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Ken Kelsch

Ken Kelsch

Camera Born Jul 08, 1947 -- Died Dec 11, 2023 · Brooklyn, New York, USA

Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).

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Bad Lieutenant
7.0
movie
Bad Lieutenant
Director of Photography
1992
Medium
7.5
tv
Medium
Director of Photography
2005
Desert Flower
7.6
movie
Desert Flower
Director of Photography
2009
100 Feet
5.7
movie
100 Feet
as Garbage Man
2008
Return to Sleepaway Camp
5.8
movie
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Director of Photography
2008
The Addiction
6.5
movie
The Addiction
Director of Photography
1995
Big Night
7.0
movie
Big Night
Director of Photography
1996
The Funeral
6.7
movie
The Funeral
Director of Photography
1996
The Driller Killer
5.2
movie
The Driller Killer
Director of Photography
1979
4:44 Last Day on Earth
4.7
movie
4:44 Last Day on Earth
Director of Photography
2012
New Rose Hotel
5.2
movie
New Rose Hotel
as The Expeditor
1999
Welcome to New York
5.1
movie
Welcome to New York
Director of Photography
2014