D.P. Bruce Surtees dies at 74

Bruce Surtees, cinematographer on greater than 50 films, including Bob Fosse's "Lenny," he Surtees was Oscar nominated, and Clint Eastwood photos "Dirty Harry," "High Flatlands Drifter," "The Outlaw Josey Wales" and steer clear of Alcatraz," died Thursday, Feb. 23. He was 74.Surtees made 14 films starring Eastwood, most of them directed by Eastwood. They began their association on films directed by Don Siegel including "Coogan's Bluff" (1968) and 1970's "Two Mules for Sister Sara," which Surtees was the digital camera operator "The Beguiled" (1971) (Surtees' first credit as d.p.) and "Dirty Harry" (1971). When Eastwood made his directorial debut in 1971 with "Play Misty personally,In . he chose Surtees as cinematographer. Furthermore they labored together on "Honkytonk Guy," "Opera," Sudden Impact" and "Pale Driver," all directed and starring Eastwood "Tightrope," starring Eastwood and 1995's "The Celebs Fell on Henrietta," professional produced by Eastwood.Surtees, whose inclination for low-ley lighting introduced for the sobriquet "the prince of darkness," came an Oscar nomination in 1975 for his concentrate on Bob Fosse's considerably recognized Lenny Bruce biopic that starred Dustin Hoffman. The film was shot in black and white-colored. He appeared to become famous for his concentrate on Arthur Penn's 1975 film "Evening Moves" and Gordon Parks' "Leadbelly" (1976).Among his many other film credits were "Harmful Business" and "Beverly Slopes Cop."Surtees also labored in television and was Emmy nominated in 1999 for his concentrate on the A&E telepic "Dash and Lilly." Other credits incorporated "Murder inside a small Town," "That Championship Season" and "American Tragedy."He was the boy from the cinematographer, Robert L. Surtees, who won Oscars for "King Solomon's Mines," "Unhealthy as well as the Beautiful" and "Ben Hur" and was nominated no more than 14 occasions, including four years back to back inside the late seventies. The elder Surtees died in 1985.Bruce Mohr Powell Surtees was produced in La and educated within the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. He began his career just like a specialist at Disney and in the beginning labored for his father as camera operator on films including "The Hallelujah Trail" and "The Lost Command." Surtees is managed to get by his wife, Carol. Contact Variety Staff at news@variety.com