Michael Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus was born on Aug 05, 1935 in Germany. Michael Ballhaus's big-screen debut came with Whity directed by Rainer Werner Fassbinder in 1971. Michael Ballhaus is known for Madonna: Celebration - The Video Collection directed by Reed Barker, Madonna stars as Self and Danny Aiello as Papa (segment "Papa Don't Preach"). Michael Ballhaus has got 25 awards and 34 nominations so far. The most recent award Michael Ballhaus achieved is Gianni Di Venanzo Award. The upcoming new movie Michael Ballhaus plays is 3096 Tage which will be released on Feb 28, 2013.

Michael Ballhaus was a German cinematographer. He worked on many American films, including Baby It's You (1983), Old Enough (1984), After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), Dracula (1992), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002), and The Departed (2006).Ballhaus was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, for Broadcast News (1987), The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989), and Gangs of New York (2002), but never won.His son Florian Ballhaus is also a cinematographer who worked on Flightplan (2005) and The Devil Wears Prada (2006).Ballhaus died on 11 April 2017, at the age of 81.