[Left] with William Shatner [right]

               

 MAC AHLBERG

Born: 12 June 1931, Stockholm, Sweden.

Career: Ph music videos [e.g. Michael Jackson's 'Black or White' dir by John Landis].

Also active as director under his own name and the pseudonym Bert Torn. Wrote screenplays under the pseudonym Edward Mannering.

Awards: Fantasporto International Fantasy Film Award for 'Best Cinematography' [1990] for 'Ghost Town'.



 FILMS

1954

Västkustsommar [?] ?; doc/?m

1956

Fosterbarn [Egil Holmsen] 16mm+35mm/b&w; doc/337mtr (35mm: 843mtr)

1964

Sängen [- En respektlös historik] [Mac Ahlberg] c; short/14m

1964

Kattorna/Kvindedyr/The Cats [Henning Carlsen] b&w

1965

Jag - en kvinna/Jeg - en kvinde/I, a Woman [Mac Ahlberg] b&w

1966

Ormen/The Serpent [Hans Abramson] b&w

1966

Prinsessan/The Princess/A Time in the Sun [Åke Falck] c; cph: Ralph Evers & Hans Emanuelsson

1967

Jag - en markis - med uppdrag att älska/Jeg - en marki/I, a Nobleman/The Reluctant Sadist [Mac Ahlberg & Peer Guldbrandsen] b&w

1968

Vindingevals/Waltz of Sex [Åke Falck] c

1968

Cavalleria Rusticana [Åke Falck] c; opera film/76m; 2uc; ph: Ernst Wild

1969

3 slags kærlighed/I, a Woman 3/The Daughter [Mac Ahlberg] c

1974

Porr i skandalskolan/Skandal i skolan/The Second Coming of Eva [Bert Torn = Mac Ahlberg] c; as Robert Berne; + co-scrpl (as Edward Mannering)/co-stills (as Robert Berne)

1976

Molly - familjeflickan/Sex in Sweden [Bert Torn = Mac Ahlberg] c; as Bert Torn; cph: Jean-Jacques Renon; + scrpl (as Edward Mannering)

1978

Nocturna [: Granddaughter of Dracula] [Harry Tampa = Harry Hurwitz] c

1980

Hell Night [Tom DeSimone] c

1981

The Seduction [David Schmoeller] c; addph: Daniel Pearl

1981

Parasite [Charles Band] StereoVision-3D/c

1982

Young Warriors/The Graduates of Malibu High [Lawrence D. Foldes] c; addph: Jacques Haitkin & Tom DeNove

1982

My Tutor [George Bowers] c

1982

Chained Heat [Paul Nicholas] c

1983

Metalstorm: The Destruction of Jared-Syn [Charles Band] StereoVision-3D/c; vfx ph: Frank H. Isaacs

1983

Parasite II [?] unrealized StereoVision-3D project

1983

The Dungeonmaster/Ragewar [- The Challenges of Excalibrate] [Charles Band, Rose-Marie Turko, John Carl Buechler, Peter Manoogian, David Allen, Steven Ford & Ted Nicolaou] c; 7 seg; 2uc: Robert Ebinger & Michael Wilson

1983

Swordkill/Ghost Warrior [Larry Carroll] c; 2uc: Robert Ebinger

1984

Prime Risk [Michael Farkas] c

1984

Ghoulies [Luca Bercovici] c; addph: Michael Wilson

1984

Trancers/Future Cop [Charles Band] c

1985

Re-Animator [Stuart Gordon] c; ext ph: Stephen Sealy; addph: Robert Ebinger; 2uc: David Schmier

1985

House [: Ding Dong, You're Dead] [Steve Miner] c

1985

Zone Troopers [Danny Bilson] c

1985

Eliminators [Peter Manoogian] c

1985

Crawlspace [David Schmoeller] c

1985

Dolls [Stuart Gordon] c

1986

[H.P. Lovecraft's] From Beyond [Stuart Gordon] c; anim ph: Jim Stewart

1986

House II: The Second Story [Ethan Wiley] c; 2uc: Kris Rao; efx ph: Justin Klarenbeck; stop motion ph: Sheila Duignan

1987

Robot Jox/Robojox [Stuart Gordon] c

1987

Pulse Pounders/Pulse Pounders Vol. 1 [Charles Band] c; 3 seg: 'The Evil Clergyman' (filmed April), 'Trancers II' (filmed October) & 'Dungeonmaster II'; prod abandoned due to financial difficulties; prod finished in 2001

1987

Prison [Renny Harlin] c; 2uc: David Boyd

1987

Ghost Town [Richard Governor] c

1987

Arena [Peter Manoogian] c

1988

DeepStar Six [Sean S. Cunningham] s35/c; uwph: Pete Romano, Al Giddings (add) & Rusty Geller

1988

The Horror Show/House III [James Isaac] c

1989

Shocker [: No More Mr. Nice Guy] [Wes Craven] c; addph; ph: Jacques Haitkin

1989

Meridian/Kiss of the Beast/Phantoms [Charles Band] c/V

1990

Crash and Burn [Charles Band] c/V

1990

Oscar [John Landis] c

1991

Nails [John Flynn] c; premiered on Showtime-tv

1992

Innocent Blood/A French Vampire in America [John Landis] c

1992

Striking Distance [Rowdy Herrington] c; 2uc: Thomas Priestley; uwph: Al Giddings; aph: David B. Nowell

