Ron Vogel
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Ron Vogel was a legendary photographer, perhaps best known for having photographed 10 Playboy Playmates in the years between 1958 and 1968. Ron and his wife, Audry Pomerantz were nudists, and Audry was one of his early models. Vogel learned photography in the Army’s Special Services and after his service, he began taking nude photographs for men's magazines, with Audry coordinating models and maintaining the library. Vogel was a regular contributor to early men's magazines such as Rouge, Adam, Modern Man, and of course Playboy when it came along. Later, he would provide work for other magazines including Caper, Sir!, Beau, Mayfair, Beaver, Escapade, Carnival, Club, Cavalcade, Fling, Gallery, High Society, Score, Hustler, Rogue, Scamp, Sir Knight, and others. Vogel's other contributions included photos for photography magazines, showcasing his artistic nudes, and he also did photography for record covers starting in the late 1950s. In the 60s and 70s, he dabbled in other commercial photography and advertising, and did occasional celebrity photo sessions. In the 1970s, he began being hired as the still photographer for porn films (photos for covers and promotional articles), and this led to him branching out into other areas - cinematography, set design, art design, lighting design, and more - even appearing in bit parts in front of the camera on occasion. His daughter Alexis Vogel joined him in the business as a makeup artist - a trade she'd learned in his photography studio - and provided hair and makeup for dozens of adult movies and photo sessions in the 1970s and 80s, transitioning to working on mainstream Hollywood projects in the 80s. Vogel retired from the adult movie business in 2003, and largely from photography by 2006. In the 2010s, Vogel had been diagnosed with Alzheimer's, to which he succumbed sometime in 2019.
Known for
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Super Groupie
2003
Still Photographer
movieA Wolf's Tail
2001
Still Photographer
movieJenna's Built for Speed
1997
Still Photographer
movieTorn
1997
Still Photographer
movieDaydreams Nightdreams
1997
Still Photographer
movieSwinging in the Rain
1997
Still Photographer
movieDo The Macarena
1996
Still Photographer
movieSex Secrets of a Mistress
1996
Still Photographer
movieOn Her Back
1995
Still Photographer
movieForever Young
1995
Still Photographer
moviePlay Thing
1995
Still Photographer
movieLuna Chick
1995
Still Photographer
movieBoiling Point
1995
Still Photographer
movieLayover
1994
Still Photographer
movieClose to the Edge
1994
Still Photographer
movieHardcore
1994
Still Photographer
movieHollywood Ho' House
1994
Still Photographer
movieCheating
1994
Still Photographer
movieAmerican Blonde
1994
Still Photographer
movieCenterfold
1993
Still Photographer
movieSeduced
1993
Still Photographer
movieWhere the Boys Aren't 4
1993
Still Photographer
movieThe Hunger
1993
Still Photographer
movieAnal Adventures 4: Doin' It Up!
1992
Still Photographer
movieAnal Adventures 3: Can Her!
1992
Still Photographer
movieThe Girls of Summer
1992
Still Photographer
movieThe Secret Garden Part II
1992
Still Photographer
movieThe Secret Garden
1992
Still Photographer
movieAnal Adventures 2: Bodacious Buns
1992
Still Photographer
movieAnal Adventures 1: Anal Executive
1992
Still Photographer
movieStreet Angels
1992
Key Grip
movieBurn
1991
Still Photographer
moviePassages 2
1991
Still Photographer
movieDesert Fox
1991
Still Photographer
movieJust for the Hell of It
1991
Still Photographer
movieLove Letters
1991
Still Photographer
movieVegas 4: Joker's Wild
1990
Still Photographer
movieThe Landlady
1990
Still Photographer
movieLegend
1990
Still Photographer
movieHeavenly Hyapatia
1990
Still Photographer
movieConfessions of a Chauffeur
1990
Camera Department Production Assistant
movieI Do 2
1990
Still Photographer
In the Jeans
1990
Still Photographer
movieLust in the Woods
1990
Still Photographer
movieSwap
1990
Still Photographer
movieMiss Directed
1990
Still Photographer
movieThe Invisible Girl
1989
Still Photographer
movieRisqué Business
1989
Still Photographer
movieMoonglow
1989
Still Photographer
movieBody Music
1989
Still Photographer
movieAngel's Back!
1988
Still Photographer
movieKascha and Friends
1988
Still Photographer
movieThe Case of the Sensuous Sinners
1988
Still Photographer
movieJane Bond Meets Thunderthighs
1988
Still Photographer
movieNasty Newshounds
1987
Still Photographer
movieRio Heat!
1987
Still Photographer
movieInnocent Taboo
1986
Still Photographer
movieJane Bond Meets Octopussy
1986
Still Photographer
movieAngel's Revenge
1986
Still Photographer
movieBlack Lava
1986
Still Photographer
movieHolly Does Hollywood
1985
Still Photographer
movieSavage Fury
1985
Still Photographer
movieDesperately Seeking Suzie
1985
Still Photographer
movieCrystal Balls
1985
Still Photographer
movieFlesh and Ecstasy
1985
Still Photographer
movieThrill St. Blues
1985
Still Photographer
movieChristy Canyon Acts Like a Virgin
1985
Still Photographer
movieSnatchbuckler
1985
Still Photographer
movieClassical Romance
1984
Still Photographer
movieLust in the Fast Lane
1984
Still Photographer
movieDirty Shary
1984
Still Photographer
movieI Never Say No!
