Michael Chapman (cinematographer)

Michael Chapman
The Portrait of Michael Chapman 2020 - Chalk on paper 36" x 22"
Born
Michael Crawford Chapman

(1935-11-21)November 21, 1935
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 2020(2020-09-20) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • film director
Years active1968–2007
SpouseAmy Holden Jones

Michael Crawford Chapman, ASC (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director, known for his work on many films of the American New Wave during the 1970s and the 1980s. He was twice nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Raging Bull (1980) and The Fugitive (1993). He received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award in 2004.