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Ted Voigtlander

Cinematographer · Died December 7, 1988, aged 75 · Kellogg, Idaho, USA

Born
August 3, 1913
Died
December 7, 1988 (aged 75)
From
Kellogg, Idaho, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
16 on Motif · 21 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 39 days to Oct 28Up 6% in 30 days

What are Ted Voigtlander's films like?

Across their 11 Motif titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Genres

Drama5 titlesTypical Motif score: 36th percentile
: browse their Drama movies
Biography2 titlesTypical Motif score: 62nd percentile, at or above their average across these genres
: browse their Biography movies
Crime2 titlesTypical Motif score: 45th percentile
: browse their Crime movies

Their Motif films by primary genre. The badge is the typical Motif 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
Morality
25%
Bonds
23%
Survival
18%
Self
12%
Society
11%
Ideas
8%
Power
2%
Family bonds5 titles, browse their movies with this themeSurvival3 titles, browse their movies with this themeDeception3 titles, browse their movies with this themeJustice2 titles, browse their movies with this themeRevenge2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 11 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 5 · Serious 2 · Dark 4

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

Grounded 11 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 3 · Charged 5 · Intense 3

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

Steady 7 · Shifting 4 · Whiplash 0

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

Straight-faced 5 · Some laughs 6 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 5 · Even-paced 6 · Relentless 0

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

Casual 8 · Engaged 3 · Full focus 0

Affecting: How much it costs you emotionally; whether you need recovery time. Browse their affecting movies.
Demand · Emotional cost
easyheavy

A split, not a type: Easy watch 6 · Affecting 1 · Heavy 4

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

Resolved 9 · Open-ended 2 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
9
Melancholic
3
Warm
4
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Other
6

How their films linger

Feel-good5 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteFun4 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteDevastating2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 2 with a twist

  • Happy4
  • Bittersweet5
  • Tragic2

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 Ted Voigtlander's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 9 of their 16 Motif titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (5).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ted Voigtlander's titles on Motif; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Motif 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

21 credits, 16 with a Motif page.

  • The Bad Seed(1985)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 37th percentile of all films

  • Highway to Heaven(1984)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 54th percentile of all shows

  • No Man's Land(1984)

    Cinematographer

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

  • Little House: The Last Farewell(1984)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 92nd percentile of all films

  • Sparkling Cyanide(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films

  • A Caribbean Mystery(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • Splendor in the Grass(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Diary of Anne Frank(1980)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 64th percentile of all films

  • The Changeling(1980)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Motif score: 86th percentile of all films

  • The Miracle Worker (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • Lacy and the Mississippi Queen(1978)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 10th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Killing Stone (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1978)

    Cinematographer

  • The Loneliest Runner (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Amelia Earhart (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1976)

    Cinematographer

  • Little House on the Prairie(1974)

    Show 2 episodes · Cinematographer

    Motif score: 84th percentile of all shows

  • Little House on the Prairie (not in the Motif catalog yet)(1974)

    Cinematographer

  • It's Good to Be Alive(1974)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 59th percentile of all films

  • Key West(1973)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 36th percentile of all films (provisional, few ratings)

  • Night of the Lepus(1972)

    Cinematographer

    Motif score: 5th percentile of all films

  • Trial(1955)

    Assistant Camera

    Motif score: 74th percentile of all films

  • Julius Caesar(1953)

    Assistant Camera

    Motif score: 88th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 21 titles from 1953 to 1985.

Highest rated

Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)

Motif 92nd

Most popular right now

Night of the Lepus (1972)

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography19 of 21: 19 only cinematography, 0 with another role · typical Motif score51stOther crew2 of 21: 2 only other crew, 0 with another role

By decade

1950s2 · crew1970s10 · crew1980s9 · 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 Motif score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on Motif, shown from 5 scored.

How do Ted Voigtlander's films land?

Their typical Motif film has a Motif score in the 51st percentile, the median of all 14; across their 11 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 45th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

45thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Approval · how many liked their films

42ndpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Reach · how many have seen their films

37thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 11

Motif score across 16 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up4
  • 50th to 74th5
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th2

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 16 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Universally Panned1
  • Cult Classic2
  • Crowd Pleaser7
  • Mixed5

Most divisive · cinematographer

Lacy and the Mississippi Queen (1978)

89th percentile spread · 43% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Little House: The Last Farewell (1984)

Motif 92nd · 82% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 47/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 51, detractors 30. The element that speaks to their work as a cinematographer.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on Motif; 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 Motif score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their Motif 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.

Who does Ted Voigtlander work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ted Voigtlander's Motif titles, grouped by what they did on them; Melissa Gilbert shares the most, 3.

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Writers

Actors

Producers