Ward Russell

For other people named Russell Ward, see Russell Ward (disambiguation).

Ward T. Russell is an American cinematographer and photographer.^[1]

Ward Russell
Alma mater	University of Kansas
Years active	1977–2007
Spouse	Mary Cay Hollander

Career

He is best known for his collaborations with film director Tony Scott,^[2] serving as a chief lighting technician on Top Gun, Beverly Hills Cop II, Revenge, before working as a cinematographer on Days of Thunder and The Last Boy Scout^[3]

Personal life

He is married to film production coordinator Mary Cay Hollander.^[3]

Filmography

Cinematographer

Film

Year	Title	Director
1990	Days of Thunder	Tony Scott
1991	The Last Boy Scout
1996	Lawnmower Man 2: Beyond Cyberspace	Farhad Mann
1998	The X-Files	Rob Bowman
2004	Unstoppable	David Carson
2005	Cruel World	Kelsey T. Howard

Short film

Year	Title	Director
2007	The Burden Carriers	Pierre Barrera

Other roles

Best boy

• Record City (1977)
• Our Winning Season (1978)
• The Electric Horseman (1979) (uncredited)
• The Idolmaker (1980) (electric best boy)
• Soggy Bottom, U.S.A. (1981)
• Independence Day (1983)

Gaffer

• Dreamscape (1984)
• Frankenweenie (1984)
• Mussolini: The Untold Story (1985)
• Back to School (1986)

Chief lighting technician

• Top Gun (1986)
• Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
• Revenge (1990)

Other credits

Year	Title	Role
2004	Elvis Has Left the Building	Camera operator
2006	Believe in Me	Director of photography: landscape
2007	Undead or Alive	Director of photography: second unit