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Frank V. Phillips(1912-1994)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Frank Van Tuyl Phillips ASC was a child of Hollywood. As a child he was a neighborhood kid near Walt Disney's original garage studio. Like many others he played in the animated/live action series that Disney did. Dreaming of a football career at Notre Dame while attending Hollywood High School he was befriended by the son of the manager of the Grumman's Chinese Theater. There was an opening for a summer job at Metro Goldwyn Mayer Studios. Frank signed up to work in the laboratory shipping department and was responsible for shipping the original silent "Ben Hur". Hanging around the studio he observed the intricacies of the camera and how sophisticated and in control the cinematographer was. He turned down upwardly mobile opportunities for the chance to become a film loader in the camera department. He slowly moved up the ladder with the help of life long friend, Harry Stradling Sr. ASC who took him under his wing, moving him up from loader to assistant cameraman. In time Frank was ready to operate and was given the opportunity on "King Solomon's Mine" and "Singing in the Rain". He decided there were more opportunities at other studios moving into second unit photography on several CinemaScope features before he decided to drop back down to camera operator on George Stevens "Giant". The television industry was looking for experienced young men hoping to become cinematographers. Frank's first full fledged job as director of photography was on the television series, "Navy Log". From there he became a sought after series cameraman on the hit series "Have Gun Will Travel", "Gunsmoke" and "Hawaii 5-0". Having done some 2nd Unit photography for Walt Disney on Mary Poppins, The Gnome-mobile" and Lt. Robinson Crusoe" he was offered a contract to work full time on many of Disney's television projects and feature films. His features at Disney included "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Scandalous John" (a beautifully photographed Panavision feature - very unusual for Disney) and "The Black Hole" for which he was nominated for an Academy Award. Frank has two daughters from his first marriage, Diane and Corliss and many grandchildren. He is godfather to Phillip H. Wagner, a Google Educator and son of cinematographer Roy H. Wagner ASC. Frank had many interests aside from cinematography. He loved the outdoors, gardening and raising race horses. He was a gentle kind man and, like his mentor Harry Stradling, a gifted teacher.
BornApril 7, 1912
DiedApril 12, 1994(82)
BornApril 7, 1912
DiedApril 12, 1994(82)
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  • Nominated for 1 Oscar
    • 2 nominations total

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Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowall, Slim Pickens, Maximilian Schell, Joseph Bottoms, and Yvette Mimieux in Le Trou noir (1979)
Le Trou noir
5.9
  • Cinematographer(as Frank Phillips)
  • 1979
Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Les sept femmes de Barberousse (1954)
Les sept femmes de Barberousse
7.3
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1954
Angela Lansbury, John Ericson, Cindy O'Callaghan, Roy Snart, David Tomlinson, Ian Weighill, and Lennie Weinrib in L'Apprentie sorcière (1971)
L'Apprentie sorcière
7.1
  • Cinematographer(as Frank Phillips)
  • 1971
Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Peter et Elliott le dragon (1977)
Peter et Elliott le dragon
6.3
  • Cinematographer(as Frank Phillips)
  • 1977

