BILLY BITZER

Billy Bitzer
Billy Bitzer
Gender: Male
Known for: Camera
Birthday: April 21, 1872
Deathday: April 29, 1944
Place of Birth: Roxbury, Massachusetts, USA

Biography

Gottfried Wilhelm "Billy" Bitzer (April 21, 1872 – April 29, 1944) was a pioneering American cinematographer notable for his close association with D. W. Griffith.

Filmography

Starring

2021·
The Méliès Mystery
Self (archive footage)
1909·
Lucky Jim

Production

1934·
The Camera Speaks
Story
1933·
Hotel Variety
Director of Photography
1928·
The Battle of the Sexes
Director of Photography
1925·
The Midnight Girl
Director of Photography
1924·
America
Director of Photography
1923·
The White Rose
Director of Photography
1922·
Sure-Fire Flint
Director of Photography
1921·
Orphans of the Storm
Director of Photography
1920·
Way Down East
Director of Photography
1920·
The Idol Dancer
Director of Photography
1920·
The Love Flower
Director of Photography
1919·
Scarlet Days
Director of Photography
1919·
A Romance of Happy Valley
Director of Photography
1919·
The Greatest Question
Director of Photography
1919·
True Heart Susie
Director of Photography
1919·
The Girl Who Stayed at Home
Director of Photography
1919·
The Mother and the Law
Director of Photography
1919·
The Fall of Babylon
Director of Photography
1919·
Broken Blossoms or The Yellow Man and the Girl
Director of Photography
1918·
Hearts of the World
Director of Photography
1918·
The Great Love
Director of Photography
1918·
The Greatest Thing in Life
Director of Photography
1916·
Intolerance: Love's Struggle Throughout the Ages
Director of Photography
1915·
The Birth of a Nation
Director of Photography
1914·
Judith of Bethulia
Director of Photography
1914·
Home, Sweet Home
Director of Photography
1914·
Brute Force
Cinematography
1914·
The Escape
Director of Photography
1914·
The Avenging Conscience
Director of Photography
1913·
Death's Marathon
Cinematography
1913·
The Unwelcome Guest
Director of Photography
1913·
The Wanderer
Director of Photography
1913·
The Little Tease
Director of Photography
1913·
Broken Ways
Director of Photography
1913·
Two Men of the Desert
Director of Photography
1913·
The Coming of Angelo
Cinematography
1913·
An Indian's Loyalty
Director of Photography
1913·
The Battle at Elderbush Gulch
Director of Photography
1913·
The Lady and the Mouse
Director of Photography
1913·
Olaf—An Atom
Director of Photography
1913·
The Mothering Heart
Director of Photography
1913·
Near To Earth
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
1912·
A String of Pearls
Director of Photography
1912·
The Root of Evil
Director of Photography
1912·
A Pueblo Legend
Cinematography
1912·
My Baby
Director of Photography
1912·
A Beast at Bay
Director of Photography
1912·
Lena and the Geese
Director of Photography
1912·
So Near, Yet So Far
Director of Photography
1912·
The Musketeers of Pig Alley
Director of Photography
1912·
The Mender of Nets
Director of Photography
1912·
The Sunbeam
Director of Photography
1912·
One Is Business, the Other Crime
Director of Photography
1912·
An Unseen Enemy
Director of Photography
1912·
Iola's Promise
Director of Photography
1912·
The Painted Lady
Director of Photography
1912·
The Girl and Her Trust
Director of Photography
1912·
A Lodging for the Night
Director of Photography
1912·
The Goddess of Sagebrush Gulch
Director of Photography
1912·
A Feud in the Kentucky Hills
Director of Photography
1912·
The School Teacher and the Waif
Director of Photography
1912·
A Temporary Truce
Director of Photography
1912·
The Massacre
Director of Photography
1912·
The Lesser Evil
Director of Photography
1912·
The Burglar’s Dilemma
Director of Photography
1912·
The Sands of Dee
Cinematography
1912·
The New York Hat
Director of Photography
1912·
Friends
Director of Photography
1911·
The Blind Princess and the Poet
Cinematography
1911·
The Sorrowful Example
Cinematography
1911·
Bobby the Coward
