{{Short description|American cinematograpgher}} {{Infobox person | name = Arthur Albert | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | birth_name = Arturo Albert | othername = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1946|07|09}} | birth_place = Caracas, Venezuela | death_date = | death_place = | alma_mater = | years_active = 1971–2019 | spouse = }}
'''Arthur Albert''' (born '''Arturo Albert''' on July 9, 1946) is a Venezuelan born American cinematographer and television director.
==Education== He is an alum of New Hampton School (1964) and Columbia University (BA, 1969).<ref name="cinematographers.nl"/>
==Career== As a cinematographer, he has photographed for a number of notable films including ''Night of the Comet'' (1984), ''The Principal'' (1987), ''Surf Ninjas'' (1993), ''Dirty Work'' (1998), ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' (2001) and among other films. He has worked with director Dennis Dugan on three films ''Happy Gilmore'' (1996), ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' (1997) and ''Saving Silverman'' (2001).<ref name="cinematographers.nl">{{cite web|url=http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/albert.htm |title=Arthur Albert |publisher=Internet Encyclopedia of Cinematographers |accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref>
Albert has also worked in episodic television. Working as cinematographer on the television series ''The Wonder Years'', ''ER'' and ''The Gates''. He also directed episodes of all of those series. His other television cinematography credits include ''ABC Weekend Special'', ''The District'', ''The $treet'' and ''The Glades'', ''Breaking Bad'', ''Better Call Saul'', ''Still Star-Crossed''.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://tv.yahoo.com/contributor/50880/credits;_ylt=AmiZq.ELgHNYiwE9P9uSIGy.o9EF |title=Arthur Albert credits |last= |first= |publisher=Yahoo! TV |accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> Albert was also the cinematographer of the 1986 TV movie ''My Two Loves''.
In 2001, he directed the short film ''Dating in L.A.'', his only film directing credit.
==Filmography== ===Film=== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1971 | ''Is There Sex After Death?'' | Alan Abel<br>Jeanne Abel | With Gerald Cotts |- | 1972 | ''Please Stand By'' | Jack Milton<br>Joanna Milton | With Paul Goldsmith |- |rowspan=3|1976 | ''Los muertos sí salen'' | Alfredo Lugo | |- | ''The Faking of the President'' | Alan Abel<br>Jeanne Abel | |- | ''Nomadic Lives'' | Mark Obenhaus | |- | 1977 | ''El vividor'' | Manuel Díaz Punceles | |- | 1978 | ''Muerte en el paraíso'' |rowspan=2|Michel Katz | |- |rowspan=2|1983 | ''Carpion milagrero'' | With Luis Jacko |- | ''La gata borracha'' | Román Chalbaud | |- |rowspan=2|1984 | ''The House of Water'' | Jacobo Penzo | |- | ''Night of the Comet'' | Thom Eberhardt | |- | 1985 | ''The Boys Next Door'' | Penelope Spheeris | |- |rowspan=2|1986 | ''Odd Jobs'' | Mark Story | |- | ''Streets of Gold'' | Joe Roth | |- |rowspan=2|1987 | ''The Squeeze'' | Roger Young | |- | ''The Principal'' | Christopher Cain | |- | 1989 | ''Miss Firecracker'' | Thomas Schlamme | |- | 1990 | ''Heart Condition'' | James D. Parriott | |- | 1991 | ''By the Sword'' | Jeremy Kagan | |- | 1992 | ''Passed Away'' | Charlie Peters | |- | 1993 | ''Surf Ninjas'' | Neal Israel | With Victor Hammer |- | 1995 | ''One Night Stand'' | Talia Shire | |- | 1996 | ''Happy Gilmore'' |rowspan=2|Dennis Dugan | |- | 1997 | ''Beverly Hills Ninja'' | |- | 1998 | ''Dirty Work'' | Bob Saget | |- |rowspan=2|2001 | ''Saving Silverman'' | Dennis Dugan | |- | ''Max Keeble's Big Move'' | Tim Hill | |- | 2006 | ''Puff, Puff, Pass'' | Mekhi Phifer | |- | 2013 | ''The Chosen Ones'' | Maria Cruz | |- | 2018 | ''Benjamin'' | Bob Saget | |} <!--- '''Documentary film''' {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1974 | ''Old-Fashioned Woman'' | Martha Coolidge | |- | 1994 | ''You So Crazy'' | Thomas Schlamme | Stand-up comedy |- |}
