Gerald Perry Finnerman

Gerald Perry Finnerman

Known for: Camera
Biography: 1931-12-17
Deathday: 2011-04-06 (79 years old)

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Biography

Gerald Perry Finnerman (December 17, 1931 – April 6, 2011) was an American cinematographer who worked on TV series such as Moonlighting and the original Star Trek. He served as vice president of the American Society of Cinematographers, and won a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special. Gerald Finnerman was born on December 17, 1931, in Los Angeles, California. He attended Hollywood High School, and afterwards went to Loyola Marymount University where he majored in abnormal psychology. Finnerman was a combat photographer before joining his father, Perry Finnerman, at Warner Bros., where Perry was contracted as a camera operator (and, later, a cinematographer). After Perry's death at the age of 56, Finnerman began to work with Harry Stradling at Warner. Stradling promoted Finnerman from focus puller to camera operator, and in 1964 the two left Warner to become freelancers.They worked together for Paramount Pictures, Universal Studios and Columbia Pictures on films such as Walk, Don't Run, starring Cary Grant, and the Jack Lemmon movie How to Murder Your Wife. Finnerman was Stradling's camera operator when he won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for My Fair Lady. Stradling recommended him as a cinematographer to Desilu Productions for their new science fiction series, Star Trek, after Harry Stradling Jr. turned down the job.He was subsequently hired, and, at the age of 32, was one of the youngest cinematographers in Hollywood. He later said, "On a show like Star Trek, you have to push the envelope, the result of playing it safe is a diet of pabulum." He used light placements and colored gels as mood lighting. Employing lighting techniques and changing background wall colors, he discovered that a range of effects could be seen on a single set. One enhancement he made was the effects for the transporter; he explained, "I put fixtures in the bottom and fixtures in the top, and [the actors] would stand on them. Then I would have somebody on a dimmer work the visual, the special effect of light going on and off, and then they would zap them."He worked on Star Trek through most of the three-year run of the series, and afterwards moved on to Mission: Impossible, another Paramount (and former Desilu) production. He worked on The Lost Man starring Sidney Poitier. In 1969 he was on board a small Piper Pacer airplane with other crew, to scout out locations in Colorado. The plane crashed, and Finnerman was the sole survivor. The injuries he suffered in the crash resulted in him being required to wear a metal full body brace for the following six years. He joined the American Society of Cinematographers in 1970 after being nominated by Stradling. He went on to become vice president of the society.During the 1970s and 1980s, he earned Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his work on Kojak, From Here to Eternity, and The Gangster Chronicles. He won an Emmy for Outstanding Cinematography in Entertainment Programming for a Special for his work on the television film Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women. In 1985, he began working on Moonlighting, for which he gained two further Emmy nominations. The creator of Star Trek, Gene Roddenberry, invited Finnerman to join the team putting together Star Trek: The Next Generation in 1986, but he turned down the offer. In 1996, he was inducted into the Producers Guild Hall of Fame for his work on Star Trek, and he was nominated by the Motion Picture & Television Fund for "Philanthropic Man of the Year". He announced his retirement in 2002.

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Filmography

all 45

Movies 38

Director 13

TV Shows 7

Cinematographer
Hunters Are for Killing

Hunters Are for Killing (1987)

Movie
Cinematography / Director of Photography / Director
Moonlighting

Moonlighting (1985)

TV
5.99
Cinematographer
Nightmares

Nightmares (1983)

Movie
5.8
Director of Photography
Smorgasbord

Smorgasbord (1983)

Movie
Cinematographer
Drop-Out Father

Drop-Out Father (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Gift of Life

The Gift of Life (1982)

Movie
Cinematography
Dangerous Company

Dangerous Company (1982)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Ordeal of Bill Carney

The Ordeal of Bill Carney (1981)

Movie
Cinematographer
Gangster Wars

Gangster Wars (1981)

Movie
Director of Photography
Farewell to the Planet of the Apes

Farewell to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes

The Forgotten City of the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Movie
Director of Photography
Back to the Planet of the Apes

Back to the Planet of the Apes (1980)

Movie
Cinematographer
To Find My Son

To Find My Son (1980)

Movie
Director of Photography
The Dream Merchants

The Dream Merchants (1980)

TV
Cinematographer
The Legend of the Golden Gun

The Legend of the Golden Gun (1979)

Movie
Director of Photography
Tales of the Unexpected

Tales of the Unexpected (1979)

TV
Cinematography
From Here to Eternity

From Here to Eternity (1979)

TV
Cinematographer
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell

Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women

Ziegfeld: The Man and His Women (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Go West, Young Girl

Go West, Young Girl (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
Keefer

Keefer (1978)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Last Hurrah

The Last Hurrah (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
Kill Me If You Can

Kill Me If You Can (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
Corey: For the People

Corey: For the People (1977)

Movie
Cinematographer
In the Glitter Palace

In the Glitter Palace (1977)

Movie
Director of Photography
Gone with the West

Gone with the West (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant

The First 36 Hours of Dr. Durant (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Turning Point of Jim Malloy

The Turning Point of Jim Malloy (1975)

Movie
Cinematographer
Welcome to Arrow Beach

Welcome to Arrow Beach (1974)

Movie
Director of Photography
That Man Bolt

That Man Bolt (1973)

Movie
Director of Photography
Kojak

Kojak (1973)

TV
6
Cinematographer
Sssssss

Sssssss (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
See the Man Run

See the Man Run (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
Genesis II

Genesis II (1973)

Movie
Cinematographer
Brother John

Brother John (1971)

Movie
Cinematographer
Hitched

Hitched (1971)

Movie
Director
Night Gallery

Night Gallery (1970)

TV
Cinematography
Barquero

Barquero (1970)

Movie
Director of Photography
They Call Me Mister Tibbs!

They Call Me Mister Tibbs! (1970)

Movie
3.75
Cinematographer
The Lost Man

The Lost Man (1969)

Movie
Cinematographer
The Sunshine Patriot

The Sunshine Patriot (1968)

Movie
Director of Photography / Cinematography
Star Trek

Star Trek (1966)

TV
7.9
Camera Operator
Walk Don't Run

Walk Don't Run (1966)

Movie
6
Camera Operator
Cheyenne Autumn

Cheyenne Autumn (1964)

Movie
6
Camera Operator
A Majority of One

A Majority of One (1961)

Movie
6

Ratings

Average 5.5
Based on 173 Thousand movie and tv ratings over time
1961
1973
1977
1975
1987
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Information

Known For
Camera

Gender
Male

Birthday
1931-12-17

Deathday
2011-04-06 (79 years old)

Birth Place
Los Angeles, United States of America

Citizenships
United States of America

Awards
Emmy Award


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