In films from the mid-1920s, he was given an opportunity to act as a lighting cameraman on two W.C. Fields productions as early as 1927 (THE POTTERS and RUNNING WILD) but did not become a director of photography on a regular basis for another decade. His career picked up following his return from WW II service, when he executed the complex subjective-camera photography of Robert Montgomery's LADY IN THE LAKE (1947). Two years later he won an Academy Award for the black-and-white cinematography of BATTLEGROUND. He spent much of his career with MGM, shooting exclusively in black and white until the mid-50s when he began to handle color assignments. Other notable unnominated d.p. credits include MERTON OF THE MOVIES (1947), ANGELS IN THE OUTFIELD (1951), ROSE MARIE, THE STUDENT PRINCE and GREEN FIRE (all 1954), JUPITER'S DARLING, THE TENDER TRAP and INTERRUPTED MELODY (all 1955), HIGH SOCIETY (1956), THE GAZEBO (1959), THE TIME MACHINE (1960), THE MAGIC SWORD and PERIOD OF ADJUSTMENT (both 1962), THE ROUNDERS and VILLAGE OF THE GIANTS (both 1965) and RETURN OF THE SEVEN (1966). His brother, Joseph R. Vogel, was for many years a vice president of Loew's, Inc. and later president of MGM.  Cinematography (Black & White) 1949: BATTLEGROUND  Nominated for Cinematography (Color) 1962: THE WONDERFUL WORLD OF THE BROTHERS GRIMM 2 nominations, 1 Award