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Dean Semler

Cinematographer / Film Director | * 1943 (81) | Renmark, South Australia (Australia)
Dean Semler ACS ASC (born 26 May 1943) is an Australian cinematographer and film director. Over his career, he has worked as a cinematographer, camera operator, director, second unit director, and assistant director. He is a three-time recipient of the AACTA Award for Best Cinematography and an Academy Award winner. He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society (ACS) and the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). In 2002 he was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM). ()
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Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Action | Drama

Known for these Movies & Shows

Max Rockatansky returns as the heroic loner who drives the dusty roads of a postapocalyptic Australian Outback in an unending search for gasoline. Arrayed against him and the other scraggly defendants ...

Mad Max 2

16

1981 | 3.7/5 | 1h 36min
Adventure, Action, Thriller, Science Fiction
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Wounded Civil War soldier, John Dunbar tries to commit suicide—and becomes a hero instead. As a reward, he's assigned to his dream post, a remote junction on the Western frontier, and soon makes unl ...

Dances with Wolves

13

1990 | 3.9/5 | 3h 1min
Adventure, Drama, Western
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An Australian couple take a sailing trip in the Pacific to forget about a terrible accident. While on the open sea, in dead calm weather conditions, they come across a ship with one survivor who is no ...

Dead Calm

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1989 | 3.3/5 | 1h 36min
Thriller, Horror
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Set in the Mayan civilization, when a man's idyllic presence is brutally disrupted by a violent invading force, he is taken on a perilous journey to a world ruled by fear and oppression where a harrow ...

Apocalypto

15

2006 | 3.8/5 | 2h 19min
Action, Drama, History
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Awards & Nominations for Dean Semler

Academy Award for Best Cinematography Member of The Order of Australia Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Dean Semler as Actor(4)

as himself2018 Maelstrom: The Odyssey of Waterworld
as himself2016 Road War: The Making of 'The Road Warrior'
as himself2003 Dances with Wolves: The Creation of an Epic
as himself2002 We Were Soldiers: Getting It Right

Movies with Dean Semler as Crew(68)

Camera/Director of Photography2023 Summer Gold
Camera/Director of Photography2019 Playing with Fire
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Sandy Wexler
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Do-Over
Camera/Director of Photography2015 Paul Blart: Mall Cop 2
Camera/Director of Photography2015 The Ridiculous 6
Camera/Director of Photography2015 The Last Witch Hunter
Crew/Thanks2015 Mad Max: Fury Road
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Heaven Is for Real
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Maleficent
Camera/Director of Photography2013 Grudge Match
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Parental Guidance
Camera/Director of Photography2011 In the Land of Blood and Honey
Camera/Director of Photography2010 Secretariat
Camera/Director of Photography2010 Date Night
Camera/Director of Photography2009 2012
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Appaloosa
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Get Smart
Camera/Director of Photography2007 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Click
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Apocalypto
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Just My Luck
Camera/Director of Photography2005 Stealth
Camera/Director of Photography2005 The Longest Yard
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Alamo
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Bruce Almighty
Camera/Director of Photography2002 D-Tox
Camera/Director of Photography2002 We Were Soldiers
Camera/Director of Photography2002 xXx
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Dragonfly
Camera/Director of Photography2001 Heartbreakers
Camera/Director of Photography2000 Nutty Professor II: The Klumps
Camera/Director of Photography1999 The Bone Collector
Directing/Director1998 The Patriot
Directing/Director1998 Firestorm
Crew/Cinematography1997 Trojan War
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Gone Fishin'
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Waterworld
Camera/Director of Photography1994 The Cowboy Way
Camera/Director of Photography1993 The Three Musketeers
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Last Action Hero
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Super Mario Bros.
Crew/Cinematography1992 The Power of One
Camera/Director of Photography1991 City Slickers
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Dances with Wolves
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Impulse
Camera/Director of Photography1990 Young Guns II
Camera/Director of Photography1989 K-9
Crew/Cinematography1989 Dead Calm
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Farewell to the King
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Young Guns
Camera/Director of Photography1988 Cocktail
Camera/Director of Photography1987 The Lighthorsemen
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Going Sane
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Bullseye
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Passion Flower
Camera/Director of Photography1985 Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Camera/Director of Photography1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
Crew/Additional Dialogue1985 The Coca-Cola Kid
Camera/Director of Photography1984 Razorback
Camera/Additional Photography1984 The Coolangatta Gold
Camera/Director of Photography1983 The Dismissal
Crew/Cinematography1983 Kitty and the Bagman
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Mad Max 2
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Hoodwink
Directing/Director1979 Saturday
Camera/Director of Photography1976 Do I Have to Kill My Child?
Camera/Director of Photography1974 A Steam Train Passes

TV Shows/Series with Dean Semler as Crew(1)

Camera/Director of Photography1984 Bodyline

Full Name: Dean Semler
Citizenship: Australia
Born: 1943 in Renmark, South Australia (Australia) (current age: 81 years)
Languages: English (EN)
Dean Semler frequently works together with these people:
George Miller (16x, Crew)
Adam Sandler (15x, Actor)
James J. Gilson (15x, Crew)
William 'Bear' Paul (13x, Crew)
Richard Merryman (12x, Crew)
Nick Swardson (9x, Actor)
Tim Herlihy (9x, Crew)
Kevin Grady (9x, Crew)
Perry Andelin Blake (9x, Crew)
Kim Heath (9x, Crew)
Allen Covert (8x, Actor)
Denny Lawrence (2x, Crew)
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WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:492463, Added: 10/04/2018, Last updated: 04/13/2024