- Known For
- Camera
- Born
- January 12, 1929
- Place of Birth
- London, England, UK
- Died
- June 14, 2007
Alex Thomson
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 cinematographer Nicolas Roeg on twelve films between 1961 and 1966. In 1998 he shot the Royal Premiered CinemaScope short "The Troop" (dir: Marcus Dillistone) An interview with Alex Thomson appears in a n…
Filmography
movieThe Making of Casino Royale, 1967
2008 · Self - Camera Operator Stunt Unit
movieDer letzte Flug
2004 · Director of Photography
movieWreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³'
2003 · Self
Listening
movieListening
2003 · Director of Photography
movieCreating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend'
2002 · Himself
movieA Shot at Glory
2000 · Director of Photography
movieLove's Labour's Lost
2000 · Director of Photography, Cinematography
movieHamlet
1996 · Director of Photography
movieExecutive Decision
1996 · Director of Photography
movieThe Scarlet Letter
1995 · Director of Photography
movieBlack Beauty
1994 · Director of Photography
movieDemolition Man
1993 · Director of Photography
movieCliffhanger
1993 · Camera Operator, Director of Photography
movieAlien³
1992 · Director of Photography
movieMr. Destiny
1990 · Director of Photography
movieThe Krays
1990 · Director of Photography
movieThe Rachel Papers
1989 · Director of Photography
movieLeviathan
1989 · Director of Photography
movieHigh Spirits
1988 · Director of Photography
movieTrack 29
1988 · Director of Photography
movieDate with an Angel
1987 · Director of Photography
movieThe Sicilian
1987 · Director of Photography
movieDuet for One
1986 · Director of Photography
movieLabyrinth
1986 · Director of Photography
movieRaw Deal
1986 · Director of Photography
movieLegend
1985 · Director of Photography
movieYear of the Dragon
1985 · Director of Photography
movieElectric Dreams
1984 · Director of Photography
movieThe Keep
1983 · Director of Photography
movieBullshot
1983 · Director of Photography
movieEureka
1983 · Director of Photography
movieSkokie
1981 · Director of Photography
movieExcalibur
1981 · Director of Photography
movieThe Making of Excalibur: Myth into Movie
1981 · Self
movieThe Gold Bug
1980 · Director of Photography
Follow that Rainbow
movieFollow that Rainbow
1979 · Cinematography
movieThe Class Of Miss MacMichael
1978 · Director of Photography
movieSuperman
1978 · Additional Photography
movieThe Cat and the Canary
1978 · Director of Photography
movieRosie Dixon - Night Nurse
1978 · Director of Photography
movieFear Is the Key
1972 · Director of Photography
movieDeath Line
1972 · Director of Photography
movieDr. Phibes Rises Again
1972 · Director of Photography
movieThe Road Builder
1971 · Director of Photography
movieThe Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
1970 · Director of Photography
movieI Start Counting
1970 · Director of Photography
movieThe Best House in London
1969 · Director of Photography
movieThe Strange Affair
1968 · Director of Photography
movieHere We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
1968 · Director of Photography
movieA Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
1966 · Camera Operator
movieFahrenheit 451
1966 · Camera Operator
movieJudith
1966 · Camera Operator
movieDoctor Zhivago
1965 · Camera Operator
movieEvery Day's a Holiday
1965 · Camera Operator
movieThe Masque of the Red Death
1964 · Camera Operator
movieThe System
1964 · Camera Operator
movieNothing But the Best
1964 · Camera Operator
movieThe Caretaker
1964 · Camera Operator
movieDr. Crippen
1963 · Camera Operator
movieGirl on Approval
1961 · Camera Operator