05/26/1905
Del Rio, Tennessee, USA:
While still a teenager, the future Academy Award-winning lensman began as an assistant cameraman in 1923 on John Ford's 1924 western saga The Iron Horse. He was then hired by the Famous Players-Lasky Studios in 1927, became a camera operator in 1928 and worked there until 1943. Guffey was hired as a Director of Photography by Columbia Pictures in 1944. In 1957-58 he served as president of the American Society of Cinematographers (A.S.C.) for a year, and had been a long standing member. According to film critic Spencer Selby, Guffey was a prolific film noir cinematographer, shooting 20 of them, including In a Lonely Place (1950).
My Father: Gordon Parks (1969) Himself |
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The Moviemakers (1969) Self |
The Steagle (1971) Director of Photography |
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The Great White Hope (1970) Director of Photography |
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Suppose They Gave a War and Nobody Came? (1970) Director of Photography |
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Halls of Anger (1970) Director of Photography |
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The Madwoman of Chaillot (1969) Director of Photography |
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Some Kind of a Nut (1969) Director of Photography |
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The Learning Tree (1969) Director of Photography |
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Where It's At (1969) Director of Photography |
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The Split (1968) Director of Photography |
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The Ambushers (1967) Director of Photography |
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Bonnie and Clyde (1967) Director of Photography |
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How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying (1967) Director of Photography |
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The Silencers (1966) Director of Photography |
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King Rat (1965) Director of Photography |
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Good Neighbor Sam (1964) Director of Photography |
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Flight from Ashiya (1964) Director of Photography |
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Kid Galahad (1962) Director of Photography |
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Birdman of Alcatraz (1962) Director of Photography |
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Mr. Sardonicus (1961) Director of Photography |
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Homicidal (1961) Director of Photography |
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Cry for Happy (1961) Director of Photography |
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) Director of Photography |
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Hell to Eternity (1960) Director of Photography |
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The Mountain Road (1960) Director of Photography |
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Edge of Eternity (1959) Director of Photography |
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They Came to Cordura (1959) Director of Photography |
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Gidget (1959) Director of Photography |
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Dogface (1959) Director of Photography |
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Me and the Colonel (1958) Director of Photography |
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Screaming Mimi (1958) Director of Photography |
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The True Story of Lynn Stuart (1958) Director of Photography |
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Decision at Sundown (1957) Director of Photography |
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The Brothers Rico (1957) Director of Photography |
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The Strange One (1957) Director of Photography |
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Not One Shall Die (1957) Director of Photography |
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Nightfall (1956) Director of Photography |
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Storm Center (1956) Director of Photography |
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The Harder They Fall (1956) Director of Photography |
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Battle Stations (1956) Director of Photography |
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Three Stripes in the Sun (1955) Director of Photography |
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Count Three and Pray (1955) Director of Photography |
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Tight Spot (1955) Director of Photography |
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The Violent Men (1955) Director of Photography |
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Private Hell 36 (1954) Director of Photography |
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Human Desire (1954) Director of Photography |
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The Bamboo Prison (1954) Director of Photography |
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From Here to Eternity (1953) Director of Photography |
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The Last Posse (1953) Director of Photography |
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Assignment: Paris (1952) Director of Photography |
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The Sniper (1952) Director of Photography |
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Scandal Sheet (1952) Director of Photography |
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The Family Secret (1951) Director of Photography |
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Two of a Kind (1951) Director of Photography |
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Sirocco (1951) Director of Photography |
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Emergency Wedding (1950) Director of Photography |
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Convicted (1950) Director of Photography |
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In a Lonely Place (1950) Director of Photography |
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Father Is a Bachelor (1950) Director of Photography |
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The Reckless Moment (1949) Director of Photography |
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And Baby Makes Three (1949) Director of Photography |
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All the King's Men (1949) Director of Photography |
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The Undercover Man (1949) Director of Photography |
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Knock on Any Door (1949) Director of Photography |
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The Sign of the Ram (1948) Director of Photography |
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To the Ends of the Earth (1948) Director of Photography |
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Framed (1947) Director of Photography |
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Johnny O'Clock (1947) Director of Photography |
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So Dark the Night (1946) Director of Photography |
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Gallant Journey (1946) Director of Photography |
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Night Editor (1946) Director of Photography |
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A Bird in the Head (1946) Cinematography |
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Meet Me on Broadway (1946) Cinematography |
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My Name Is Julia Ross (1945) Director of Photography |
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Blonde from Brooklyn (1945) Director of Photography |
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Eve Knew Her Apples (1945) Director of Photography |
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I Love a Mystery (1945) Director of Photography |
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Eadie Was a Lady (1945) Director of Photography |
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The Soul of a Monster (1944) Director of Photography |
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Sailor's Holiday (1944) Director of Photography |
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You Only Live Once (1937) Assistant Camera |
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The Informer (1935) Camera Operator |
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The Conquerors (1932) Camera Operator |