Billy Bitzer

Cinematographer

Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures." Description above from the Wikipedia article Billy Bitzer, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Born: April 21, 1872 in Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Died: April 29, 1944 (Age 72)

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Billy Bitzer Movies & TV Credits

Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year
The Méliès Mystery Movie Available on 2 streaming services.	7.3	Actor	Self (archive footage)	2021
A Romance of Happy Valley Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
America Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1924
Broken Blossoms Movie Available on 6 streaming services.	7	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
Hearts of the World Movie Available on 4 streaming services.	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1918
Home, Sweet Home Movie	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1914
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages Movie Available on 18 streaming services.	7.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1916
Judith of Bethulia Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1914
Orphans of the Storm Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1921
Scarlet Days Movie	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
The Avenging Conscience Movie	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1914
The Battle of the Sexes Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1928
The Birth of a Nation Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1915
The Fall of Babylon Movie	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
The Girl Who Stayed at Home Movie	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
The Greatest Question Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
The Idol Dancer Movie	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1920
The Love Flower Movie	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1920
The Midnight Girl Movie	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1925
The Mother and the Law Movie Available on 1 streaming services.	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
The White Rose Movie	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1923
True Heart Susie Movie Available on 3 streaming services.	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1919
Way Down East Movie Available on 7 streaming services.	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1920
Westinghouse Works Movie	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1904
Hotel Variety Movie	6.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1933
The Greatest Thing in Life Movie	7.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1918
The Escape Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1914
The Great Love Movie	6.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1918
Hard Wash Movie		Crew	Cinematography	1896
American Falls from Luna Island Movie		Crew	Cinematography	1896
American Falls from Goat Island Movie		Crew	Cinematography	1896
Baby in a Rage Movie		Directing	Director
Bobby's Kodak Movie		Crew	Cinematography
Enoch Arden Movie		Directing	Director of Photography	1911
2 A.M. in the Subway Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
A Beast at Bay Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
A Corner in Wheat Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
A Drunkard's Reformation Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
A Trap for Santa Claus Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
An Unseen Enemy Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
Assembling a Generator Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director	1904
Assembling and Testing Turbines Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1904
At the Altar Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Betsy Ross Dance Short Film	3.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
Casting a Guide Box Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1904
Coil Winding Machines Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1904
Coil Winding Section E Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1904
Edgar Allan Poe Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Enoch Arden: Part I Short Film	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
Enoch Arden: Part II Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
Friends Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1906
Girls Taking Time Checks Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1904
Girls Winding Armatures Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1904
His Trust Fulfilled Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
His Trust: The Faithful Devotion and Self-Sacrifice of an Old Negro Servant Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
In the Border States Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians Short Film	4	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1903
Money Mad Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
New York Subway Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1905
One Is Business, the Other Crime Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1904
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1904
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1904
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director	1904
Personal Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1904
President McKinley Inauguration Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1901
Ramona Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1906
Steam Hammer Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director	1904
Steam Whistle Short Film	3.7	Directing	Director	1904
Swords and Hearts Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
Taping Coils Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1904
Tapping a Furnace Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1904
Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works Short Film	4.1	Directing	Director	1904
Testing a Rotary Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1904
The Adventures of Dollie Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director	1908
The Battle Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Battle of Elderbush Gulch Short Film	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Burglar's Dilemma Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Cord of Life Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Country Doctor Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Curtain Pole Short Film	5.4	Directing	Story, Director of Photography	1909
The Fugitive Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado) Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
The Girl and Her Trust Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Hessian Renegades Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The House with Closed Shutters Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Impossible Convicts Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1906
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Last Drop of Water Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Lesser Evil Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Little Darling Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Lonedale Operator Short Film	6.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Lonely Villa Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Massacre Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Mender of Nets Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Miser's Heart Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Mothering Heart Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Musketeers of Pig Alley Short Film	6.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The New York Hat Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Painted Lady Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Primitive Man Short Film	5.1	Crew	Cinematography	1914
The Redman's View Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Sands of Dee Short Film		Crew	Cinematography	1912
The Sealed Room Short Film	5.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Sunbeam Short Film	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Taming of the Shrew Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
The Unchanging Sea Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Usurer Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Those Awful Hats Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1905
