Ralf Detlef Bode (March 31, 1941 – February 27, 2001) was a German-born American cinematographer.
Life and career
Born in Berlin, Germany, Bode moved with his family to Vermont in 1954, when he was 14 years old. A graduate of the University of Vermont, he initially started off as an actor and enrolled at Yale School of Drama. He also served as a photographer in the United States Army.
Bode did the cinematography for films Saturday Night Fever, Gorky Park, The Accused, Uncle Buck and Don Juan DeMarco. He was an uncredited second unit director for Rocky, but was credited for shooting the scenes in which Sylvester Stallone runs up the steps of the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
He received an Academy Award nomination for his work on Coal Miner's Daughter, as well as two Emmy nominations, for Gypsy and for Annie.
Bode died of lung cancer on February 27, 2001, at age 59 at his home in Santa Monica, California.
Filmography Film Year Title Director Notes 1972 The Stoolie John G. AvildsenGeorge Silano With John G. Avildsen and Charlie Clifton 1974 There Is No 13 William Sachs 1977 Saturday Night Fever John Badham1978 Somebody Killed Her Husband Lamont Johnson With Andrew Laszlo Slow Dancing in the Big City John G. Avildsen 1979 Rich Kids Robert M. Young1980 Coal Miner's Daughter Michael Apted Dressed to Kill Brian De Palma 1981 Raggedy Man Jack Fisk 1982 A Little Sex Bruce Paltrow 1983 Gorky ParkMichael Apted 1984 Firstborn1986 Violets Are Blue Jack Fisk The Whoopee Boys John Byrum1987 Critical Condition Michael Apted The Big Town Ben Bolt1988 Distant Thunder Rick Rosenthal The Accused Jonathan Kaplan1989 Cousins Joel Schumacher Uncle Buck John Hughes 1991 One Good Cop Heywood Gould1992 Leaving Normal Edward Zwick Love Field Jonathan Kaplan1993 Made in America Richard Benjamin The Nutcracker Emile Ardolino1994 Bad Girls Jonathan Kaplan Don Juan DeMarco Jeremy Leven Safe Passage Robert Allan Ackerman 1995 The Big Green Holly Goldberg Sloan1997 A Simple Wish Michael Ritchie Hacks Gary Rosen 1999 The Secret Life of Girls Holly Goldberg Sloan 2000 Boys and Girls Robert Iscove 2001 Speaking of Sex John McNaughton
Documentary film Year Title Director 1977 Secrets of the Gods William Sachs 1985 Bring On the Night Michael Apted
Television TV movies Year Title Director 1993 Gypsy Emile Ardolino 1995 A Streetcar Named Desire Glenn Jordan 1997 Cinderella Robert Iscove1999 The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer William Graham Annie Rob Marshall Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Glenn Jordan
TV series Year Title Director Note 1995 The History of Rock 'n' Roll Andrew SoltBud FriedgenMarc Sachnoff 4 episodes
Accolades Academy Awards Year Category Title Result 1980 Best Cinematography Coal Miner's Daughter
Primetime Emmy Awards Year Category Title Result 1993Outstanding Cinematography for a Limited or Anthology Series or Movie Gypsy 1999 Annie
References
External links Ralf D. Bode at the Internet Movie Database.