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Greg MacGillivray

Greg MacGillivray began his film career by shooting 8mm black-and-white movies on the campus of Newport Harbor High School. That led to self-employment as the creator of some of the best surfing films of the 60s, and the establishment of MacGillivray-Freeman Films. He graduated in 1963, a classmate of actor Paul Le Mat... See full bio »

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Filmography

Hide HideDirector (31 titles)
2016 Ocean Planet 3D (documentary) (in production)
 
2012 To the Arctic 3D (documentary)
 
2011 Arabia 3D (documentary short)
 
2010 Hollywood Don't Surf! (documentary)
 
2010 MacGillivray Freeman's Arabia (documentary short)
 
2006 Hurricane on the Bayou (documentary)
 
2006 Greece: Secrets of the Past (documentary short)
 
2003 Top Speed (documentary short)
 
2003 Coral Reef Adventure (documentary)
 
2000 Adventures in Wild California (documentary short)
 
2000 Dolphins (documentary short)
 
1998 Indah IV (short)
 
1998 Everest (documentary short)
 
1996 The Magic of Flight (documentary short)
 
1995 Stormchasers (documentary short)
 
1995 The Living Sea (documentary short)
 
1993 The Discoverers (short)
 
1992 At Sea (documentary)
 
1989 Race the Wind (documentary short)
 
1989 To the Limit (documentary short)
 
1987 Island Child (documentary)
 
1984 Indonesia: Dance of Life (documentary short)
 
1984 Speed (documentary short)
 
1983 Behold Hawaii (documentary short)
 
1976 The Magic Rolling Board (documentary short)
 
1976 To Fly! (documentary short)
 
1973 Above San Francisco (documentary)
 
1972 Five Summer Stories (documentary)
 
1968 The Moods of Surfing (documentary short)
 
1967 Free and Easy (documentary)
 
Show ShowProducer (31 titles)
2016 Ocean Planet 3D (documentary) (producer) (in production)
 
2012 To the Arctic 3D (documentary) (producer)
 
2011 Arabia 3D (documentary short) (producer)
 
2010 MacGillivray Freeman's Arabia (documentary short) (producer)
 
2008 Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (documentary) (producer)
 
2007 The Alps (documentary) (producer)
 
2006 Greece: Secrets of the Past (documentary short) (producer)
 
2005 Adventure on the Nile (TV documentary) (producer)
 
2005 Mystery of the Nile (documentary) (producer)
 
2003 Top Speed (documentary short) (producer)
 
2003 Coral Reef Adventure (documentary) (producer)
 
2001 Journey Into Amazing Caves (documentary short) (producer)
 
2000 Adventures in Wild California (documentary short) (producer)
 
2000 Dolphins (documentary short) (producer)
 
1998 Everest (documentary short) (producer)
 
1996 The Magic of Flight (documentary short) (producer)
 
1995 Stormchasers (documentary short) (producer)
 
1995 The Living Sea (documentary short) (producer)
 
1994 Neighbors (documentary short) (producer)
 
1994 Yampa: The Untamed River (documentary short) (producer)
 
1993 The Discoverers (short) (producer)
 
1992 At Sea (documentary) (producer)
 
1989 Race the Wind (documentary short) (producer)
 
1989 To the Limit (documentary short) (producer)
 
1984 Indonesia: Dance of Life (documentary short) (producer)
 
1984 Speed (documentary short) (producer)
 
1983 Behold Hawaii (documentary short) (producer)
 
1978 Big Wednesday (producer: surfing sequences)
 
1976 The Magic Rolling Board (documentary short) (producer)
 
1976 To Fly! (documentary short) (producer)
 
1972 Five Summer Stories (documentary) (producer)
 
Show ShowCinematographer (16 titles)
2000 Adventures in Wild California (documentary short) (director of photography)
 
2000 Dolphins (documentary short)
 
1996 The Magic of Flight (documentary short) (director of photography)
 
1995 Stormchasers (documentary short) (director of photography)
 
1995 The Living Sea (documentary short) (director of photography)
 
1994 Yampa: The Untamed River (documentary short)
 
1989 Race the Wind (documentary short)
 
1987 Island Child (documentary)
 
1984 Speed (documentary short) (director of photography)
 
1983 Behold Hawaii (documentary short)
 
1976 The Magic Rolling Board (documentary short)
 
1976 Sky Riders
 
1972 Five Summer Stories (documentary)
 
1969 Follow Me (documentary)
 
1968 The Moods of Surfing (documentary short)
 
1967 Free and Easy (documentary)
 
Show ShowWriter (5 titles)
1984 Speed (documentary short) (conception and story)
 
1976 To Fly! (documentary short) (written by)
 
1976 Sky Riders (screenplay - uncredited)
 
1972 Five Summer Stories (documentary)
 
1967 Free and Easy (documentary)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (4 titles)
2001 Journey Into Amazing Caves (documentary short) (cinematographer: Arkansas)
 
1998 Everest (documentary short) (additional camera operator)
 
1980 The Shining (helicopter photographer - uncredited)
 
1973 Jonathan Livingston Seagull (camera operator: helicopter photography - as MacGillvray/Freeman)
 
Show ShowEditor (4 titles)
1976 The Magic Rolling Board (documentary short)
 
1976 To Fly! (documentary short)
 
1968 The Moods of Surfing (documentary short)
 
1967 Free and Easy (documentary)
 
Show ShowMiscellaneous Crew (1 title)
1976 Sky Riders (aerial action director)
 
Show ShowSelf (3 titles)
2013 Made in Hollywood: Teen Edition (TV series)
Himself
Directing 7 (2013) … Himself
 
2012 Made in Hollywood (TV series)
Himself
Episode #7.25 (2012) … Himself
 
1967 Free and Easy (documentary)
Himself/Narrator
 

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Alternate Names:

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Graduated from Newport Harbor High School in 1963 with Paul Le Mat. Others who have attended Newport High include Frank Marshall and Anthony Zerbe. See more »