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Michael Ballhaus was born on 5 August, 1935 in Berlin, Germany, is a German cinematographer (1935–2017). Discover Michael Ballhaus's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 82 years old?

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Occupation Cinematographer
Age 82 years old
Zodiac Sign Leo
Born 5 August 1935
Birthday 5 August
Birthplace Berlin, Germany
Date of death 2017
Died Place Berlin, Germany
Nationality Germany

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Who Is Michael Ballhaus's Wife?

His wife is Helga Betten (m. 1958-2006) Sherry Hormann (m. 2011)

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Wife Helga Betten (m. 1958-2006) Sherry Hormann (m. 2011)
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Children 2, including Florian Ballhaus

Michael Ballhaus Net Worth

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Source of Income Cinematographer

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1935

Michael Ballhaus, A.S.C. (5 August 1935 – 12 April 2017) was a German cinematographer who collaborated with directors such as Rainer Werner Fassbinder, Martin Scorsese, Mike Nichols, James L. Brooks, and Wolfgang Petersen.

He was a member of both the Academy of Arts, Berlin, and the American Society of Cinematographers.

Ballhaus was born in Berlin as the son of German actors and.

His uncle was actor and director Carl Ballhaus.

1955

Ballhaus was influenced by family friend Max Ophüls, and appeared as an extra in Ophüls' last film Lola Montès (1955).

1958

Ballhaus was married to actress and art director Helga Maria Betten from 1958 until her death in 2006.

She appeared in a handful of films, such as those directed by Fassbinder.

They had two sons: cinematographer Florian and assistant director Jan Sebastian.

1971

Ballhaus came to prominence with his work with Rainer Werner Fassbinder beginning with Whity (1971), in addition to The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant (1972), Chinese Roulette (1976) and The Marriage of Maria Braun (1978).

1983

After settling in the United States, he worked on many American films, such as Baby It's You (1983) for John Sayles; Old Enough (1984) for Marisa Silver; Under the Cherry Moon (1986) for Prince; After Hours (1985), The Color of Money (1986), The Last Temptation of Christ (1988), Goodfellas (1990), The Age of Innocence (1993), Gangs of New York (2002) and The Departed (2006) for Martin Scorsese; Broadcast News (1987) and I'll Do Anything (1994) for James L. Brooks; The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) for Steve Kloves; Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) for Francis Ford Coppola; Sleepers (1996) for Barry Levinson; and Wild Wild West (1999) for Barry Sonnenfeld.

1990

In 1990, he was the head of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.

2000

Ballhaus appeared in Rosa von Praunheim's film Fassbinder's Women (2000).

Ballhaus was nominated three times for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Broadcast News, The Fabulous Baker Boys and Gangs of New York, but never won.

Despite this, he did win the Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Bram Stoker's Dracula; both the Boston Society of Film Critics and Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on The Fabulous Baker Boys; and the Los Angeles Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinematography for his work on Goodfellas.

2009

His documentary In Berlin, made with Ciro Cappellari, was released in May 2009.

Ballhaus's final film was Sherry Hormann's 3096 Days in 2013.

2011

In 2011, Ballhaus married German-American film director Sherry Hormann, who is known for Desert Flower.

2017

He died at his home in Berlin on 12 April 2017, at the age of 81, after a short illness.