Ken Kelsch

Ken Kelsch

Profile info

Known forCamera
GenderMale
Birthday8 July 1947
Died11 December 2023 (age 76)
Place of birthBrooklyn, New York, USA
Known credits46

Biography

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).

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
2019 · Himself
The Projectionist
The Projectionist
2019 · Director of Photography
Talking with the Vampires
Talking with the Vampires
2018
Talking with the Vampires
Talking with the Vampires
2018 · Director of Photography
The Brooklyn Banker
The Brooklyn Banker
2016 · Director of Photography
Welcome to New York
Welcome to New York
2014 · Director of Photography
House of Last Things
House of Last Things
2013 · Director of Photography
4:44 Last Day on Earth
4:44 Last Day on Earth
2012 · Director of Photography
Desert Flower
Desert Flower
2009 · Director of Photography
Sıcak
Sıcak
2008 · Director of Photography
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008 · Director of Photography
Return to Sleepaway Camp
Return to Sleepaway Camp
2008 · Cinematography
100 Feet
100 Feet
2008 · Garbage Man
100 Feet
100 Feet
2008 · Director of Photography
Chelsea on the Rocks
Chelsea on the Rocks
2008 · Director of Photography
Before It Had a Name
Before It Had a Name
2005 · Director of Photography
Medium
Medium
2005 · Director of Photography
Missing in America
Missing in America
2005 · Director of Photography
Happy End
Happy End
2003 · Director of Photography
Asmalı Konak: Hayat
Asmalı Konak: Hayat
2003 · Director of Photography
Testosterone
Testosterone
2003 · Director of Photography
'R Xmas
'R Xmas
2001 · Director of Photography
It Had to Be You
It Had to Be You
2000 · Director of Photography
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel
1999 · The Expeditor
New Rose Hotel
New Rose Hotel
1999 · Director of Photography
Invisible Child
Invisible Child
1999 · Director of Photography
Rear Window
Rear Window
1998 · Director of Photography
Susan's Plan
Susan's Plan
1998 · Casino Pit Boss
Susan's Plan
Susan's Plan
1998 · Director of Photography
The Impostors
The Impostors
1998 · Director of Photography
Montana
Montana
1998 · Director of Photography
A Brooklyn State of Mind
A Brooklyn State of Mind
1998 · Director of Photography
Every 9 Seconds
Every 9 Seconds
1997 · Director of Photography
Subway Stories
Subway Stories
1997 · Director of Photography
The Blackout
The Blackout
1997 · Director of Photography
The Prosecutors
The Prosecutors
1996 · Director of Photography
Big Night
Big Night
1996 · Director of Photography
Killer: A Journal of Murder
Killer: A Journal of Murder
1996 · Director of Photography
The Funeral
The Funeral
1996 · Director of Photography
Condition Red
Condition Red
1995 · Director of Photography
The Addiction
The Addiction
1995 · Director of Photography
Drop Squad
Drop Squad
1994 · Director of Photography
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
Assault at West Point: The Court-Martial of Johnson Whittaker
1994 · Director of Photography
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game
1993 · Camera Operator (uncredited)
Dangerous Game
Dangerous Game
1993 · Director of Photography
Bad Lieutenant
Bad Lieutenant
1992 · Director of Photography
Killer Dead
Killer Dead
1992 · Director of Photography
Spookies
Spookies
1986 · Director of Photography
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