Charles F. Wheeler (December 15, 1915 – October 28, 2004) was an American cinematographer.

Biography

Wheeler did much of his work for

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney (; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film p ...

. He served as a combat photographer in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

. He died in 2004 after developing Alzheimer's disease.Los Angeles Times obituary
/ref> In 1970 he was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Cinematography The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. History In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) w ...

; along with

Osamu Furuya Osamu Furuya is a Japanese cinematographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Cinematography for the film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''. Selected filmography * ''The Valiant Red Peony'' (1968) * ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970; ...

, Shinsaku Himeda, and Masamichi Satoh; for '' Tora! Tora! Tora!''. He had also been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for ''Babe'', a biopic about Babe Zaharias.

Partial filmography

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Duel at Diablo ''Duel at Diablo'' is a 1966 American Western film starring James Garner in his first Western after leaving the long-running tv series ''Maverick'', as well as Sidney Poitier in his first ever Western. Based on Marvin H. Albert's 1957 novel ' ...

'' (1966) *'' The Bubble'' (1966) *'' C.C. and Company'' (1970) *'' Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970) *'' Silent Running'' (1972) *'' The War Between Men and Women'' (1972) *''

Slaughter's Big Rip-Off ''Slaughter's Big Rip-Off'' is a 1973 blaxploitation film directed by Gordon Douglas and written by Charles Eric Johnson. The film stars Jim Brown, Ed McMahon, Don Stroud, Brock Peters, Gloria Hendry and Dick Anthony Williams. The film was rel ...

'' (1973) *'' Bad Ronald'' (1974) *''

The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case ''The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' is a 1976 American television film dramatization of the Lindbergh kidnapping, directed by Buzz Kulik and starting Cliff DeYoung, Anthony Hopkins, Martin Balsam, Joseph Cotten, and Walter Pidgeon. It first aired ...

'' (1976) (TV) *''

Freaky Friday ''Freaky Friday'' is a comedic children's novel written by Mary Rodgers, first published by Harper & Row in 1972. It has been adapted for several films, including versions in 1976, 1995, 2003, and 2018, and was reinterpreted as a horror film f ...

'' (1976) *''

The Cat from Outer Space ''The Cat from Outer Space'' is a 1978 American science fiction comedy film directed by Norman Tokar (his final film before his death the following year) starring Ken Berry, Sandy Duncan, Harry Morgan, Ronnie Schell, Roddy McDowall and McLean ...

'' (1978) *'' Christmas Eve on Sesame Street'' (1978) (uncredited) *'' C.H.O.M.P.S.'' (1979) *''

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'' is a 1980 American Children's film, family adventure film produced by The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Productions starring Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder. The film was released by Walt Di ...

'' (1980) *''

Condorman ''Condorman'' is a 1981 American adventure spy comedy superhero film directed by Charles Jarrott, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and starring Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera and Oliver Reed. The movie follows comic book illustrator Woodro ...

'' (1981) *'' The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper'' (1981) *'' The Best of Times'' (1986)

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* American cinematographers People from Memphis, Tennessee Deaths from dementia in California Deaths from Alzheimer's disease 1915 births 2004 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II American war photographers {{US-cinematographer-stub