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name: "William T. Cline"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/william-t-cline"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "17 July 1915"
died: "17 September 1997"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T16:27:11.670250+00:00"
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# William T. Cline

Cinematographer. Born 17 July 1915 in California, USA. Died 17 September 1997.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 17 July 1915, California, USA
- **Died:** 17 September 1997

## Biography

William T. Cline (1915–1997) was an American cinematographer who worked primarily in television. He began his career in the film industry as a camera operator on features including *Hell Bound* (1957) and *Roadracers* (1959).

From the late 1960s he served as director of photography on numerous sitcoms. His credits include *He & She* (1967–1968), *The Governor & J.J.* (1969–1970), *The Mary Tyler Moore Show* (1974–1977, 72 episodes), *Phyllis* (1975) and *M*A*S*H* (1977–1979, 26 episodes). He later contributed to *My Sister Sam* (1986).

*Sources: imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *M*A*S*H* (1972), Fi1m 85, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/tv/m-a-s-h-1972.md)

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