
Known for
Cinematography
Born
January 12, 1929
Birthplace
London, England, UK
Died
June 14, 2007 (aged 78)
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 cine...
2008
as Self - Camera Operator Stunt Unit
2004
Director of Photography
2003
2003
Director of Photography
2002
2000
Director of Photography
2000
Director of Photography, Cinematography
1996
Director of Photography
1996
Director of Photography
1995
Director of Photography
1994
Director of Photography
1993
Director of Photography
1993
Camera Operator, Director of Photography
1992
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1990
Director of Photography
1989
Director of Photography
1989
Director of Photography
1988
Director of Photography
1988
Director of Photography
1987
Director of Photography
1987
Director of Photography, Camera Operator
1986
Director of Photography
1986
Director of Photography