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Cinematographer | Camera and Electrical Department | Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

As the son of an artist Robert was surrounded by art and images his whole life and began taking night courses in advanced photography while still a junior in high school. During that time he also became the Canadian Cycling Champion and a Canada Games Gold medalist but left a promising sporting career to pursue film exclusively... See full bio »

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in San Francisco, California, USA
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Robert McLachlan ASC with new Arri Alexa camera Robert McLachlan Robert McLachlan directing Sophie Tommy on set of The Golden Compass, Second Unit at Shepperton Studios, London. January 2007. Robert Mclachlan ASC,CSC with Tracy Ullman on set of "Once Upon A Mattress" 2005.
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2013 King & Maxwell (TV series) (filming)
– Wild Card (2013)
– Second Chances (2013)
 
2013 Game of Thrones (TV series)
– Mhysa (2013) (director of photography)
– The Rains of Castamere (2013) (director of photography)
 
2011-2012 The Secret Circle (TV series)
– Family (2012)
– Prom (2012)
– Traitor (2012)
– Crystal (2012)
– Sacrifice (2012) (as Rob McLachlan)
See all 21 episodes »
 
2010-2011 Human Target (TV series)
– Marshall Pucci (2011) (as Rob McLachlan)
– The Trouble with Harry (2011)
– Kill Bob (2011)
– Cool Hand Guerrero (2011)
– Imbroglio (2011) (as Bob McLachlan)
See all 24 episodes »
 
2011 Heavenly (TV movie)
 
2010 The Boy Who Cried Werewolf (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
2010 David and Goliath (short)
 
2010 Betwixt (TV movie)
 
2009 Harper's Island (TV series)
– Gasp (2009) (director of photography)
– Sigh (2009) (director of photography)
– Splash (2009) (director of photography)
– Snap (2009) (director of photography)
– Seep (2009) (director of photography)
See all 13 episodes »
 
2009 Dragonball: Evolution
 
2007 Bionic Woman (TV series)
– Faceoff (2007) (director of photography)
– Sisterhood (2007) (director of photography)
– Paradise Lost (2007) (director of photography)
 
2006 Black Christmas
 
2006 Final Destination 3 (director of photography)
 
2006 A Little Thing Called Murder (TV movie)
 
2005 Once Upon a Mattress (TV movie)
 
2005 King's Ransom
 
2005 Cursed
 
2004 The Robinsons: Lost in Space (TV movie)
 
2003 Tru Calling (TV series)
– Pilot (2003) (director of photography)
 
2003 Tarzan (TV series)
– Rules of Engagement (2003)
– Wages of Sin (2003)
– Secrets and Lies (2003)
– Pilot (2003)
 
2003 Out of Order (TV mini-series)
– Put Me in Order (2003)
– Follow the Rat (2003)
– Losing My Religion (2003)
– The Art of Loss (2003)
 
2003 Willard (director of photography)
 
2002 The New Beachcombers (TV movie)
 
2002 Pasadena (TV series)
– A Lie Worth Fighting For (2002) (director of photography / as Rob McLachlan)
– The Truth Hurts (2002) (director of photography / as Rob McLachlan)
 
2001 The One
 
2001 The Lone Gunmen (TV series)
– Pilot (2001) (director of photography)
 
2000 High Noon (TV movie) (director of photography)
 
2000 The New Adventures of Spin and Marty: Suspect Behavior (TV movie) (as Rob McLachlan)
 
2000 Final Destination (director of photography)
 
2000 A Vision of Murder: The Story of Donielle (TV movie)
 
1996-1999 Millennium (TV series)
– Goodbye to All That (1999) (director of photography)
– Via Dolorosa (1999) (director of photography)
– Nostalgia (1999)
– Seven and One (1999)
– Bardo Thodol (1999)
See all 65 episodes »
 
1996 Murder at My Door (TV movie)
 
1996 Abduction of Innocence (TV movie)
 
1995-1996 Strange Luck (TV series)
– Lightning Strikes (1996)
– Blinded by the Son (1996)
– In Sickness and in Wealth (1996)
– Wrong Number (1996)
– Healing Hands (1996)
See all 16 episodes »
 
