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Harkness Smith(1910-1989)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
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Harkness Smith
Harkness Smith was born on 3 December 1910 in Kansas, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Twilight Zone (1959), The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966) and Lucas Tanner (1974). He died on 19 February 1989 in Culver City, California, USA.
BornDecember 3, 1910
DiedFebruary 19, 1989(78)
BornDecember 3, 1910
DiedFebruary 19, 1989(78)
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Known for

Rod Serling in The Twilight Zone (1959)
The Twilight Zone
9.0
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
6.6
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
David Hartman in Lucas Tanner (1974)
Lucas Tanner
6.8
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Dr. Kildare (1961)
Dr. Kildare
7.0
TV Series
  • Cinematographer

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • David Hartman in Lucas Tanner (1974)
    Lucas Tanner
    6.8
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1974–1975
  • Arthur Hill in Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (1971)
    Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law
    6.9
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1971–1974
  • Beg, Borrow ... or Steal (1973)
    Beg, Borrow ... or Steal
    6.6
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 1973
  • Leif Erickson, Linda Cristal, Henry Darrow, Cameron Mitchell, and Mark Slade in The High Chaparral (1967)
    The High Chaparral
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1967–1971
  • Bonanza (1959)
    Bonanza
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography (as Harkness C. Smith)
    • 1968
  • Noel Harrison and Stefanie Powers in The Girl from U.N.C.L.E. (1966)
    The Girl from U.N.C.L.E.
    6.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1966–1967
  • Richard Deacon and Phyllis Diller in The Phyllis Diller Show (1966)
    The Phyllis Diller Show
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1966
  • Dr. Kildare (1961)
    Dr. Kildare
    7.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1961–1966
  • Angela Lansbury and Tuesday Weld in The Eleventh Hour (1962)
    The Eleventh Hour
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1962
  • Fury River (1961)
    Fury River
    5.2
    • Cinematographer
    • 1961
  • Don Collier, Judy Lewis, and Bruce Yarnell in Outlaws (1960)
    Outlaws
    7.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960–1961
  • Richard Davalos, Darryl Hickman, and Gigi Perreau in The Americans (1961)
    The Americans
    7.7
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1961
  • Don Dorrell and Grant Sullivan in Pony Express (1959)
    Pony Express
    7.6
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1959–1960
  • The Best of the Post (1960)
    The Best of the Post
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 1960
  • Death Valley Days (1952)
    Death Valley Days
    7.5
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 1960

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Judy Garland and Gene Kelly in Summer Stock (1950)
    Summer Stock
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Deborah Kerr, Peter Lawford, Mark Stevens, and Robert Walker in Please Believe Me (1950)
    Please Believe Me
    5.7
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1950
  • Glenn Ford, Janet Leigh, Charles Coburn, and Gloria DeHaven in The Doctor and the Girl (1949)
    The Doctor and the Girl
    6.9
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • James Mason, Van Heflin, Jennifer Jones, and Louis Jourdan in Madame Bovary (1949)
    Madame Bovary
    7.0
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1949
  • Gene Kelly, June Allyson, Van Heflin, Angela Lansbury, and Lana Turner in The Three Musketeers (1948)
    The Three Musketeers
    7.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Jane Powell, George Brent, Xavier Cugat, Frances Gifford, Marina Koshetz, and Lauritz Melchior in Luxury Liner (1948)
    Luxury Liner
    6.4
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1948
  • Spencer Tracy, Lana Turner, and Zachary Scott in Cass Timberlane (1947)
    Cass Timberlane
    6.3
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1947
  • Lucille Ball and John Hodiak in Two Smart People (1946)
    Two Smart People
    6.4
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • John Carroll and Marsha Hunt in A Letter for Evie (1946)
    A Letter for Evie
    7.0
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1946
  • Jean Porter and Robert Walker in What Next, Corporal Hargrove? (1945)
    What Next, Corporal Hargrove?
    5.6
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • James Craig and Signe Hasso in Dangerous Partners (1945)
    Dangerous Partners
    6.1
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Katharine Hepburn, Spencer Tracy, and Lucille Ball in Without Love (1945)
    Without Love
    6.6
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1945
  • Myrna Loy, William Powell, and Asta in The Thin Man Goes Home (1944)
    The Thin Man Goes Home
    7.3
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1944
  • Joan Blondell, Ann Sothern, and Margaret Sullavan in Cry 'Havoc' (1943)
    Cry 'Havoc'
    6.9
    • second camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1943
  • Lucille Ball and Red Skelton in Du Barry Was a Lady (1943)
    Du Barry Was a Lady
    6.1
    • camera operator (uncredited)
    • 1943

Personal details

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  • Alternative name
    • Harkness C. Smith
  • Born
    • December 3, 1910
    • Kansas, USA
  • Died
    • February 19, 1989
    • Culver City, California, USA(Parkinson's disease)

Did you know

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  • Trivia
    Had been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 1962.
  • Nickname
    • Harkie

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