William (Bill) F. Bennett has compiled well over 1,000 television commercial credits over the past 20-plus years, working worldwide. His list of credits by sponsor includes most of the big automobile manufacturers, a number of the top soft drink and beer manufacturers, major global communications companies, some of the biggest airlines, a few of the top fast food franchisers, and The New York Times. The list of directors Bennett has worked reads like a who's who of the television commercial industry.

Bennett was born in Bourne, Massachusetts. He graduated in 1973 from Trinity University, in San Antonio, Texas, with a bachelor's degree, having majored in drama. He migrated to Los Angeles a year later.

Bennett worked as a set carpenter for several years, and then was hired by the legendary Rox Dexter. Bennett worked his way up through the ranks, starting as a grip, and advancing to key grip, assistant cameraman and operator.

He and Dexter co-invented the Terra-Flite, a cross between a Steadicam and Louma crane, and Bennett has used it on second unit shoots for many critically acclaimed films.

Bennett also collaborated with Howard Preston of Preston Camera Systems, on the design of the Micro-Force zoom motor control that is now used around the world.

Bennett also has earned credits as a camera operator with world class narrative film cinematographers on such films as Waiting to Exhale, Bugsy, Dante's Peak, The Right Stuff, American Flyer, Silverado and To Live and Die in L.A.