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name: "Donald M. Morgan"
canonical: "https://film.one/person/donald-m-morgan"
fi1m_id: "donald-m-morgan"
imdb_id: "nm0005805"
tmdb_id: 53290
wikidata_id: "Q22670634"
roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "11 February 1932"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
average_over: 1
updated: "2026-10-05T04:35:22.475322+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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# Donald M. Morgan

## Identity

Donald M. Morgan

- **Canonical:** https://film.one/person/donald-m-morgan
- **Type:** Person
- **Fi1m ID:** donald-m-morgan
- **IMDb ID:** nm0005805
- **TMDB ID:** 53290
- **Wikidata ID:** Q22670634
- **Same entity:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22670634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53290

Cinematographer. Born 11 February 1932 in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 11 February 1932, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA
- **Elsewhere:** https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q22670634, https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0005805/, https://www.themoviedb.org/person/53290

## Streaming the US now

- **Disney+:** [*Starman*](https://film.one/film/starman.md) (77)

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## Biography

Donald M. Morgan is an American cinematographer. Born in Hollywood, Los Angeles, he began his career in aerial photography before becoming a director of photography on feature films.

He worked with directors including John Carpenter on *Christine* (1983) and *Starman* (1984), Robert Zemeckis on *I Wanna Hold Your Hand* (1978) and *Used Cars* (1980), and Steven Spielberg on *1941* (1979). He provided aerial camera work on *Se7en* (1995). Morgan has shot numerous television films and series, including collaborations with Joseph Sargent, and is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

He has received five Primetime Emmy Awards for cinematography on television productions such as *Something the Lord Made* (2004) and *Miss Evers' Boys* (1997).

*Sources: imdb.com, camnoir.com, catalog.afi.com.*

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Starman* (1984), Fi1m 77, Director of Photography, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/starman.md)

## Complete filmography (62)

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

- *Ivory* (2010), Director of Photography
- *Walkout* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Back in the Day* (2005), Director of Photography
- *Hercules* (2005), series, Director of Photography
- *Something the Lord Made* (2004), Director of Photography
- *The Last Run* (2004), Director of Photography
- *Out of the Ashes* (2003), Director of Photography
- *Damaged Care* (2002), Director of Photography
- *The Jennie Project* (2001), Director of Photography
- *Bojangles* (2001), Director of Photography
- *The Thin Blue Lie* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Sally Hemings: An American Scandal* (2000), series, Director of Photography
- *The Rage: Carrie 2* (1999), Director of Photography
- *A Memory in My Heart* (1999), Director of Photography
- *Kiss the Sky* (1998), Director of Photography
- *About Sarah* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Wall* (1998), Director of Photography
- *The Rage* (1997), Director of Photography
- *Miss Evers' Boys* (1997), Director of Photography
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), Director of Photography
- *The Siege at Ruby Ridge* (1996), series, Director of Photography
- *JAG* (1995), series, Director of Photography
- *Se7en* (1995), Aerial Camera — Fi1m 88, [page](https://film.one/film/se7en.md)
- *Born to Be Wild* (1995), Director of Photography
- *One Christmas* (1994), Director of Photography
- *A Place for Annie* (1994), Director of Photography
- *Geronimo* (1993), Director of Photography
- *For Love and Glory* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Excessive Force* (1993), Director of Photography
- *Victim of Beauty* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Doublecrossed* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Dillinger* (1991), Director of Photography
- *Love and Lies* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Murder in Mississippi* (1990), Director of Photography
- *Harem* (1986), Director of Photography
- *Starman* (1984), Director of Photography — Fi1m 77, [page](https://film.one/film/starman.md)
- *Attack on Fear* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Meatballs: Part II* (1984), Director of Photography
- *Christine* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Another Woman's Child* (1983), Director of Photography
- *Hysterical* (1982), Director of Photography
- *Freedom* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Murder in Texas* (1981), series, Director of Photography
- *Crisis at Central High* (1981), Director of Photography
- *Used Cars* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Off the Minnesota Strip* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Amber Waves* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Make Me an Offer* (1980), Director of Photography
- *Skatetown, U.S.A.* (1979), Director of Photography
- *The Darker Side of Terror* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Elvis* (1979), Director of Photography
- *Katie: Portrait of a Centerfold* (1978), Director of Photography
- *Daddy, I Don't Like It Like This* (1978), Director of Photography
- *I Wanna Hold Your Hand* (1978), Director of Photography
- *A Piece of the Action* (1977), Director of Photography
- *One on One* (1977), Director of Photography
- *Panache* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Serpico: The Deadly Game* (1976), Director of Photography
- *Sheila Levine Is Dead and Living in New York* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Let's Do It Again* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Win, Place or Steal* (1975), Director of Photography
- *Santee* (1973), Director of Photography

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