1995 Courting Justice (TV movie)
 
1993-1995 The Commish (TV series)
– Off Broadway: Part 2 (1995) (director of photography)
– Off Broadway: Part 1 (1995) (director of photography)
– Brooklyn (1995) (director of photography)
– The Kid (1995) (director of photography)
– Letting Go (1995) (director of photography)
See all 44 episodes »
 
1993 Other Women's Children (TV movie)
 
1993 Cobra (TV series)
– Push It (1993) (director of photography)
 
1993 Adrift (TV movie)
 
1992-1993 The Odyssey (TV series)
– Welcome to the Tower (1993)
– The Brad Exchange (1993)
– In the Dark (1993)
– Galileo & the Gypsies (1992)
– Wanted (1992)
See all 12 episodes »
 
1992 Impolite
 
1992 Ellen's Story
 
1991 MacGyver (TV series)
– Hind-Sight (1991) (as Rob McLachlan)
– Trail of Tears (1991) (as Rob McLachlan)
 
1991 Northwood (TV series)
 
1991 Fish Wars (TV documentary)
 
1991 Changing Tides (TV documentary short)
 
1988-1990 The Beachcombers (TV series)
– Futures (1990)
– Constance (1990)
– Robokid (1990)
– Mutiny (1990)
– Skeletor and Weirdlyworks (1989)
See all 21 episodes »
 
1990 Max Glick (TV series)
 
1989 Killer Whales in the Wild (TV documentary short)
 
1989 Calgary '88: 16 Days of Glory (TV documentary)
 
1989 Neon Rider (TV series)
 
1987 Sea Hunt (TV series)
 
1986 Abducted
 
1985 The Magic Quilt (short)
 
Show ShowCamera and Electrical Department (20 titles)
2013 Game of Thrones (TV series) (additional photography - 2 episodes)
– The Bear and the Maiden Fair (2013) (additional photography)
– Walk of Punishment (2013) (additional photography)
 
2009 The Time Traveler's Wife (additional cinematographer)
 
2008 Journey to the Center of the Earth (additional photographer: miniatures unit, cinematographer: additional photography)
 
2007 The Golden Compass (director of photography: second unit)
 
2006 Saved (TV series) (additional photographer - 2 episodes)
– Secrets and Lies (2006) (additional photographer - as Rob McLachlan)
– Who Do You Trust? (2006) (additional photographer - as Rob McLachlan)
 
2003 My Boss's Daughter (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2003 Freddy vs. Jason (director of photography: second unit)
 
2002 Undercover Brother (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2001 Wolf Lake (TV series) (director of photography: second unit - 1 episode)
– Excitable Boy (2001) (director of photography: second unit)
 
2001 Thir13en Ghosts (director of photography: additional photography)
 
2001 American Outlaws (director of photography: second unit)
 
1994 My Name Is Kate (TV movie) (director of photography: additional photography - uncredited)
 
1992 Saviour of the Soul II (director of photography: additional photography)
 
1989-1991 MacGyver (TV series) (cinematographer: second unit - 36 episodes)
– Hind-Sight (1991) (cinematographer: second unit)
– Trail of Tears (1991) (cinematographer: second unit)
– Strictly Business (1991) (cinematographer: second unit)
– Faith, Hope & Charity (1991) (cinematographer: second unit)
– Blind Faith (1991) (cinematographer: second unit)
See all 36 episodes »
 
1991 Run (camera operator)
 
1990 Border Town (camera operator)
 
1989 Bordertown (TV series) (camera operator - 18 episodes)
– Keenan's Raiders (1989) (camera operator)
– Gold and Lead (1989) (camera operator)
– Vigilante (1989) (camera operator)
– Nahanni (1989) (camera operator)
– Craddock vs. Bennett (1989) (camera operator)
See all 18 episodes »
 
