Stanley Kubrick

Spartacus (1960) :Cinematographer Russell Metty walked off the set, complaining that Stanley Kubrick, was not letting him do his job. Metty was used to directors allowing him to call his own shots little oversight, while Kubrick was a professional photographer who had shot some of his previous films by himself. Subsequently, Kubrick did the majority of the cinematography work. Metty complained about this up until the release of the film and even, at one point, asked to have his name removed from the credits. However, because his name was in the credits, when the film won the Academy Award for Best Cinematography, it was given to Metty, although he actually didn't shoot most of it. (source : imdb)