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Gary Graver

Gary Graver

Director & actor · born 20 July 1938 · Portland, Oregon, USA

Gary Foss Graver (July 20, 1938 – November 16, 2006) was an American film director, editor, screenwriter and cinematographer. He was a prolific filmmaker, working in various roles on over 300 films, but is best known as Orson Welles' final cinematographer, working over a period of six years on Welles' epic film The Other Side of the Wind which was released in 2018, 48 years after it was started.

Graver began his career in the late 1960s as a cinematographer and editor of various B-movies, including several films by Roger Corman, before providing additional camerawork on John Cassavetes's A Woman Under the Influence (1974). He continued to serve as the cinematographer of numerous horror films from the late 1970s and through the 1980s, including The Toolbox Murders (1978), Trick or Treats (1982), which he also wrote, edited, and directed; Mortuary (1983), They're Playing with Fire (1984), and Twisted Nightmare (1988).

Where to start: F for Fake (1973).

As director 97

As actor 29

Frequently asked questions

What is the best Gary Graver movie?

By viewer score, F for Fake (1973) at 7.4/10.

What are Gary Graver’s most popular movies?

F for Fake, The Other Side of the Wind, They'll Love Me When I'm Dead.

How many movies has Gary Graver made?

126 films on TMDB, 97 as director, 29 as actor.

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