Directed credits
58
Prolific
Very extensive directing filmography.
Director
Don Burgess
Camera
Career Snapshot
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TMDB popularity
0.4
Low visibility
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Directed movies: 57Directed series: 1All crew credits: 67
TMDB ID: 36
IMDb ID: nm0121281
Known for: Camera
Born: May 28, 1956
Age: 70
Place of birth: Santa Monica, California, USA
Gender: Male
Adult content flag: No
Career span: 1981 - 2025
Years active: 45
Average TMDB rating: 6.63
Wikidata: Q484980
Also known as
Don Michael Burgess • Mike Burgess • Michael Burgess
Frequent jobs
Director of Photography (54)Second Unit Director of Photography (3)Director (1)Additional Photography (3)Camera Operator (3)Cinematography (2)Additional Camera (1)
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.
Photos
Movies
Directed Movies
Movies directed by Don Burgess.
Director of Photography
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 • Movie
Director of Photography
Here
2024 • Movie
Director of Photography
A Family Affair
2024 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 • Movie
Director of Photography
Pinocchio
2022 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
Roald Dahl's The Witches
2020 • Movie
Director of Photography
Sextuplets
2019 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aquaman
2018 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 • Movie
Director of Photography
Wonder
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
Monster Trucks
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
Allied
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Conjuring 2
2016 • Movie
Director
Skateboarding's First Wave
2015 • Movie
Director of Photography
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
42
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
Flight
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Muppets
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
Priest
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
Source Code
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Book of Eli
2010 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aliens in the Attic
2009 • Movie
Series
Directed Series
Series directed by Don Burgess.
Movies
Top Rated Movies
Highest rated movies linked with Don Burgess.
Director of Photography
Forrest Gump
1994 • Movie
Director of Photography
Wonder
2017 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Avengers
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Cast Away
2000 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Bourne Identity
2002 • Movie
Director of Photography
Contact
1997 • Movie
Director of Photography
Radio
2003 • Movie
Director of Photography
Source Code
2011 • Movie
Director of Photography
Spider-Man
2002 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Conjuring 2
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
42
2013 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 • Movie
Series
Top Rated Series
Highest rated series linked with Don Burgess.
Movies
Most Popular Movies
Most viewed movie titles linked with Don Burgess.
Additional Photography
The Avengers
2012 • Movie
Director of Photography
Spider-Man
2002 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2023 • Movie
Director of Photography
Wonder
2017 • Movie
Director of Photography
The Conjuring 2
2016 • Movie
Director of Photography
Forrest Gump
1994 • Movie
Camera Operator
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
Aquaman
2018 • Movie
Camera Operator
Divergent
2014 • Movie
Director of Photography
Cast Away
2000 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Bourne Identity
2002 • Movie
Director of Photography
Flight
2012 • Movie
Series
Most Popular Series
Most viewed series linked with Don Burgess.
Movies
Other Crew Work in Movies
Additional movie credits for Don Burgess.
Camera Operator
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1
2014 • Movie
Camera Operator
Divergent
2014 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Avengers
2012 • Movie
Cinematography
Limp Bizkit: Behind Blue Eyes
2003 • Movie
Additional Photography
The Bourne Identity
2002 • Movie
Additional Camera
Deep Impact
1998 • Movie
Additional Photography
Executive Decision
1996 • Movie
Cinematography
Playboy: Bedtime Stories
1987 • Movie
Camera Operator
Happy Birthday to Me
1981 • Movie
Movies
Acting Appearances in Movies
Movie cast credits for Don Burgess.
