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Don Burgess
Camera · Born 1956-05-28 · Santa Monica, California, USA
Biography
Don Michael Burgess, ASC (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer best known for his collaborations with director Robert Zemeckis. He was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Zemeckis' Forrest Gump (1994). In 2024, he received the American Society of Cinematographers' Lifetime Achievement Award. Description above from the Wikipedia article Don Burgess (cinematographer), licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known for

The Avengers
Additional Photography

Forrest Gump
Director of Photography

Spider-Man
Director of Photography

Wonder
Director of Photography

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Director of Photography

Tales from the Crypt
Director of Photography

The Conjuring 2
Director of Photography

Cast Away
Director of Photography

Aquaman
Director of Photography

The Bourne Identity
Additional Photography
Filmography
- 2025The Thursday Murder ClubDirector of Photography
- 2025You Know: Uncovering What Lies BeneathSelf
- 2024HereDirector of Photography
- 2024A Family AffairDirector of Photography
- 2023Aquaman and the Lost KingdomDirector of Photography
- 2022PinocchioDirector of Photography
- 2020The Christmas Chronicles: Part TwoDirector of Photography
- 2020Roald Dahl's The WitchesDirector of Photography
- 2019SextupletsDirector of Photography
- 2018AquamanDirector of Photography
- 2018The Christmas ChroniclesDirector of Photography
- 2017WonderDirector of Photography
- 2017Same Kind of Different as MeDirector of Photography
- 2016Monster TrucksDirector of Photography
- 2016AlliedDirector of Photography
- 2016The Conjuring 2Director of Photography
- 2015Skateboarding's First WaveSelf
- 2014The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1Camera Operator
- 2014Muppets Most WantedDirector of Photography
- 2014DivergentCamera Operator
- 201342Director of Photography
- 2012The AvengersAdditional Photography
- 2012FlightDirector of Photography
- 2011The MuppetsDirector of Photography
- 2011PriestDirector of Photography
- 2011Source CodeDirector of Photography
- 2010The Book of EliDirector of Photography
- 2009Aliens in the AtticDirector of Photography
- 2008Fool's GoldDirector of Photography
- 2007EnchantedDirector of Photography
- 2007The TrapDirector of Photography
- 2006My Super Ex-GirlfriendDirector of Photography
- 2006Eight BelowDirector of Photography
- 2004Christmas with the KranksDirector of Photography
- 2004The Polar ExpressDirector of Photography
- 2004Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'Self
- 200413 Going on 30Director of Photography
- 2003Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue EyesCinematography
- 2003RadioDirector of Photography
- 2003Terminator 3: Rise of the MachinesDirector of Photography
- 2002The Bourne IdentityAdditional Photography
- 2002Spider-ManDirector of Photography
- 2002Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'Self
- 2000Cast AwayDirector of Photography
- 2000What Lies BeneathDirector of Photography
- 1998Deep ImpactAdditional Camera
- 1997ContactDirector of Photography
- 1996The Evening StarStage Manager
- 1996Executive DecisionAdditional Photography
- 1995Forget ParisDirector of Photography
- 1994Ri¢hie Ri¢hDirector of Photography
- 1994Forrest GumpDirector of Photography
- 1993Josh & S.A.M.Director of Photography
- 1992Night TrapDirector of Photography
- 1992Death Becomes HerSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 1992Mo' MoneyDirector of Photography
- 1992Two-Fisted TalesDirector of Photography
- 1991Nothing but TroubleSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 1989Breaking PointDirector of Photography
- 1989Blind FuryDirector of Photography
- 1989Tales from the CryptDirector of Photography
- 1989Under the BoardwalkDirector of Photography
- 1987World Gone WildDirector of Photography
- 1987Summer Camp NightmareDirector of Photography
- 1987The Night StalkerDirector of Photography
- 1987Death Before DishonorDirector of Photography
- 1987Playboy: Bedtime StoriesCinematography
- 1985Runaway TrainSecond Unit Director of Photography
- 1981Happy Birthday to MeCamera Operator
- 1981RuckusDirector of Photography
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