- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- March 20, 1893
- Place of Birth
- Nashville, Missouri, USA
- Died
- October 16, 1961
Frank D. Williams
Frank D. Williams (March 21, 1893 – October 15, 1961) was a pioneering cinematographer who was active in the early days of the motion picture industry. He developed and patented the traveling matte shot. Frank D. Williams was born March 21, 1893, as Frank Douglas Williams, to James and Lucinda Williams in the small community of Nashville, Missouri. In 1912, Williams became a cameraman at Keystone Studios. There, in 1914, he was the photographer for many of Charlie Chaplin's first-year pictures, including Kid Auto Races at Venice which was the first film released in which The Tramp appeared. Williams is credited as appearing in Kid Auto Races at Venice, playing a cameraman, but his appearance is in doubt. For a time he was chief cinematographer at Keystone, and a large number of the studio's 1914 films are credited to him as photographer. He defected to work for the short-lived Sterlin…
Filmography
movieThe Invisible Man
1933 · Visual Effects Supervisor
movieSunrise: A Song of Two Humans
1927 · Special Effects
movieThe Swamp
1921 · Director of Photography
movieWhere Lights Are Low
1921 · Director of Photography
movieBlack Roses
1921 · Director of Photography
movieThe Devil's Claim
1920 · Director of Photography
movieThe Brand of Lopez
1920 · Cinematography
movieThe Beggar Prince
1920 · Cinematography
movieThe Tong Man
1919 · Director of Photography
movieThe Illustrious Prince
1919 · Cinematography
movieThe Dragon Painter
1919 · Director of Photography
movieThe Man Beneath
1919 · Director of Photography
movieHis Debt
1919 · Cinematography
movieSecret Strings
1918 · Cinematography
movieQueen of the Sea
1918 · Director of Photography
movieThe Rough House
1917 · Director of Photography
movieA Reckless Romeo
1917 · Director of Photography
movieThe Butcher Boy
1917 · Director of Photography
movieThe Vagabond
1916 · Director of Photography
movieThe Floorwalker
1916 · Director of Photography
movieHop - The Devil's Brew
1916 · Director of Photography
movieTillie's Punctured Romance
1914 · Director of Photography
movieHis Prehistoric Past
1914 · Caveman (uncredited), Director of Photography
movieGetting Acquainted
1914 · Director of Photography
movieHis Trysting Places
1914 · Cinematography
movieHis Musical Career
1914 · Cinematography
movieGentlemen of Nerve
1914 · Cinematography
movieDough and Dynamite
1914 · Cinematography
movieThose Love Pangs
1914 · Cinematography
movieThe New Janitor
1914 · Cinematography
movieThe Rounders
1914 · Director of Photography
movieHis New Profession
1914 · Director of Photography
movieThe Masquerader
1914 · Cinematography
movieRecreation
1914 · Director of Photography
movieThe Face on the Barroom Floor
1914 · Cinematography
movieThe Property Man
1914 · Director of Photography
movieLaughing Gas
1914 · Cinematography
movieMabel's Married Life
1914 · Director of Photography
movieMabel's Busy Day
1914 · Cinematography
movieThe Knockout
1914 · Director of Photography
movieHer Friend the Bandit
1914 · Cinematography
movieThe Fatal Mallet
1914 · Cinematography
movieA Busy Day
1914 · Director of Photography
movieCaught in the Rain
1914 · Cinematography
movieCaught in a Cabaret
1914 · Director of Photography
movieHis Favorite Pastime
1914 · Director of Photography
movieTango Tangles
1914 · Director of Photography
movieA Film Johnnie
1914 · Director of Photography
movieBetween Showers
1914 · Director of Photography
movieMabel's Strange Predicament
1914 · Director of Photography
movieKid Auto Races at Venice
1914 · Cameraman (uncredited), Director of Photography
movieMaking a Living
1914 · Director of Photography