'''Short film''' {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1974 | ''Linda's Film on Menstruation'' | Linda Feferman | With Fred Hadley |- | 1976 | ''Last Stand Farmer'' | Richard Brick | |- | 2008 | ''St. California'' | Rebecca Scott | |}
===Television=== ====Cinematographer==== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director ! Notes |- | 1984-1986 | ''ABC Weekend Special'' | Mark Cullingham<br>Claude Kerven<br>John Fox | 5 episodes |- | 1985 | ''CBS Schoolbreak Special'' | Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Episode "The Exchange Student" |- | 1985-1986 | ''ABC Afterschool Special'' | Claude Kerven<br>James Scott | 2 episodes |- | 1986 | ''Sledge Hammer!'' | Martha Coolidge | Episode "Under the Gun" |- | 1991-1993 | ''The Wonder Years'' | | 30 episodes |- | 1991 | ''John Leguizamo: Mambo Mouth'' | Thomas Schlamme | TV special |- | 1997-1998 | ''Early Edition'' | | 9 episodes |- | 2001-2009 | ''ER'' | | 165 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2010 | ''The Gates'' | Terry McDonough<br>David Barrett<br>Paul A. Edwards | 4 episodes |- | ''The Glades'' | Gary A. Randall<br>Dennie Gordon | 2 episodes |- | 2012 | ''Missing'' | Steve Shill<br>Paul Edwards<br>Phil Abraham<br>James Strong | 8 episodes |- | 2012-2013 | ''The Mob Doctor'' | | 8 episodes |- |rowspan=2|2013 | ''Breaking Bad'' | Michelle MacLaren<br>Michael Slovis<br>Vince Gilligan | Episodes "Buried", "Confessions" and "Felina" |- | ''Sleepy Hollow'' | Ken Olin<br>John Showalter | Episodes "Blood Moon" and "For the Triumph of Evil" |- | 2013-2017 | ''The Blacklist'' | | 10 episodes |- | 2015-2016 | ''Better Call Saul'' | | Season 1 and Season 2 |- | 2016-2017 | ''The Night Shift'' | | 20 episodes |- | 2017 | ''Still Star-Crossed'' | Jonathan Jones<br>Tom Verica | 3 episodes |- | 2019 | ''Sneaky Pete'' | Jon Avnet | Episode "The Huckleberry Jones" |}
'''TV movies''' {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Director |- | 1986 | ''My Two Loves'' | Noel Black |- | 1988 | ''Sam Found Out: A Triple Play'' | Piers Haggard |- | 1992 | ''For Richer, for Poorer'' | Jay Sandrich |- |rowspan=2|1997 | ''Close to Danger'' | Neema Barnette |- | ''The Hired Heart'' | Jeremy Kagan |- | 1999 | ''Behind the Mask'' | Tom McLoughlin |} ---> ====Director==== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Title ! Episode(s) |- |rowspan=4|1992-1993 |rowspan=4|''The Wonder Years'' | "The Lost Weekend" |- | "Kevin Delivers" |- | "Alice in Autoland" |- | "Reunion" |- |rowspan=3|1996 |rowspan=3|''Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.'' | "Pilot" |- | "A Living Doll" |- | "Talk Ain't Cheap" |- |rowspan=2|2004-2005 |rowspan=2|''ER'' | "An Intern's Guide to the Galaxy" |- | "Wake Up" |- | 2010 | ''The Gates'' | "Bad Moon Rising" |}
==Recognition== {|class="wikitable" ! Year ! Award ! Category ! Title ! Episode ! Result ! Ref. |- | 1997 | Directors Guild of America | Outstanding Directing – Children's Programs | ''Bailey Kipper's P.O.V.'' | "Talk Ain't Cheap" | {{nom}} | <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dga.org/The-Guild/Members/Profile.aspx?mid=C8K6B%2fb7H68%3d |title=Arthur Albert member profile |publisher=Directors Guild of America |accessdate=February 8, 2012}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{IMDb name|0016473}}
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Albert, Arthur}} Category:1946 births Category:American cinematographers Category:American television directors Category:Columbia College, Columbia University alumni Category:Living people Category:Mass media people from Caracas Category:Venezuelan emigrants to the United States Category:New Hampton School alumni