Biography
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 new book Conversations with Cinematographers by David A Ellis, published by Scarecrow Press.
Thomson died on 14 June 2007, at the age of 78, in Chertsey, Surrey.
Filmography
all 59
Movies 59
Director 17
self 3
The Making of Casino Royale, 1967 (2008)
Der letzte Flug (2004)
Wreckage and Rage: Making 'Alien³' (2003)
Listening (2003)
Creating a Myth... the Memories of 'Legend' (2002)
A Shot at Glory (2000)
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
Hamlet (1996)
Executive Decision (1996)
The Scarlet Letter (1995)
Black Beauty (1994)
Demolition Man (1993)
Cliffhanger (1993)
Alien³ (1992)
Mr. Destiny (1990)
The Krays (1990)
Wings of Fame (1990)
The Rachel Papers (1989)
Leviathan (1989)
High Spirits (1988)
Track 29 (1988)
Date With an Angel (1987)
The Sicilian (1987)
Duet for One (1986)
Labyrinth (1986)
Raw Deal (1986)
Legend (1985)
Year of the Dragon (1985)
Electric Dreams (1984)
The Keep (1983)
Bullshot (1983)
Eureka (1983)
Skokie (1981)
Excalibur (1981)
The Gold Bug (1980)
Follow that Rainbow (1979)
The Class Of Miss MacMichael (1979)
The Cat and the Canary (1978)
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse (1978)
The Going Up of David Lev (1973)
Fear Is the Key (1972)
Death Line (1972)
Dr. Phibes Rises Again (1972)
The Road Builder (1971)
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer (1970)
I Start Counting (1970)
The Best House in London (1969)
The Strange Affair (1968)
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush (1968)
Ervinka (1967)
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum (1966)
Fahrenheit 451 (1966)
Judith (1966)
Doctor Zhivago (1965)
Every Day's a Holiday (1965)
The Masque of the Red Death (1964)
The Caretaker (1964)
Dr. Crippen (1963)
Girl on Approval (1961)
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GenderMale
Birthday1929-01-12
Deathday2007-06-14 (78 years old)
Birth NameAlexander Thomson
Birth PlaceBoulogne-sur-Mer, France
CitizenshipsUnited Kingdom
Also Known AsAlexander Thompson, Alex Thompson
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