Donald Charles Crombie (born 5 July 1942) is an Australian film and

television director A television director is in charge of the activities involved in making a television program or section of a program. They are generally responsible for decisions about the editorial content and creative style of a program, and ensuring the prod ...

and screenwriter. Born in

Brisbane Brisbane ( ) is the capital and most populous city of the states and territories of Australia, Australian state of Queensland, and the list of cities in Australia by population, third-most populous city in Australia and Oceania, with a populati ...

, Crombie was educated at the

Anglican Church Grammar School The Anglican Church Grammar School (ACGS), formerly the Church of England Grammar School and commonly referred to as Churchie, is an independent, Anglican, day and boarding school for boys, located in East Brisbane, an inner suburb of Brisbane, Q ...

and studied at the

National Institute of Dramatic Art The National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) is an Australian educational institution for the performing arts is based in Sydney, New South Wales. Founded in 1958, many of Australia's leading actors and directors trained at NIDA, including Cat ...

. Crombie started work at the

Commonwealth Film Unit Film Australia was a company established by the Government of Australia to produce films about Australia in 1973. Its predecessors were the Cinema and Photographic Branch (1913–38), the Australian National Film Board (1939–1955, under differ ...

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. He is the father of

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and

production designer In film and television, the production designer is the individual responsible for the overall aesthetic of the story. The production design gives the viewers a sense of the time period, the plot location, and character actions and feelings. Wo ...

Fiona Crombie.

Filmography

Feature films directed

* ''The Choice'' (1971) * ''

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'' (1976) * ''

The Irishman ''The Irishman'' (subtitled onscreen as ''I Heard You Paint Houses'') is a 2019 American epic gangster film directed and produced by Martin Scorsese and written by Steven Zaillian, based on the 2004 nonfiction book '' I Heard You Paint Hou ...

'' (1978) (also writer) * ''

Cathy's Child ''Cathy's Child'' is a 1979 Australian film, directed by Donald Crombie and starring Michele Fawdon, Alan Cassell and Bryan Brown. Plot Cathy Baikas (Fawdon) is a woman of Greek heritage who lives in Sydney, Australia with her three-year-old ...

'' (1979) * ''

The Killing of Angel Street ''The Killing of Angel Street'' is a 1981 Australian thriller film loosely based on the Builders Labourers Federation (BLF) green bans against development in inner Sydney city waterside suburbs. It briefly touches on the real-life disappearance of ...

'' (1981) * ''

Kitty and the Bagman ''Kitty and the Bagman'' is a 1983 Australian film about gangsters in the 1920s. It was based on the rivalry of Kate Leigh and Tilly Devine. Premise Kitty O'Rourke arrives in Australia from England as a war bride. Her husband is arrested by a ...

'' (1983) * ''

Playing Beatie Bow ''Playing Beatie Bow'' is a popular Australian children's novel, written by Ruth Park and first published on 31 January 1980. It features a time slip in Sydney, Australia. Plot summary Lynette Kirk has been a happy child, cheery about her paren ...

'' (1986) * '' Rough Diamonds'' (1994) (also writer) * ''

Selkie In Celtic and Norse mythology, selkies (also spelled ', ', ') or selkie folk ( sco, selkie fowk) meaning 'seal folk' are mythological beings capable of therianthropy, changing from seal to human form by shedding their skin. They are found ...

'' (2000)

Television

* ''

Do I Have to Kill My Child? ''Do I Have to Kill My Child?'' is a 1976 Australian film Plot A young mother, Diane, questions in hindsight her choice to have another child. Out of emotional distress and frustration she begins to physically abuse her baby. Cast * Jacki Weav ...

'' (1976) (TV) (also writer) * "Cyclone Tracy" (1986) TV mini-series * '' The Heroes'' (1988) (TV) * ''

The Alien Years ''The Alien Years'' is a three-part miniseries that first aired on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation on 19 April 1988. It was directed by Donald Crombie and written by Peter Yeldham. It stars Victoria Longley, John Hargreaves, Christop ...

'' (1988) (TV) * ''The Saint: Fear in Fun Park'' (1989) (TV) * ''

The River Kings ''The River Kings'' is a 1991 Australian mini series based on the novels ''The River Kings'' (1966) and ''Conquest of the River'' (1970) by Max Fatchen. It had a budget of $3.5 million.Ed. Scott Murray, ''Australia on the Small Screen 1970-1995'' ...

'' (1991) TV mini-series * '' Heroes II: The Return'' (1991) (TV) * ''The Feds: Terror'' (1993) (TV) * "

Time Trax ''Time Trax'' is a science fiction television series that first aired in 1993. A police officer, sent two centuries into the past to a parallel Universe, must apprehend and return convicted criminals who have escaped prison in the future. This ...

" (1993–1994) * ''

The Celluloid Heroes ''The Celluloid Heroes'' is a four-part Australian documentary series about the history of the cinema of Australia. The music score was composed by one of Australian composer Nigel Westlake. The original soundtrack recording was performed by ...

'' (1995) (TV) * " Flipper" (1995–1997) * "Tales of the South Seas" (1998) TV series *"

McLeod's Daughters ''McLeod's Daughters'' is an Australian drama television series created by Posie Graeme-Evans and Caroline Stanton for the Nine Network, which aired from 8 August 2001, to 31 January 2009, lasting eight seasons. It stars Lisa Chappell and Brid ...

" (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 ''Robbery Under Arms'' is a bushranger novel by Thomas Alexander Browne, published under his pen name Rolf Boldrewood. It was first published in serialised form by ''The Sydney Mail'' between July 1882 and August 1883, then in three volumes in ...

'' (1985) (cinema and a television mini-series release)

References

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* 1942 births Living people Australian film directors Australian screenwriters Australian film producers People from Brisbane Australian television directors People educated at Anglican Church Grammar School Members of the Order of Australia {{Australia-film-director-stub