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Ken Kelsch

Ken Kelsch

Born: 1947-07-08 • Brooklyn, New York, USA

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).

Filmography
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies poster
Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies
2019 • Himself
Talking with the Vampires poster
Talking with the Vampires
2018
100 Feet poster
100 Feet
2008 • Garbage Man
New Rose Hotel poster
New Rose Hotel
1999 • The Expeditor
Susan's Plan poster
Susan's Plan
1998 • Casino Pit Boss
Dangerous Game poster
Dangerous Game
1993 • Camera Operator (uncredited)
Don't Go in the House poster
Don't Go in the House
1979