Newton Thomas Sigel Biography (1960-)
Born 1960. Addresses: Agent: International Creative Management, 8942 Wilshire Blvd., Beverly Hills, CA 90211-1934; Dattner Dispoto and Associates,10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 165, Los Angeles, CA 90025.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Occupation
- Cinematographer, director, writer
- Birth Details
- 1960
- Detroit, Michigan, United States
Famous Works
- CREDITS
- Film Cinematographer
- (As Thomas Sigel) Resurgence: The Movement for Equality vs. the Klu Klux Klan, 1981
- (As Thomas Sigel) El Salvador: Another Vietnam, Icarus Films, 1981
- (As Thomas Sigel) When the Mountains Tremble, New Yorker Films, 1983
- Atomic Artist (documentary short film), 1983
- (As Thomas Sigel) In Our Hands (documentary), Libra Cinema 5, 1984
- (As Thomas Sigel) Latino, CBS/Fox, 1985
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) Platoon, Orion, 1986
- (Second unit) Dead of Winter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- (Second unit) Matewan, Cinecom, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) Wall Street, Twentieth Century Fox, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel) Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy, First Run/Icarus Films, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel) Inheritance, 1988
- (As Tom Sigel) Teatro!, 1989
- Rude Awakening, Orion, 1989
- (As Tom Sigel) No More Disguises, 1989
- (As Tom Sigel; Kansas) Wild Orchid, Triumph Releasing, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) H-2 Worker, First Run Features, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) The Doors, TriStar, 1991
- Salmonberries (also known as Percy Adlon's "Salmonberries"), Roxie Releasing, 1991
- Oliver Stone (documentary), 1992
- (As Tom Sigel) Into the West, Miramax, 1992
- (As Tom Sigel) Crossing the Bridge, Buena Vista, 1992
- Indian Summer (also known as L'ete indien), Buena Vista, 1993
- (As Tom Sigel) Money for Nothing, Buena Vista, 1993
- Suspicious (short film), 1994
- Blankman, Columbia, 1994
- The Usual Suspects (also known as Die Ublichen Verdachtigen), Gramercy, 1995
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) Casino, Universal, 1995
- Foxfire, Samuel Goldwyn Company, 1996
- The Trigger Effect, Gramercy, 1996
- Blood and Wine (also known as Blood & Wine), Fox Searchlight Pictures, 1996
- Fallen, Warner Bros., 1998
- Apt Pupil (also known as L'eleve doue and Un eleve doue--Ete de corruption), Sony Pictures Entertainment, 1998
- Brokedown Palace, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1999
- Three Kings, Warner Bros., 1999
- X-Men (also known as X-Men 1.5), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2000
- Confessions of a Hotroddin', Pinstripin', Kustomizin' Teenage Icon, Lions Gate Releasing, 2000
- Confessions of a Dangerous Mind (also known as Confessions d'unhomme dangereux), Miramax, 2002
- X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, andX2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- When the Mountains Trembled, New Video, 2004
- The Big Empty (short film), 2005
- The Brothers Grimm, Dimension Films, 2005
- Superman Returns, Warner Bros., 2006
- Logan's Run, Warner Bros., 2006
- Film Additional Photographer
- (As Thomas Sigel) We Are the Guinea Pigs, 1980
- The Thin Blue Line (documentary), Miramax, 1988
- (As Tom Sigel) Exquisite Corpses, Upfront Films, 1988
- (As Tom Sigel) Comic Book Confidential, Cinecom International Films, 1988
- (As Tom Sigel) Heart of Dixie, 1989
- (As Tom Sigel) Pump Up the Volume, New Line Cinema, 1990
- Wild Orchid, Triumph Releasing, 1990
- No Secrets, IRS Media, 1991
- Film Camera Operator
- (As Thomas Sigel) In Our Hands, Richter Productions, 1984
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) True Stories, Warner Bros., 1986
- (As Tom Sigel) Matewan, First Run/Icarus Films, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel; second unit) Dead of Winter, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1987
- Film Director
- (As Thomas Sigel) Resurgence: The Movement for Equality vs. the Klu Klux Klan, 1981
- (As Tom Sigel) No More Disguises, 1989
- (As Thomas Sigel) When the Mountains Tremble, 2004
- The Big Empty, 2005
- Film Appearances
- Himself, On the Set of Three Kings (documentary short film), Warner Home Video, 2000
- (As Tom Sigel) Himself, X-Men Production Scrapbook (documentary),Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
- (As Tom Sigel) Himself, The Second Uncanny Issue of X-Men! Making "X2" (documentary), Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, 2003
- (Uncredited) Police officer, X2 (also known as X-Men 2, X-2, X-Men 2: X-Men United, and X2: X-Men United), Twentieth Century-Fox, 2003
- Television Cinematographer
- Series
- The Wonder Years, ABC, 1988-
- Cop Rock, ABC, 1990
- House, M.D. (also known as House), Fox, 2004
- Television Camera
- Series
- TV Nation, Fox, 1994-95
- Television Cinematographer
- Miniseries
- (As Thomas Sigel) Home Fires, NBC, 1987
- Movies
- (As Thomas Sigel) Perfect People, ABC, 1988
- (As Thomas Sigel) Roe vs. Wade, NBC, 1989
- (As Tom Sigel) Rock Hudson, ABC, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) Challenger, ABC, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) A Promise to Keep, NBC, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) Daybreak, HBO, 1993
- (As Tom Sigel) A Time to Heal (also known as Jenny's Story), NBC, 1994
- Television Work
- Movies
- Camera operator, A Time to Heal (also known as Jenny's Story), NBC, 1994
- Director, Point of Origin (also known as In the Heat of Fire), HBO, 2002
- Television Cinematographer
- Pilots
- (As Tom Sigel) Turner and Hooch, NBC, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) Murder in High Places, NBC, 1991
- Specials
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius (alsoknown as Pat Hobby Teamed with Genius), PBS, 1987
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: Natica Jackson (also known as Natica Jackson and Power, Passion and Murder), PBS, 1987
- Tales from the Hollywood Hills: A Table at Ciro's (also known as A Table at Ciro's), PBS, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel) Oliver Stone: Inside Out (documentary), Showtime, 1992
- Television Work
- Specials
- (As Tom Sigel) Codirector, Vandemonium Plus (also known as AnnMagnuson's "Vandemonium Plus"), HBO, 1987
- (As Tom Sigel) Camera operator, Martin Scorsese Directs (documentary), PBS, 1990
- (As Tom Sigel) Camera operator, A Comedy Salute to Michael Jordan,NBC, 1991
- (As Tom Sigel) Editor and photography, In the Beginning ... The Creationist Controversy (documentary), PBS, 1995
- Television Director
- Episodic
- "Maternity," House, M.D. (also known as House), Fox, 2004
- Television Work
- Also worked on Central America in Crisis (documentary), CBS; Guatemala (documentary), CBS; "El Salvador" (documentary), Frontline, PBS; "The Other England" (documentary), Frontline, PBS; "Our Aging Parents" (documentary), Frontline, PBS.
- RECORDINGS
- Music Videos; as Cinematographer
- K. D. Lang, "So In Love," 1991
- K. D. Lang, "Barefoot," 1991
- Nine Inch Nails, "Burn," 1994
- Also worked as cinematographer on Talking Heads, "Burning Down the House"; UB40, "I Got You, Babe."
- WRITINGS
- Screenplays
- Adapter
- The Big Empty, 2005