Bradford May


Biography

Best known for his visual contributions to "Hawaii Five-0," prolific TV director and cinematographer Bradford May has over 100 credits and counting. May won an Emmy in 1992 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for "Lady Against the Odds"; he directed and shot the Crystal Bernard-led small screen mystery, which garnered him his first award after two decades in the busi...

Biography

Best known for his visual contributions to "Hawaii Five-0," prolific TV director and cinematographer Bradford May has over 100 credits and counting. May won an Emmy in 1992 for Outstanding Individual Achievement in Cinematography for "Lady Against the Odds"; he directed and shot the Crystal Bernard-led small screen mystery, which garnered him his first award after two decades in the business. May cut his teeth as director of photography on small-screen '80s favorites like "Dallas" and "Simon & Simon," and helmed episodes of the bizzaro "Twilight Zone" reboot and Golden Globe-winning PI drama "The Equalizer." In 1995, May made the direct-to-video follow-up to Sam Raimi's gritty comic book pic, "Darkman." "Darkman II: The Return of Durant" starred Arnold Vosloo as the deformed scientist turned superhero (played in Raimi's film by Liam Neeson), and Larry Drake reprised his role as antagonistic mobster Robert G. Durant. May rounded out the trilogy in 1996 with "Darkman III: Die Darkman Die." In 2000, he joined "JAG," directing 30 episodes of the Emmy-winner between its sixth and tenth seasons. "Devil's Prey" in 2001 marked May's big screen directorial debut, a satanic thriller starring Ashley Jones of daytime staple "The Bold and the Beautiful." He has subsequently established himself as a premier director of TV movies.

Filmography

 

Director (Feature Film)

Cloudy with a Chance of Love (2015)
Director
When Duty Calls (2015)
Director
Reluctant Nanny (2015)
Director
It Had to Be You (2015)
Director
Chance at Romance (2013)
Director
The Seven Year Hitch (2012)
Director
Help for the Holidays (2012)
Director
Operation Cupcake (2012)
Director
Love's Everlasting Courage (2011)
Director
Backyard Wedding (2010)
Director
After the Fall (2010)
Director
Dad's Home (2010)
Director
Jack's Family Adventure (2010)
Director
Healing Hands (2010)
Director
Elevator Girl (2010)
Director
Flower Girl (2009)
Director
A Kiss at Midnight (2008)
Director
Ring of Death (2008)
Director
Mask of the Ninja (2008)
Director
The Nanny Express (2008)
Director
Hunter: Return to Justice (2002)
Director
Devil's Prey (2001)
Director
The Dukes of Hazzard -- Hazzard in Hollywood (2000)
Director
Millennium Man (1999)
Director
Gargantua (1998)
Director
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
Director
Darkman II: The Return of Durant (1995)
Director
Fight For Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (1995)
Director
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1995)
Director
Gramps (1995)
Director
The Return of Hunter (1995)
Director
Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994)
Director
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Director
Trouble Shooters: Trapped Beneath the Earth (1993)
Director
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
Director
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
Director
Legacy of Lies (1992)
Director
Mortal Sins (1992)
Director
Lethal Lolita (1992)
Director
Drive Like Lightning (1992)
Director
Fatal Friendship (1991)
Director
The Lady Forgets (1989)
Director

Cast (Feature Film)

Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994)
Man Backstage

Cinematography (Feature Film)

Hunter: Return to Justice (2002)
Director Of Photography
The Dukes of Hazzard -- Hazzard in Hollywood (2000)
Director Of Photography
Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Ice (1996)
Director Of Photography
Gramps (1995)
Director Of Photography
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die (1995)
Director Of Photography
Fight For Justice: The Nancy Conn Story (1995)
Director Of Photography
The Return of Hunter (1995)
Director Of Photography
Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994)
Director Of Photography
It's Nothing Personal (1993)
Director Of Photography
Marilyn & Bobby: Her Final Affair (1993)
Director Of Photography
Lethal Lolita (1992)
Director Of Photography
Lady Against the Odds (1992)
Cinematographer
Fatal Friendship (1991)
Cinematographer
Who Gets the Friends? (1988)
Director Of Photography
The Monster Squad (1987)
Director Of Photography
Downpayment on Murder (1987)
Director Of Photography
Do You Remember Love (1985)
Director Of Photography
Brotherly Love (1985)
Director Of Photography

Producer (Feature Film)

Drive Like Lightning (1992)
Producer

Misc. Crew (Feature Film)

Madonna: Innocence Lost (1994)
Dp/Cinematographer

Cinematography (Special)

My Dissident Mom (1987)
Director Of Photography
Things Are Looking Up (1984)
Director Of Photography

Cinematography (TV Mini-Series)

Favorite Son (1988)
Director Of Photography

Film Production - Main (TV Mini-Series)

Out on a Limb (1987)
Photography

Life Events

Bibliography