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name: "Richard Hissong"
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born: "6 October 1947"
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# Richard Hissong

Cinematographer. Born 6 October 1947 in Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 October 1947, Los Angeles, California, USA

## Biography

Richard Hissong is an American cinematographer. Born on 6 October 1947 in Los Angeles, California, he began his career in the 1970s working in lighting and video departments on television series.

He served as director of photography on *Friends* (1994) for 23 episodes during the show's first season. His other credits as cinematographer or director of photography include *Brother's Keeper* (1992), *Mad About You* (1992–1994) and *My Two Dads* (1987–1990). He has also worked on series such as *Soap* (1977) and *The Jeff Foxworthy Show* (1995–1996).

Hissong has been married to actress Erin Gray since 1991.

*Sources: imdb.com, shotonwhat.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Friends* (1994), Fi1m 78, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/friends.md)

## Also known for

- *Brother's Keeper* (1992), Director of Photography

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