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Alex Thomson Biography (1929-)

Born January 12, 1929, in London, England. Career: Cinematographer, camera operator, and photographer. Awards, Honors: Academy Award nomination, best cinematography, 1981, for Excalibur; British Society of Cinematographers Award, best cinematography, 1985, for Legend; British Society of Cinematographers Award, best cinematography, 1996, for Hamlet..

Nationality

British

Gender

Male

Occupation

Cinematographer, Camera operator, Photographer

Birth Details

January 12, 1929

London, England

Famous Works

• CREDITS
• Film Work
• Camera Operator, Unless Otherwise Noted
• Assistant camera operator, Scent of Mystery (also known as Holiday in Spain), 1960
• (Second unit) Lawrence of Arabia, Columbia, 1962
• Information Received, 1962
• Dr. Crippen, 1962
• Band of Thieves, R.F.D. Productions, 1962
• Just for Fun, Columbia, 1963
• Table Bay (also known as Code 7, Victim 5 and Victim Five), Columbia, 1964
• The Masque of the Red Death, American International Pictures, 1964
• The Guest (also known as The Caretaker), 1964
• Nothing but the Best, 1964
• Seaside Swingers (also known as The Adventures of Tim and Every Day's a Holiday), 1965
• (Uncredited) Doctor Zhivago, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1965
• The Girl-Getters (also known as The System), 1966
• A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, United Artists, 1966
• Judith (also known as Conflict), Paramount, 1966
• Fahrenheit 451, Universal, 1966
• Casino Royale (also known as Charles K. Feldman's Casino Royale), Columbia, 1967
• (Second unit), The Man Who Would Be King (also known as RudyardKipling's The Man Who Would Be King), Columbia, 1975
• (Second unit) The Seven-Per-Cent Solution, Universal, 1976
• Additional photography, Superman, Warner Bros., 1978
• Year of the Dragon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Date with an Angel, 1987
• The Sicilian, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1987
• Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
• The Krays, Miramax, 1990
• Cliffhanger, TriStar, 1993
• Additional photography, The Saint, Paramount, 1997
• Cinematographer
• Here We Go 'Round the Mulberry Bush, United Artists, 1968
• A Strange Affair, Paramount, 1968
• The Best House in London, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1968. Alfred theGreat, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1969
• I Start Counting, United Artists, 1970
• The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer, Seven Arts/Warner Bros., 1970
• The Night Digger (also known as The Road Builder), Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, 1971
• Doctor Phibes Rises Again, Orion, 1972
• Fear is the Key, Paramount, 1973
• Deathline (also known as Raw Meat), American InternationalPictures, 1972
• (Second unit) The Man Who Would Be King (also known as RudyardKipling's The Man Who Would Be King), Columbia, 1975. Rosie Dixon-Night Nurse, 1978
• The Class of Miss MacMichael, 1978
• A Game for Vultures, New Line Cinema, 1979
• The Cat and the Canary, Columbia, 1979
• Excalibur, Warner Bros., 1981
• Bullshot, 1983
• Eureka, United Artists, 1983
• The Keep, Paramount, 1983
• Electric Dreams, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1984
• Legend, Universal, 1985
• Year of the Dragon, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1985
• Duet for One, Cannon, 1986
• Raw Deal (also known as Triple Identity), DEG, 1986
• Labyrinth, TriStar, 1986
• Date with an Angel, 1987
• The Sicilian, Fox, 1987
• Track 29, Island, 1988
• High Spirits, TriStar, 1988
• Wings of Fame, 1989
• The Rachel Papers, United Artists, 1989
• Leviathan, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists, 1989
• Mr. Destiny, Buena Vista, 1990
• The Krays, Miramax, 1990
• Alien 3, Twentieth Century-Fox, 1992
• Cliffhanger, TriStar, 1993
• Demolition Man, Warner Bros., 1993
• Black Beauty, Warner Bros., 1994
• The Scarlet Letter, Buena Vista, 1995
• Executive Decision (also known as Critical Decision), Warner Bros., 1996
• Hamlet (also known as William Shakespeare's Hamlet), Columbia, 1996
• The Man Who Couldn't Open Doors, 1998
• Television Work
• Cinematographer; Movies
• Skokie (also known as Once They Marched Through a Thousand Towns), CBS, 1981