Thomas Del Ruth
Thomas Del Ruth is a retired American cinematographer.
Early life
Del Ruth was born in 1942 in Beverly Hills, California, as the son of film director Roy Del Ruth, and Singer and Musical star Winnie Lightner.He was educated at Van Nuys High School and the University of Southern California and began working in the Motion Picture business as a Messenger at WB in 1959 and again at Disney Studios in 1965,
Career
Del Ruth switched from being in front of the camera to being behind it in 1967 and was promoted to director of photography in 1979 by Universal Studios.He has received two Emmy Awards for outstanding cinematography as well as six additional Emmy nominations. In addition, he has won four American Society of Cinematographers Outstanding Cinematography Awards as well as an additional seven ASC nominations.
Del Ruth is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers, as well as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
He has experience as assistant director, producer and director.
Filmography
Film
Television
TV movies| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1979 | She's Dressed to Kill | Gus Trikonis | |
| 1980 | Mark, I Love You | Gunnar Hellström | |
| 1981 | This House Possessed | William Wiard | |
| 1981 | Elvis and the Beauty Queen | Gus Trikonis | |
| 1982 | Help Wanted: Male | William Wiard | |
| 1982 | Million Dollar Infield | Hal Cooper | |
| 1982 | Paper Dolls | Edward Zwick | |
| 1982 | In Love with an Older Woman | Jack Bender | |
| 1983 | Who Will Love My Children? | John Erman | |
| 1983 | Intimate Agony | Paul Wendkos | |
| 1984 | Best Kept Secrets | Jerrold Freedman | |
| 1986 | Blind Justice | Rod Holcomb | |
| 1986 | Who Is Julia? | Walter Grauman | |
| 1988 | Ladykillers | Robert Michael Lewis | |
| 1989 | Dream Breakers | Stuart Millar | |
| 1992 | T Bone N Weasel | Lewis Teague | |
| 1993 | Barbarians at the Gate | Glenn Jordan | With Nicholas D. Knowland |
| 1993 | Donato and Daughter | Rod Holcomb | |
| 1993 | House of Secrets | Mimi Leder | |
| 1994 | Shattered Image | Fritz Kiersch | |
| 1994 | Royce | Rod Holcomb | |
| 1994 | Next Door | Tony Bill | |
| 1994 | One Christmas | Tony Bill | With Donald M. Morgan |
| 1995 | My Brother's Keeper | Glenn Jordan | |
| 1995 | Abandoned and Deceived | Joseph Dougherty | |
| 1996 | Chasing the Dragon | Ian Sander | |
| 1996 | Full Circle | Bethany Rooney | |
| 1997 | Asteroid | Bradford May | With David Hennings |
| 1997 | When the Cradle Falls | Paul Schneider | |
| 1997 | The Underworld | Rod Holcomb | |
| 1999 | Down Will Come Baby | Gregory Goodell | |
| 1999 | It Came from the Sky | Jack Bender | |
| 2005 | Heartless | Robert Markowitz | |
| 2005 | Code Breakers | Rod Holcomb |
Awards and nominations
Primetime Emmy Awards| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 1995 | Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special | My Brother's Keeper | Nomitated |
| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 2000 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2001 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2002 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | The West Wing | Nomitated | |
| 2003 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | The West Wing | Nomitated | |
| 2004 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | The West Wing | Nomitated | |
| 2007 | Outstanding Cinematography for a Single Camera Series | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nomitated |
American Society of Cinematographers
| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 1994 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots | The X-Files | Nomitated | |
| 1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots | ER | Won | |
| 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2005 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots | Code Breakers | Nomitated | |
| 2006 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Movies of the Week/Pilots | Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip | Nomitated |
| Year | Category | Title | Result | Ref. |
| 1995 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | ER | Won | |
| 1999 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2000 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2001 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | The West Wing | Won | |
| 2002 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | The West Wing | Nomitated | |
| 2003 | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Regular Series | The West Wing | Nomitated |