Donald Crombie

Donald Crombie
Born	Brisbane
Education	National Institute of Dramatic Art.
Alma mater	Anglican Church Grammar School
Occupation	Actor

Donald Crombie (born 1942 in Brisbane) is an Australian film and television director.^[1]

He was educated at the Anglican Church Grammar School^[2] and studied at 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. Donald Crombie at the Internet Movie Database
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

• Murray, Scott; (ed.) (1994). Australian Cinema. St.Leonards, NSW: Allen & Unwin/AFC. p. 321. ISBN 1-86373-311-6.