James Wong Howe

male

Born on August 27, 1899 (125 years old)

Passed Away on July 12, 1976

From Guangzhou, China

Known for Camera

Biography

James Wong Howe, ASC, was a Chinese American cinematographer who worked on over 130 films. A master at the use of shadow, he was one of the first to use deep-focus cinematography, photography in which both foreground and distant planes remain in focus. During the 1930s and 1940s he was one of the most sought after cinematographers in Hollywood. He was nominated for ten Academy Awards for cinematography, winning twice. Howe was judged to be one of history's ten most influential cinematographers in a survey of the members of the International Cinematographers Guild.

Cast Credits

2024
- no image
  Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2024
2007
- The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  2007
1992
- Visions of Light
  as
  Self (archive footage)
  1992
1973
- James Wong Howe: Cinematographer
  as
  Self
  1973
1968
- The Dick Cavett Show
  as
  Self - Guest
  1968
1953
- The Oscars
  as
  Self
  1953
1948
- The Ed Sullivan Show
  as
  Self
  1948

Crew Credits

1975
- Funny Lady
  as
  Director of Photography
  1975
1971
- The Horsemen
  as
  Cinematography
  1971
1970
- The Molly Maguires
  as
  Director of Photography
  1970
- Last of the Mobile Hot Shots
  as
  Director of Photography
  1970
1968
- The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter
  as
  Director of Photography
  1968
1967
- Hombre
  as
  Director of Photography
  1967
1966
- Seconds
  as
  Director of Photography
  1966
- This Property Is Condemned
  as
  Director of Photography
  1966
1965
- The Glory Guys
  as
  Director of Photography
  1965
1964
- The Outrage
  as
  Director of Photography
  1964
1963
- Hud
  as
  Director of Photography
  1963
- The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
  as
  Director
  1963
- The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada
  as
  Cinematography
  1963
1961
- 87th Precinct
  as
  Director
  1961
1960
- Tess of the Storm Country
  as
  Director of Photography
  1960
- Song Without End
  as
  Director of Photography
  1960
- Checkmate
  as
  Director
  1960
1959
- The Story on Page One
  as
  Director of Photography
  1959
- The Last Angry Man
  as
  Director of Photography
  1959
1958
- Bell, Book and Candle
  as
  Director of Photography
  1958
- The Old Man and the Sea
  as
  Director of Photography
  1958
- The Invisible Avenger
  as
  Director
  1958
1957
- Sweet Smell of Success
  as
  Director of Photography
  1957
- Drango
  as
  Director of Photography
  1957
- Armored Attack!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1957
1956
- Death of a Scoundrel
  as
  Director of Photography
  1956
1955
- The Rose Tattoo
  as
  Director of Photography
  1955
- Picnic
  as
  Director of Photography
  1955
1954
- Go Man Go
  as
  Director
  1954
- Autumn in Rome
  as
  Director of Photography
  1954
1953
- Indiscretion of an American Wife
  as
  Additional Director of Photography
  1953
- The World of Dong Kingman
  as
  Director
  1953
- The World of Dong Kingman
  as
  Director of Photography
  1953
- Jennifer
  as
  Director of Photography
  1953
- Main Street to Broadway
  as
  Director of Photography
  1953
1952
- Come Back, Little Sheba
  as
  Director of Photography
  1952
- The Lady Says No
  as
  Director of Photography
  1952
1951
- He Ran All the Way
  as
  Director of Photography
  1951
- Behave Yourself!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1951
- The Brave Bulls
  as
  Cinematography
  1951
1950
- The Baron of Arizona
  as
  Director of Photography
  1950
- The Eagle and the Hawk
  as
  Director of Photography
  1950
1948
- Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House
  as
  Director of Photography
  1948
- The Time of Your Life
  as
  Director of Photography
  1948
1947
- Nora Prentiss
  as
  Director of Photography
  1947
- Pursued
  as
  Director of Photography
  1947
- Body and Soul
  as
  Director of Photography
  1947
1946
- My Reputation
  as
  Director of Photography
  1946
1945
- Danger Signal
  as
  Director of Photography
  1945
- Confidential Agent
  as
  Director of Photography
  1945
- Counter-Attack
  as
  Director of Photography
  1945
- Objective, Burma!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1945
1944
- Passage to Marseille
  as
  Director of Photography
  1944
1943
- Hangmen Also Die!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1943
- The Hard Way
  as
  Director of Photography
  1943
- Air Force
  as
  Director of Photography
  1943
- The North Star
  as
  Director of Photography
  1943
1942
- Yankee Doodle Dandy
  as
  Director of Photography
  1942
- Kings Row
  as
  Director of Photography
  1942
1941
- Out of the Fog
  as
  Director of Photography
  1941
- The Strawberry Blonde
  as
  Director of Photography
  1941
- Shining Victory
  as
  Director of Photography
  1941
- Navy Blues
  as
  Cinematography
  1941
1940
- City for Conquest
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- Abe Lincoln in Illinois
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- Saturday's Children
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- Torrid Zone
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- A Dispatch from Reuters
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
- Fantasia
  as
  Director of Photography
  1940
1939
- Dust Be My Destiny
  as
  Director of Photography
  1939
- They Made Me a Criminal
  as
  Director of Photography
  1939
- The Oklahoma Kid
  as
  Director of Photography
  1939
- Daughters Courageous
  as
  Director of Photography
  1939
1938
- Algiers
  as
  Director of Photography
  1938
- The Adventures of Tom Sawyer
  as
  Director of Photography
  1938
- Comet Over Broadway
  as
  Cinematography
  1938
1937
- Fire Over England
  as
  Director of Photography
  1937
- The Prisoner of Zenda
  as
  Director of Photography
  1937
- Under the Red Robe
  as
  Director of Photography
  1937
- Farewell Again
  as
  Director of Photography
  1937
1936
- Three Live Ghosts
  as
  Director of Photography
  1936
1935
- Mark of the Vampire
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- The Night Is Young
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- The Flame Within
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- Biography of a Bachelor Girl
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- Whipsaw
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- O'Shaughnessy's Boy
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
- Rendezvous
  as
  Director of Photography
  1935
1934
- The Thin Man
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- The Show-Off
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- Hollywood Party
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- Manhattan Melodrama
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- Viva Villa!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- Stamboul Quest
  as
  Director of Photography
  1934
- Have a Heart
  as
  Camera Operator
  1934
1933
- Hello, Sister!
  as
  Director of Photography
  1933
- Beauty for Sale
  as
  Director of Photography
  1933
- The Power and the Glory
  as
  Director of Photography
  1933
1932
- Young America
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- Chandu the Magician
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- Amateur Daddy
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- Dance Team
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- After Tomorrow
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- Man About Town
  as
  Director of Photography
  1932
- Shanghai Express
  as
  Additional Photography
  1932
1931
- The Criminal Code
  as
  Director of Photography
  1931
- Surrender
  as
  Director of Photography
  1931
- Transatlantic
  as
  Director of Photography
  1931
- The Spider
  as
  Director of Photography
  1931
- The Yellow Ticket
  as
  Director of Photography
  1931
1930
- Today
  as
  Director of Photography
  1930
- no image
  The Inevitable Urge
  as
  Director
  1930
1929
- Desert Nights
  as
  Director of Photography
  1929
1928
- Laugh, Clown, Laugh
  as
  Director of Photography
  1928
- The Perfect Crime
  as
  Cinematography
  1928
1927
- Sorrell and Son
  as
  Director of Photography
  1927
- The Rough Riders
  as
  Director of Photography
  1927
1926
- Mantrap
  as
  Director of Photography
  1926
- Padlocked
  as
  Cinematography
  1926
1925
- Not So Long Ago
  as
  Director of Photography
  1925
- The Charmer
  as
  Director of Photography
  1925
1924
- Peter Pan
  as
  Director of Photography
  1924
- The Side Show of Life
  as
  Director of Photography
  1924
- The Breaking Point
  as
  Cinematography
  1924
1923
- The Spanish Dancer
  as
  Director of Photography
  1923
- To the Last Man
  as
  Director of Photography
  1923
- The Call of the Canyon
  as
  Director of Photography
  1923
1922
- The Siren Call
  as
  Second Assistant Camera
  1922
- The Woman Who Walked Alone
  as
  Second Assistant Camera
  1922
1919
- Told in the Hills
  as
  Assistant Camera
  1919

