Adam Greenberg, the cinematographer behind the Academy Award-nominated films The Terminator and Terminator 2: Judgment Day, has died at the age of 88.
Cinematographer Adam Greenberg passed away on October 30th at the age of 88, confirmed on November 1st. Colleague Avraham Karpick, who worked with Greenberg on the film The Ambassador, shared a heartfelt tribute online, noting that Greenberg “did not speak to impress — he spoke to connect.”
Karpick explained that he didn’t tell people what to do—he showed them how. He didn’t give orders, but worked alongside everyone with a clear mind, wise judgment, and a peaceful demeanor. He was humble and didn’t care about appearances, staying focused above petty concerns. Now, all that remains are reminders of his guidance, his character, and his approach. Like whales, his influence doesn’t disappear—it becomes something lasting and profound.
Born in Kraków, Poland in 1937, Rami Greenberg later moved to Tel Aviv, where he grew up and began his career in film. He started as a lab technician and documentary cameraman, with early credits including the 1963 film In Jerusalem, and Slower and Theatre in Israel in 1967. In 1969, he worked as the cinematographer on Before Tomorrow, directed by Ellida Geyra – a landmark film as it was the first Israeli feature directed by a woman. Over the following years, Greenberg built an impressive filmography that included popular and critically acclaimed films like I Love You Rosa (1972), Diamonds (1975), and 10 to Midnight (1983).
In 1983, cinematographer Donald Greenberg collaborated with director James Cameron on The Terminator, which came out in 1984 and starred Arnold Schwarzenegger, Linda Hamilton, and Michael Biehn. They teamed up again in 1991 for Terminator 2: Judgment Day, earning Greenberg an Academy Award nomination for Best Cinematography. The film received a total of six Academy Award nominations and won four, including awards for Makeup, Sound, Sound Effects Editing, and Visual Effects. Remarkably, that same year, Greenberg received four nominations for cinematography awards overall, including one from the American Society of Cinematographers in 1990 for his work on Ghost.
Throughout his career, Greenberg became a Hollywood fixture, contributing to popular films like Sister Act (1992), Rush Hour (1998), and The Santa Clause 2 (2002). He later served as the cinematographer for the 2006 cult classic Snakes on a Plane, which was his last major film project. In 2013, Greenberg returned to Israel to work on the documentary Footsteps in Jerusalem, a tribute to his earlier work on David Perlov’s In Jerusalem from decades before.
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2025-11-02 02:12