Walter C. “Wally” Pfister, A.S.C. (born July 8, 1961) is an American cinematographer and film director, who is best known for his work with Christopher Nolan. Pfister won an Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Inception (2010). Pfister is also known for his work on director F. Gary Gray’s Italian Job and Bennett Miller’s Moneyball. Pfister made his directorial debut with Transcendence (2014), through Alcon Entertainment. IMDB Wikipedia $4 Million 1961 1961-7-8 Anna Julien Batman Begins (2005) Camera Department Cancer Chicago Cinematographer Claire Director Illinois Inception (2010) July 8 Mia Rose Nicholas The Dark Knight (2008) The Dark Knight Rises (2012) U.S. Wally Pfister Net Worth Walter Pfister
Full Name |
Wally Pfister |
Net Worth |
$4 Million |
Date Of Birth |
July 8, 1961 |
Place Of Birth |
Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
Profession |
Cinematographer, Camera Department, Director |
Education |
AFI Conservatory |
Nationality |
American |
Spouse |
Anna Julien |
Children |
Nicholas, Claire, Mia Rose |
Parents |
Wally Pfister |
Instagram |
http://www.instagram.com/wpfister |
IMDB |
http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0002892 |
Awards |
Academy Award for Best Cinematography, Critics’ Choice Movie Award for Best Cinematography, American Society of Cinematographers Award for Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases, Satellite Award for Best Cinematography, Chicago Film Critics Association Award for Best Cinema… |
Nominations |
Independent Spirit Award for Best Cinematography, National Society of Film Critics Award for Best Cinematography, BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography |
Movies |
Transcendence, Inception, The Dark Knight, The Dark Knight Rises, Batman Begins, Memento, The Prestige, Moneyball, Insomnia, The Italian Job, Laurel Canyon, Scotland, PA, The Hi-Line, The Unborn, The Granny, Marley, Rustin, Amityville: A New Generation, Stepmonster, Breakfast with Einstein, Sharing … |
Title |
Year |
Status |
Character |
Role |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2012 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Paul McCartney: My Valentine |
2012 |
Video short |
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Cinematographer |
Marley |
2012 |
Documentary |
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Cinematographer |
Moneyball |
2011 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Inception |
2010 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
The Dark Knight |
2008 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
The Prestige |
2006 |
director of photography |
|
Cinematographer |
Slow Burn |
2005 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Batman Begins |
2005 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
The Italian Job |
2003 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Laurel Canyon |
2002 |
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Cinematographer |
Insomnia |
2002 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Rustin |
2001 |
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Cinematographer |
Sanctuary |
2001 |
TV Movie |
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Cinematographer |
Scotland, Pa. |
2001 |
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Cinematographer |
Memento |
2000 |
director of photography |
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Cinematographer |
Sharing the Secret |
2000 |
TV Movie director of photography |
|
Cinematographer |
The Hi-Line |
1999 |
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Cinematographer |
Breakfast with Einstein |
1998 |
TV Movie |
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Cinematographer |
Rhapsody in Bloom |
1998 |
TV Movie |
|
Cinematographer |
A Kid in Aladdin’s Palace |
1997 |
Video director of photography – as Walter Pfister |
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Cinematographer |
Frontline |
1995 |
TV Series documentary 1 episode |
|
Cinematographer |
The Granny |
1995 |
Video |
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Cinematographer |
The Last Laugh |
1994 |
Short |
|
Cinematographer |
Stranger by Night |
1994 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Secret Games 3 |
1994 |
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Cinematographer |
Animal Instincts II |
1994 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Object of Obsession |
1994 |
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Cinematographer |
Mirror Images II |
1993 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Amityville: A New Generation |
1993 |
Video director of photography |
|
Cinematographer |
Stepmonster |
1993 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Inside Out IV |
1992 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Animal Instincts |
1992 |
Video |
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Cinematographer |
Inside Out III |
1992 |
Video |
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Cinematographer |
Night Rhythms |
1992 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Sketch Artist |
1992 |
TV Movie |
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Cinematographer |
Inside Out II |
1992 |
Video |
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Cinematographer |
Secret Games |
1992 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Lower Level |
1991 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
Barbara Stanwyck: Fire and Desire |
1991 |
TV Movie documentary |
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Cinematographer |
Inside Out |
1991 |
Video |
|
Cinematographer |
The Unborn |
1991 |
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Cinematographer |
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy |
2013 |
Video documentary videographer |
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Camera Department |
The Dark Knight Rises |
2012 |
camera operator: “a” camera – uncredited |
|
Camera Department |
Marley |
2012 |