Trial Marriages Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1907
Welding the Big Ring Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director	1904
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1904
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene) Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1904
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene) Short Film	3.9	Directing	Director	1904
What Drink Did Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
What Shall We Do with Our Old? Short Film	5.8	Crew	Cinematography	1911
What the Daisy Said Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Wilful Peggy Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
William McKinley at Canton, Ohio Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1896
Comata, the Sioux Short Film	5	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Day After Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Lena and the Geese Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1912
So Near, Yet So Far Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The School Teacher and the Waif Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Mountaineer's Honor Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Getting Even Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Son's Return Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Broken Locket Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Way of Man Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea Short Film	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Two Memories Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Sweet and Twenty Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Necklace Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1909
They Would Elope Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Through the Breakers Short Film	5.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
To Save Her Soul Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Waiter No. 5 Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1910
When a Man Loves Short Film	5.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
A Lodging for the Night Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1912
The Unwelcome Guest Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
My Baby Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1912
Iola's Promise Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
A Flash of Light Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Little Tease Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Midwinter Bathing, L Street Bath, Boston Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
The Camera Speaks Short Film	5.4	Writing	Story	1934
Orphans in the Surf Short Film	3.7	Directing	Director	1903
Jamestown Exposition Short Film	4	Camera	Camera Operator	1907
The Christmas Burglars Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1908
The Primal Call Short Film	5	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Lesson Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Rose of Kentucky Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Zulu's Heart Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1908
A Temporary Truce Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
Fisher Folks Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
Two Men of the Desert Short Film	6.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Maniac Cook Short Film	5.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Honor of Thieves Short Film	5.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Love Finds a Way Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Criminal Hypnotist Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Welcome Burglar Short Film	7	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Invisible Fluid Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
Over the Hill to the Poorhouse Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
The Valet's Wife Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
Mr. Jones at the Ball Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1908
The Sacrifice Short Film	6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Broken Ways Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Making of a Man Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Long Road Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1911
Father Gets in the Game Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
An Indian's Loyalty Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Wanderer Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1913
Rose o' Salem Town Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Sunshine Sue Short Film	6.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Lady Helen's Escapade Short Film	5.1	Crew	Cinematography	1909
A Rural Elopement Short Film	7.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
The Music Master Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1908
Mixed Babies Short Film	4.1	Crew	Cinematography	1908
Expert Bag Punching Short Film	4	Directing	Director	1903
Logging in Maine Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1906
A Ballroom Tragedy Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
The Fate of the Artist's Model Short Film	4.8	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
Stealing a Dinner Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1899
A Trip to Salt Lake City Short Film	5	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1905
Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1905
Latina, Contortionist Short Film	4.7	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
Fights of Nations Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1907
Mr. Hurry-up Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1907
Happy Hooligan Interferes Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1903
Little Egypt Short Film	4.3	Camera	Camera Operator	1896
The Summer Boarders Short Film		Directing	Director	1905
A Kentucky Feud Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1905
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge Short Film	4.6	Directing	Director, Director of Photography	1899
The Dude and the Burglars Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
The Iconoclast Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
Married for Millions Short Film	4.9	Directing	Director of Photography	1906
Hulda's Lovers Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1908
Olaf-an Atom Short Film	6.2	Directing	Director of Photography	1913
The Lady and the Mouse Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1913
A Search for Evidence Short Film		Directing	Director	1903
Children in the Surf at Coney Island Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director	1904
The Boy in the Barrel Short Film	4.3	Directing	Director	1903
The Coney Island Beach Patrol Short Film	4.2	Directing	Director	1904
A Pipe Dream Short Film	5.1	Directing	Director	1905
The Hero of Liao-Yang Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director of Photography	1904
The Giddy Dancing Master Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1903
When Knights Were Bold Short Film	4.5	Directing	Director of Photography	1908
Italian Blood Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch Short Film	6.1	Directing	Director of Photography	1912
Alone Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1904
Weighing the Baby Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1903
Near to Earth Short Film	5.3	Directing	Camera Operator, Director of Photography	1913
Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works Short Film	3.6	Directing	Director	1904
Hooligan in Jail Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1903
Across Brooklyn Bridge Short Film	5.4	Directing	Director	1899
Automobiling Among the Clouds Short Film	3.9	Directing	Director of Photography, Director	1904
The Chicken Thief Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1904
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island Short Film	4.4	Directing	Director	1904
The Honor of His Family Short Film	5.3	Directing	Director of Photography	1910
The Coming of Angelo Short Film	6	Crew	Cinematography	1913
The Suicide Club Short Film	5.6	Directing	Director of Photography	1909
Teaching Dad to Like Her Short Film		Directing	Director of Photography	1911
The Unveiling Short Film		Crew	Cinematography	1911
Title	Rating	Job	Role(s)	Year

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Billy Bitzer

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