Michael Chapman

Biography

Michael Crawford Chapman, A.S.C. (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films, over half of those with only three different directors.

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Known For

Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
Raging Bull: After the Fight
Raging Bull: After the Fight
Visions of Light
Visions of Light
In the Teeth of Jaws
In the Teeth of Jaws
Making 'Taxi Driver'
Making 'Taxi Driver'

Filmography

2025 The Farmer & the Shark
as Self
2021 The Rapist
as Retired Filmmaker
2014 Walking on Sunshine
as Holiday Maker
2012 An Amazing Time: A Conversation About End of the Road
as Self
2012 Side by Side
as Self
2005 Raging Bull: Inside the Ring
as Self
2005 Raging Bull: Outside the Ring
as Self
2005 Raging Bull: After the Fight
as Self
2004 Eulogy
as Adult Film Cameraman
2004 Suspect Zero
as Prosecutor #1
2001 Evolution
as Sheriff Long
1999 The Story of Us
as Waiter
1999 Making 'Taxi Driver'
as Self
1998 Six Days Seven Nights
as Mechanic
1997 In the Teeth of Jaws
as Self
1993 Rising Sun
as Fred Hoffman
1992 Visions of Light
as Self
1991 Doc Hollywood
as Shooting Gallery Operator
1990 Kindergarten Cop
as Firefighter
1989 The Abyss
as Dr. Berg