---
name: "Sol Negrin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/sol-negrin"
fi1m_id: "sol-negrin"
imdb_id: "nm0624485"
tmdb_id: 44037
wikidata_id: "Q108597256"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "16 February 1929"
died: "20 March 2017"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 3
average_fi1m_score: 82
average_over: 3
updated: "2026-09-17T18:39:50.198601+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."
---

# Sol Negrin

## Identity

Sol Negrin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/sol-negrin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** sol-negrin
- **IMDb ID:** nm0624485
- **TMDB ID:** 44037
- **Wikidata ID:** Q108597256
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Negrin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108597256, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44037

Cinematographer. Born 16 February 1929 in New York City, New York, USA. Died 20 March 2017.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 16 February 1929, New York City, New York, USA
- **Died:** 20 March 2017
- **Active:** 1973–1988
- **Fi1m score by decade:** 1970s 80 (1), 1980s 84 (2)
- **Score spread:** 2 at 80+, 1 at 60–79, 0 under 60
- **Genres:** Action 1, Comedy 1, Crime 1, Drama 1, Mystery 1, Romance 1
- **Screen time:** 4 hours of reviewed films
- **Box office:** $342m across 2 films with figures
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sol_Negrin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q108597256, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0624485/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/44037

## Streaming the US now

- **The Roku Channel:** [*Kojak*](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md) (80)
- **AMC+:** [*Coming to America*](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md) (76)

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

## Biography

Sol Negrin (1929–2017) was an American cinematographer. Born in New York City, he began working as a camera assistant in 1948 and later became a camera operator on series including *The Naked City* and *The Patty Duke Show*, and features such as *Across 110th Street* (1972). He served as director of photography on episodes of *Kojak* (1973–1977) and other series including *McCloud*, *The White Shadow*, *St. Elsewhere* and *Rhoda*.

Negrin contributed additional photography to features including *Superman* (1978), *RoboCop* (1987) and *Coming to America* (1988). His credits as director of photography also include the documentary *The Concert for Bangladesh* (1972) and the feature *Amazing Grace* (1974). He received five Primetime Emmy nominations, four Clio Awards for commercials, the American Society of Cinematographers President’s Award in 2010 and a Society of Camera Operators Lifetime Achievement Award. He taught cinematography at New York University and Five Towns College, and was a member of the ASC. His son Michael Negrin is also a cinematographer.

*Sources: imdb.com, hollywoodreporter.com, variety.com, theasc.com.*

## On Fi1m (3)

- *Coming to America* (1988), Fi1m 76, Cinematography, Director of Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md)
- *RoboCop* (1987), Fi1m 91, Additional Photography — [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Kojak* (1973), Fi1m 80, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)

## Complete filmography (15)

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

- *Happy Hell Night* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Coming to America* (1988), Director of Photography — Fi1m 76, [page](https://film.one/film/coming-to-america.md)
- *RoboCop* (1987), Additional Photography — Fi1m 91, [page](https://film.one/film/robocop.md)
- *Billy Joel: Building the Bridge* (1986), Camera Operator
- *Redd Foxx: Video in a Plain Brown Wrapper* (1983), Camera Operator
- *Fame* (1982), series, Director of Photography
- *Women at West Point* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Superman* (1978), Additional Photography
- *More Than Friends* (1978), Director of Photography
- *The Last Tenant* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Amazing Grace* (1974), Cinematography
- *Crazy Joe* (1974), Lighting Director
- *Kojak* (1973), series, Director of Photography — Fi1m 80, [page](https://film.one/tv/kojak.md)
- *Parades* (1972), Cinematography, Director of Photography
- *A Memory of Two Mondays* (1971), Director of Photography

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