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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?
| Popular As |
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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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He is a member of famous Cinematographer with the age 82 years old group.
Michael Ballhaus Height, Weight & Measurements
At 82 years old, Michael Ballhaus height not available right now. We will update Michael Ballhaus's Height, weight, Body Measurements, Eye Color, Hair Color, Shoe & Dress size soon as possible.
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| Height |
Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Not Available |
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Who Is Michael Ballhaus's Wife?
His wife is Helga Betten (m. 1958-2006)
Sherry Hormann (m. 2011)
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Wife |
Helga Betten (m. 1958-2006)
Sherry Hormann (m. 2011) |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
2, including Florian Ballhaus |
Michael Ballhaus Net Worth
His net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Michael Ballhaus worth at the age of 82 years old? Michael Ballhaus’s income source is mostly from being a successful Cinematographer. He is from Germany. We have estimated Michael Ballhaus's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2024 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2024 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2023 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Cinematographer |
Michael Ballhaus Social Network
Timeline
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.
Ballhaus was influenced by family friend Max Ophüls, and appeared as an extra in Ophüls' last film Lola Montès (1955).
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.
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).
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.
In 1990, he was the head of the jury at the 40th Berlin International Film Festival.
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.
His documentary In Berlin, made with Ciro Cappellari, was released in May 2009.
In 2011, Ballhaus married German-American film director Sherry Hormann, who is known for Desert Flower.
He died at his home in Berlin on 12 April 2017, at the age of 81, after a short illness.
