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Don Burgess

Cinematographer | * 05/28/1956 (67) | Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA))
Don Michael Burgess, (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Forrest Gump (1994), directed by frequent collaborator Robert Zemeckis. Burgess was director of photography for films such as Cast Away (2000), Spider-Man (2002), The Polar Express (2004), Enchanted (2007), Source Code (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Aquaman (2018). He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles. On March 3, 2024, Burgess will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award from the American Soci... ()
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Don Michael Burgess, ASC, (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer who was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Forrest Gump (1994), directed by frequent collaborator Robert Zemeckis. Burgess was Director of Photography for films including Cast Away (2000), Spider-Man (2002), The Polar Express (2004) Enchanted (2007), Source Code (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Aquaman (2018). He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles.

Most frequent genres for this person: Comedies | Drama | Action

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Awards & Nominations for Don Burgess

Academy Award for Best Cinematography
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Movies with Don Burgess as Actor(3)

Movies with Don Burgess as Crew(59)

Camera/Director of Photography2023 Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Camera/Director of Photography2022 Pinocchio
Camera/Director of Photography2020 Roald Dahl's The Witches
Crew/Cinematography2020 The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
Camera/Director of Photography2019 Sextuplets
Camera/Director of Photography2018 Aquaman
Crew/Cinematography2018 Night Trap
Camera/Director of Photography2018 The Christmas Chronicles
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Same Kind of Different as Me
Camera/Director of Photography2017 Wonder
Camera/Director of Photography2016 The Conjuring 2
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Allied
Camera/Director of Photography2016 Monster Trucks
Directing/Director2015 Skateboarding's First Wave
Camera/Camera Operator2014 The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
Camera/Camera Operator2014 Divergent
Camera/Director of Photography2014 Muppets Most Wanted
Camera/Director of Photography2013 42
Camera/Director of Photography2012 Flight
Camera/Additional Photography2012 The Avengers
Camera/Director of Photography2011 The Muppets
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Priest
Camera/Director of Photography2011 Source Code
Camera/Director of Photography2010 The Book of Eli
Camera/Director of Photography2009 Aliens in the Attic
Camera/Director of Photography2008 Fool's Gold
Camera/Director of Photography2007 Enchanted
Camera/Director of Photography2007 The Trap
Camera/Director of Photography2006 My Super Ex-Girlfriend
Camera/Director of Photography2006 Eight Below
Camera/Director of Photography2004 13 Going on 30
Camera/Director of Photography2004 Christmas with the Kranks
Camera/Director of Photography2004 The Polar Express
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Radio
Camera/Director of Photography2003 Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
Camera/Additional Photography2002 The Bourne Identity
Camera/Director of Photography2002 Spider-Man
Camera/Director of Photography2000 Cast Away
Camera/Director of Photography2000 What Lies Beneath
Camera/Additional Camera1998 Deep Impact
Camera/Director of Photography1997 Contact
Camera/Additional Photography1996 Executive Decision
Camera/Director of Photography1996 The Evening Star
Camera/Director of Photography1995 Forget Paris
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Forrest Gump
Camera/Director of Photography1994 Ri¢hie Ri¢h
Camera/Director of Photography1993 Josh and S.A.M.
Camera/Second Unit Director of Photography1992 Death Becomes Her
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Mo' Money
Camera/Director of Photography1992 Two-Fisted Tales
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Blind Fury
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Breaking Point
Camera/Director of Photography1989 Under the Boardwalk
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Summer Camp Nightmare
Camera/Director of Photography1987 World Gone Wild
Camera/Director of Photography1987 Death Before Dishonor
Camera/Director of Photography1986 The Night Stalker
Camera/Director of Photography1981 Ruckus
Camera/Camera Operator1981 Happy Birthday to Me

Full Name: Don Burgess
Born: Monday, 05/28 1956 (May) in Santa Monica, California (United States of America (USA)) (current age: 67 years + 333 days)
Zodiac sign: Gemini (Chinese zodiac sign: Monkey)
Languages: English (EN)
Spouses (current/former): Bonnie Ann Burgess
Other names for Don Burgess (nicknames, foreign languages etc.):
"Don Michael Burgess"
"Mike Burgess"
"Michael Burgess"
"Don Burgess (cinematographer)"
"Don Burgess (Kameramann)"
Don Burgess frequently works together with these people:
Robert Zemeckis (25x, Crew)
Alan Silvestri (19x, Crew)
Randy Thom (17x, Crew)
Steve Starkey (14x, Crew)
William B. Kaplan (11x, Crew)
James Wan (9x, Crew)
Kenneth Karman (8x, Crew)
Dennis S. Sands (8x, Crew)
Joanna Johnston (8x, Crew)
Matthew Moriarty (8x, Crew)
WatchPlayStream ID: PEOPLE:12266, Added: 05/06/2018, Last updated: 03/29/2024