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name: "Robert McLachlan"
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roles: ["Cinematographer"]
born: "23 March 1956"
reviewed_on_fi1m: 1
updated: "2026-09-16T15:04:09.521473+00:00"
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# Robert McLachlan

Cinematographer. Born 23 March 1956 in San Francisco, California, USA.

## Details

- **Work:** Cinematographer
- **Born:** 23 March 1956, San Francisco, California, USA
- **Also known as:** Rob McLachlan

## Biography

Robert McLachlan is a Canadian cinematographer. Born on 23 March 1956 in San Francisco, he was raised in Vancouver and studied at Simon Fraser University. He was mentored by Richard Leiterman and began his career with documentary work for Greenpeace. He founded the production company Omni Film Productions in 1979.

McLachlan has worked on numerous feature films and television series. His credits include *Final Destination* (2000), *The One* (2001), *Final Destination 3* (2006), *Dragonball Evolution* (2009) and *Nightbooks* (2021). On television he has served as director of photography on *Millennium*, multiple seasons of *Game of Thrones*, *Ray Donovan*, *Westworld* and *Yellowstone*.

He is a member of the American Society of Cinematographers and the Canadian Society of Cinematographers, and has received several CSC awards and Primetime Emmy nominations.

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

## On Fi1m (1)

- *Dragonball Evolution* (2009), Fi1m 34, Cinematography — [page](https://film.one/film/dragonball-evolution.md)

## Also known for

- *Game of Thrones* (2011), Director of Photography
- *Final Destination* (2000), Director of Photography
- *Westworld* (2016), Director of Photography, Additional Photography
- *Final Destination 3* (2006), Director of Photography
- *Yellowstone* (2018), Director of Photography
- *Freddy vs. Jason* (2003), Second Unit Director of Photography
- *Thir13en Ghosts* (2001), Additional Photography
- *The One* (2001), Director of Photography

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