Don Burgess
b. 1956 (age 70)
Santa Monica, California, U.S.
Actor
Cinematographer
Don Michael Burgess, ASC, (born May 28, 1956) is an American cinematographer who was nominated for the Academy Award and BAFTA Award for Best Cinematography for Forrest Gump (1994), directed by frequent collaborator Robert Zemeckis. Burgess was Director of Photography for films including Cast Away (2000), Spider-Man (2002), The Polar Express (2004) Enchanted (2007), Source Code (2011), The Muppets (2011), The Conjuring 2 (2016), and Aquaman (2018). He studied at the ArtCenter College of Design in Los Angeles.
Known For
Filmography
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★ 6.5
The Thursday Murder Club
2025 Cinematographer
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You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath
2025 Self
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★ 5.4
A Family Affair
2024 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Here
2024 Cinematographer
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★ 5.6
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
2022 Cinematographer
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★ 5.1
Pinocchio
2022 Cinematographer
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★ 5.4
The Witches
2020 Cinematographer
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★ 6.0
The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two
2020 Cinematographer
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★ 4.5
Sextuplets
2019 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
The Tattooed Heart
2019 Cinematographer
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Zawierucha in Hollywood
2019 Self
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★ 6.8
Aquaman
2018 Cinematographer
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★ 7.0
The Christmas Chronicles
2018 Cinematographer
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★ 7.9
Wonder
2017 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
Same Kind of Different as Me
2017 Cinematographer
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★ 7.3
The Conjuring 2
2016 Cinematographer
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★ 7.1
Allied
2016 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Monster Trucks
2016 Cinematographer
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★ 7.2
Skateboarding's First Wave
2015 Director
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★ 6.4
Muppets Most Wanted
2014 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
42
2013 Cinematographer
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★ 7.3
Flight
2012 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
Source Code
2011 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Priest
2011 Cinematographer
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★ 7.1
The Muppets
2011 Cinematographer
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★ 7.7
AFI's Master Class: The Art of Collaboration
2011 Self
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★ 6.8
The Book of Eli
2010 Cinematographer
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★ 5.5
Aliens in the Attic
2009 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Fool's Gold
2008 Cinematographer
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★ 7.1
Enchanted
2007 Cinematographer
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★ 5.0
The Trap
2007 Cinematographer
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★ 7.3
Eight Below
2006 Cinematographer
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★ 5.2
My Super Ex-Girlfriend
2006 Cinematographer
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★ 4.9
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause
2006 Cinematographer
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Why O'Sea
2006 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
The Polar Express
2004 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
13 Going on 30
2004 Cinematographer
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★ 5.6
Christmas with the Kranks
2004 Cinematographer
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★ 6.1
Noel
2004 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
2003 Cinematographer
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★ 6.9
Radio
2003 Cinematographer
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★ 7.4
Spider-Man
2002 Cinematographer
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★ 7.8
Cast Away
2000 Cinematographer
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★ 6.6
What Lies Beneath
2000 Cinematographer
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★ 7.5
Contact
1997 Cinematographer
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★ 5.9
The Evening Star
1996 Cinematographer
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★ 6.5
Forget Paris
1995 Cinematographer
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★ 8.8
Forrest Gump
1994 Cinematographer
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★ 5.5
Richie Rich
1994 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Josh and S.A.M.
1993 Cinematographer
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★ 5.6
Mo' Money
1992 Cinematographer
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★ 5.8
Two-Fisted Tales
1992 Cinematographer
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★ 7.0
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
1990 Cinematographer
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★ 6.3
Blind Fury
1989 Cinematographer
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★ 5.5
Breaking Point
1989 Cinematographer
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★ 6.7
Too Young the Hero
1988 Cinematographer
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★ 5.4
Under the Boardwalk
1988 Cinematographer
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★ 5.1
World Gone Wild
1987 Cinematographer
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★ 4.9
Death Before Dishonor
1987 Cinematographer
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★ 5.4
Summer Camp Nightmare
1986 Cinematographer
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★ 5.0
The Night Stalker
1986 Cinematographer
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★ 5.6
Fury to Freedom
1985 Cinematographer
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★ 5.7
Ruckus
1980 Cinematographer
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★ 7.3
Superstunt II
1979 Cinematographer
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My Hero Academia
Cinematographer
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The Last Mrs. Parrish
Cinematographer