Billy Bitzer
Cinematographer · Actor · DirectorGottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith. In 2003, a survey conducted by the International Cinematographers Guild named him one of the ten most influential cinematographers in history. Bitzer, it is said, "developed camera techniques that set the standard for all future motion pictures."
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
DIRECTOR41
The Adventures of Dollie
1908
Director
- Logging in Maine
Logging in Maine
1906
Director
New York Subway
1905
Director
- Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club
Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club
1905
Director
Automobiling Among the Clouds
1904
Director
Children in the Surf at Coney Island
1904
Director
- The Coney Island Beach Patrol
The Coney Island Beach Patrol
1904
Director
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island
1904
Director
- Steam Whistle
Steam Whistle
1904
Director
- Steam Hammer
Steam Hammer
1904
Director
- Tapping a Furnace
Tapping a Furnace
1904
Director
- Westinghouse Works
Westinghouse Works
1904
Director
- Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works
Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works
1904
Director
- Coil Winding Section E
Coil Winding Section E
1904
Director
- Casting a Guide Box
Casting a Guide Box
1904
Director
- Assembling and Testing Turbines
Assembling and Testing Turbines
1904
Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
1904
Director
Testing a Rotary
1904
Director
- Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
1904
Director
- Girls Winding Armatures
Girls Winding Armatures
1904
Director
Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works
1904
Director
- Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)
1904
Director
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)
1904
Director
- Assembling a Generator
Assembling a Generator
1904
Director
- Welding the Big Ring
Welding the Big Ring
1904
Director
- Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
1904
Director
- Girls Taking Time Checks
Girls Taking Time Checks
1904
Director
Coil Winding Machines
1904
Director
- Taping Coils
Taping Coils
1904
Director
- Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works
1904
Director
- Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
1904
Director
Expert Bag Punching
1903
Director
- Orphans in the Surf
Orphans in the Surf
1903
Director
- N.Y. Fire Department Returning
N.Y. Fire Department Returning
1903
Director
Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration
1903
Director
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
1903
Director
President McKinley Inauguration
1901
Director
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
1901
Director
Across Brooklyn Bridge
1899
Director
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
1899
Director
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge
1897
Director
CINEMATOGRAPHER201
Hotel Variety
1933
Director of Photography
The Battle of the Sexes
1928
Director of Photography
The Midnight Girl
1925
Director of Photography
America
1924
Director of Photography
The White Rose
1923
Director of Photography
Sure-Fire Flint
1922
Director of Photography
Orphans of the Storm
1921
Director of Photography
The Love Flower
1920
Director of Photography
The Idol Dancer
1920
Director of Photography
Way Down East
1920
Director of Photography
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
1919
Director of Photography
The Fall of Babylon
1919
Director of Photography
The Mother and the Law
1919
Director of Photography
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
1919
Director of Photography
True Heart Susie
1919
Director of Photography
The Greatest Question
1919
Director of Photography
A Romance of Happy Valley
1919
Director of Photography
Scarlet Days
1919
Director of Photography
The Greatest Thing in Life
1918
Director of Photography
The Great Love
1918
Director of Photography
Hearts of the World
1918
Director of Photography
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
1916
Director of Photography
The Birth of a Nation
1915
Director of Photography
The Avenging Conscience
1914
Director of Photography
The Escape
1914
Director of Photography
Home, Sweet Home
1914
Director of Photography
Judith of Bethulia
1914
Director of Photography
Near To Earth
1913
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
The Mothering Heart
1913
Director of Photography
Olaf—An Atom
1913
Director of Photography
The Lady and the Mouse
1913
Director of Photography
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
1913
Director of Photography
An Indian's Loyalty
1913
Director of Photography
Two Men of the Desert
1913
Director of Photography
Broken Ways
1913
Director of Photography
The Little Tease
1913
Director of Photography
The Wanderer
1913
Director of Photography
The Unwelcome Guest
1913
Director of Photography
Friends
1912
Director of Photography
The New York Hat
1912
Director of Photography
The Burglar’s Dilemma
1912
Director of Photography
The Lesser Evil
1912
Director of Photography
The Massacre
1912
Director of Photography
A Temporary Truce
1912
Director of Photography
The School Teacher and the Waif
1912
Director of Photography
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
1912
Director of Photography
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
1912
Director of Photography
A Lodging for the Night
1912
Director of Photography
The Girl and Her Trust
1912
Director of Photography
The Painted Lady
1912
Director of Photography
Iola's Promise
1912
Director of Photography
An Unseen Enemy
1912
Director of Photography
One Is Business, the Other Crime
1912
Director of Photography
The Sunbeam
1912
Director of Photography
The Mender of Nets
1912
Director of Photography
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
1912
