Frank D. Williams
Personal Info
Know For
Camera
Gender
Male
Birthday
1893-03-20 (68 years old)
Deathday
1961-10-16
Place of Birth
Nashville, Missouri, USA
Also known As
Frank Douglas Williams
Frank Williams
Frank D. Williams
Biography
Frank D. Williams (March 21, 1893 – October 15, 1961) was a pioneering cinematographer who was active in the early days of the motion picture industry. He developed and patented the traveling matte shot. Frank D. Williams was born March 21, 1893, as Frank Douglas Williams, to James and Lucinda Williams in the small community of Nashville, Missouri. In 1912, Williams became a cameraman at Keystone Studios. There, in 1914, he was the photographer for many of Charlie Chaplin's first-year pictures, including Kid Auto Races at Venice which was the first film released in which The Tramp appeared. Williams is credited as appearing in Kid Auto Rac...
Acting
1914
as Cameraman (uncredited)
1914
as Caveman (uncredited)
Production
1914
as Director of Photography
1920
as Director of Photography
1933
as Special Effects Technician
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1927
as Special Effects
1917
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1921
as Director of Photography
1921
as Director of Photography
1921
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1916
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1919
as Director of Photography
1917
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1916
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1919
as Director of Photography
1917
as Director of Photography
1919
as Director of Photography
1916
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Cinematography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1914
as Director of Photography
1933
as Visual Effects Supervisor
1918
as Cinematography
1918
as Director of Photography
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