---
name: "Don McCullin"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/don-mccullin"
fi1m_id: "don-mccullin"
imdb_id: "nm2670273"
tmdb_id: 1522751
wikidata_id: "Q1239329"
roles: []
born: "9 October 1935"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-01T22:10:55.111175+00:00"
licence: "© Fi1m Ltd. Written by AI under a human editor; checked against sources before publication. Quote with attribution and a link to the canonical URL."
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# Don McCullin

## Identity

Don McCullin

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/don-mccullin
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** don-mccullin
- **IMDb ID:** nm2670273
- **TMDB ID:** 1522751
- **Wikidata ID:** Q1239329
- **Same entity:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McCullin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239329, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2670273/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1522751

Actor. Born 9 October 1935 in St. Pancras, London, England, UK.

## Details

- **Born:** 9 October 1935, St. Pancras, London, England, UK
- **Elsewhere:** https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Don_McCullin, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1239329, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm2670273/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1522751

## Biography

Don McCullin is a British photojournalist. He appears as himself in the 2012 documentary film *McCullin*, directed by David Morris and Jacqui Morris.

Born in 1935 in St Pancras, London, McCullin is known for his work covering conflicts and humanitarian crises, including for the *Sunday Times* from the late 1960s to the early 1980s. The documentary draws on his photographs and interviews with him.

*Sources: en.wikipedia.org, imdb.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *McCullin* (2012), Fi1m 74, as Self — [page](https://film.one/film/mccullin.md)

## Complete filmography (1)

Every credit, newest first. Titles without a page can be requested for review on the HTML page.

- *Looking for Light: Jane Bown* (2014), Actor

## Awards

### Other awards — 9 won

- Order of the Companions of Honour 2026: Order of the Companions of Honour (won)
- Knight Bachelor 2017: Knight Bachelor (won)
- Lucie Award 2016: Lucie Award (won)
- Royal Photographic Society Award 2007: Royal Photographic Society Award (won)
- honorary master's degree 1994: honorary master's degree (won)
- Commander of the Order of the British Empire 1993: Commander of the Order of the British Empire (won)
- Dr. Erich Salomon Prize 1993: Dr. Erich Salomon Prize (won)
- Dr. Erich Salomon Prize 1992: Dr. Erich Salomon Prize (won)
- World Press Photo of the Year 1964: World Press Photo of the Year (won)

*From Wikidata, which records wins more completely than nominations.*

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