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Alex Thomson

Cinematographer

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1929Born, London

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Alexander Thomson BSC (12 January 1929 – 14 June 2007) was a British cinematographer. Born in London, England, he was first offered a job by Bert Easey (1901-1973), who was head of cameras at Denham and Pinewood Studios. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Cinematography for Excalibur (1981). His other films included Year of the Dragon (1985), Legend (1985), Labyrinth (1986), The Krays (1990), Alien 3 (1992), Cliffhanger (1993), Demolition Man (1993), Executive Decision (1996) and two of Kenneth Branagh's Shakespeare adaptations, Hamlet (1996) and Love's Labour's Lost (2000). After beginning his film career in the late 1940s, he went on to serve as a camera operator under…

Known for

Alien³Director of Photography

SupermanAdditional Photography

Demolition ManDirector of Photography

Lawrence of ArabiaCamera Operator

LabyrinthDirector of Photography

Filmography

2004Der letzte FlugDirector of PhotographyMovie

2003ListeningDirector of PhotographyMovie

2000A Shot at GloryDirector of PhotographyMovie

2000Love's Labour's LostDirector of Photography · CinematographyMovie

1996HamletDirector of PhotographyMovie

1996Executive DecisionDirector of PhotographyMovie

1995The Scarlet LetterDirector of PhotographyMovie

1994Black BeautyDirector of PhotographyMovie

1993Demolition ManDirector of PhotographyMovie

1993CliffhangerCamera Operator, Director of PhotographyMovie

1992Alien³Director of PhotographyMovie

1990Mr. DestinyDirector of PhotographyMovie

1990The KraysDirector of PhotographyMovie

1990Wings of FameDirector of PhotographyMovie

1989The Rachel PapersDirector of PhotographyMovie

1989LeviathanDirector of PhotographyMovie

1988High SpiritsDirector of PhotographyMovie

1988Track 29Director of PhotographyMovie

1987Date with an AngelDirector of PhotographyMovie

1987The SicilianDirector of Photography, Camera OperatorMovie

1986Duet for OneDirector of PhotographyMovie

1986LabyrinthDirector of PhotographyMovie

1986Raw DealDirector of PhotographyMovie

1985LegendDirector of PhotographyMovie

1985Year of the DragonDirector of Photography, Camera OperatorMovie

1984Electric DreamsDirector of PhotographyMovie

1983The KeepDirector of PhotographyMovie

1983BullshotDirector of PhotographyMovie

1983EurekaDirector of PhotographyMovie

1981SkokieDirector of PhotographyMovie

1981ExcaliburDirector of PhotographyMovie

1980The Gold BugDirector of PhotographyMovie

1979Follow that RainbowCinematographyMovie

1978The Class Of Miss MacMichaelDirector of PhotographyMovie

1978SupermanAdditional PhotographyMovie

1978The Cat and the CanaryDirector of PhotographyMovie

1978Rosie Dixon - Night NurseDirector of PhotographyMovie

1972Fear Is the KeyDirector of PhotographyMovie

1972Death LineDirector of PhotographyMovie

1972Dr. Phibes Rises AgainDirector of PhotographyMovie

1971The Road BuilderDirector of PhotographyMovie

1970The Rise and Rise of Michael RimmerDirector of PhotographyMovie

1970I Start CountingDirector of PhotographyMovie

1969The Best House in LondonDirector of PhotographyMovie

1968The Strange AffairDirector of PhotographyMovie

1968Here We Go Round the Mulberry BushDirector of PhotographyMovie

1966A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the ForumCamera OperatorMovie

1966Fahrenheit 451Camera OperatorMovie

1966JudithCamera OperatorMovie

1965Doctor ZhivagoCamera OperatorMovie

1965Every Day's a HolidayCamera OperatorMovie

1964The Masque of the Red DeathCamera OperatorMovie

1964The SystemCamera OperatorMovie

1964Nothing But the BestCamera OperatorMovie

1964The CaretakerCamera OperatorMovie

1963Dr. CrippenCamera OperatorMovie

1962Lawrence of ArabiaCamera OperatorMovie

1961Girl on ApprovalCamera OperatorMovie

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