Charles F. Wheeler (December 15, 1915 – October 28, 2004) was an American cinematographer.

Biography

Wheeler did much of his work for

Walt Disney Walter Elias Disney ( ; December 5, 1901December 15, 1966) was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the Golden age of American animation, American animation industry, he introduced several develop ...

. He served as a combat photographer in the

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare, maritime military branch, service branch of the United States Department of Defense. It is the world's most powerful navy with the largest Displacement (ship), displacement, at 4.5 millio ...

during

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

. He died in 2004 after developing

Alzheimer's disease Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a neurodegenerative disease and the cause of 60–70% of cases of dementia. The most common early symptom is difficulty in remembering recent events. As the disease advances, symptoms can include problems wit ...

.Los Angeles Times obituary
/ref> In 1970 he was nominated for the

Academy Award for Best Cinematography The Academy Award for Best Cinematography is an Academy Award awarded each year to a cinematographer for work on one particular motion picture. History In its first film season, 1927–28, this award (like others such as the acting awards) w ...

; along with

Osamu Furuya Osamu Furuya is a Japanese cinematographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Cinematography for the film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''. Selected filmography * '' The Valiant Red Peony'' (1968) * ''Tora! Tora! Tora! ''T ...

, Shinsaku Himeda, and

Masamichi Satoh Masamichi Satoh is a Japanese cinematographer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Cinematography for the film ''Tora! Tora! Tora!''. Selected filmography * ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' (1970; co-nominated with Osamu Furuya ...

; for ''

Tora! Tora! Tora! ''Tora! Tora! Tora!'' () is a 1970 epic war film that dramatizes the events leading up to the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941, from both American and Japanese positions. The film was produced by Elmo Williams and directed by Richard F ...

''. He had also been nominated for a

Primetime Emmy Award The Primetime Emmy Awards, or Primetime Emmys, are part of the extensive range of Emmy Awards for artistic and technical merit for the American television industry. Owned and operated by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (ATAS), the P ...

for ''Babe'', a biopic about

Babe Zaharias Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias (; Didrikson; June 26, 1911 – September 27, 1956) was an American athlete who excelled in golf, basketball, baseball, and track and field. She won two gold medals and a silver in track and field at the ...

Partial filmography

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Duel at Diablo ''Duel at Diablo'' is a 1966 American Western film directed by Ralph Nelson starring James Garner and Sidney Poitier. It is based on Marvin H. Albert's 1957 novel ''Apache Rising''. The production shot on location in southern Utah. The film wa ...

'' (1966) *'' The Bubble'' (1966) *'' C.C. and Company'' (1970) *''

'' (1970) *''

Silent Running ''Silent Running'' is a 1972 American ecological-themed science fiction film. It is the directorial debut of Douglas Trumbull, and stars Bruce Dern, Cliff Potts, Ron Rifkin, and Jesse Vint. Plot In the future, all forests on Earth have b ...

'' (1972) *'' The War Between Men and Women'' (1972) *'' Slaughter's Big Rip-Off'' (1973) *'' Bad Ronald'' (1974) *'' The Lindbergh Kidnapping Case'' (1976) (TV) *''

Freaky Friday ''Freaky Friday'' is a comedic children's novel written by Mary Rodgers, first published by Harper & Row in 1972. The plot is set in a day in the life of 13-year-old Annabel Andrews and her mother, who spend one Friday in each other's bodies. ...

'' (1976) *'' The Cat from Outer Space'' (1978) *''

Christmas Eve on Sesame Street ''Christmas Eve on Sesame Street'' is a ''Sesame Street'' Christmas special first broadcast on PBS on Sunday, December 3, 1978. Plot The special starts with live-action versions of the Muppets enjoying an ice skating party. Afterward, they hea ...

'' (1978) (uncredited) *'' C.H.O.M.P.S.'' (1979) *''

The Last Flight of Noah's Ark ''The Last Flight of Noah's Ark'' is a 1980 American family adventure film produced by Walt Disney Productions starring Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder. The film was released by Buena Vista Distribution on July 9, 1980. A full ...

'' (1980) *''

Condorman ''Condorman'' is a 1981 American superhero comedy film directed by Charles Jarrott, produced by Walt Disney Productions, and starring Michael Crawford, Barbara Carrera and Oliver Reed. The film follows comic book illustrator Woodrow Wilkins's a ...

'' (1981) *''

The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper ''The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper'' is a 1981 American crime thriller film about infamous aircraft hijacker D. B. Cooper, who escaped with $200,000 after leaping from the back of a Boeing 727 airliner on November 24, 1971. The bulk of the film ficti ...

'' (1981) *'' The Best of Times'' (1986)

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* American cinematographers People from Memphis, Tennessee Deaths from dementia in California Deaths from Alzheimer's disease in California 1915 births 2004 deaths United States Navy personnel of World War II American war photographers {{US-cinematographer-stub