William Cronjager, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

William Cronjager

American cinematographer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1930

Place of Birth: Queens, New York, United States

Date of Death: 25-May-1995

Profession: cinematographer

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Aries

William Cronjager was an American cinematographer who worked primarily in the television medium.
The son, nephew and grandson of famous cinematographers, he began his career as an assistant cameraman, assisting on the 1957 film Oh, Men! Oh, Women!.
In the 1960s he moved to the small screen, where he did the bulk of his work over the next two decades, beginning as the director of photography (DP) for the final three seasons (1967-1969) of the television melodrama, Peyton Place.
While working as the DP for the first two seasons of the hit television drama Hill Street Blues, he won an Emmy for the premier episode, "Hill Street Station".