Michael Chapman (cinematographer)

Michael Chapman
The Portrait of Michael Chapman 2020 - Chalk on paper 36" x 22"
Born
Michael Crawford Chapman

(1935-11-21)November 21, 1935
New York City, New York, U.S.
DiedSeptember 20, 2020(2020-09-20) (aged 84)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Occupations
  • Cinematographer
  • film director
Years active1968–2007
Known forAmerican New Wave
SpouseAmy Holden Jones

Michael Crawford Chapman, American Society of Cinematographers (November 21, 1935 – September 20, 2020) was an American cinematographer and film director well known for his work on many films of the American New Wave of the 1970s and in the 1980s with directors such as Martin Scorsese and Ivan Reitman. He shot more than forty feature films.