# Ward Russell

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For other people named Russell Ward, see [Russell Ward (disambiguation)](/source/Russell_Ward_(disambiguation)).

**Ward T. Russell** is an American cinematographer and photographer.[1]

## Career

He is best known for his collaborations with film director [Tony Scott](/source/Tony_Scott),[2] serving as a chief [lighting technician](/source/Lighting_technician) on *[Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun)*, *[Beverly Hills Cop II](/source/Beverly_Hills_Cop_II)*, *[Revenge](/source/Revenge_(1990_film))*, before working as a cinematographer on *[Days of Thunder](/source/Days_of_Thunder)* and *[The Last Boy Scout](/source/The_Last_Boy_Scout)*[3]

## Personal life

He is married to film production coordinator Mary Cay Hollander.[3]

## Filmography

### Cinematographer

**Film**

Year Title Director 1990 Days of Thunder Tony Scott 1991 The Last Boy Scout 1996 Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace Farhad Mann 1998 The X-Files Rob Bowman 2004 Unstoppable David Carson 2005 Cruel World Kelsey T. Howard

**Short film**

Year Title Director 2007 The Burden Carriers Pierre Barrera

### Other roles

**Best boy**

- *[Record City](/source/Record_City)* (1977)
- *[Our Winning Season](/source/Our_Winning_Season)* (1978)
- *[The Electric Horseman](/source/The_Electric_Horseman)* (1979) (uncredited)
- *[The Idolmaker](/source/The_Idolmaker)* (1980) (electric best boy)
- *Soggy Bottom, U.S.A.* (1981)
- *[Independence Day](/source/Independence_Day_(1983_film))* (1983)

**Gaffer**

- *[Dreamscape](/source/Dreamscape_(1984_film))* (1984)
- *[Frankenweenie](/source/Frankenweenie_(1984_film))* (1984)
- *[Mussolini: The Untold Story](/source/Mussolini:_The_Untold_Story)* (1985)
- *[Back to School](/source/Back_to_School)* (1986)

**Chief lighting technician**

- *[Top Gun](/source/Top_Gun)* (1986)
- *[Beverly Hills Cop II](/source/Beverly_Hills_Cop_II)* (1987)
- *[Revenge](/source/Revenge_(1990_film))* (1990)

**Other credits**

Year Title Role 2004 Elvis Has Left the Building Camera operator 2006 Believe in Me Director of photography: landscape 2007 Undead or Alive Director of photography: second unit

## References

1. ["WARD RUSSELL photography"](http://wardrussellphoto.photoshelter.com/index). *wardrussellphoto.photoshelter.com*. Retrieved 3 June 2017.

1. Rugaard, Jason (November 11, 2010). ["Interview: Ward Russell"](http://moviemavericks.com/2010/11/interview-ward-russell/). moviemavericks.com. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

1. ["Ward Russell"](https://web.archive.org/web/20131211220745/http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/russell.htm). cinematographers.nl. Archived from [the original](http://www.cinematographers.nl/PaginasDoPh/russell.htm) on December 11, 2013. Retrieved December 9, 2013.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.wardrussellphoto.com/)
- [Ward Russell](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0751505/) at IMDb

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