Burnett Guffey
Camera·May 26, 1905·† May 30, 1983 — 78 years old·Del Rio, Tennessee, USA
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944.
In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member.
According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
Known For
Filmography · 92
1971The SteagleDirector of Photography1970The Great White HopeDirector of Photography1970Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came?Director of Photography1970Halls of AngerDirector of Photography1969My Father: Gordon ParksSelf1969The Madwoman of ChaillotDirector of Photography1969Some Kind of a NutDirector of Photography1969The Learning TreeDirector of Photography1969Where It's AtDirector of Photography1969The MoviemakersSelf1968The SplitDirector of Photography1967The AmbushersDirector of Photography1967Bonnie and ClydeDirector of Photography1967How to Succeed in Business Without Really TryingDirector of Photography1966The SilencersDirector of Photography1965King RatDirector of Photography1964Good Neighbor SamDirector of Photography1964Flight from AshiyaDirector of Photography1962Kid GalahadDirector of Photography1962Birdman of AlcatrazDirector of Photography1961Mr. SardonicusDirector of Photography1961HomicidalDirector of Photography1961Cry for HappyDirector of Photography1960Let No Man Write My EpitaphDirector of Photography1960Hell to EternityDirector of Photography1960The Mountain RoadDirector of Photography1959Edge of EternityDirector of Photography1959They Came to CorduraDirector of Photography1959GidgetDirector of Photography1959DogfaceDirector of Photography1958Me and the ColonelDirector of Photography1958Screaming MimiDirector of Photography1958The True Story of Lynn StuartDirector of Photography1957Decision at SundownDirector of Photography1957The Brothers RicoDirector of Photography1957The Strange OneDirector of Photography1957Not One Shall DieDirector of Photography1956NightfallDirector of Photography1956Storm CenterDirector of Photography1956The Harder They FallDirector of Photography1956Battle StationsDirector of Photography1955Three Stripes in the SunDirector of Photography1955Count Three and PrayDirector of Photography1955Tight SpotDirector of Photography1955The Violent MenDirector of Photography1954Private Hell 36Director of Photography1954Human DesireDirector of Photography1954The Bamboo PrisonDirector of Photography1953From Here to EternityDirector of Photography1953The Last PosseDirector of Photography1952Assignment: ParisDirector of Photography1952The SniperDirector of Photography1952Scandal SheetDirector of Photography1951The Family SecretDirector of Photography1951Two of a KindDirector of Photography1951SiroccoDirector of Photography1950Emergency WeddingDirector of Photography1950ConvictedDirector of Photography1950In a Lonely PlaceDirector of Photography1950Father Is a BachelorDirector of Photography1949The Reckless MomentDirector of Photography1949And Baby Makes ThreeDirector of Photography1949All the King's MenDirector of Photography1949The Undercover ManDirector of Photography1949Knock on Any DoorDirector of Photography1948The Gallant BladeDirector of Photography1948The Sign of the RamDirector of Photography1948To the Ends of the EarthDirector of Photography1947FramedDirector of Photography1947Johnny O'ClockDirector of Photography1946So Dark the NightDirector of Photography1946Gallant JourneyDirector of Photography1946Night EditorDirector of Photography1946A Bird in the HeadDirector of Photography1946The Notorious Lone WolfDirector of Photography1946Meet Me on BroadwayDirector of Photography1945My Name Is Julia RossDirector of Photography1945Blonde from BrooklynDirector of Photography1945Eve Knew Her ApplesDirector of Photography1945I Love a MysteryDirector of Photography1945Eadie Was a LadyDirector of Photography1944Tahiti NightsDirector of Photography1944Kansas City KittyDirector of Photography1944The Soul of a MonsterDirector of Photography1944Sailor's HolidayDirector of Photography1937You Only Live OnceAssistant Camera1935The InformerCamera Operator1932The ConquerorsCamera Operator1928Love Over NightAssistant Camera1927The Yankee ClipperAssistant Camera1925The Iron HorseAdditional Photography1923The Courtship of Miles StandishAssistant Camera