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name: "Kevin Keating"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/kevin-keating"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1944"
died: "3 May 2026"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 86
updated: "2026-09-17T04:56:12.848753+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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# Kevin Keating

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1944 in New York City. Died 3 May 2026.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1944, New York City
- **Died:** 3 May 2026
- **Active:** 1976–1996
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 88 (1), 1990s 83 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q95680906, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0444120/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/65611

## Streaming the US now

- **HBO Max:** [*Harlan County U.S.A.*](https://film.one/film/harlan-county-u-s-a.md) (88), [*When We Were Kings*](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md) (83)

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## Biography

Kevin Keating was an American cinematographer and director known for his work on documentaries. He contributed cinematography to *Harlan County, USA* (1976) and *American Dream* (1990), both directed by Barbara Kopple, as well as *Gimme Shelter* (1970) and *When We Were Kings* (1996). He later directed the feature documentary *Giuliani Time* (2005).

Richard Kevin Keating was born on 25 July 1944 in Mamaroneck, New York. He graduated from Morris Harvey College (later the University of Charleston) in West Virginia. Keating died on 3 May 2026 in Brooklyn, aged 81.

*Sources: documentary.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *When We Were Kings* (1996), Fi1m 83, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/when-we-were-kings.md)
- *Harlan County U.S.A.* (1976), Fi1m 88, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/harlan-county-u-s-a.md)

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