Victor J. Kemper

Victor Jay Kemper A.S.C. (April 14, 1927 – November 27, 2023)^[1] was an American cinematographer.

Victor J. Kemper
Born	Victor Jay Kemper (1927-04-14)April 14, 1927 Newark, New Jersey, U.S.
Died	November 27, 2023(2023-11-27) (aged 96) Los Angeles, California, U.S.
Years active	1967–2006
Spouse	Claire Kellerman ​ (m. 1953)​
Children	2
President of the American Society of Cinematographers
In office 1993–1996
Preceded by	William A. Fraker
Succeeded by	Owen Roizman
In office 1999–2001
Preceded by	Woody Omens
Succeeded by	Steven B. Poster

Early life and education

Victor Jay Kemper was born in Newark, New Jersey, on April 14, 1927, as the son of Florence (née Freedman) and Louis Kemper.^[2]

He was a graduate of Seton Hall University.

Career

As a cinematographer, Kemper collaborated extensively with director Arthur Hiller.

He was a member of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC), and was its president twice, from 1993 to 1996, and from 1999 to 2001.

Kemper died in Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, on November 27, 2023, at the age of 96.^[3]

Filmography

Film

Year	Title	Director	Ref.
1970	The Magic Garden of Stanley Sweetheart	Leonard Horn
	Husbands	John Cassavetes
1971	They Might Be Giants	Anthony Harvey	[4]
	Who Is Harry Kellerman and Why Is He Saying Those Terrible Things About Me?	Ulu Grosbard
	The Hospital	Arthur Hiller
1972	The Candidate	Michael Ritchie
	Last of the Red Hot Lovers	Gene Saks
1973	Shamus	Buzz Kulik
	The Friends of Eddie Coyle	Peter Yates
	Gordon's War	Ossie Davis
	From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler	Fielder Cook
1974	The Gambler	Karel Reisz
1975	The Reincarnation of Peter Proud	J. Lee Thompson
	Dog Day Afternoon	Sidney Lumet
1976	Stay Hungry	Bob Rafelson
	The Last Tycoon	Elia Kazan
	Mikey and Nicky[a]	Elaine May
1977	Slap Shot	George Roy Hill
	Audrey Rose	Robert Wise
	Oh, God!	Carl Reiner
1978	Coma	Michael Crichton
	The One and Only	Carl Reiner
	Eyes of Laura Mars	Irvin Kershner
	Magic	Richard Attenborough	[5]
1979	...And Justice for All	Norman Jewison
	The Jerk	Carl Reiner	[6]
1980	Night of the Juggler	Robert Butler
	The Final Countdown	Don Taylor
	Xanadu	Robert Greenwald	[7]
1981	The Four Seasons	Alan Alda
	Chu Chu and the Philly Flash	David Lowell Rich
1982	Partners	James Burrows
	Author! Author!	Arthur Hiller
1983	Mr. Mom	Stan Dragoti
	Vacation	Harold Ramis
1984	The Lonely Guy	Arthur Hiller
	Cloak & Dagger	Richard Franklin
1985	Secret Admirer	David Greenwalt
	Pee-wee's Big Adventure	Tim Burton
	Clue	Jonathan Lynn
1987	Walk Like a Man	Melvin Frank
1988	Hot to Trot	Michael Dinner
	Cohen and Tate	Eric Red
1989	See No Evil, Hear No Evil	Arthur Hiller
1990	Crazy People	Tony Bill
1991	F/X2	Richard Franklin
	Another You	Maurice Phillips
	Married to It	Arthur Hiller
1992	Beethoven	Brian Levant
1995	Tommy Boy	Peter Segal
1996	Eddie	Steve Rash
	Jingle All the Way	Brian Levant

1. Shared credit with Bernie Abramson

Direct-to-video

Year	Title	Director
2005	American Pie Presents: Band Camp	Steve Rash
2006	Bring It On: All or Nothing

Television

TV movies

Year	Title	Director
1977	The Prince of Central Park	Harvey Hart
1987	Kojak: The Price of Justice	Alan Metzger
2001	On Golden Pond	Ernest Thompson Marty Pasetta

Miniseries

Year	Title	Notes
1985	The Atlanta Child Murders	John Erman
1999	Too Rich: The Secret Life of Doris Duke

Awards and nominations

Year	Institution	Category	Title	Result
1987	Primetime Emmy Awards	Outstanding Cinematography for a Miniseries or a Special	Kojak: The Price of Justice	Nominated
1988	American Society of Cinematographers	Outstanding Cinematography in Mini-Series or Specials		Nominated
1998		Lifetime Achievement Award	—	Won