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Ken Kelsch

Ken Kelsch

Camera·1947–2023·Brooklyn, New York, USA

9 horror credits

Kenneth Arthur Kelsch (July 8, 1947 – December 11, 2023) was an American cinematographer. He was best known for his guerilla filmmaking style and his career-spanning partnership with filmmaker Abel Ferrara, with whom he made more than a dozen films, including The Driller Killer (1979), Bad Lieutenant (1992), Dangerous Game (1993), The Addiction (1995), The Blackout (1997), and Welcome to New York (2014), as well as a segment of the HBO dark comedy drama anthology series Subway Stories (1997).

Cinematographer8 films

House of Last Things

House of Last Things

Director of Photography

2013
Return to Sleepaway Camp

Return to Sleepaway Camp

Director of Photography / Cinematography

2008
100 Feet

100 Feet

Director of Photography

2008
The Addiction

The Addiction

Director of Photography

1995 3.8
Bad Lieutenant

Bad Lieutenant

Director of Photography

1992 3.8
Killer Dead

Killer Dead

Director of Photography

1992
Spookies

Spookies

Director of Photography

1986 2.0
The Driller Killer

The Driller Killer

Director of Photography

1979 3.5

Actor2 films

100 Feet

100 Feet

Garbage Man

2008
Don't Go in the House

Don't Go in the House

1979 3.0