Director of Photography
So Near, Yet So Far
1912
Director of Photography
Lena and the Geese
1912
Director of Photography
A Beast at Bay
1912
Director of Photography
My Baby
1912
Director of Photography
The Root of Evil
1912
Director of Photography
A String of Pearls
1912
Director of Photography
When a Man Loves
1911
Director of Photography
The Miser's Heart
1911
Director of Photography
His Trust
1911
Director of Photography
Swords and Hearts
1911
Director of Photography
The Battle
1911
Director of Photography
- Italian Blood
Italian Blood
1911
Director of Photography
The Long Road
1911
Director of Photography
Fisher Folks
1911
Director of Photography
The Lonedale Operator
1911
Director of Photography
His Trust Fulfilled
1911
Director of Photography
The Making of a Man
1911
Director of Photography
The Primal Call
1911
Director of Photography
The Rose of Kentucky
1911
Director of Photography
- Teaching Dad to Like Her
Teaching Dad to Like Her
1911
Director of Photography
Enoch Arden: Part I
1911
Director of Photography
Enoch Arden: Part II
1911
Director of Photography
Enoch Arden
1911
Director of Photography
The Last Drop of Water
1911
Director of Photography
The Voice of the Child
1911
Director of Photography
The Trail of Books
1911
Director of Photography
The Usurer
1910
Director of Photography
The Fugitive
1910
Director of Photography
In the Border States
1910
Director of Photography
What the Daisy Said
1910
Director of Photography
Waiter No. 5
1910
Director of Photography
- The Iconoclast
The Iconoclast
1910
Director of Photography
Sunshine Sue
1910
Director of Photography
The Unchanging Sea
1910
Director of Photography
Rose o' Salem Town
1910
Director of Photography
A Flash of Light
1910
Director of Photography
- The Lesson
The Lesson
1910
Director of Photography
- The Honor of His Family
The Honor of His Family
1910
Director of Photography
Ramona
1910
Director of Photography
The House with Closed Shutters
1910
Director of Photography
Wilful Peggy
1910
Director of Photography
They Would Elope
1909
Director of Photography
The Suicide Club
1909
Director of Photography
What Drink Did
1909
Director of Photography
A Drunkard's Reformation
1909
Director of Photography
The Broken Locket
1909
Director of Photography
The Little Darling
1909
Director of Photography
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
1909
Director of Photography
The Mountaineer's Honor
1909
Director of Photography
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
1909
Director of Photography
The Day After
1909
Director of Photography
To Save Her Soul
1909
Director of Photography
A Trap for Santa Claus
1909
Director of Photography
The Way of Man
1909
Director of Photography
Getting Even
1909
Director of Photography
The Son's Return
1909
Director of Photography
Those Awful Hats
1909
Director of Photography
At the Altar
1909
Director of Photography
The Sealed Room
1909
Director of Photography
Edgar Allen Poe
1909
Director of Photography
The Cord of Life
1909
Director of Photography
- The Maniac Cook
The Maniac Cook
1909
Director of Photography
- Love Finds a Way
Love Finds a Way
1909
Director of Photography
- The Criminal Hypnotist
The Criminal Hypnotist
1909
Director of Photography
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
1909
Director of Photography
- A Rural Elopement
A Rural Elopement
1909
Director of Photography
- The Honor of Thieves
The Honor of Thieves
1909
Director of Photography
- The Welcome Burglar
The Welcome Burglar
1909
Director of Photography
- The Sacrifice
The Sacrifice
1909
Director of Photography
- The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
1909
Director of Photography
The Necklace
1909
Director of Photography
Through the Breakers
1909
Director of Photography
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
1909
Director of Photography
Sweet and Twenty
1909
Director of Photography
Two Memories
1909
Director of Photography
The Lonely Villa
1909
Director of Photography
The Country Doctor
1909
Director of Photography
A Corner in Wheat
1909
Director of Photography
The Redman's View
1909
Director of Photography
The Curtain Pole
1909
Director of Photography
Comata, the Sioux
1909
Director of Photography
Over the Hills to the Poor House
1908
Director of Photography
When Knights Were Bold
1908
Director of Photography
The Taming of the Shrew
1908
Director of Photography
The Zulu's Heart
1908
Director of Photography
- The Valet's Wife
The Valet's Wife
1908
Director of Photography
Father Gets in the Game
1908
Director of Photography
- The Christmas Burglars
The Christmas Burglars
1908
Director of Photography
Mr. Jones at the Ball
1908
Director of Photography
The Invisible Fluid
1908
Director of Photography
The Music Master
1908
Director of Photography
Money Mad
1908
Director of Photography
- Hulda's Lovers
Hulda's Lovers
1908
Director of Photography
- King of the Cannibal Islands
King of the Cannibal Islands
1908
Director of Photography
- The King's Messenger
The King's Messenger
1908
Director of Photography
Trial Marriages
1907
Director of Photography
- Fights of Nations
Fights of Nations
1907
Director of Photography
- Mr. Hurry-up
Mr. Hurry-up
1907
Director of Photography
Jamestown Exposition
1907
Camera Operator
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
1906
Director of Photography
- San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
1906
Director of Photography
Married for Millions
1906
Director of Photography
- Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium
Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium
1906
Director of Photography
- Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston
Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston
1905
Director of Photography
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
1905
Director of Photography
- She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All