Cinematography
1911·
The Thief and the Girl
Cinematography
1911·
Her Sacrifice
Cinematography
1911·
The New Dress
Cinematography
1911·
How She Triumphed
Cinematography
1911·
A Knight of the Road
Cinematography
1911·
Madame Rex
Cinematography
1911·
Paradise Lost
Cinematography
1911·
The Broken Cross
Cinematography
1911·
The Spanish Gypsy
Cinematography
1911·
The Diamond Star
Cinematography
1911·
The Two Paths
Cinematography
1911·
The Revenue Man and His Girl
Cinematography
1911·
The Indian Brothers
Cinematography
1911·
The Italian Barber
Cinematography
1911·
Fate's Turning
Cinematography
1911·
Heart Beats of Long Ago
Cinematography
1911·
Saved from Himself
Cinematography
1911·
A Country Cupid
Cinematography
1911·
The Adventures of Billy
Cinematography
1911·
Fighting Blood
Cinematography
1911·
The Squaw's Love
Cinematography
1911·
The Trail of Books
Director of Photography
1911·
The Voice of the Child
Director of Photography
1911·
The Last Drop of Water
Director of Photography
1911·
Enoch Arden
Director of Photography
1911·
Enoch Arden: Part II
Director of Photography
1911·
Enoch Arden: Part I
Director of Photography
1911·
The Unveiling
Cinematography
1911·
Teaching Dad to Like Her
Director of Photography
1911·
What Shall We Do with Our Old?
Cinematography
1911·
The Rose of Kentucky
Director of Photography
1911·
The Primal Call
Director of Photography
1911·
The Making of a Man
Director of Photography
1911·
His Trust Fulfilled
Director of Photography
1911·
The Lonedale Operator
Director of Photography
1911·
Fisher Folks
Director of Photography
1911·
The Long Road
Director of Photography
1911·
Italian Blood
Director of Photography
1911·
The Battle
Director of Photography
1911·
Swords and Hearts
Director of Photography
1911·
His Trust
Director of Photography
1911·
The Miser's Heart
Director of Photography
1911·
When a Man Loves
Director of Photography
1910·
The Refuge
Cinematography
1910·
The Face at the Window
Cinematography
1910·
That Chink at Golden Gulch
Cinematography
1910·
The Sorrows of the Unfaithful
Cinematography
1910·
Winning Back His Love
Cinematography
1910·
The Golden Supper
Cinematography
1910·
Muggsy's First Sweetheart
Cinematography
1910·
The Modern Prodigal
Cinematography
1910·
A Child's Impulse
Cinematography
1910·
The Newlyweds
Cinematography
1910·
The Call
Cinematography
1910·
The Cloister’s Touch
Cinematography
1910·
The Oath and the Man
Cinematography
1910·
Love Among the Roses
Cinematography
1910·
Her Terrible Ordeal
Cinematography
1910·
The Rocky Road
Cinematography
1910·
The Two Brothers
Cinematography
1910·
A Child of the Ghetto
Cinematography
1910·
Over Silent Paths
Cinematography
1910·
An Arcadian Maid
Cinematography
1910·
In Old California
Cinematography
1910·
As It Is in Life
Cinematography
1910·
Faithful
Cinematography
1910·
Wilful Peggy
Director of Photography
1910·
The House with Closed Shutters
Director of Photography
1910·
Ramona
Director of Photography
1910·
The Honor of His Family
Director of Photography
1910·
The Lesson
Director of Photography
1910·
A Flash of Light
Director of Photography
1910·
Rose o' Salem Town
Director of Photography
1910·
The Unchanging Sea
Director of Photography
1910·
Sunshine Sue
Director of Photography
1910·
The Iconoclast
Director of Photography
1910·
Waiter No. 5
Director of Photography
1910·
What the Daisy Said
Director of Photography
1910·
In the Border States
Director of Photography
1910·
The Fugitive
Director of Photography
1910·
The Usurer
Director of Photography
1909·
Leather Stocking
Cinematography
1909·
A Change of Heart
Cinematography
1909·
Mr. Jones’ Burglar
Cinematography
1909·
Tender Hearts
Cinematography
1909·
In Old Kentucky
Cinematography
1909·
The Indian Runner's Romance
Cinematography
1909·
The Girls and Daddy
Cinematography
1909·
The Slave
Cinematography
1909·
The Faded Lilies
Cinematography
1909·
The Awakening
Cinematography
1909·
Oh, Uncle!
