Rexford L. Metz(1937-2025)

Camera and Electrical Department
Cinematographer
Visual Effects

Rexford L. Metz was born on 26 December 1937 in Los Angeles, California, USA. He was a cinematographer, known for The Rocketeer (1991), Tron (1982) and Jaws (1975). He died on 15 January 2025 in the United States.

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Known for

The Rocketeer

6.6

Camera and Electrical Department(as Rexford Metz, second unit)

1991

Tron

6.7

Camera and Electrical Department(as Rexford Metz)

1982

Jaws

8.1

Camera and Electrical Department(as Rexford Metz)

1975

Masters of the Universe

5.4

Visual Effects(second unit)

1987

Credits

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Camera and Electrical Department

Left Behind
3.1
- aerial unit cameraman
- 2014
S.W.A.T.
6.1
- aerial cinematographer
- director of photography: second unit
- 2003
I Spy
5.4
- director of photography: second unit
- 2002
The Retrievers
5.0
TV Movie
- additional photographer: second unit (as Rexford Metz)
- 2001
102 Dalmatians
4.9
- special cinematographer
- 2000
U-571
6.6
- director of photography: second unit (as Rexford Metz)
- 2000
Kiss Toledo Goodbye
4.7
- aerial director of photography
- 1999
What Dreams May Come
7.0
- underwater photographer (as Rexford Metz)
- 1998
Letters from a Killer
5.4
- aerial director of photography (as Rex Metz)
- 1998
Wrongfully Accused
6.1
- director of photography: second unit (as Rexford Metz)
- 1998
Small Soldiers
6.3
- director of photography: second unit
- 1998
Flubber
5.3
- director of photography: basketball unit
- 1997
Kiss the Girls
6.6
- camera operator: Wescam, second unit
- director of photography: second unit (as Rex Metz)
- 1997
Fire Down Below
5.1
- director of photography: second unit (as Rexford Metz)
- 1997
Courage Under Fire
6.6
- aerial camera operator (as Rexford Metz)
- 1996

Cinematographer

Garden Party
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2013
Pushing Buttons
Short
- Cinematographer
- 2012
Picket Fences
7.8
TV Series
- Cinematographer (as Rexford Metz)
- 1996
Charlie
6.0
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1990
Blown Away
4.6
TV Movie
- director of photography (as Rexford Metz)
- 1988
The Defiant Ones
6.1
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1986
The Midnight Hour
6.4
TV Movie
- director of photography (as Rexford Metz)
- 1985
Silent Witness
6.1
TV Movie
- director of photography (as Rexford Metz)
- 1985
Letting Go
6.0
TV Movie
- director of photography (as Rexford Metz)
- 1985
This Wife for Hire
4.6
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (as Rexford Metz)
- 1985
Deadly Messages
5.9
TV Movie
- Cinematographer (as Rexford Metz)
- 1985
Ernie Kovacs: Between the Laughter
6.7
TV Movie
- Cinematographer
- 1984
John Mellencamp: Pink Houses
7.0
Music Video
- Cinematographer
- 1983
John Cougar Mellencamp: Crumblin' Down
Music Video
- Cinematographer
- 1983
Forced Vengeance
5.5
- director of photography (as Rexford Metz)
- 1982

Visual Effects

102 Dalmatians
4.9
- visual effects director of photography: second unit pick-ups
- 2000
Total Recall
7.5
- visual effects photographer (as Rexford Metz)
- 1990
Masters of the Universe
5.4
- visual effects director of photography: second unit
- 1987
The Last Starfighter
6.7
- visual effects director of photography (uncredited)
- 1984
To Be or Not to Be
6.9
- visual effects director of photography (uncredited)
- 1983
Jaws 3-D
3.7
- 3D visual effects cinematography (uncredited)
- 1983