Wally Pfister

Quick Facts

Full Name	Wally Pfister
Occupation	Cinematographer
Date Of Birth	Jul 8, 1961(1961-07-08)
Age	63
Birthplace	Chicago
Country	United States
Birth City	Illinois
Horoscope	Cancer

Wally Pfister Biography

Wally Pfister is one of the most popular and richest Cinematographer who was born on July 8, 1961 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Famous as a collaborator with the director Well known for his collaborations with director Christopher Nolan, he is a director of photography who won the 2010 Oscar for Inception. He was also nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematographer for Nolan’s films Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight., He is a director of photography who took home his 2010 Oscar for the film Inception. The director was also nominated for an Academy Award for Best Cinematographer for his film trilogy, which includes Batman Begins, The Prestige and The Dark Knight.

Robert Altman gave him one of his first film jobs, hiring to do some B-roll on the 1988 HBO mini-series Tanner ’88. gave the first of his film gigs in which he was asked to produce some B-roll in his 1988 HBO mini-series Tanner’88.

Walter C. Pfister, ASC (born July 8, 1961) is an American cinematographer and director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. Pfister won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Inception (2010). Pfister is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray’s The Italian Job and Bennett Miller’s Moneyball. Pfister made his directorial debut with Transcendence (2014), through Alcon Entertainment. He has also directed commercials and television, including episodes of Flaked and The Tick.

When Pfister was about 11, a film company shot scenes for Shamus (1973), featuring Burt Reynolds, in his Irvington neighborhood. The boy was fascinated by the crew setting up lights and cameras. Soon afterwards, he began shooting 8 mm home movies and short films. Pfister also emulated his father by shooting slides on Kodachrome film and assembling them into little shows for family and friends.

He was born within his home in the New York suburb of Irvington-on-Hudson by his parents Patricia Ann and Walter J. Pfister, Jr.

Wally Pfister Net Worth

Wally Pfister is one of the richest Cinematographer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Wally Pfister 's net worth $4 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He began to be interested by the world of cinema at age of 11, when the film industry made scenes for the 1973 film Shamus within his New York neighborhood in which the actor lived.

His directorial debut was with a sci-fi thriller named Transcendence that featured He made his directorial debut with a sci-fi film called Transcendence which starred Johnny Depp..

Pfister was born in Chicago, Illinois and raised in the New York suburb of Irvington-on-Hudson. He is the son of Patricia Ann (née Conway) and Walter J. Pfister, Jr. His grandfather was the city editor of a newspaper in Wisconsin. His father, also known as Wally, was a TV news producer, who began his career with CBS-TV in Chicago in 1955. Later, as an executive at ABC News, the elder Pfister worked with David Brinkley and Peter Jennings, covering political conventions, space flights and the civil rights movement.

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Wally Pfister Dating?

According to our records, Wally Pfister married to Anna Julien. As of December 1, 2023, Wally Pfister’s is not dating anyone.

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In 1995, Papamichael asked Pfister to operate for him on Diane Keaton’s Unstrung Heroes (1995).

Facts & Trivia

Wally Ranked on the list of most popular Cinematographer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Wally Pfister celebrates birthday on July 8 of every year.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) since 2002, and the British Society of Cinematographers (BSC) since 2011.

What is Wally Pfister doing now?

Working largely alongside director Christopher Nolan, Pfister’s credits include the “Dark Knight” series, “Inception,” and “Memento” just to name a few. He’s racked up a slew of awards and is regarded in Hollywood as a premier cinematographer and is now transitioning into the director’s chair.

Who did cinematography for Dark Knight?

Wally Pfister was the man behind the camera for Nolan’s revolutionary superhero epic. Christopher Nolan’s superhero epic “The Dark Knight” celebrated its 10th anniversary this year, and with it has come no shortage of articles looking back on the making of the game-changing genre movie.

How did Wally Pfister get into cinematography?

Altman was looking for a real news cameraman to play that role in his show. They hired Pfister and asked him to also shoot some B-roll. When the producers saw his work, they brought Pfister on the show as the second unit cameraman.

Who was the cinematographer for Inception?

Wally Pfister

Who was the cinematographer for Dunkirk?

Hoyte van Hoytema