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name: "Robin Lehman"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/robin-lehman"
fi1m_id: "robin-lehman"
imdb_id: "nm0499651"
tmdb_id: 69008
wikidata_id: "Q22101864"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "3 December 1936"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:34:15.041884+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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# Robin Lehman

## Identity

Robin Lehman

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/robin-lehman
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** robin-lehman
- **IMDb ID:** nm0499651
- **TMDB ID:** 69008
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22101864
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Lehman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22101864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69008

Cinematographer. Born 3 December 1936 in United States.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 3 December 1936, United States
- **Also known as:** Robert O. Lehman
- **Academy Awards:** 2 Oscars (2 won · 1 nominated)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robin_Lehman, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22101864, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0499651/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/69008

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Tommy*](https://film.one/film/tommy.md) (74)

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## Biography

Robin Lehman, also credited as Robert O. Lehman, is an American director and cinematographer. Born in 1936, he began his career after studying painting and graphic art, followed by musical composition in Paris.

He is known for his short documentary films, including *Don't* (1975) and *The End of the Game* (1975), which won consecutive Academy Awards for Best Documentary (Short Subject). Lehman contributed special material to the film *Tommy* (1975) and directed other shorts such as *Nightlife* (1976) and *Manimals* (1978). His work has received numerous awards at festivals including Cannes, Berlin and Chicago.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Tommy* (1975), Fi1m 74, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/tommy.md)

## Complete filmography (18)

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

- *Ethiopia* (1985), Editor, Original Music Composer, Producer, Director
- *Metropolitan Cats* (1983), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *Forever Young* (1981), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *The Little Players* (1981), Producer, Cinematography, Director
- *Manimals* (1978), Director, Editor, Producer, Camera Operator, Sound
- *The Black Pearl* (1977), Director of Photography
- *The End of the Game* (1976), Director, Writer, Original Music Composer, Cinematography
- *Nightlife* (1976), Writer, Director, Editor, Original Music Composer, Cinematography
- *Tommy* (1975), Director of Photography — Fi1m 74, [page](https://film.one/film/tommy.md)
- *Don't* (1975), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *SEE* (1975), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *Sea Creatures* (1974), Producer, Director, Cinematography
- *Experimental* (1974), Cinematography, Director, Producer
- *Hotspot* (1974), Cinematography, Producer, Director
- *Wings and Things* (1973), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *Undercurrents* (1973), Producer, Director, Cinematography
- *Colter's Hell* (1973), Director, Producer, Cinematography
- *Flyaway* (1972), Producer, Director, Cinematography

## Awards

### Academy Awards — 2 won, 1 nominated

- 1977: Best Live Action Short Film (nominated), for *Nightlife*
- 1976: Best Documentary (Short Subject) (won), for *The End of the Game*
- 1975: Best Documentary (Short Subject) (won), for *Don't*

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

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