About

Known credits:
63
Birthday:
1934-01-01
Place of birth:
Quandialla, New South Wales, Australia
Website:
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Donald McAlpine

Overview

Donald McAlpine ACS, ASC (born 13 April 1934) is an Australian cinematographer. McAlpine was a physical education teacher in Parkes, New South Wales, Australia. He began using a 16mm camera to film athletes preparing for the Melbourne Olympic Games.

In Australia, from 1972 to 1981, McAlpine collaborated with Bruce Beresford. McAlpine filmed many of Beresford's early films, including The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Don's Party, The Getting of Wisdom, Money Movers, Breaker Morant and The Club. McAlpine also worked with director Gillian Armstrong on My Brilliant Career.

McAlpine was nominated for an Academy Award for his work in Moulin Rouge!.[citation needed] He is a member of both the Australian Cinematographers Society and the American Society of Cinematographers.[citation needed] The A.S.C. honored him with the 2009 International Achievement Award. In 2016 McAlpine received an honorary doctorate in Arts from Edith Cowan University in Perth, Western Australia

Known for

Acting
2012 Show Me the Magic Actor Self N/A
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2012 Side by Side Actor Self 63
Fair
2008 Not Quite Hollywood Actor Self 60
Fair
2006 Telling Schoolgirl Tales: The Making of 'The Getting of Wisdom’ Actor Self N/A
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2004 If It Bleeds We Can Kill It: The Making of 'Predator' Actor 58
Average

Production
2022 A Stitch in Time Production Executive Producer 58
Average

Camera
2023 The Portable Door Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
2022 Black Site Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2022 A Stitch in Time Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2018 Rajma Chawal Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
2015 The Dressmaker Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
2013 Ender's Game Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
2012 Mental Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
2010 Mega Piranha Camera Director of Photography 52
Average
2009 X-Men Origins: Wolverine Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2005 The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Camera Director of Photography 70
Good
2003 Peter Pan Camera Director of Photography 69
Fair
2003 Anger Management Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
2002 The Time Machine Camera Director of Photography 62
Fair
2001 Moulin Rouge! Camera Director of Photography 74
Good
1998 Stepmom Camera Director of Photography 68
Fair
1997 The Edge Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1996 Romeo + Juliet Camera Director of Photography 67
Fair
1995 Nine Months Camera Director of Photography 57
Average
1994 Clear and Present Danger Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1993 Mrs. Doubtfire Camera Director of Photography 70
Good
1993 The Man Without a Face Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1992 Patriot Games Camera Director of Photography 65
Fair
1992 Medicine Man Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1991 Career Opportunities Camera Director of Photography 64
Fair
1991 The Hard Way Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1990 Stanley & Iris Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1989 Parenthood Camera Director of Photography 63
Fair
1989 See You in the Morning Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1988 Moon Over Parador Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1987 Orphans Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1987 Predator Camera Director of Photography 74
Good
1986 The Fringe Dwellers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1986 Down and Out in Beverly Hills Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1985 My Man Adam Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1985 King David Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1984 Moscow on the Hudson Camera Director of Photography 60
Fair
1984 Harry & Son Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1983 Now and Forever Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1983 Blue Skies Again Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1982 Tempest Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1982 Don't Cry, It's Only Thunder Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1981 Puberty Blues Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1980 The Children of An Lac Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1980 The Club Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1980 The Earthling Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1980 Breaker Morant Camera Director of Photography 61
Fair
1979 The Journalist Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1979 My Brilliant Career Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1979 The Odd Angry Shot Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1978 Money Movers Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1978 Patrick Camera Director of Photography 59
Average
1974 Barry McKenzie Holds His Own Camera Director of Photography 58
Average
1973 The Fifth Facade: The Making of the Sydney Opera House Camera Camera Operator N/A
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1972 The Adventures of Barry McKenzie Camera Director of Photography 58
Average

Crew
2017 Ali's Wedding Crew Cinematography 60
Fair
1986 Hard to Handle: Bob Dylan in Concert Crew Cinematography 59
Average
1976 Don's Party Crew Cinematography 58
Average