Cinematography
1909·
The Restoration
Cinematography
1909·
His Duty
Cinematography
1909·
The Peachbasket Hat
Cinematography
1909·
Confidence
Cinematography
1909·
The Cardinal's Conspiracy
Cinematography
1909·
The Lure of the Gown
Cinematography
1909·
The Salvation Army Lass
Cinematography
1909·
A Strange Meeting
Cinematography
1909·
Fools of Fate
Cinematography
1909·
What's Your Hurry?
Cinematography
1909·
Nursing a Viper
Cinematography
1909·
The Renunciation
Cinematography
1909·
The Politician's Love Story
Cinematography
1909·
Lucky Jim
Cinematography
1909·
The Violin Maker of Cremona
Cinematography
1909·
The Light That Came
Cinematography
1909·
Resurrection
Cinematography
1909·
The Gibson Goddess
Cinematography
1909·
The Voice of the Violin
Cinematography
1909·
The Cricket on the Hearth
Cinematography
1909·
Her First Biscuits
Cinematography
1909·
Pippa Passes
Cinematography
1909·
The Mended Lute
Cinematography
1909·
Lady Helen's Escapade
Cinematography
1909·
Comata, the Sioux
Director of Photography
1909·
The Curtain Pole
Director of Photography, Story
1909·
The Redman's View
Director of Photography
1909·
A Corner in Wheat
Director of Photography
1909·
The Country Doctor
Director of Photography
1909·
The Lonely Villa
Director of Photography
1909·
Two Memories
Director of Photography
1909·
Sweet and Twenty
Director of Photography
1909·
The Joneses Have Amateur Theatricals
Director of Photography
1909·
Through the Breakers
Director of Photography
1909·
The Necklace
Director of Photography
1909·
The Fascinating Mrs. Francis
Director of Photography
1909·
The Sacrifice
Director of Photography
1909·
The Welcome Burglar
Director of Photography
1909·
The Honor of Thieves
Director of Photography
1909·
A Rural Elopement
Director of Photography
1909·
Mr. Jones Has a Card Party
Director of Photography
1909·
The Criminal Hypnotist
Director of Photography
1909·
Love Finds a Way
Director of Photography
1909·
The Maniac Cook
Director of Photography
1909·
The Cord of Life
Director of Photography
1909·
Edgar Allan Poe
Director of Photography
1909·
The Sealed Room
Director of Photography
1909·
At the Altar
Director of Photography
1909·
Those Awful Hats
Director of Photography
1909·
The Son's Return
Director of Photography
1909·
Getting Even
Director of Photography
1909·
The Way of Man
Director of Photography
1909·
A Trap for Santa Claus
Director of Photography
1909·
To Save Her Soul
Director of Photography
1909·
The Day After
Director of Photography
1909·
Lines of White on a Sullen Sea
Director of Photography
1909·
The Mountaineer's Honor
Director of Photography
1909·
1776, or The Hessian Renegades
Director of Photography
1909·
The Little Darling
Director of Photography
1909·
The Broken Locket
Director of Photography
1909·
A Drunkard's Reformation
Director of Photography
1909·
What Drink Did
Director of Photography
1909·
The Suicide Club
Director of Photography
1909·
They Would Elope
Director of Photography
1908·
The King's Messenger
Director of Photography
1908·
King of the Cannibal Islands
Director of Photography
1908·
'Ostler Joe
Cinematography
1908·
Old Isaacs, the Pawnbroker
Cinematography
1908·
Caught by Wireless
Cinematography
1908·
The Outlaw
Cinematography
1908·
A Famous Escape
Cinematography
1908·