1992

My Boyfriend's Back/Johnny Zombie [Bob Balaban] c

1993

Beverly Hills Cop III [John Landis] c

1994

The Brady Bunch Movie [Betty Thomas] c

1995

Space Truckers/Star Truckers [Stuart Gordon] c; 2uc: Paul Gentry

1996

A Very Brady Sequel [Arlene Sanford] c

1997

Good Burger [Brian Robbins] c; 2uc: Leo Napolitano

1997

The Wonderful Ice Cream Suit [Stuart Gordon] c

1998

Can't Stop Dancing [Steven Falick & Ben Zook] c; addph: Ken Blakey

1999

Ragdoll [Ted Nicolaou] c/V

1999

Levottomat/Restless [Aku Louhimies] c; 2uc: August Jakobsson; spec pfx: Jan-Eric Nyström

2000

The Ultimate Set-Up [Dwight Williams] status unknown

2000

Horrorvision [Danny Draven] dv-to-35mm/c/V

2000

Sideshow/SideShow [Fred Olen Ray] c/V

2001

Air Rage [Ed Raymond = Fred Olen Ray] c/V

2001

Deathbed [Danny Draven] dv/c/V

2002

Groom Lake/The Visitor [William Shatner] dv-to-35mm/c

2002

King of the Ants [Stuart Gordon] c; 2uc: Byron Werner

2002

Deadly Stingers [J.R. Bookwalter] c; 2uc: Danny Draven

2003

Puppet Master: The Legacy [Robert Talbot = Charles Band] c/V

2003

Dr. Moreau's House of Pain [Charles Band] c/V

2006

Petrified [Charles Band] c/V

2006

Evil Bong [Charles Band] c


 TELEVISION

1959

Åke och hans värld [Bengt Lagerkvist] tvm

1961

Gäst hos verkligheten [Bengt Lagerkvist] tvm/b&w/64m

1966

Nattflyg [Åke Falck] tvm/b&w

1967

Klavierkonzert Nr. 1 in b-moll von Peter I. Tschaikowsky [Åke Falck] music film/39m

1988

The Wonder Years [ep #7-23 dir by Steve Miner, Michael Dinner, a.o.] 115-part series, 1988-93; 2nd season, 1988-89; cph (#23): Philip Holahan

1989

The Reluctant Agent/Double Your Pleasure [Paul Lynch] tvm

1990

Dream On [ep #1 'The First Episode' dir by John Landis & 8 ep dir by various] 120-part series, 1990-96; 1st season, 1990

1991

Dream On [ep #15 & 16 'The Second Greatest Story Ever Told' (Part 1 & 2) dir by John Landis & #25 'Pants on Fire' dir by Arlene Sanford] 2nd season, 1991; see 1990

1994

My Breast [Betty Thomas] tvm

1994

Couples [Betty Thomas] pilot/30m

1995

The Late Shift [Betty Thomas] tvm

1996

The Second Civil War [Joe Dante] tvm

1998

The Rats of Rumfordton [Danny Bilson] pilot for unrealized series 'It's True'

2000

M.Y.O.B./Mind Your Own Business [Bryan Gordon, Victoria Hochberg & Stephen Cragg] 8-part (4 unaired) series


 FILMS AS CAMERA ASSISTANT

1956

Med glorian på sned [Hasse Ekman] ph: Martin Bodin

1957

Nattens ljus/Night Light [Lars-Eric Kjellgren] ph: Åke Dahlqvist


 FILMS AS DIRECTOR

1964

Sängen [- En respektlös historik] [short; + ph] see Films

1965

Jag - en kvinna/Jeg - en kvinde/I, a Woman [+ ph] see Films

1967

Jag - en markis - med uppdrag att älska/Jeg - en marki/I, a Nobleman/The Reluctant Sadist [co-d; + ph] see Films

1968

Fanny Hill/The Swedish Fanny Hill [+ scrpl] ph: Jan Lindeström

1968

Jag - en kvinna 2. Äktenskapet/Jeg - en kvinde II/I, a Woman II [ph: Andreas Bellis]

1969

3 slags kærlighed/I, a Woman 3/The Daughter [+ ph] see Films

1969

Nana/Nana 70/Take Me, Love Me/Poupée d'amour [+ co-scrpl] ph: Andréas Winding

1973

Jorden runt med Fanny Hill/Around the World with Fanny Hill [+ co-scrpl] ph: Mikael Salomon

1974

Flossie/Flossie - en venus på 15/Swedish Sex Kitten [as Bert Torn; + scrpl (as Edward Mannering)] ph: Anthon Berg (= Tony Forsberg)

1974

Porr i skandalskolan/Skandal i skolan/The Second Coming of Eva [as Bert Torn; + co-scrpl (as Edward Mannering)/ph/co-stills (as Robert Berne)] see Films

1974

Justine och Juliette/Justine the Virtuous/Swedish Minx [as Bert Torn; + scrpl (as Edward Mannering)] ph: Anthon Berg (= Tony Forsberg)

1975

Bel Ami [- den stora överraskningen!]/For Men Only [as Bert Torn; + scrpl (as Edward Mannering)] ph: Henri Alexandre

1976

Molly - familjeflickan/Sex in Sweden [as Bert Torn; + scrpl (as Edward Mannering)/cph] see Films

1979

Gangsters/Hoodlums [ph: ?]