---
name: "Robert Chappell"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robert-chappell"
fi1m_id: "robert-chappell"
imdb_id: "nm0030997"
tmdb_id: 56075
wikidata_id: "Q7342864"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1952"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 87
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T18:08:39.188501+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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# Robert Chappell

## Identity

Robert Chappell

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robert-chappell
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robert-chappell
- **IMDb ID:** nm0030997
- **TMDB ID:** 56075
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7342864
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Chappell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7342864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56075

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1952.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1952
- **Active:** 1988–2003
- **Also known as:** Bob Chappell
- **Frequently works with:** [Errol Morris](https://film.one/person/errol-morris.md)
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1980s 90 (1), 2000s 84 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Chappell, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7342864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0030997/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/56075

## Streaming the US now

- **AMC+:** [*The Thin Blue Line*](https://film.one/film/the-thin-blue-line.md) (90)
- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*The Fog of War*](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md) (84)

For United States; add `?region=XX` for another country.

## Biography

Robert Chappell is an American cinematographer, also credited as Bob Chappell. He has worked extensively on documentaries, serving as director of photography on films including *The Thin Blue Line* (1988), *The Fog of War* (2003), *Standard Operating Procedure* (2008), *Tabloid* (2011) and *Bobby Fischer Against the World* (2011).

His credits also include *The Unknown Known* (2013), *Generation Wealth* (2018), *MLK/FBI* (2020) and *Killer Sally* (2022). Chappell was born in 1952.

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

## On Fi1m (2)

- *The Fog of War* (2003), Fi1m 84, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md)
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1988), Fi1m 90, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-blue-line.md)

## Complete filmography (26)

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

- *Chaos: The Manson Murders* (2025), Director of Photography
- *Killer Sally* (2022), series, Director of Photography
- *MLK/FBI* (2020), Director of Photography
- *Hillary* (2020), series, Cinematography
- *Generation Wealth* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Gringo: The Dangerous Life of John McAfee* (2016), Cinematography
- *Demon in the Freezer* (2016), Director of Photography
- *The Unknown Known* (2013), Cinematography
- *Team Spirit* (2012), Cinematography
- *Tabloid* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Bobby Fischer Against the World* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Countdown to Zero* (2010), Camera Operator
- *Standard Operating Procedure* (2008), Director of Photography
- *The Fog of War* (2003), Director of Photography — Fi1m 84, [page](https://film.one/film/the-fog-of-war.md)
- *60 Spins Around the Sun* (2003), Director of Photography
- *The Quality Of Mercy* (2002), Director of Photography
- *Without Mercy* (1996), Director, Writer
- *The Sorceress of Dirah* (1992), Director
- *The Thin Blue Line* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 90, [page](https://film.one/film/the-thin-blue-line.md)
- *Forceful Impact* (1988), as Paolo Valente
- *Jakarta* (1988), Director of Photography
- *The Price of Honesty* (1988), Director
- *Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars* (1987), Cinematography
- *Spookies* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Comedienne* (1984), Director of Photography
- *In Our Water* (1982), Aerial Director of Photography, Additional Camera

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