Professional Jealousy
Cinematography
1908·
The Feud and the Turkey
Cinematography
1908·
The Princess in the Vase
Cinematography
1908·
The Planter's Wife
Cinematography
1908·
Her First Adventure
Cinematography
1908·
A Smoked Husband
Cinematography
1908·
Deceived Slumming Party
Cinematography
1908·
Where the Breakers Roar
Cinematography
1908·
The Call of the Wild
Cinematography
1908·
After Many Years
Cinematography
1908·
Romance of a Jewess
Cinematography
1908·
The Song of the Shirt
Cinematography
1908·
A Calamitous Elopement
Cinematography
1908·
The Black Viper
Cinematography
1908·
The Sculptor's Nightmare
Cinematography
1908·
Betrayed by a Handprint
Cinematography
1908·
Bobby's Kodak
Cinematography
1908·
Hulda's Lovers
Director of Photography
1908·
Mixed Babies
Cinematography
1908·
Money Mad
Director of Photography
1908·
The Music Master
Director of Photography
1908·
The Invisible Fluid
Director of Photography
1908·
Mr. Jones at the Ball
Director of Photography
1908·
The Christmas Burglars
Director of Photography
1908·
Father Gets in the Game
Director of Photography
1908·
The Valet's Wife
Director of Photography
1908·
The Adventures of Dollie
Director
1908·
The Zulu's Heart
Director of Photography
1908·
The Taming of the Shrew
Director of Photography
1908·
When Knights Were Bold
Director of Photography
1908·
Over the Hills to the Poor House
Director of Photography
1907·
Jamestown Exposition
Camera Operator
1907·
Mr. Hurry-up
Director of Photography
1907·
Fights of Nations
Director of Photography
1907·
Trial Marriages
Director of Photography
1906·
The Impossible Convicts
Cinematography
1906·
Dr. Dippy's Sanitarium
Director of Photography
1906·
San Francisco Disaster
Cinematography
1906·
Married for Millions
Director of Photography
1906·
San Francisco: Aftermath of Earthquake
Director of Photography
1906·
From Leadville to Aspen: A Hold-Up in the Rockies
Director of Photography
1906·
Logging in Maine
Director
1905·
Teasing
Cinematography
1905·
The Summer Boarders
Cinematography
1905·
Duel Scene from Macbeth
Cinematography
1905·
Lifting the Lid
Cinematography
1905·
A Pipe Dream
Cinematography
1905·
Spirit of '76
Cinematography
1905·
The Broker's Athletic Typewriter
Cinematography
1905·
In the Swimming Pool, Palm Beach, Florida
Camera Operator
1905·
Wrestling at the New York Athletic Club
Director
1905·
2 A.M. in the Subway
Cinematography
1905·
New York Subway
Director of Photography, Director
1905·
A Kentucky Feud
Director of Photography
1905·
A Ballroom Tragedy
Director of Photography
1905·
Latina, Contortionist
Director of Photography
1905·
A Trip to Salt Lake City
Director of Photography
1905·
Peeping Tom in the Dressing Room
Director of Photography
1905·
She Banked in Her Stocking; or, Robbed of Her All
Director of Photography
1905·
Tom, Tom, the Piper's Son
Director of Photography
1905·
Bathing in the Ice at the L Street Bath, Boston
Director of Photography
1904·
The Swimming Class
Cinematography
1904·
The Battle of the Yalu
Cinematography
1904·
The Baby and the Puppies
Cinematography
1904·
The Opening the Williamsburg Bridge
Cinematography
1904·
The Lost Child
Cinematography
1904·
Automobile Race for the Vanderbilt Cup
Cinematography
1904·
The Widow and the Only Man
Cinematography
1904·
Panorama of Machine Co. Aisle
