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name: "Kenneth Zunder"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kenneth-zunder"
fi1m_id: "kenneth-zunder"
imdb_id: "nm0958666"
tmdb_id: 1228794
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 72
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T17:48:42.398705+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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# Kenneth Zunder

## Identity

Kenneth Zunder

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/kenneth-zunder
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** kenneth-zunder
- **IMDb ID:** nm0958666
- **TMDB ID:** 1228794
- **Same entity:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1228794

Cinematographer.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Active:** 1985–2004
- **Also known as:** Kenneth D. Zunder, Ken Zunder, Kenneth Dean Zunder
- **Frequently works with:** [David Grossman](https://film.one/person/david-grossman.md), [Stephen Cragg](https://film.one/person/stephen-cragg.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 64 (2), 1990s 80 (1), 2000s 78 (1)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 69 to 65 across 3 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 2 at 60–79, 1 under 60
- **Genres:** Drama 4, Comedy 2, Action 1, Mystery 1, Sci-Fi & Fantasy 1, Sport 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $655m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0958666/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1228794

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Buffy the Vampire Slayer*](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md) (80), [*Desperate Housewives*](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md) (78)

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## Biography

Kenneth Zunder is an American cinematographer and member of the American Society of Cinematographers. He began in the camera department on features including *Rocky* (1976) and *Rain Man* (1988), and television series such as *Wonder Woman* and *Lou Grant*, before receiving his first cinematographer credit on the series *thirtysomething*.

His subsequent credits as director of photography include the series *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991–1993), *seaQuest DSV*, *Chicago Hope*, *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1998), *Judging Amy* and *Major Crimes* (2012–2017), as well as features such as *It Takes Two* (1995) and *Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!* (2011). He has also directed episodes of *Brooklyn Bridge* and *Judging Amy*.

Zunder has received six ASC Award nominations and two Primetime Emmy Award nominations for cinematography. He holds a B.A. from Harvard University and an M.A. from Stanford University, and has served as a governor of the Television Academy.

*Sources: televisionacademy.com, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), Fi1m 80, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *Rain Man* (1988), Fi1m 76, Camera Operator — [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *Rocky IV* (1985), Fi1m 52, First Assistant Camera — [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)

## Complete filmography (33)

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

- *Ruth & Erica* (2012), series, Director of Photography
- *Bending The Rules* (2012), Director of Photography
- *Good Luck Charlie, It's Christmas!* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Reunion* (2011), Director of Photography
- *That's What I Am* (2011), Director of Photography
- *The Chaperone* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Knucklehead* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Legendary* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Maneater* (2009), series, Director of Photography
- *The Starter Wife* (2008), series, Director of Photography
- *If You Lived Here, You'd Be Home Now* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Desperate Housewives* (2004), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 78, [page](https://film.one/tv/desperate-housewives.md)
- *Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Judging Amy* (1999), series, Director
- *Buffy the Vampire Slayer* (1997), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/buffy-the-vampire-slayer.md)
- *It Takes Two* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Casper* (1995), Additional Photography
- *A Stranger in Town* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning* (1995), Director of Photography
- *Bye Bye Love* (1995), Director of Photography
- *The Good Son* (1993), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *seaQuest DSV* (1993), series, Director of Photography
- *SeaQuest DSV* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Darkness Before Dawn* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Brooklyn Bridge* (1991), series, Director
- *Rain Man* (1988), Camera Operator — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/rain-man.md)
- *The Running Man* (1987), Camera Operator
- *Deadly Friend* (1986), First Assistant Camera
- *Rocky IV* (1985), First Assistant Camera — Fi1m 52, [page](https://film.one/film/rocky-iv.md)
- *Intimate Agony* (1983), Assistant Camera
- *Death Wish II* (1982), Second Assistant Camera
- *Personal Best* (1982), Assistant Camera
- *The Mountain Men* (1980), Assistant Camera

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