Bill Butler

A leading American cinematographer Bill Butler hit his stride in the mid-1970s with such films as Francis Ford Coppola's "The Conversation" (1974), Steven Spielberg's "Jaws" and Milos Forman's "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" (both 1975). The latter brought him an Oscar nomination.

• Also Credited As:
  Wilmer C. Butler
• Born:
  April 7, 1921 in Colorado, USA
• Job Titles:
  Director of photography, Cameraman, Electronics engineer

Milestones

• 1969 First film as photographer, Fearless Frank