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Roger Shearman Jr.

Cinematographer · Died February 23, 1992, aged 60 · Los Angeles, California, USA

Born
October 1, 1931
Died
February 23, 1992 (aged 60)
From
Los Angeles, California, USA
Works as
Cinematographer
Titles
17 on MovieCove · 21 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 38 days to Oct 27Down 8% in 30 days

What are Roger Shearman Jr.'s films like?

Across a limited sample of 4 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Morality and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Morality
35%
Bonds
30%
Self
20%
Survival
14%
Justice3 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 3 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 2 · Stylized 1 · Heightened 0

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

Gentle 0 · Charged 0 · Intense 3

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

Steady 1 · Shifting 2 · Whiplash 0

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 0 · Funny 0

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

Slow burn 0 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

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

Casual 3 · Engaged 0 · Full focus 0

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

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 0 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings shown from 5 titles

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Tense
3
Thrilling
3
Absurd
1
Joyful
1
Triumphant
1
Other
1

How their films linger

Fun2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteRousing2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteCathartic2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

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 Roger Shearman Jr.'s films?

As of October 24, 2026, 11 of their 17 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on Tubi (9).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Roger Shearman Jr.'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

21 credits, 17 with a MovieCove page.

  • Braker (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1985)

    Cinematographer

  • Moonlighting(1985)

    Show 1 episode · Additional Photography

    Midcredits score: 79th percentile of all shows

  • Up the Creek(1984)

    Second Unit Director of Photography

    Midcredits score: 30th percentile of all films

  • Lone Wolf McQuade(1983)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 57th percentile of all films

  • Ace Crawford... Private Eye(1983)

    Show Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all shows

  • An Eye for an Eye(1981)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 26th percentile of all films

  • Steel (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(1979)

    Cinematographer

  • A Force of One(1979)

    Cinematographer

    Midcredits score: 17th percentile of all films

  • The Goodbye Girl(1977)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 90th percentile of all films

  • Drum(1976)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 31st percentile of all films

  • Murder by Death(1976)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 84th percentile of all films

  • The Sunshine Boys(1975)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 80th percentile of all films

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

    Camera Operator

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

    Camera Operator

  • The Laughing Policeman(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 56th percentile of all films

  • Sleeper(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 83rd percentile of all films

  • Cleopatra Jones(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 41st percentile of all films

  • Lady Ice(1973)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Prime Cut(1972)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 71st percentile of all films

  • The Ballad of Cable Hogue(1970)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 87th percentile of all films

  • The April Fools(1969)

    Camera Operator

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

Career shape

A full career of 20 titles from 1969 to 1985.

Biggest box office

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

$12M worldwide

Highest rated

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Midcredits 57th

By role

only this rolewith another role
Cinematography6 of 20: 6 only cinematography, 0 with another roleOther crew14 of 20: 14 only other crew, 0 with another role · typical Midcredits score75th

By decade

1960s1 · crew1970s14 · crew1980s5 · 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 Roger Shearman Jr.'s films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 56th percentile, the median of all 15; across a limited sample of 3 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 29th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

29thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Approval · how many liked their films

26thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Reach · how many have seen their films

76thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 3

Midcredits score across 17 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up6
  • 50th to 74th3
  • 25th to 49th5
  • Below 25th3

Shape of the crowd

9 of their 17 titles are Crowd Pleasers.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser9
  • Broadly Agreed1
  • Mixed6

Most divisive · cinematographer

Ace Crawford... Private Eye (1983)

67th percentile spread · 26% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · cinematographer

Lone Wolf McQuade (1983)

Midcredits 57th · 51% liked

Reviewers score the cinematography 50/100 in their films, across 3 reviewed titles; fans 70, detractors 30. 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.

Who does Roger Shearman Jr. work with?

People who share at least 2 of Roger Shearman Jr.'s MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; Chuck Norris shares the most, 3.

Directors

Actors

Editors