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

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