- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- July 8, 1947
- Place of Birth
- Brooklyn, New York, USA
- Died
- December 11, 2023
Ken Kelsch
Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).
Filmography
movieTwisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
2019 · Himself
movieThe Projectionist
2019 · Director of Photography
movieTalking with the Vampires
2018 · , Director of Photography
movieThe Brooklyn Banker
2016 · Director of Photography
movieWelcome to New York
2014 · Director of Photography
movieHouse of Last Things
2013 · Director of Photography
movie4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012 · Director of Photography
movieDesert Flower
2009 · Director of Photography
movieSıcak
2008 · Director of Photography
movieReturn to Sleepaway Camp
2008 · Director of Photography, Cinematography
movie100 Feet
2008 · Garbage Man, Director of Photography
movieChelsea on the Rocks
2008 · Director of Photography
movieBefore It Had a Name
2005 · Director of Photography
tvMedium
2005 · Director of Photography
movieMissing in America
2005 · Director of Photography
movieHappy End
2003 · Director of Photography
movieAsmalı Konak: Hayat
2003 · Director of Photography
movieTestosterone
2003 · Director of Photography
movie'R Xmas
2001 · Director of Photography
movieIt Had to Be You
2000 · Director of Photography
movieNew Rose Hotel
1999 · The Expeditor, Director of Photography
movieInvisible Child
1999 · Director of Photography
movieRear Window
1998 · Director of Photography
movieSusan's Plan
1998 · Casino Pit Boss, Director of Photography
movieThe Impostors
1998 · Director of Photography
movieMontana
1998 · Director of Photography
movieA Brooklyn State of Mind
1998 · Director of Photography
movieEvery 9 Seconds
1997 · Director of Photography
movieSubway Stories
1997 · Director of Photography
movieThe Blackout
1997 · Director of Photography
movieThe Prosecutors
1996 · Director of Photography
movieBig Night
1996 · Director of Photography
movieKiller: A Journal of Murder
1996 · Director of Photography
movieMylène Farmer: California
1996 · Cinematography
movieThe Funeral
1996 · Director of Photography
movieCondition Red
1995 · Director of Photography
movieThe Addiction
1995 · Director of Photography
movieDrop Squad
1994 · Director of Photography
movieAssault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · Director of Photography
movieDangerous Game
1993 · Camera Operator (uncredited), Director of Photography
movieBad Lieutenant
1992 · Director of Photography
movieKiller Dead
1992 · Director of Photography
movieSpookies
1986 · Director of Photography
movieIn Our Water
1982 · Additional Camera
movieDon't Go in the House
1979
movieThe Driller Killer
1979 · Director of Photography
movieManson Girls
— · Director of Photography