Director, Director of Photography
1904·
Personal
Director of Photography
1904·
Panorama Exterior Westinghouse Works
Director
1904·
Taping Coils
Director
1904·
Coil Winding Machines
Director
1904·
Girls Taking Time Checks
Director, Director of Photography
1904·
Panorama View, Street Car Motor Room
Director, Director of Photography
1904·
Welding the Big Ring
Director
1904·
Assembling a Generator
Director
1904·
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Casting Scene)
Director
1904·
Westinghouse Air Brake Co. (Moulding Scene)
Director
1904·
Westinghouse Employees, Westinghouse Works
Director
1904·
Girls Winding Armatures
Director
1904·
Panoramic View, Aisle B, Westinghouse Works
Director
1904·
Testing a Rotary
Director, Director of Photography
1904·
Westinghouse Air Brake Co.
Director
1904·
Assembling and Testing Turbines
Director
1904·
Casting a Guide Box
Director
1904·
Coil Winding Section E
Director
1904·
Testing Large Turbines, Westinghouse Co. Works
Director
1904·
Westinghouse Works
Director, Director of Photography
1904·
Tapping a Furnace
Director
1904·
Steam Hammer
Director
1904·
Alone
Director of Photography
1904·
Steam Whistle
Director
1904·
The Hero of Liao-Yang
Director of Photography
1904·
A Cake Walk on the Beach at Coney Island
Director
1904·
The Chicken Thief
Director of Photography
1904·
The Coney Island Beach Patrol
Director
1904·
Children in the Surf at Coney Island
Director
1904·
Automobiling Among the Clouds
Director, Director of Photography
1903·
The Boy In The Barrel
Camera Operator
1903·
Strictly Fresh Eggs
Camera Operator
1903·
Catch-As-Catch-Can Wrestling Bout
Director, Cinematography
1903·
Murder Scene from "King of the Detectives"
Director of Photography
1903·
Willie's Camera
Director of Photography
1903·
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 2
Director of Photography
1903·
The Physical Culture Girl, No. 1
Director of Photography
1903·
Pres. Roosevelt's Fourth of July Oration
Director
1903·
N.Y. Fire Department Returning
Director
1903·
The Haymarket
Director of Photography
1903·
Orphans in the Surf
Director
1903·
Happy Hooligan Interferes
Director of Photography
1903·
A Frontier Flirtation; or, How the Tenderfoot Won Out
Director of Photography
1903·
Betsy Ross Dance
Director of Photography
1903·
The Fate of the Artist's Model
Director of Photography
1903·
The Dude and the Burglars
Director of Photography
1903·
The Giddy Dancing Master
Director of Photography
1903·
Levi & Cohen, the Irish Comedians
Director of Photography
1903·
Expert Bag Punching
Director
1903·
Hooligan in Jail
Director of Photography
1903·
Weighing the Baby
Director of Photography
1902·
Baby in a Rage
Camera Operator
1901·
The Georgetown Loop (Colorado)
Director, Director of Photography
1901·
President McKinley Inauguration
Director
1899·
Panorama from the Tower of the Brooklyn Bridge
Director of Photography, Director
1899·
Stealing a Dinner
Director of Photography
1899·
Across Brooklyn Bridge
Director
1897·
At the Top of Brooklyn Bridge
Director
1896·
Little Egypt
Camera Operator
1896·
McKinley at Home, Canton, Ohio
Director of Photography
1896·
Hard Wash
Cinematography
1896·
American Falls from Luna Island
Cinematography
1896·
American Falls from Goat Island
Cinematography