1988 Watchers (camera operator)
 
1988 The First Season (director of photography: additional photography)
 
1987 Sea Hunt (TV series) (camera operator)
 
2013 King & Maxwell (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode) (filming)
– Second Chances (2013) (second unit director)
 
2011 Human Target (TV series) (second unit director - 1 episode)
– Marshall Pucci (2011) (second unit director)
 
2009 Dragonball: Evolution (additional photography director)
 
2007 The Golden Compass (second unit director - uncredited)
 
Show ShowDirector (3 titles)
1991 Changing Tides (TV documentary short) (co-director)
 
1991 Fish Wars (TV documentary) (co-director)
 
1989 Killer Whales in the Wild (TV documentary short)
 
Show ShowWriter (1 title)
1989 Killer Whales in the Wild (TV documentary short)
 
Show ShowThanks (2 titles)
2010 David and Goliath (short) (special thanks)
 
2003 The Year of the Rat (video documentary) (very special thanks - as Rob McLachlan)
 
Show ShowSelf (11 titles)
2009 One by One: The Making of 'Harper's Island' (video short)
Himself (uncredited)
 
2008 No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (documentary)
Himself
 
2007 May All Your Christmases Be Black (video documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 What Have You Done?: The Remaking of 'Black Christmas' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2006 Kill Shot: The Making of 'FD3' (video documentary)
Himself - Director of Photography
 
2006 Cinematographer Style (documentary)
Himself
 
2006 Death's Design: Making 'Final Destination 3' (TV documentary short)
Himself
 
2004 End Game: Making 'Millennium' Season Three (video documentary short)
Himself - Cinematographer
 
2004 Order in Chaos: Making Millennium - Season One (video documentary)
Himself
 
2003 The Year of the Rat (video documentary)
Himself - Director of Photography (as Rob McLachlan)
 
2001 WTHC: The Making of 'How High' (TV documentary short)
Himslrf (uncredited)
 

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Robert McLachlan, ASC / CSC - Demo Reel 2 -- Short montage sample reel drawn from very diverse projects. MacGyver: Season 6: Episode 21 -- MacGyver and Pete Thornton reminisce about past adventures as Pete prepares for eye surgery to treat his glaucoma. No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos -- NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY: LASZLO AND VILMOS. The lifelong friendship of the great cinematographers Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond and their impact on American cinema. As film students in Hungary, Laszlo and Vilmos took to the war-torn streets of Budapest to shoot footage of the Russian invasion, and subsequently volunteered to smuggle it out of the country. Barely escaping with their lives, the two friends fled to America and settled in Hollywood, eventually saving enough money to buy their own 16mm camera. After working on a string of low-budget horror and biker movies, both men soon rose to prominence in the late 60's and 70's, shooting the films that defined what came to be known as the American New Wave: Easy Rider, Five Easy Pieces, McCabe and Mrs. Miller, Deliverance, Paper Moon, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and more. Working with directors including Robert Altman, Bob Rafelson, Peter Bogdanovich, and Martin Scorsese, they helped create a new American film aesthetic, and pioneered innovative, fearless ways to tell stories. “When it comes to Laszlo Kovacs and Vilmos Zsigmond, it's clear that the American New Wave of the late 1960's and early '70s wouldn't have flowered as it did without them." – Leonard Maltin Told through interviews with Laszlo (who died in 2007) and Vilmos, as well as directors including Rafelson, Bogdanovich, John Boorman, Graeme Clifford, Richard Donner, William Richert, Mark Rydell, composer John Williams and actors such as Jon Voight, Peter Fonda, Sandra Bullock, Karen Black, Dennis Hopper and Sharon Stone, NO SUBTITLES NECESSARY is an intimate portrait of two giants of modern imagemaking and their deep bond of brotherhood that transcended every imaginable boundary. Two heroes. One road.
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6' 2" (1.88 m)
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Former holder of numerous cycling titles including Canadian Junior Road Racing Champion and Canada Games Gold Medalist. Father of Writer/Producer Morgan McLachlan and Visual Effects artist, Claire McLachlan. See more »

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