1984
Still Photographer
movieWhat Gets Me Hot!
1984
Still Photographer
movieNight of Loving Dangerously
1984
Still Photographer
movieGirls on Fire
1984
Still Photographer
movieFor Your Thighs Only
1984
Still Photographer
moviePhysical Attraction
1984
Still Photographer
movieSummer Camp Girls
1983
Still Photographer
Lighting60
movieInfidelity
2001
Gaffer
movieSpellbound
2000
Chief Lighting Technician
movieA Witch's Tail
2000
Lighting Director
movieWild Thing
2000
Lighting Design
movieLadies Night Out
2000
Lighting Design
movieHell on Heels
1999
Lighting Director
movieDesperate Measures
1999
Lighting Design
movieCandy Stripers 5: The New Generation
1999
Lighting Technician
movieWhite Angel
1998
Lighting Director, Gaffer
movieThe Good the Bad and the Wicked
1998
Lighting Design
movieHeartache
1998
Lighting Design
movieExile
1998
Lighting Design
movieFlashpoint
1998
Gaffer
movieBlue Dahlia
1998
Lighting Director
movieLotus
1998
Lighting Design
movieThe 5 Sins
1998
Gaffer
movieParadise
1997
Lighting Director
movieJenna's Built for Speed
1997
Lighting Design, Lighting Director
movieAppassionata
1997
Gaffer
movieDo The Macarena
1996
Gaffer
movieSex Secrets of a Mistress
1996
Lighting Director
moviePhantasm
1996
Gaffer
movieRolling Thunder
1996
Gaffer
movieWhere the Boys Aren't 6
1995
Lighting Director
movieIce Cream Man
1995
Gaffer
movieCloud 9
1995
Lighting Technician
movieScoring
1995
Gaffer
movieComeback
1995
Lighting Design
movieWhite Wedding
1995
Lighting Technician
movieHardcore
1994
Lighting Technician
movieThe Secrets of Bonnie and Clyde
1994
Lighting Technician
movieCheating
1994
Lighting Director
movieCenterfold
1993
Gaffer
movieSeduced
1993
Gaffer
movieWhere the Boys Aren't 4
1993
Lighting Technician
movieThe Hunger
1993
Lighting Supervisor
movieAnonymous
1993
Lighting Director
movieEndlessly
1993
Lighting Technician
movieJugsy
1992
Gaffer
movieLies of Passion
1992
Gaffer
moviePassages 2
1991
Gaffer
movieBlue Jean Brat
1991
Gaffer
moviePassages 1
1991
Gaffer
movieManbait Part 2
1991
Lighting Director
movieIndian Summer 2: Sandstorm
1991
Lighting Director
movieThe Naked Goddess
1991
Lighting Design
movieTough Guys Do Dance
1991
Lighting Design
movieIndian Summer
1991
Lighting Technician
movieManbait
1991
Lighting Technician
movieRoxy
1991
Lighting Director
movieWise Ass!
1990
Lighting Technician
movieLegend
1990
Gaffer
movieWhere the Boys Aren't 3
1990
Lighting Technician
movieScandalous
1990
Lighting Technician
Art21
movieTattoo
1998
Props
movieAnonymous
1993
Set Designer
movieEndlessly
1993
Set Decoration
movieI Do Part 3: The Other Woman
1992
Set Designer
moviePassages 2
1991
Set Designer
moviePassages 1
1991
Set Designer
movieTough Guys Do Dance
1991
Set Designer
movieHeavenly Hyapatia
1990
Set Decoration
movieLust in the Woods
1990
Set Decoration
movieEye of the Tigress
1989
Art Direction
movieSnatched
1989
Set Designer
movieBody Music
1989
Set Designer
movieAngel's Back!
1988
Set Decoration, Art Direction
movieNasty Newshounds
1987
Set Designer
movieLadies Room
1987
Production Design
movieAngel's Revenge
1986
Set Designer
movieWhore of the Worlds
1985
Art Direction
Hard to Swallow
1985
Art Direction
movieOnce Upon a Madonna
1985
Set Designer
movieClassical Romance
1984
Set Designer
moviePhysical Attraction
1984
Set Designer
Acting16
movieInfidelity
2001
Old Man
movieSpellbound
2000
The Old Man
movieThrobin Hood
1999
Little Dong
movieFirst Impulse
1999
The Waterman
movieCandy Stripers 5: The New Generation
1999
Sleeping Patient
movieExile
1998
Miller
movieThe Nurse
1997
Man on gurney
movieA Is for Asia
1995
Self (uncredited)
movieA Pussy Called Wanda
1992
Masked Man
movieThe Pink Pussycat
1992
Superfine Studios Electrical Crew
movieShanna's Final Fling
1991
Ron Vogel
movieThose Young Girls
1984
Himself (uncredited)
Crew4
movieLove Letters
1991
Sets & Props Supervisor
movieMiss Directed
1990
Lighting Camera
movieThose Young Girls
1984
Creative Consultant
movieWPINK-TV
1984
Creative Consultant