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Donal Gilligan

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Actor
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Donal Gilligan was a cinematographer and actor, known for Saving Private Ryan (1998), Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991) and Primeval (2007). He was married to Charlotte Somers. He died on 19 September 2010 in Dublin, Ireland.
DiedSeptember 19, 2010
DiedSeptember 19, 2010
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  • Awards
    • 3 nominations total

Known for

Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Saving Private Ryan
8.6
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1998
Robert Englund in Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare (1991)
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare
4.7
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • 1991
Primeval (2007)
Primeval
7.2
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
Dead Bodies (2003)
Dead Bodies
6.0
  • Cinematographer
  • 2003

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Primeval (2007)
    Primeval
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2011
  • Raw (2008)
    Raw
    7.2
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2008–2011
  • Love/Hate (2010)
    Love/Hate
    8.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2010
  • The Boys of St Columb's (2009)
    The Boys of St Columb's
    7.5
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • Shameless (2004)
    Shameless
    8.0
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2009
  • Time of the Comet (2008)
    Time of the Comet
    7.3
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • The Basket Case (2007)
    The Basket Case
    7.4
    Short
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Storybook
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Sea of Souls (2004)
    Sea of Souls
    7.5
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2007
  • Kitchen (2007)
    Kitchen
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Raging Bulls
    6.6
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Peter Firth and Nicola Walker in MI-5 (2002)
    MI-5
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • 2006
  • Wire in the Blood (2002)
    Wire in the Blood
    8.2
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2006
  • Coup! (2006)
    Coup!
    7.0
    TV Movie
    • director of photography
    • 2006
  • John McGahern: A Private World (2005)
    John McGahern: A Private World
    6.4
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home (2008)
    Gabriel Byrne: Stories from Home
    8.8
    • additional cameraman
    • 2008
  • The Basket Case (2007)
    The Basket Case
    7.4
    Short
    • lighting camera
    • 2007
  • The Underworld
    TV Mini Series
    • camera operator
    • 2003
  • If You're Not in, You Can't Win!
    TV Movie
    • additional cameraman
    • 2003
  • Sruth na Maoile (2000)
    Sruth na Maoile
    TV Series
    • second assistant camera
    • 2000
  • The Corrs: Live at Lansdowne Road (2000)
    The Corrs: Live at Lansdowne Road
    8.6
    Video
    • camera operator
    • 2000
  • Keri Russell and William Ash in Mad About Mambo (2000)
    Mad About Mambo
    5.9
    • additional focus puller
    • 2000
  • MTV Unplugged (1989)
    MTV Unplugged
    8.2
    TV Series
    • focus puller
    • 1999
  • Classic Albums (1997)
    Classic Albums
    8.4
    TV Series
    • camera assistant
    • 1999
  • Waiting for Harvey: A Beginner's Guide to Cannes (1999)
    Waiting for Harvey: A Beginner's Guide to Cannes
    8.2
    TV Movie
    • cinematographer: second unit
    • 1999
  • Entropy (1999)
    Entropy
    6.2
    • assistant camera: Dublin
    • 1999
  • Tom Hanks, Matt Damon, Tom Sizemore, and Edward Burns in Saving Private Ryan (1998)
    Saving Private Ryan
    8.6
    • first assistant camera: Ireland
    • 1998
  • Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love (1996)
    Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love
    6.0
    • director of photography: second unit
    • 1996
  • Frankie Starlight (1995)
    Frankie Starlight
    6.5
    • clapper loader
    • 1995
  • Glenn Frey in Glenn Frey Strange Weather Live in Dublin (1992)
    Glenn Frey Strange Weather Live in Dublin
    9.6
    Video
    • assistant camera
    • 1992

Actor

  • Lapsed Catholics
    TV Movie
    • Barman
    • 1987

Personal details

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  • Died
    • September 19, 2010
    • Dublin, Ireland(heart attack)
  • Spouse
    • Charlotte Somers? - September 19, 2010 (his death, 4 children)

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    He had three sons Michael, Joe and Finn with wife Charlotte, and a daughter Síofra Lamb.

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