John Alton
Camera · Director of Photography · Cinematography · Director
Born Oct 5, 1901 · Sopron, Austria-Hungary
Active 1933–1996 · Awards: Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Color
John Alton A.S.C. (October 5, 1901 – June 2, 1996), born Johann Altmann, in Sopron/Ödenburg, Kingdom of Hungary, Austria-Hungary, was an American cinematographer.
Filmography
An American in Paris (1951) — Additional PhotographyBirdman of Alcatraz (1962) — Director of PhotographyMission: Impossible (1966) — Director of PhotographyElmer Gantry (1960) — Director of PhotographyFather of the Bride (1950) — Director of PhotographyThe Big Combo (1955) — Director of PhotographyRaw Deal (1948) — Director of PhotographyHe Walked by Night (1949) — Director of PhotographyT-Men (1947) — Director of PhotographyDesigning Woman (1957) — Director of PhotographyTea and Sympathy (1956) — Director of PhotographyMystery Street (1950) — Director of PhotographyThe Catered Affair (1956) — Director of PhotographyFather's Little Dividend (1951) — Director of PhotographyReign of Terror (1949) — Director of PhotographyDevil's Doorway (1950) — Director of PhotographyWitness to Murder (1954) — Director of PhotographyBorder Incident (1949) — Director of PhotographyHollow Triumph (1948) — Director of PhotographySilver Lode (1954) — Director of PhotographyThe Brothers Karamazov (1958) — Director of PhotographyThe Amazing Mr. X (1948) — Director of PhotographyThe Teahouse of the August Moon (1957) — Director of PhotographySlightly Scarlet (1956) — Director of Photography