He was a director of photography and Disney and MGM Studios.
His credits at MGM as a camera operator include Singin' in the Rain and Giant.
His Disney credits include Bedknobs and Broomsticks, Pete's Dragon, and Escape to Witch Mountain.
He was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on The Black Hole.
[1] In 1965, he was involved in a boating accident that killed Robert King Baggott, second cameraman, during the production of Lt. Robin Crusoe, USN (1966).