Joseph Longo(1922-2008)

Cinematographer
Camera and Electrical Department
Editor

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Joseph Longo

Joseph Longo was born in 1922 in Brooklyn, New York, USA. He was a cinematographer and editor, known for In Search of... (1976), Great Performances (1971) and 16 Days of Glory (1985). He died on 5 March 2008 in Roseburg, Oregon, USA.

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Known for

Leonard Nimoy in In Search of... (1976)

In Search of...

8.4

TV Series

Camera and Electrical Department(as Joe Longo)

Great Performances (1971)

Great Performances

7.9

TV Series

Camera and Electrical Department(as Joe Longo)

16 Days of Glory (1985)

16 Days of Glory

7.7

Camera and Electrical Department

1985

Elements of Gold

Cinematographer

1985

Credits

Cinematographer

Pandora Peaks
3.8
Video
- director of photography (as Joe Longo)
- 2002
Marilyn: Portrait of a Legend
- Cinematographer (as Joe Longo, cameraman)
- 1992
Fonda on Fonda
7.1
TV Movie
- cinematographer: interview sequences
- 1992
The Official 1988 Calgary Winter Olympics Video
Video
- Cinematographer
- 1988
Calgary 1988: XV Olympic Winter Games
7.1
TV Mini Series
- Cinematographer (1988)
- 1988
Frozen in Time
Short
- Cinematographer
- 1985
Elements of Gold
- Cinematographer
- 1985
Los Angeles 1984: Games of the XXIII Olympiad
7.7
TV Mini Series
- Cinematographer (1984)
- 1984
20/20
6.8
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1978–1981
Lake Placid 1980: XIII Olympic Winter Games
8.2
TV Mini Series
- Cinematographer
- 1980
Eagle and the Hawk
TV Special
- Cinematographer
- 1971
60 Minutes
7.4
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1968
CBS News Special Report: The Shooting of Robert F. Kennedy
TV Special
- Cinematographer
- 1968
CBS News Extra: Project Mercury flight of Frienship 7
TV Mini Series
- Cinematographer (1962)
- 1962
ABC's Wide World of Sports
7.6
TV Series
- Cinematographer
- 1961

Camera and Electrical Department

American Masters
8.2
TV Series
- additional camera (as Joe Longo)
- 1989
1st & Ten
6.5
TV Series
- second camera operator (as Joseph V. Longo)
- 1987
Great Performances
7.9
TV Series
- camera operator (as Joe Longo)
- 1987
Our World
9.0
TV Series
- additional camera (as Joe Longo)
- 1986
16 Days of Glory
7.7
- camera operator
- 1985
Magic Night
2.9
TV Movie
- 2nd unit camera operator (as Joe Longo)
- 1980
In Search of...
8.4
TV Series
- photography (as Joe Longo)
- 1977
In Search of Ancient Astronauts
6.0
TV Movie
- additional photography (as Joe Longo)
- 1973

Editor

Personal details

Alternative names
- Joe Longo
Born
- 1922
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
Died
- March 5, 2008
- Roseburg, Oregon, USA
Publicity listings
- 1 Magazine Cover Photo

Did you know

Trivia
As staff cameraman for ABC Network News he covered the hectic 60's including: the Watts riots, the JFK assassination from Dallas, Vietnam-Cambodia, lunar landings, 1968 Chicago riots, Cuban Missile Crisis, etc. He later went free-lance worldwide covering four Olympics: 1980 Lake Placid; 1984 Los Angeles; 1984 Sarajevo; and 1988 Calgary.

Quotes
The brave ones shot bullets; the crazy ones shot film !

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