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name: "Ronald W. Browne"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/ronald-w-browne"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "6 June 1927"
died: "7 March 2011"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:58:14.682763+00:00"
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# Ronald W. Browne

Cinematographer. Born 6 June 1927 in Westwood. Died 7 March 2011.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 6 June 1927, Westwood
- **Died:** 7 March 2011

## Biography

Ronald W. Browne was an American cinematographer whose career spanned nearly six decades. He was born on 6 July 1927 in Westwood, California, and died on 7 March 2011 in Thousand Oaks, California.

Browne served as director of photography on numerous television series, including episodes of *Mission: Impossible* (1970–1973), *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1977–1978), *Coach* (1989–1997), *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996–2001) and *That '70s Show* (1998–2006). His feature-film credits include *¡Three Amigos!* (1986). He received a Primetime Emmy nomination.

*Sources: imdb.com, dignitymemorial.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Mission: Impossible* (1966), Fi1m 82, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/mission-impossible-1966.md)

## Also known for

- *¡Three Amigos!* (1986), Director of Photography
- *3rd Rock from the Sun* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Six Million Dollar Man* (1974), Director of Photography
- *Captain America* (1979), Director of Photography

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