Documentary additional photographer |
|
Camera Department |
Insomnia |
2002 |
camera operator: “a” camera – uncredited |
|
Camera Department |
Mexico City |
2000 |
second unit camera operator |
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Camera Department |
The Million Dollar Hotel |
2000 |
additional photographer |
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Camera Department |
Stuart Little |
1999 |
camera operator: “a” camera, second unit |
|
Camera Department |
Instinct |
1999 |
additional camera operator |
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Camera Department |
V.I.P. |
1998-1999 |
TV Series camera operator – 6 episodes |
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Camera Department |
Glory, Glory |
1998 |
TV Movie camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Willie Nelson at the Teatro |
1998 |
Documentary camera operator: “b” camera |
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Camera Department |
Dennis the Menace Strikes Again! |
1998 |
Video director of photography: second unit |
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Camera Department |
Mousehunt |
1997 |
additional director of photography: second unit – uncredited / camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery |
1997 |
additional photographer |
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Camera Department |
The Cherokee Kid |
1996 |
TV Movie camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Phenomenon |
1996 |
camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Unstrung Heroes |
1995 |
camera operator |
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Camera Department |
White Dwarf |
1995 |
TV Movie camera operator |
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Camera Department |
While You Were Sleeping |
1995 |
camera operator – as Walter Pfister |
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Camera Department |
Past Tense |
1994 |
TV Movie camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Wild Palms |
1993 |
TV Mini-Series camera operator – 5 episodes |
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Camera Department |
Sketch Artist |
1992 |
TV Movie camera operator |
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Camera Department |
Leather Jackets |
1992 |
director of photography: second unit |
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Camera Department |
The Perfect Bride |
1991 |
TV Movie assistant camera |
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Camera Department |
Prayer of the Rollerboys |
1990 |
additional camera |
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Camera Department |
Slumber Party Massacre III |
1990 |
director of photography: second unit |
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Camera Department |
Body Chemistry |
1990 |
director of photography: second unit |
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Camera Department |
Streets |
1990 |
additional director of photography / gaffer |
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Camera Department |
After Midnight |
1989 |
grip – as Walter Pfister |
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Camera Department |
Tanner ’88 |
1988 |
TV Mini-Series camera operator: second unit |
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Camera Department |
The Tick |
2016 |
TV Series 1 episode |
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Director |
Flaked |
2016 |
TV Series 4 episodes |
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Director |
Transcendence |
2014/I |
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Director |
Batman Begins |
2005 |
Video Game |
Walter Pfister (voice) |
Actor |
The Tick |
2016 |
TV Series executive producer |
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Producer |
Turbo |
2013 |
visual consultant |
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Miscellaneous |
Disrespecting Miss Wednesday |
2015 |
Short special thanks |
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Thanks |
The MisInventions of Milo Weatherby |
2009 |
Short special thanks |
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Thanks |
Batman: The Journey Begins |
2005 |
Video documentary short additional thanks |
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Thanks |
Lennon or McCartney |
2014 |
Documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Side by Side Extra: Volume Two |
2014 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Advanced Filmmaking |
2014 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Transcendence: Guarding the Threat |
2014 |
Video short |
Himself |
Self |
What Is ‘Transcendence’? |
2014 |
Video short |
Himself |
Self |
Made in Hollywood |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Up Close with Carrie Keagan |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself |
Self |
Last Call with Carson Daly |
2014 |
TV Series |
Himself – Guest |
Self |
Ending the Knight |
2012 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Side by Side |
2012 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
MSN Exclusives |
2012 |
TV Series |
Himself (2014) |
Self |
Moneyball: Playing the Game |
2012 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Made in Hollywood |
2011 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The 83rd Annual Academy Awards |
2011 |
TV Special |
Himself – Winner: Best Cinematography |
Self |
HBO First Look |
2008-2010 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The 81st Annual Academy Awards |
2009 |
TV Special |
Himself – Nominee: Best Cinematography |
Self |
Gotham Uncovered: Creation of a Scene |
2008 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Director’s Notebook: The Cinematic Sleight of Hand of Christopher Nolan |
2007 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Cinematographer Style |
2006 |
Documentary |
Himself |
Self |
Batman: The Tumbler |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director of Photography |
Self |