1905
Director of Photography
- Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room
Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room
1905
Director of Photography
- A Trip to Salt Lake City
A Trip to Salt Lake City
1905
Director of Photography
- Latina, Contortionist
Latina, Contortionist
1905
Director of Photography
- A Ballroom Tragedy
A Ballroom Tragedy
1905
Director of Photography
- A Kentucky Feud
A Kentucky Feud
1905
Director of Photography
New York Subway
1905
Director of Photography
- In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
1905
Camera Operator
Automobiling Among the Clouds
1904
Director of Photography
The Chicken Thief
1904
Director of Photography
- Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
1904
Director of Photography
The Hero of Liao-Yang
1904
Director of Photography
Testing a Rotary
1904
Director of Photography
- Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
1904
Director of Photography
- Girls Taking Time Checks
Girls Taking Time Checks
1904
Director of Photography
- Westinghouse Works
Westinghouse Works
1904
Director of Photography
- Alone
Alone
1904
Director of Photography
Personal
1904
Director of Photography
- Weighing the Baby
Weighing the Baby
1903
Director of Photography
- Hooligan in Jail
Hooligan in Jail
1903
Director of Photography
- Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
1903
Director of Photography
- The Giddy Dancing Master
The Giddy Dancing Master
1903
Director of Photography
The Dude and the Burglars
1903
Director of Photography
The Fate of the Artist's Model
1903
Director of Photography
- Betsy Ross Dance
Betsy Ross Dance
1903
Director of Photography
- A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out
A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out
1903
Director of Photography
Happy Hooligan Interferes
1903
Director of Photography
The Haymarket
1903
Director of Photography
- The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
1903
Director of Photography
- The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2
1903
Director of Photography
- Willie's Camera
Willie's Camera
1903
Director of Photography
- Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"
Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"
1903
Director of Photography
Strictly Fresh Eggs
1903
Camera Operator
- The Boy In The Barrel
The Boy In The Barrel
1903
Camera Operator
- Baby in a Rage
Baby in a Rage
1902
Camera Operator
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
1901
Director of Photography
Stealing a Dinner
1899
Director of Photography
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
1899
Director of Photography
- McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
1896
Director of Photography
Little Egypt
1896
Camera Operator
CREW134
Brute Force
1914
Cinematography
The Coming of Angelo
1913
Cinematography
Death's Marathon
1913
Cinematography
The Sands of Dee
1912
Cinematography
A Pueblo Legend
1912
Cinematography
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
1911
Cinematography
- The Unveiling
The Unveiling
1911
Cinematography
The Squaw's Love
1911
Cinematography
Fighting Blood
1911
Cinematography
The Adventures of Billy
1911
Cinematography
A Country Cupid
1911
Cinematography
Saved from Himself
1911
Cinematography
- Heart Beats of Long Ago
Heart Beats of Long Ago
1911
Cinematography
Fate's Turning
1911
Cinematography
The Italian Barber
1911
Cinematography
The Indian Brothers
1911
Cinematography
The Revenue Man and His Girl
1911
Cinematography
The Two Paths
1911
Cinematography
- The Diamond Star
The Diamond Star
1911
Cinematography
- The Spanish Gypsy
The Spanish Gypsy
1911
Cinematography
- The Broken Cross
The Broken Cross
1911
Cinematography
- Paradise Lost
Paradise Lost
1911
Cinematography
Madame Rex
1911
Cinematography
- A Knight of the Road
A Knight of the Road
1911
Cinematography
- How She Triumphed
How She Triumphed
1911
Cinematography
- The New Dress
The New Dress
1911
Cinematography
- Her Sacrifice
Her Sacrifice
1911
Cinematography
- The Thief and the Girl
The Thief and the Girl
1911
Cinematography
Bobby the Coward
1911
Cinematography
- The Sorrowful Example
The Sorrowful Example
1911
Cinematography
- The Blind Princess and the Poet
The Blind Princess and the Poet
1911
Cinematography
Faithful
1910
Cinematography
As It Is in Life
1910
Cinematography
In Old California
1910
Cinematography
An Arcadian Maid
1910
Cinematography
Over Silent Paths
1910
Cinematography
A Child of the Ghetto
1910
Cinematography
The Two Brothers
1910
Cinematography
The Rocky Road
1910
Cinematography
Her Terrible Ordeal
1910
Cinematography
Love Among the Roses
1910
Cinematography
The Oath and the Man
1910
Cinematography
- The Cloister’s Touch
The Cloister’s Touch
1910
Cinematography
- The Call
The Call
1910
Cinematography
The Newlyweds
1910
Cinematography
A Child's Impulse
1910
Cinematography
The Modern Prodigal
1910
Cinematography
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
1910
Cinematography
The Golden Supper
1910
Cinematography
Winning Back His Love
1910
Cinematography
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
1910
Cinematography
That Chink at Golden Gulch
1910
Cinematography
- The Face at the Window
The Face at the Window
1910
Cinematography
- The Refuge
The Refuge
1910
Cinematography
Lady Helen's Escapade
1909
Cinematography
The Mended Lute
1909
Cinematography
Pippa Passes
1909
Cinematography
Her First Biscuits
1909
Cinematography
The Cricket on the Hearth
1909
Cinematography
The Voice of the Violin
1909
Cinematography
The Gibson Goddess
1909
Cinematography
Resurrection
1909
Cinematography
The Light That Came
1909
Cinematography
The Violin Maker of Cremona
1909
Cinematography
Lucky Jim
1909
Cinematography
The Politician's Love Story
1909
Cinematography
The Renunciation
1909
Cinematography
Nursing a Viper
1909
Cinematography
What's Your Hurry?
