Ralf D. Bode
Ralf D. Bode | |
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Born | Ralf Detlef Bode (1941-03-31)March 31, 1941 Berlin, Germany |
Died | February 27, 2001(2001-02-27) (aged 59) Santa Monica, California, U.S. |
Occupation | Cinematographer |
Years active | 1972–2001 |
Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 – February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer best known for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter.[1]
Biography
Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old.[2] A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army.
Bode did the cinematography for films such as Saturday Night Fever, Gorky Park, The Accused, Uncle Buck and Don Juan DeMarco. He was an uncredited second unit director for Rocky (1976), and is credited with shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. He received an Academy Award nomination for his cinematography on Coal Miner's Daughter. He was nominated for two Emmy Awards in the Outstanding Cinematography category: in 1994 for Gypsy and in 2000 for Annie.[1][3]
Bode died on February 27, 2001, of lung cancer at age 59 in Santa Monica, California.[1][4]
Filmography
Film
Year | Film | Director | Notes |
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1972 | The Stoolie |
| Fourth collaboration with John G. Avildsen |
1974 | There Is No 13 | William Sachs | |
1975 | Saturday Night at the Baths | David Buckley | |
Fore Play | John G. Avildsen | Fifth collaboration with John G. Avildsen | |
SOS: Screw on the Screen | Jim Buckley | ||
1977 | Saturday Night Fever | John Badham | |
1978 | Somebody Killed Her Husband | Lamont Johnson | |
Slow Dancing in the Big City | John G. Avildsen | Seventh collaboration with John G. Avildsen | |
1979 | Rich Kids | Robert M. Young | |
1980 | Coal Miner's Daughter | Michael Apted | First collaboration with Michael Apted |
Dressed to Kill | Brian De Palma | ||
1981 | Raggedy Man | Jack Fisk | First collaboration with Jack Fisk |
1982 | A Little Sex | Bruce Paltrow | |
1983 | Gorky Park | Michael Apted | Second collaboration with Michael Apted |
1984 | Firstborn | Third collaboration with Michael Apted | |
1986 | Violets Are Blue | Jack Fisk | Second collaboration with Jack Fisk |
The Whoopee Boys | John Byrum | ||
1987 | Critical Condition | Michael Apted | Fourth collaboration with Michael Apted |
The Big Town |
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1988 | Distant Thunder | Rick Rosenthal | |
The Accused | Jonathan Kaplan | First collaboration with Jonathan Kaplan | |
1989 | Cousins | Joel Schumacher | |
Uncle Buck | John Hughes | ||
1991 | One Good Cop | Heywood Gould | |
1992 | Leaving Normal | Edward Zwick | |
Love Field | Jonathan Kaplan | Second collaboration with Jonathan Kaplan | |
1993 | Made in America | Richard Benjamin | |
The Nutcracker | Emile Ardolino | ||
1994 | Bad Girls | Jonathan Kaplan | Third collaboration with Jonathan Kaplan |
Don Juan DeMarco | Jeremy Leven | ||
Safe Passage | Robert Allan Ackerman | ||
1995 | The Big Green | Holly Goldberg Sloan | First collaboration with Holly Goldberg Sloan |
1997 | A Simple Wish | Michael Ritchie | |
Hacks | Gary Rosen | ||
1999 | The Secret Life of Girls | Holly Goldberg Sloan | Second collaboration with Holly Goldberg Sloan |
2000 | Boys and Girls | Robert Iscove | |
2001 | Speaking of Sex | John McNaughton |
Actor
Year | Film | Director | Role |
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1987 | Critical Condition | Michael Apted | Judge |
Documentaries
Year | Film | Director |
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1977 | Secrets of the Gods | William Sachs |
1985 | Bring On the Night | Michael Apted |
Shorts
Year | Film | Director |
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1997 | Women Without Implants | Anne De Salvo |
TV movies
Year | Film | Director |
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1976 | Sea Marks | |
1993 | Gypsy | Emile Ardolino |
1995 | A Streetcar Named Desire | Glenn Jordan |
1997 | Cinderella | Robert Iscove |
1998 | Last Rites | Kevin Dowling |
1999 | The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer | William Graham |
Annie | Rob Marshall | |
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End | Glenn Jordan |
TV series
Year | Title | Notes |
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1995 | The History of Rock 'n' Roll | 4 episodes |
1999 | The Wonderful World of Disney | 1 episode |
TV specials
Year | Film | Director |
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1991 | The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show |
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The Very Best of the Ed Sullivan Show 2 | Andrew Solt | |
1993 | Spic-O-Rama | Peter Askin |
References
- ^ a b c Oliver, Myrna (March 8, 2001). "Ralf Bode; Cinematographer Noted for Capturing Emotion in Movies". Los Angeles Times – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Ralf D. Bode". Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers.
- ^ "Bode nominations". emmys.com. Television Academy. n.d. Retrieved June 12, 2022.
- ^ "Ralf Bode, 59, Cinematographer for 'Rocky'". The New York Times. March 6, 2001.
External links
- Ralf D. Bode at the Internet Movie Database.