Born: 9 November 1940, Los Angeles, Calif., USA.

Education: El Camino College, Torrance, Calif. [Art and Design].

Career: Joined the Navy and became a photographers mate. After being honorably discharged, he had various jobs in the film industry: laborer, painter and delivering camera equipment to the studios and commercial houses. In 1970, Ted Winchester, the head of Paramount's camera department suggested that he sign up for the Minority Program, which was offered by the Photographers Union Local 659. Became 2nd c.asst, working on various tv shows including 'The Odd Couple', 'The Young Lawyers' & 'The Brady Bunch'. In 1975, he began to work on feature films with doph John Alonzo. Spent 3 years as Alonzo's 1st asst and c.op.

Also active as director.

Awards: As doph: ASC Award nom [1988] for 'L.A. Law'; 'Emmy' Award nom [1993; for Part 1] & ASC Award nom [1993] for 'Sinatra'; 'Emmy' Award nom [2004] for 'American Family: Journey of Dreams' [ep #23 'The Wedding'].

As dir: Western Heritage Award 'Bronze Wrangler' [1992; shared] for 'Conagher'.

1978        The China Syndrome [James Bridges] c; 2uc; ph: James Crabe; as Ray Villalobos

1978        Stunt Rock [Brian Trenchard-Smith] tao/c; co-addph; ph: Bob Carras & Robert Primes

1979        Urban Cowboy [James Bridges] p/c

1980        Nine to Five/9 to 5 [Colin Higgins] c

1982        Risky Business [Paul Brickman] c; cph: Bruce Surtees

1982        Mike's Murder [James Bridges] p/c

1983        Blame It on Rio [Stanley Donen] c; 2uc: Peter Lyons Collister

1983        Windy City [Armyan Bernstein] c

1984        Saving Grace [Robert M. Young] tvi/c

1984        Grandview, U.S.A. [Randal Kleiser] c; 2uc: Paul Vombrack & William Birch

1985        Desert Bloom [Eugene Corr] c

1985        Band of the Hand [Paul Michael Glaser] c

1985        Lucas [David Seltzer] c

1985        Jumpin' Jack Flash [Penny Marshall (replaced Howard Zieff)] c; addph; ph: Matthew Leonetti

1986        The Running Man [Paul Michael Glaser (replaced Andrew Davis)] c; addph; ph: Tom Del Ruth

1987        Punchline [David Seltzer] c

1987        Denial [: The Dark Side of Passion]/Loon [Erin Dignam] c

1988        Major League [David S. Ward] c; 2uc: James Pergola; aph: Bill Hendenberg

1989        Coup de Ville [Joe Roth] c; aph: David Butler

1990        Sibling Rivalry [Carl Reiner] c

1991        American Me [Edward James Olmos (replaced Robert M. Young)] c

1992        A Bronx Tale [Robert De Niro] c

1993        Roosters [Robert M. Young] p/c; addph: Yuri Neyman; 2uc: John Beymer

1993        PCU [Pit Party] [Hart Bochner] c

1995        Loved [Erin Dignam] c; uwph: Pete Romano

1996        Romy and Michele's High School Reunion [David Mirkin] c; aph: David Nowell

1996        Telling Lies in America [Guy Ferland] s35/c

1996        An Alan Smithee Film - Burn Hollywood Burn [Alan Smithee = Arthur Hiller] c

1997        Return to Paradise/All for One [Joseph Ruben] s35/c

1999        Love & Basketball [Gina Prince-Bythewood] c

2000        Juwanna Mann [Jesse Vaughan] c; addph (+ vfx ph): Evan A. Nesbitt

2001        Not Another Teen Movie/Sex Academy [Joel Gallen] c; sfx ph: Roy Unger

2002        Welcome to America [Rish Mustaine & John Sjogren] c; cph: Mark Philip Escobar & Philip C. Pfeiffer

2002        Jack and Marilyn [Edward James Olmos] c

2004        Splinter [Michael D. Olmos] c

2005        Flip the Script [Terrah Bennett Smith] c

2005        Bordertown [Gregory Nava] HD-to-35mm/c; addph: Brian J. Reynolds; 2uc: Robert F. Smith

2006        On the Brink [Eric Prescott] HD/c; short/12m

2006        One Long Night [David Siqueiros] c; addph: Jorge Z. López

2007        Privileged [Jonah Salander] HD/c

2008        Like Dandelion Dust [Jon Gunn] scope/c

2009        Flights of Fancy/El lujo de soñar [Daniel Eduvijes Carrera] 1 day of principal ph on 6 December

1981        Our Family Business [Robert Collins] pilot

1981        The Children Nobody Wanted [Richard Michaels] tvm

1981        [An Act of Love:] The Patricia Neal Story [Anthony Harvey (USA) & Anthony Page (GB)] tvm; cph: Mike Fash

1981        Prime Suspect/Cry of Innocence [Noel Black] tvm

1982        The Ballad of Gregorio Cortez [Robert M. Young] tvm; + visual cons; released to theaters outside USA

1982        Remington Steele [ep #2 'Tempered Steele' dir by Robert Butler] 94-part series, 1982-87; 1st season, 1982-83; other

                    ph: Edward R. Brown, Brian West, Dennis Matsuda, a.o.

1983        One Cooks, the Other Doesn't [Richard Michaels] tvm

1983        The Hitchhiker/Deadly Nightmares [various] 85-part series, 1983-91; other ph: Richard Wincenty & Thomas Burstyn

1984        Deadly Intentions [Noel Black] 2-part tvm

1985        Alfred Hitchcock Presents [ep #25 'Four O'Clock' dir by Andrew Mirisch] 80-part series, 1985-89; 1st season (NBC-tv),

                    1985-86

1986        L.A. Law [pilot dir by Gregory Hoblit] 171-part series, 1986-94; other ph: Kent Wakeford, Robert Seaman, a.o.

