In 1952, Biroc began his association with producer-director Robert Aldrich, starting with shooting an episode of "The Doctor" and moving onto films such as "Attack" (1956), "World for Ransom" (1954), "Hush...Hush, Sweet Charlotte" for which Biroc received his first Oscar nomination, "The Flight of the Phoenix" (1965), and "The Longest Yard" (1974). Biroc also “shot film for network television early on, such as musical shorts featuring Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, and Louis Armstrong"– a feat considered rare for cameramen during the time period. During the majority of the 1950s, Biroc focused on television – both black and white and color. Biroc concluded his career in the 1970s and 1980s with work on television movies, specials, and miniseries.