Credits

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Cinematographer



  • Caroll Spinney and Big Bird in Big Bird in China (1983)
    Big Bird in China
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 1983
  • The Ambush Murders (1982)
    The Ambush Murders
    6.1
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1982
  • Walt Disney in Le monde merveilleux de Disney (1954)
    Le monde merveilleux de Disney
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1958–1981
  • The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies (1981)
    The Return of the Beverly Hillbillies
    4.7
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1981
  • Danny DeVito and Tony Danza in Going Ape! (1981)
    Going Ape!
    4.1
    • director of photography
    • 1981
  • Cloris Leachman and Charles Martin Smith in La coccinelle à Mexico (1980)
    La coccinelle à Mexico
    4.9
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1980
  • Le noir et le blanc (1980)
    Le noir et le blanc
    6.5
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1980
  • Michael J. Fox, Patricia Alice Albrecht, Curt Ayers, Dirk Blocker, Debra Clinger, David Damas, Eddie Deezen, Brian Frishman, Stephen Furst, Michael Gitomer, Trevor Henley, Marvin Katzoff, Joel Kenney, Keny Long, Sal Lopez, David Naughton, Robyn Petty, Maggie Roswell, Christopher Sands, Andy Tennant, Betsy Lynn Thompson, Carol Gwynn Thompson, and Brad Wilkin in Une nuit folle, folle (1980)
    Une nuit folle, folle
    6.3
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1980
  • Ernest Borgnine, Anthony Perkins, Robert Forster, Roddy McDowall, Slim Pickens, Maximilian Schell, Joseph Bottoms, and Yvette Mimieux in Le Trou noir (1979)
    Le Trou noir
    5.9
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1979
  • Le retour du gang des chaussons aux pommes (1979)
    Le retour du gang des chaussons aux pommes
    6.0
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1979
  • Goin' Coconuts (1978)
    Goin' Coconuts
    4.0
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1978
  • Tête brûlée et pied tendre (1978)
    Tête brûlée et pied tendre
    6.0
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1978
  • Bette Davis, Christopher Lee, Kim Richards, Ike Eisenmann, and Anthony James in Les visiteurs d'un autre monde (1978)
    Les visiteurs d'un autre monde
    5.7
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1978
  • The Dark Secret of Harvest Home (1978)
    The Dark Secret of Harvest Home
    7.1
    TV Mini Series
    • director of photography
    • 1978
  • Charlie Callas and Sean Marshall in Peter et Elliott le dragon (1977)
    Peter et Elliott le dragon
    6.3
    • director of photography (as Frank Phillips)
    • 1977

Camera and Electrical Department



  • James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson in Géant (1956)
    Géant
    7.6
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • Patty McCormack in La Mauvaise Graine (1956)
    La Mauvaise Graine
    7.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1956
  • La maison de bambou (1955)
    La maison de bambou
    6.8
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Kirk Douglas, Bella Darvi, and Gilbert Roland in Le cercle infernal (1955)
    Le cercle infernal
    5.4
    • assistant camera
    • location camera (uncredited)
    • 1955
  • Jane Powell and Howard Keel in Les sept femmes de Barberousse (1954)
    Les sept femmes de Barberousse
    7.3
    • camera operator
    • 1954
  • Ann Blyth, John Ericson, and Edmund Purdom in Le prince étudiant (1954)
    Le prince étudiant
    6.5
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1954
  • Gene Kelly, Debbie Reynolds, and Donald O'Connor in Chantons sous la pluie (1952)
    Chantons sous la pluie
    8.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1952
  • Deborah Kerr and Stewart Granger in Les mines du roi Salomon (1950)
    Les mines du roi Salomon
    6.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Gregory Peck, Ava Gardner, Melvyn Douglas, Walter Huston, and Robert Siodmak in Passion fatale (1949)
    Passion fatale
    6.6
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers in Entrons dans la danse (1949)
    Entrons dans la danse
    7.0
    • assistant camera: a (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Ava Gardner, Charles Laughton, Vincent Price, Robert Taylor, and John Hodiak in L'île au complot (1949)
    L'île au complot
    6.6
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Fred Astaire and Lucille Bremer in Yolanda et le voleur (1945)
    Yolanda et le voleur
    5.9
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Donna Reed and Hurd Hatfield in Le Portrait de Dorian Gray (1945)
    Le Portrait de Dorian Gray
    7.5
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Mickey Rooney in Et la vie continue (1943)
    Et la vie continue
    7.0
    • assistant camera (uncredited)
    • 1943

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  • Alternative name
    • Frank Phillips
  • Born
    • April 7, 1912
    • Illinois, USA
  • Died
    • April 12, 1994
    • Los Angeles, California, USA(undisclosed)

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    American cinematographer who began as a cameraman for MGM before graduating to director of photography on Disney 'live action' features.

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