Donald Crombie

Donald Charles Crombie AM (born 5 July 1942 in Brisbane) is an Australian film and television director and screenwriter.[1]

Donald Crombie AM
Born	5 July 1942 Brisbane, Australia
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art Anglican Church Grammar School
Occupation	Film and television director

He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School[2] and studied at the National Institute of Dramatic Art.

Crombie started work at the Commonwealth Film Unit in 1963. He has directed feature films, telemovies, mini-series, drama series, documentaries and commercials, and has also written film and television scripts. Crombie has been a board-member of the AWG, ASDACS and ASDA and the President of ASDA for over 5 years.[3]

Filmography

Feature films directed

• The Choice (1971)
• Caddie (1976)
• The Irishman (1978) (also writer)
• Cathy's Child (1979)
• The Killing of Angel Street (1981)
• Kitty and the Bagman (1983)
• Playing Beatie Bow (1986)
• Rough Diamonds (1994) (also writer)
• Selkie (2000)

Television

• Do I Have to Kill My Child? (1976) (TV) (also writer)
• "Cyclone Tracy" (1986) TV mini-series
• The Heroes (1988) (TV)
• The Alien Years (1988) (TV)
• The Saint: Fear in Fun Park (1989) (TV)
• The River Kings (1991) TV mini-series
• Heroes II: The Return (1991) (TV)
• The Feds: Terror (1993) (TV)
• "Time Trax" (1993–1994)
• "Flipper" (1995–1997)
• "Tales of the South Seas" (1998) TV series
• "McLeod's Daughters" (2001–2002)

Other

• Aircraft at Work (1966) (documentary) (also writer)
• Is Anybody Doing Anything About It? (1967) (short) (also writer)
• Sailor (1968) (documentary)
• Top End (1968) (documentary)
• Our Land Australia (1972) (documentary) (also producer, co-writer)
• Who Killed Jenny Langby? (1974) (documentary) (also co-writer)
• Robbery Under Arms (1985) (cinema and a television mini-series release)

References

1. Murray, Scott; (ed.) (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 321. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
2. Mason, James (2011). Churchie: The Centenary Register. Brisbane, Australia: The Anglican Church Grammar School. ISBN 978-0-646-55807-3.
3. Adg.org.au – Crombie

External links

• Donald Crombie at IMDb