Kent L. Wakeford

Kent L. Wakeford

CinematographerCamera and Electrical Department

Born: January 23, 1928
Died: October 10, 2020

Kent Wakeford was born on January 23rd 1928 and whilst attending school in his native Los Angeles, apprenticed to a fashion photographer, before working as a cameraman for the Douglas Aircraft Company. He spend two years in the US Army Signal Corps as cameraman in America and Germany before becoming…

Biography

Kent Wakeford was born on January 23rd 1928 and whilst attending school in his native Los Angeles, apprenticed to a fashion photographer, before working as a cameraman for the Douglas Aircraft Company. He spend two years in the US Army Signal Corps as cameraman in America and Germany before becoming a free-lance documentary and advertising lens-man before setting up his own commercials production company with John Orloff - Wakeford/ Orloff. After making more documentaries he teamed up with Martin Scorsese for 'Mean Streets', later collaborating with Scorsese for 'Alice Doesn't Live here Anymore'.

Cinematographer

Treasure of Pirate's Point(1999)

Waking Up Horton(1998)

Halfway Home(1998)

Last Lives(1997)

Wedding Bell Blues(1996)

Camera and Electrical Department

The Shadow Men(1997)

Known for

Mean Streets1973 · Cinematographer Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore1974 · Cinematographer The Shadow Men1997 · Camera and Electrical Department Last Lives1997 · Cinematographer

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