1986        A Smoky Mountain Christmas [Henry Winkler] tvm

1987        Tour of Duty [various] 58-part series, 1987-90; other ph: Alan Caso & Stephen Posey

1987        Wiseguy [various] 75-part (3 unaired) series, 1987-90; other ph: Frank E. Johnson, a.o.

1988        Midnight Caller [pilot dir by Thomas Carter] 61-part series, 1988-91; other ph: Bradley B. Six

1992        Sinatra [James Sadwith] 2-part tvm

1994        The Wright Verdicts [pilot dir by John Patterson] 7-part (1 unaired) series, 1995; other ph: Francis Kenny (5 ep)

1996        Hollywood Confidential [Reynaldo Villalobos] tvm

1998        L.A. Doctors/L.A. Docs [pilot dir by Gary Fleder] 24-part series, 1998-99; other ph: Rick Bota & Christopher Faloona;

                    2uc: Roy Unger; aph: Kurt E. Soderling

2001        American Family [ep #20 'The Journey, Part 1' & #21 'The Journey, Part 2' dir by Gregory Nava] 35-part series/HD,

                    2002 & 2004; 1st season, 2002; other ph: Brian J. Reynolds (+ cph #20 & #21)

2002        Women vs. Men [Chazz Palminteri] tvm

2003        American Family: Journey of Dreams (2nd season title) [ep #23 'The Wedding' dir by Gregory Nava] 2nd season,

                    2004; see 2001

2007        Breaking Bad [6 ep dir by various] series, 2008-present; 1st season, 2008; other ph (pilot): John Toll

2008        Mental [pilot dir by Guy Ferland] series, 2009

1974        Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore [Martin Scorsese] 1st c.asst; ph: Kent Wakeford

1976        Black Sunday [John Frankenheimer] c.asst; ph: John Alonzo

1977        Beyond Reason [Telly Savalas] c.op; ph: John Alonzo

1977        [Neil Simon's] The Cheap Detective [Robert Moore] c.op; ph: John Alonzo

1978        Players [Anthony Harvey] c.op; ph: James Crabe

1986        The Hitchhiker/Deadly Nightmares [ep #32 'Doctor's Orders'] 85-part series, 1983-91; 4th season, 1987; see

                    Television (1983)

1987        Tour of Duty [ep #6 'Burn, Baby, Burn' & #8 'The Good, the Bad and the Dead'] 1st season, 1987-88; see Television

                    (1987)

1987        Wiseguy [ep #6 'One on One'] 1st season, 1987-88; ph: Frank E. Johnson; see Television (1987)

1988        Midnight Caller [ep #6 'The Execution of John Saringo'] 1st season, 1988-89; see Television (1988)

1988        Knightwatch [ep #8 & 9 'Cops, Parts I & II'] 9-part series, 1988-89; ph: John Alonzo (pilot) & Francis Kenny

1988        Unsub [ep #4 'Daddy Dearest'] 8-part series, 1989; ph: Francis Kenny

1989        The Heat [pilot] ph: Frank Byers; ep 'CBS Summer Playhouse'

1989        Wiseguy [ep #54 'Day Four'] 3rd season, 1989-90; ph: Frank E. Johnson; see Television (1987)

1989        Booker/Booker, P.I. [ep #5 'All You Gotta Do is Do It'] 22-part series, 1989-90; ph: John S. Bartley & Thomas Burstyn

1990        [Louis L'Amour's] Conagher [tvm] ph: James Bagdonas; 2uc: Jack Whitman

1991        DEA [: Special Task Force] [ep #9 'The Fat Lady Sings Alone'] 13-part series, 1990-91; ph: James Glennon & Bryan

                    Greenberg

1994        New York Undercover [ep #9 'The Friendly Neighborhood Dealer' & #19 'CAT'] 89-part (1 unaired) series, 1994-98;

                    1st season, 1994-95; season ph: Glenn Kershaw, Constantine Makris, Edward J. Pei & Scott Williams

1996        Hollywood Confidential [tvm; + ph] see Television (1996)

1998        Soldier of Fortune, Inc./SOF: Special Ops Force/S.O.F., Inc. [ep #23 'Spyder's Web', #27 'Iraq and Roll' & #32 'The

                    Lord Is My Shepherd'] 37-part series, 1997-99; 2nd season, 1998-99; season ph: Ron Francis, Gary Kibbe & Steve

                    Yaconelli; aph: Kurt E. Soderling

1998        L.A. Doctors/L.A. Docs [ep #11 'Leap of Faith'] see Television (1998)

1998        Rescue 77 [ep #8 'Mustard Gas, Hold the Mayo'] 8-part series, 1999; ph: John J. Connor & Steven Shaw

1999        Sliders [ep #86 'Dust'] 88-part series, 1995-2000; 5th season, 1999-2000; season ph: Paul Maibaum

2000        Resurrection Blvd. [ep #6 'Negro y Moreno/Black and Brown'] 53-part series, 2000-02; 1st season, 2000; ep ph:

                    Stephen McNutt

2001        American Family [ep #15 'The Glass Ceiling'] ph: Brian J. Reynolds; see Television (2001)

2005        Battlestar Galactica [ep #29 'Sacrifice'] series/HD, 2004-present; 2nd season, 2005-06; ph: Stephen McNutt

2005        Seraphim Falls [David Von Ancken] 2ud; 2uc: Michael Ferris; ph: John Toll

200?        Macho [feature] announced