---
name: "Ron Fortunato"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ron-fortunato"
fi1m_id: "ron-fortunato"
imdb_id: "nm0287409"
tmdb_id: 7492
wikidata_id: "Q7363784"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "1 January 1901"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 2
average_fi1m_score: 80
average_over: 2
updated: "2026-09-17T17:55:41.135744+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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# Ron Fortunato

## Identity

Ron Fortunato

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/ron-fortunato
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** ron-fortunato
- **IMDb ID:** nm0287409
- **TMDB ID:** 7492
- **Wikidata ID:** Q7363784
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Fortunato, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7492

Cinematographer. Born 1 January 1901 in USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 1 January 1901, USA
- **Active:** 1997–2009
- **Also known as:** Renato Fortunato
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1990s 87 (1), 2000s 73 (1)
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ron_Fortunato, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7363784, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0287409/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/7492

## Streaming the US now

- **Amazon Prime Video:** [*Hachi: A Dog's Tale*](https://film.one/film/hachi-a-dogs-tale.md) (73)

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

## Biography

Ron Fortunato is an American cinematographer and television director. He has worked on numerous films and television series since the late 1980s, with early credits under the name Renato Fortunato.

His film credits as director of photography include *Nil by Mouth* (1997), *Basquiat* (1996), *Find Me Guilty* (2006), *Catch a Fire* (2006) and *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007). He has also served as cinematographer on series such as *Gossip Girl*, *Elementary* and *Ray Donovan*.

Fortunato has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1998. He directed two episodes of *Gossip Girl* and received a Primetime Emmy nomination in 2001 for outstanding cinematography for a multi-camera series on *100 Centre Street*.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com, encyclopedia.com.*

## On Fi1m (2)

- *Hachi: A Dog's Tale* (2009), Fi1m 73, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/hachi-a-dogs-tale.md)
- *Nil by Mouth* (1997), Fi1m 87, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/nil-by-mouth.md)

## Complete filmography (27)

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

- *The Equalizer* (2021), series, Director of Photography, Director
- *Ray Donovan* (2013), series, Director of Photography
- *Elementary* (2012), series, Director, Director of Photography
- *Hachi: A Dog's Tale* (2009), Director of Photography — Fi1m 73, [page](https://film.one/film/hachi-a-dogs-tale.md)
- *Before the Devil Knows You're Dead* (2007), Director of Photography
- *Gossip Girl* (2007), series, Director
- *Catch a Fire* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Find Me Guilty* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Strip Search* (2004), Director of Photography
- *100 Centre Street* (2001), series, Director of Photography
- *Wild About Harry* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Sunset Strip* (2000), Director of Photography
- *The Weekend* (1999), Director of Photography
- *One Tough Cop* (1998), Director of Photography
- *Nil by Mouth* (1997), Director of Photography — Fi1m 87, [page](https://film.one/film/nil-by-mouth.md)
- *Basquiat* (1996), Director of Photography
- *If Lucy Fell* (1996), Director of Photography
- *Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story* (1994), Cinematography
- *Hallelujah* (1993), Cinematography
- *Fathers & Sons* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Mac* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Jersey Girl* (1992), Director of Photography
- *Making a Case for Murder* (1989), Director of Photography
- *The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight* (1984), Cinematography
- *The Specialist* (1984), Cinematography
- *Wie die Weltmeister* (1981), Director of Photography
- *The Price of Survival* (1980), Assistant Camera

## Awards

### Other awards — 0 won, 1 nominated

- European Film Award for Best Cinematographer 1997: European Film Award for Best Cinematographer (nominated), for *Nil by Mouth*

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

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