Personal Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Birth DateMay 28, 1956 (70 years old)

Zodiac Sign♊Gemini

Place of BirthSanta Monica, California, USA

Career Span1980 – Present (47 yrs)

Known Credits69 Titles

Official Links

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CameraPopularity Score 1.2

Don Burgess

Also known as:Don Michael BurgessMike BurgessMichael Burgess

Total Works

68 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

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worldwide gross

Global Reach

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from Don Burgess's career

8.1

The Avengers

2012•movie

Role: Additional Photography

8.5

Forrest Gump

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Spider-Man

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014•movie

Role: Camera Operator

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 69 titles featuring Don Burgess

8.1

The Avengers

2012•movie

Role: Additional Photography

8.5

Forrest Gump

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Spider-Man

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

2014•movie

Role: Camera Operator

6.9

Aquaman

2018•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Divergent

2014•movie

Role: Camera Operator

7.7

Cast Away

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

The Bourne Identity

2002•movie

Role: Additional Photography

7.3

Source Code

2011•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.3

The Conjuring 2

2016•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.1

Wonder

2017•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

The Polar Express

2004•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

The Book of Eli

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Flight

2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Enchanted

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

13 Going on 30

2004•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

Contact

1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

Allied

2016•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

2023•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Deep Impact

1998•movie

Role: Additional Camera

6.8

Death Becomes Her

1992•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

6.3

Roald Dahl's The Witches

2020•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

Priest

2011•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Ri¢hie Ri¢h

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

The Christmas Chronicles

2018•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

What Lies Beneath

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Eight Below

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Pinocchio

2022•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

The Muppets

2011•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Fool's Gold

2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.2

My Super Ex-Girlfriend

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Christmas with the Kranks

2004•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

The Christmas Chronicles: Part Two

2020•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

The Thursday Murder Club

2025•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

Aliens in the Attic

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Executive Decision

1996•movie

Role: Additional Photography

8.0

Tales from the Crypt

1989•series

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Monster Trucks

2016•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Radio

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Muppets Most Wanted

2014•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Sextuplets

2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

A Family Affair

2024•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Here

2024•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Runaway Train

1985•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

6.5

Blind Fury

1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.3

Nothing but Trouble

1991•movie

Role: Second Unit Director of Photography

6.8

Same Kind of Different as Me

2017•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Happy Birthday to Me

1981•movie

Role: Camera Operator

6.3

Forget Paris

1995•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

Mo' Money

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

The Evening Star

1996•movie

as Stage Manager

5.2

World Gone Wild

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.7

Death Before Dishonor

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.9

Josh & S.A.M.

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.3

Summer Camp Nightmare

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.1

Two-Fisted Tales

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Ruckus

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Behind the Ultimate Spin: The Making of 'Spider-Man'

2002•movie

as Self

4.3

The Night Stalker

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.8

The Trap

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.4

Under the Boardwalk

1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

3.7

Playboy: Bedtime Stories

1987•movie

Role: Cinematography

6.0

Night Trap

1992•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.2

Breaking Point

1989•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Skateboarding's First Wave

2015•movie

as Self

Behind the Scenes of 'Spider-Man'

2004•movie

as Self

You Know: Uncovering What Lies Beneath

2025•movie

as Self