Gerald Hirschfeld

Gerald Hirschfeld, A.S.C. (25 April 1921 – 13 February 2017) was an American cinematographer.

Hirschfeld started his career in 1949 as a cinematographer for documentaries like Jack Arnold's With These Hands. During his life he has worked with directors like Sidney Lumet, John G. Avildsen, Frank Perry, Michael Crichton and Gene Wilder.

His most famous work his for Mel Brooks' Young Frankenstein: he shot the picture entirely in black-and-white, a rarity in the 1970s.

• With These Hands (1950)
• Fail Safe (1964)
• Last Summer (1969)
• Goodbye, Columbus (1969)
• Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
• Doc (1971)
• Two People (1973)
• Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
• Young Frankenstein (1974)
• The Ultimate Warrior (1975)
• Two-Minute Warning (1976)
• The Car (1977)
• The World's Greatest Lover (1977)
• Coma (1978)
• Sunday Lovers (1980)
• Neighbors (1981)
• My Favorite Year (1982)
• To Be or Not to Be (1983)
• Head Office (1985)
• Malone (1986)