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David M. Walsh

Cinematographer · Born July 23, 1931 (95) · Cumberland, Maryland, USA

David Martin Walsh (born July 23, 1931 in Cumberland, Maryland) is an American cinematographer. He worked with film directors including Woody Allen, Herbert Ross, and Arthur Hiller. He started working in 1955 as an assistant animation cameraman at The Walt Disney Studios. During the 1960s, he worked as a camera operator on numerous big-budget features. He won Primetime Emmy Award Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography for Entertainment Programming for a Special for Queen of the Stardust Ballroom in 1975.

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Born
July 23, 1931 (95)
From
Cumberland, Maryland, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
49 on MovieCove · 60 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 37 days to Oct 26Down 25% in 30 days

What are David M. Walsh's films like?

Across their 44 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Bonds and Self.

Genres

Comedy23 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 61st percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Comedy movies
Drama10 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Drama movies
Action7 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 41st percentile
: browse their Action movies
Biography3 titlesTypical Midcredits score: 59th percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies

Their MovieCove films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Midcredits score of the genre's films, the median percentile; an up arrow marks a genre at or above their average across these genres.

Themes

share of theme weight
Bonds
36%
Self
26%
Morality
15%
Survival
9%
Society
7%
Power
4%
Ideas
2%
Family bonds10 titles, browse their movies with this themeRomantic love8 titles, browse their movies with this themeSelf-worth8 titles, browse their movies with this themeFriendship7 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice6 titles, browse their movies with this themePurpose5 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception5 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 44 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Serious: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their serious movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

A split, not a type: Light 28 · Serious 7 · Dark 9

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 31 · Stylized 6 · Heightened 7

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 13 · Charged 25 · Intense 6

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

Steady 17 · Shifting 19 · Whiplash 8

Some laughs: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their some laughs movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

A split, not a type: Straight-faced 13 · Some laughs 9 · Funny 22

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

Slow burn 16 · Even-paced 23 · Relentless 5

Casual: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their casual movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 28 · Engaged 16 · Full focus 0

Resolved: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their resolved movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 40 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 1

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Warm
15
Absurd
15
Tense
14
Melancholic
14
Joyful
13
Other
44

How their films linger

Feel-good23 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun16 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHopeful15 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet12 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteWistful6 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy21
  • Bittersweet15
  • Tragic3
  • Ambiguous3
  • Cyclical2

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch David M. Walsh's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 22 of their 49 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (14).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for David M. Walsh's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

60 credits, 49 with a MovieCove page.

  • Back When We Were Grownups(2004)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 45th percentile of all films

  • Carpool(1996)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 16th percentile of all films

  • Terror in the Night (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1994)

    Cinematographer

  • Brain Donors(1992)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • Taking Care of Business(1990)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Fatal Beauty(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Summer School(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 64th percentile of all films

  • Outrageous Fortune(1987)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • My Science Project(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Johnny Dangerously(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Teachers(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Country (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1984)

    Cinematographer

  • Unfaithfully Yours(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 39th percentile of all films

  • Romantic Comedy(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • Max Dugan Returns(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 69th percentile of all films

  • I Ought to Be in Pictures(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films

  • Making Love(1982)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • Only When I Laugh(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Seems Like Old Times(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 68th percentile of all films

  • Private Benjamin(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • Hero at Large(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 38th percentile of all films

  • Chapter Two (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Just You and Me, Kid(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 44th percentile of all films

  • The In-Laws(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • Foul Play(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • California Suite(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • House Calls(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 67th percentile of all films

  • The Goodbye Girl(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Rollercoaster(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 54th percentile of all films

  • Never Con a Killer(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 81st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Scott Joplin(1977)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Silver Streak(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 75th percentile of all films

  • Woman of the Year (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Murder by Death(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • W.C. Fields and Me(1976)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 58th percentile of all films

  • Born Innocent(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • The Other Side of the Mountain(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 62nd percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Boys(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

  • Whiffs (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • My Father's House(1975)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Queen of the Stardust Ballroom (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1975)

    Cinematographer

  • The Crazy World of Julius Vrooder (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • Tell Me Where It Hurts (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • The Laughing Policeman(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sleeper(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra Jones(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 12th percentile of all films

  • A Brand New Life(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 49th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex * But Were Afraid to Ask(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 70th percentile of all films

  • Hot Summer Week (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Corky (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1972)

    Cinematographer

  • Suddenly Single (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1971)

    Cinematographer

  • Evel Knievel(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • A Gunfight(1971)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 50th percentile of all films

  • I Walk the Line(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 61st percentile of all films

  • Monte Walsh(1970)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • Paint Your Wagon(1969)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 63rd percentile of all films

  • Bullitt(1968)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • The President's Analyst(1967)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 73rd percentile of all films

  • The Hallelujah Trail(1965)

    Assistant Camera

    Midcredits score: 59th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 60 titles from 1965 to 2004.

Biggest box office

Private Benjamin (1980)

$70M worldwide

Highest rated

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Midcredits 90th

Most popular right now

Foul Play (1978)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography56 of 60: 56 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score56thOther crew4 of 60: 4 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1960s4 · crew1970s35 · crew1980s16 · crew1990s4 · crew2000s1 · crew

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored.

How do David M. Walsh's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 59th percentile, the median of all 49; across their 44 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 58th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

58thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Approval · how many liked their films

56thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Reach · how many have seen their films

70thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 44

Midcredits score across 49 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up10
  • 50th to 74th23
  • 25th to 49th12
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

28 of their 49 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved3
  • Crowd Pleaser28
  • Broadly Agreed4
  • Mixed14

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ace Eli and Rodger of the Skies (1973)

69th percentile spread · 38% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

The Goodbye Girl (1977)

Midcredits 90th · 80% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 55/100 in their films, across 33 reviewed titles; fans 61, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is David M. Walsh's work okay for kids?

Across up to 14 MovieCove titles with content scores, profanity runs heavier than most films.

Their medianMedian of all filmsMiddle 80% of their titles
Violence & Gore9 titles28–77 · median 53 · moderatenear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity14 titles21–55 · median 33 · mildnear the median of all filmsMedian of all films: 32
Profanity8 titles37–63 · median 48 · moderateheavier than most filmsMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 37 · moderateMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 38 · moderateMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted. The band's colour is the severity of their median, named beside it.

Who does David M. Walsh work with?

People who share at least 2 of David M. Walsh's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Arthur Hiller shares the most, 8.

Directors

Writers

Actors

Composers and editors

Producers

Mixed roles