Apprenticed under noted cinematographers Christian Matras and Boris Kaufman and shot or co-shot several films directed by his uncle, Jean Renoir. Renoir did the photography for one of his uncle's cinematic apogees, _Une partie de campagne (1936)_ and was the camera operator for the tragic, ebullient master text Harb Esirleri (1937). As a cinematographer, Claude Renoir was responsible for the luminous color work of Rüya Gibi Geçti (1951), _Carrosse d'or, Le (1952)_ and Elena ve Erkekler (1956). He also generated the stark black-and-white compositions of Maurice Cloche's Monsieur Vincent (1947) and the psychedelic 60s colors of Roger Vadim's Barbarella (1968). Renoir lensed a stunning array of films, including Picasso Gizemi (1956), Kleopatra (1963) and Bertrand Blier's Calmos (1976). After his final DP credit, Beni Seven Casus (1977), Renoir worked as a cameraman on three films as he, sadly, lost his sight. Son of character actor Pierre Renoir.