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name: "Richard H. Kline"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/richard-h-kline"
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imdb_id: "nm0459660"
tmdb_id: 1762
wikidata_id: "Q707946"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "15 November 1926"
died: "7 August 2018"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 4
average_fi1m_score: 56
average_over: 4
updated: "2026-10-04T17:48:42.369251+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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# Richard H. Kline

## Identity

Richard H. Kline

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/richard-h-kline
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** richard-h-kline
- **IMDb ID:** nm0459660
- **TMDB ID:** 1762
- **Wikidata ID:** Q707946
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_H._Kline, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707946, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459660/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1762

Cinematographer. Born 15 November 1926 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Died 7 August 2018.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 15 November 1926, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Died:** 7 August 2018
- **Active:** 1973–1986
- **Also known as:** Richard Howard Kline, Richard Kline
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscar nominations
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 50 (2), 1980s 63 (2)
- **Fi1m against the critics:** 56 to 56 across 4 titles
- **Score spread:** 1 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 2 under 60
- **Genres:** Science Fiction 3, Adventure 2, Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Mystery 1
- **Screen time:** 7 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $210m across 4 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_H._Kline, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q707946, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0459660/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1762

## Streaming the US now

- **Hulu:** [*Star Trek: The Motion Picture*](https://film.one/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture.md) (64)

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## Biography

Richard H. Kline was an American cinematographer. Born in Los Angeles on 15 November 1926, he was the son of cinematographer Benjamin H. Kline and the nephew of ASC co-founder Phil Rosen and cinematographer Sol Halperin.

Kline began working in the camera department at Columbia Pictures in 1943 after high school. He became a director of photography in 1963 and accumulated 46 feature credits. His work includes *Hang 'em High* (1968), *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), *Soylent Green* (1973), *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), the 1976 remake of *King Kong*, *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979) and *Body Heat* (1981). He received Academy Award nominations for *Camelot* (1967) and *King Kong* (1976), and the ASC Lifetime Achievement Award in 2006.

Kline died of natural causes in Los Angeles on 7 August 2018.

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

## On Fi1m (4)

- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Fi1m 43, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *Body Heat* (1981), Fi1m 83, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/body-heat.md)
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Fi1m 64, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture.md)
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Fi1m 36, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)

## Complete filmography (55)

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

- *Meet Wally Sparks* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Double Impact* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Downtown* (1990), Director of Photography
- *My Stepmother Is an Alien* (1988), Director of Photography
- *Howard the Duck* (1986), Director of Photography — Fi1m 43, [page](https://film.one/film/howard-the-duck.md)
- *The Man with One Red Shoe* (1985), Director of Photography
- *All of Me* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Hard to Hold* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Deal of the Century* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Breathless* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Man, Woman and Child* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Coming Out of the Ice* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Death Wish II* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Body Heat* (1981), Director of Photography — Fi1m 83, [page](https://film.one/film/body-heat.md)
- *The Competition* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Touched by Love* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Star Trek: The Motion Picture* (1979), Director of Photography — Fi1m 64, [page](https://film.one/film/star-trek-the-motion-picture.md)
- *Tilt* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Who'll Stop the Rain* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Fury* (1978), Director of Photography
- *King Kong* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Won Ton Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood* (1976), Director of Photography
- *I Wonder Who's Killing Her Now?* (1975), Cinematography
- *Mandingo* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Kate McShane* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Harrad Summer* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Mr. Majestyk* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Terminal Man* (1974), Director of Photography
- *The Don Is Dead* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Battle for the Planet of the Apes* (1973), Director of Photography — Fi1m 36, [page](https://film.one/film/battle-for-the-planet-of-the-apes.md)
- *The Harrad Experiment* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Soylent Green* (1973), Director of Photography
- *Black Gunn* (1972), Director of Photography
- *When the Legends Die* (1972), Director of Photography
- *The Mechanic* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Hammersmith Is Out* (1972), Director of Photography
- *Kotch* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Andromeda Strain* (1971), Director of Photography
- *The Moonshine War* (1970), Director of Photography
- *Gaily, Gaily* (1969), Director of Photography
- *A Dream of Kings* (1969), Director of Photography
- *The Boston Strangler* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Hang 'em High* (1968), Director of Photography
- *Camelot* (1967), Director of Photography
- *Chamber of Horrors* (1966), Director of Photography
- *The Monkees* (1966), series, Director of Photography
- *Honey West* (1965), series, Director of Photography
- *Days of Wine and Roses* (1963), Camera Operator
- *Birdman of Alcatraz* (1962), Camera Operator
- *A Raisin in the Sun* (1961), Camera Operator
- *Bell, Book and Candle* (1958), Camera Operator
- *Nightfall* (1956), Camera Operator
- *New Orleans Uncensored* (1955), Camera Operator
- *Pirates of Tripoli* (1955), Camera Operator
- *None Shall Escape* (1944), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 0 won, 2 nominated

- 1977: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *King Kong*
- 1968: Best Cinematography (nominated), for *Camelot*

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

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