Billy Bitzer

Billy Bitzer

American cinematographer (1872–1944)

Gottfried Wilhelm Bitzer was an American cinematographer. He was a close associate of D. W. Griffith. He introduced various innovations in cinematography.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 69 films (1905–1923) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 6 other records (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1910 THE FACE AT THE WINDOW Biograph Company. 421 16mm B&W silent
1910 THE WAY OF THE WORLD American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. 375 16mm B&W silent
1910 UNEXPECTED HELP D. W. Griffith 830 16mm B&W
1910 Waiter no. 5 Biograph Company. 360 16mm B&W
1909 A Corner in Wheat Arvidson Linda 14 min 16mm B&W sound
1909 A fool's revenge D. W. Griffith 378 16mm B&W silent
1909 Jones and his new neighbors. D. W. Griffith 173 16mm B&W silent
1909 The Country Doctor Biograph Company 15 16mm B&W silent
1909 The Lonely Villa D. W. Griffith 19 B&W
1909 The Medicine Bottle Biograph Company 5 min 16mm B&W silent
1909 The Renunciation Biograph Company 0:11:00 16mm B&W sound
1909 Those Awful Hats dw griffith 3 min 16mm B&W sound
1909 WHAT DRINK DID D. W. Griffith 370 16mm B&W
1909 What's your hurry? Biograph Company. 160 16mm B&W silent
1908 A SMOKED HUSBAND American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. 4:00 16mm B&W silent
1908 Mixed babies. Wallace McCutcheon, Sr. 2:15 16mm silent
1908 MONEY MAD D. W. Griffith 275 16mm B&W
1908 THE VALET'S WIFE American Mutoscope and Biograph Co. 2:00 16mm B&W silent
1905 Tom Tom, the piper's son. Billy Bitzer 269 16mm silent