1909
Cinematography
Fools of Fate
1909
Cinematography
A Strange Meeting
1909
Cinematography
The Salvation Army Lass
1909
Cinematography
The Lure of the Gown
1909
Cinematography
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
1909
Cinematography
Confidence
1909
Cinematography
The Peachbasket Hat
1909
Cinematography
His Duty
1909
Cinematography
The Restoration
1909
Cinematography
Oh, Uncle!
1909
Cinematography
The Awakening
1909
Cinematography
The Faded Lilies
1909
Cinematography
The Slave
1909
Cinematography
The Girls and Daddy
1909
Cinematography
The Indian Runner's Romance
1909
Cinematography
In Old Kentucky
1909
Cinematography
Tender Hearts
1909
Cinematography
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
1909
Cinematography
A Change of Heart
1909
Cinematography
- Leather Stocking
Leather Stocking
1909
Cinematography
Mixed Babies
1908
Cinematography
- Bobby's Kodak
Bobby's Kodak
1908
Cinematography
Betrayed by a Handprint
1908
Cinematography
The Sculptor's Nightmare
1908
Cinematography
The Black Viper
1908
Cinematography
A Calamitous Elopement
1908
Cinematography
The Song of the Shirt
1908
Cinematography
Romance of a Jewess
1908
Cinematography
- After Many Years
After Many Years
1908
Cinematography
The Call of the Wild
1908
Cinematography
Where the Breakers Roar
1908
Cinematography
Deceived Slumming Party
1908
Cinematography
A Smoked Husband
1908
Cinematography
Her First Adventure
1908
Cinematography
The Planter's Wife
1908
Cinematography
- The Princess in the Vase
The Princess in the Vase
1908
Cinematography
- The Feud and the Turkey
The Feud and the Turkey
1908
Cinematography
- Professional Jealousy
Professional Jealousy
1908
Cinematography
- A Famous Escape
A Famous Escape
1908
Cinematography
- The Outlaw
The Outlaw
1908
Cinematography
- Caught by Wireless
Caught by Wireless
1908
Cinematography
- Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
1908
Cinematography
- 'Ostler Joe
'Ostler Joe
1908
Cinematography
- The Guerrilla
The Guerrilla
1908
Cinematography
- San Francisco Disaster
San Francisco Disaster
1906
Cinematography
- The Impossible Convicts
The Impossible Convicts
1906
Cinematography
2 A.M. in the Subway
1905
Cinematography
- The Broker's Athletic Typewriter
The Broker's Athletic Typewriter
1905
Cinematography
- Spirit of '76
Spirit of '76
1905
Cinematography
A Pipe Dream
1905
Cinematography
- Lifting the Lid
Lifting the Lid
1905
Cinematography
Duel Scene from Macbeth
1905
Cinematography
- The Summer Boarders
The Summer Boarders
1905
Cinematography
- Teasing
Teasing
1905
Cinematography
- The Widow and the Only Man
The Widow and the Only Man
1904
Cinematography
- Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
1904
Cinematography
- The Lost Child
The Lost Child
1904
Cinematography
- The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge
The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge
1904
Cinematography
- The Baby and the Puppies
The Baby and the Puppies
1904
Cinematography
The Battle of the Yalu
1904
Cinematography
- The Swimming Class
The Swimming Class
1904
Cinematography
- Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
1903
Cinematography
American Falls from Goat Island
1896
Cinematography
American Falls from Luna Island
1896
Cinematography
Hard Wash
1896
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