (nominated), for *Come to the Stable*
- 1945: Best Cinematography, Black-and-White (won), for *Laura*

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

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