Batman Begins: Path to Discovery |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director of Photography |
Self |
Gotham City Rises |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director of Photography |
Self |
Saving Gotham City |
2005 |
Video documentary short |
Himself – Director of Photography |
Self |
Pedal to the Metal: The Making of ‘The Italian Job’ |
2003 |
Video short |
Himself |
Self |
In the Fog: Cinematography and Production Design |
2002 |
Video documentary short |
Himself |
Self |
Anatomy of a Scene |
2001 |
TV Series documentary |
Himself |
Self |
The Fire Rises: The Creation and Impact of the Dark Knight Trilogy |
2013 |
Video documentary |
Himself |
Archive Footage |
Year |
Award |
Ceremony |
Nomination |
Movie |
Category |
2012 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Cinematographer of the Year |
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
Won |
2012 |
Franklin J. Schaffner Award |
American Film Institute, USA |
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|
Won |
2011 |
Critics Choice Award |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2011 |
IOMA |
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) |
Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia) |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2011 |
Oscar |
Academy Awards, USA |
Best Achievement in Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2011 |
ASC Award |
American Society of Cinematographers, USA |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
ACCA |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Achievement in Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
Davis Award |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
CFCA Award |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
FFCC Award |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Cinematographer of the Year |
|
Won |
2010 |
HFCS Award |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
Sierra Award |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
NTFCA Award |
North Texas Film Critics Association, US |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
SDFCS Award |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
Satellite Award |
Satellite Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2010 |
WAFCA Award |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Won |
2009 |
COFCA Award |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2009 |
Gold Derby Award |
Gold Derby Awards |
Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2009 |
OFCS Award |
Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2008 |
ACCA |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2008 |
CFCA Award |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2008 |
DFWFCA Award |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2008 |
FFCC Award |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2008 |
SFFCC Award |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Won |
2005 |
NTFCA Award |
North Texas Film Critics Association, US |
Best Cinematography |
Batman Begins (2005) |
Won |
2000 |
Moxie! Award |
Santa Monica Film Festival |
Best Cinematographer |
The Hi-Line (1999) |
Won |
2012 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Cinematographer of the Year |
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) |
Nominated |
2012 |
Franklin J. Schaffner Award |
American Film Institute, USA |
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|
Nominated |
2011 |
Critics Choice Award |
Broadcast Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2011 |
IOMA |
Italian Online Movie Awards (IOMA) |
Best Cinematography (Miglior fotografia) |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2011 |
Oscar |
Academy Awards, USA |
Best Achievement in Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2011 |
ASC Award |
American Society of Cinematographers, USA |
Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Theatrical Releases |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
ACCA |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Achievement in Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
Davis Award |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
CFCA Award |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
FFCC Award |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
Hollywood Film Award |
Hollywood Film Awards |
Cinematographer of the Year |
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Nominated |
2010 |
HFCS Award |
Houston Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
Sierra Award |
Las Vegas Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
NTFCA Award |
North Texas Film Critics Association, US |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
SDFCS Award |
San Diego Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
Satellite Award |
Satellite Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2010 |
WAFCA Award |
Washington DC Area Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
Inception (2010) |
Nominated |
2009 |
COFCA Award |
Central Ohio Film Critics Association |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2009 |
Gold Derby Award |
Gold Derby Awards |
Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2009 |
OFCS Award |
Online Film Critics Society Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2008 |
ACCA |
Awards Circuit Community Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2008 |
CFCA Award |
Chicago Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2008 |
DFWFCA Award |
Dallas-Fort Worth Film Critics Association Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2008 |
FFCC Award |
Florida Film Critics Circle Awards |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2008 |
SFFCC Award |
San Francisco Film Critics Circle |
Best Cinematography |
The Dark Knight (2008) |
Nominated |
2005 |
NTFCA Award |
North Texas Film Critics Association, US |
Best Cinematography |
Batman Begins (2005) |
Nominated |
2000 |
Moxie! Award |
Santa Monica Film Festival |
Best Cinematographer |
The Hi-Line (1999) |
Nominated |