Hans F. Koenekamp

Personal Info

Know For

Crew

Gender

Male

Birthday

1891-12-03 (101 years old)

Deathday

1992-09-12

Place of Birth

Denison, Iowa, USA

Hans F. Koenekamp

Biography

Born in Denison, Iowa, of immigrant parents from Oldenburg, Germany, Hans Koenekamp began his film career with a job as a motion picture projectionist. He became a cinematographer in 1913 at Mack Sennett's Keystone Studios. He later worked at Fox Films and then joined Vitagraph in 1917, where he photographed all the Larry Semoncomedies. When Warner Bros. purchased First National's studio in Burbank, California, he signed a contract and remained with the studio for the next 30 years. He specialized in directing and photographing second units and producing special effects shots for the studio.

Production

1943

Air Force

as Special Effects

1949

It's a Great Feeling

as Special Effects

1943

Thank Your Lucky Stars

as Special Effects

1952

The Winning Team

as Special Effects

1940

The Sea Hawk

as Special Effects

1936

Earthworm Tractors

as Special Effects

1941

The Sea Wolf

as Special Effects

1927

Spuds

as Director of Photography

1945

Conflict

as Special Effects

1952

Mara Maru

as Special Effects

1927

The Stunt Man

as Cinematography

1922

A Pair of Kings

as Cinematography

1954

Young at Heart

as Special Effects

1935

A Midsummer Night's Dream

as Special Effects

1951

Strangers on a Train

as Special Effects

1937

Submarine D-1

as Special Effects

1919

Rip & Stitch: Tailors

as Director of Photography

1924

Kid Speed

as Director of Photography

1940

Virginia City

as Special Effects

1948

The Big Punch

as Special Effects

1949

White Heat

as Special Effects

1940

Torrid Zone

as Special Effects

1925

The Dome Doctor

as Director of Photography

1925

The Cloudhopper

as Director of Photography

1922

The Sawmill

as Director of Photography

1956

Toward the Unknown

as Special Effects

1957

Jet Pilot

as Camera Operator

1921

The Bell Hop

as Director of Photography

1947

Dark Passage

as Special Effects

1948

1936

Isle of Fury

as Special Effects

1937

Black Legion

as Special Effects

1941

Manpower

as Special Effects

1942

Wings for the Eagle

as Assistant Director

1925

The Wizard of Oz

as Director of Photography

1948

June Bride

as Special Effects

1950

1917

An International Sneak

as Director of Photography

1916

Bath Tub Perils

as Director of Photography

1950

Pretty Baby

as Special Effects

1951

Fort Worth

as Special Effects

1948

Winter Meeting

as Special Effects

1939

Wings of the Navy

as Special Effects

1957

The Spirit of St. Louis

as Special Effects

1952

The Big Trees

as Special Effects

1947

Deep Valley

as Special Effects

1914

Mabel's Strange Predicament

as Director of Photography

1940

They Drive by Night

as Special Effects

1945

The Corn Is Green

as Special Effects

1914

Tillie's Punctured Romance

as Director of Photography

1941

The Wagons Roll at Night

as Special Effects

1954

A Star Is Born

as Special Effects

1922

The Show

as Director of Photography

1920

The Stage Hand

as Director of Photography

1921

The Fall Guy

as Director of Photography

1949

Colorado Territory

as Special Effects

1924

The Girl in the Limousine

as Cinematography

1919

Cupid's Day Off

as Cinematography

1940

Santa Fe Trail

as Special Effects

1923

No Wedding Bells

as Cinematography

1917

Roping Her Romeo

as Director of Photography

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