Ken Kelsch
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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).
Born: July 8, 1947 · Brooklyn, New York, USA
Filmography (35)
The Brooklyn Banker
2016
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Welcome to New York
2014
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House of Last Things
2013
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4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012
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Desert Flower
2009
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Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008
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100 Feet
2008
Actor: Garbage ManDirector of Photography
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008
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Before It Had a Name
2005
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Medium
2005
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Missing in America
2005
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Happy End
2003
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Asmalı Konak: Hayat
2003
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Testosterone
2003
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'R Xmas
2001
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It Had to Be You
2000
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New Rose Hotel
1999
Actor: The ExpeditorDirector of Photography
Rear Window
1998
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Susan's Plan
1998
Actor: Casino Pit BossDirector of Photography
The Impostors
1998
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Montana
1998
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Subway Stories
1997
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The Blackout
1997
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Big Night
1996
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Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996
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The Funeral
1996
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Condition Red
1995
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The Addiction
1995
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Drop Squad
1994
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Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994
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Dangerous Game
1993
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Bad Lieutenant
1992
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Spookies
1986
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Don't Go in the House
1979
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The Driller Killer
1979
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