James Wong Howe

Biography

Cast Credits

Against All Odds: The Life of Cinematographer James Wong Howe

The Man Who Shot Chinatown: The Life and Work of John A. Alonzo

Visions of Light

James Wong Howe: Cinematographer

The Dick Cavett Show

The Oscars

The Ed Sullivan Show

Crew Credits

Funny Lady

The Horsemen

The Molly Maguires

Last of the Mobile Hot Shots

The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

Hombre

Seconds

This Property Is Condemned

The Glory Guys

The Outrage

Hud

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

The Small World: The Gypsy Children of Granada

87th Precinct

Tess of the Storm Country

Song Without End

Checkmate

The Story on Page One

The Last Angry Man

Bell, Book and Candle

The Old Man and the Sea

The Invisible Avenger

Sweet Smell of Success

Drango

Armored Attack!

Death of a Scoundrel

The Rose Tattoo

Picnic

Go Man Go

Autumn in Rome

Indiscretion of an American Wife

The World of Dong Kingman

The World of Dong Kingman

Jennifer

Main Street to Broadway

Come Back, Little Sheba

The Lady Says No

He Ran All the Way

Behave Yourself!

The Brave Bulls

The Baron of Arizona

The Eagle and the Hawk

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House

The Time of Your Life

Nora Prentiss

Pursued

Body and Soul

My Reputation

Danger Signal

Confidential Agent

Counter-Attack

Objective, Burma!

Passage to Marseille

Hangmen Also Die!

The Hard Way

Air Force

The North Star

Yankee Doodle Dandy

Kings Row

Out of the Fog

The Strawberry Blonde

Shining Victory

Navy Blues

City for Conquest

Abe Lincoln in Illinois

Dr. Ehrlich's Magic Bullet

Saturday's Children

Torrid Zone

A Dispatch from Reuters