Ken Kelsch

Biography

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).

Known For

100 Feet

New Rose Hotel

Susan's Plan

Dangerous Game

Don't Go in the House

Talking with the Vampires

Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies

All Movies (7)

• Twisted Tale: The Unmaking of Spookies2019 · as Himself
• Talking with the Vampires2018
• 100 Feet2008 · as Garbage Man
• New Rose Hotel1999 · as The Expeditor
• Susan's Plan1998 · as Casino Pit Boss
• Dangerous Game1993 · as Camera Operator (uncredited)
• Don't Go in the House1979