Alex Thomson
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- January 12, 1929
- Died
- June 14, 2007 (aged 78)
- Birthplace
- London, England, UK
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. Thompson was an avid user of Joe Dunton's custom-built Xtal Xpress lenses, shooting many of his more high-profile projects such as Labyrinth, Legend, The Keep, Year of the Dragon and The Sicilian with them. He was married to the sculptor Diana Thomson, and they had a daughter. Thomson died on 14 June 2007, at the age of 78, in Chertsey, Surrey.
Known For
Filmography
Der letzte Flug
Movie · Director of Photography
Listening
Movie · Director of Photography
A Shot at Glory
Movie · Director of Photography
Love's Labour's Lost
Movie · Director of Photography
Executive Decision
Movie · Director of Photography
Hamlet
Movie · Director of Photography
The Scarlet Letter
Movie · Director of Photography
Black Beauty
Movie · Director of Photography
Cliffhanger
Movie · Camera Operator, Director of Photography
Demolition Man
Movie · Director of Photography
Alien³
Movie · Director of Photography
Mr. Destiny
Movie · Director of Photography
The Krays
Movie · Director of Photography
Wings of Fame
Movie · Director of Photography
Leviathan
Movie · Director of Photography
The Rachel Papers
Movie · Director of Photography
Track 29
Movie · Director of Photography
High Spirits
Movie · Director of Photography
The Sicilian
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Date with an Angel
Movie · Director of Photography
Raw Deal
Movie · Director of Photography
Labyrinth
Movie · Director of Photography
Duet for One
Movie · Director of Photography
Year of the Dragon
Movie · Director of Photography, Camera Operator
Legend
Movie · Director of Photography
Electric Dreams
Movie · Director of Photography
Eureka
Movie · Director of Photography
The Keep
Movie · Director of Photography
Bullshot
Movie · Director of Photography
Excalibur
Movie · Director of Photography
Skokie
Movie · Director of Photography
The Gold Bug
Movie · Director of Photography
The Class Of Miss MacMichael
Movie · Director of Photography
Superman
Movie · Additional Photography
Rosie Dixon - Night Nurse
Movie · Director of Photography
The Cat and the Canary
Movie · Director of Photography
Death Line
Movie · Director of Photography
Dr. Phibes Rises Again
Movie · Director of Photography
Fear Is the Key
Movie · Director of Photography
The Road Builder
Movie · Director of Photography
I Start Counting
Movie · Director of Photography
The Rise and Rise of Michael Rimmer
Movie · Director of Photography
The Best House in London
Movie · Director of Photography
The Strange Affair
Movie · Director of Photography
Here We Go Round the Mulberry Bush
Movie · Director of Photography
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
Movie · Camera Operator
Judith
Movie · Camera Operator
Fahrenheit 451
Movie · Camera Operator
Doctor Zhivago
Movie · Camera Operator
Every Day's a Holiday
Movie · Camera Operator
The Masque of the Red Death
Movie · Camera Operator
The System
Movie · Camera Operator
The Caretaker
Movie · Camera Operator
Nothing But the Best
Movie · Camera Operator
Dr. Crippen
Movie · Camera Operator
Lawrence of Arabia
Movie · Camera Operator
Girl on Approval
Movie · Camera Operator