Alexander Witt
Alexander Witt
Biography
Alexander B. Witt (born 1952) is a Chilean Hollywood filmmaker who has worked mostly as a camera operator and second unit director. His feature directorial debut came in 2004 with Resident Evil: Apocalypse, based on the popular Capcom video game series. Witt also became the 2nd unit director on the James Bond movie Casino Royale in 2006. From a 2004 interview on IGN, he says this about his history: "I was born in Chile, the third generation of Germans there. And, we moved to Mexico, from Mexico in '73 I moved to Europe, where I started working in film. I started with Arriflex, the company that makes the cameras. I was there for a year and I did kind of a trainee type of year where I was in the sound department, in the lab, in the studio working with the actual productions and also assembling cameras. And then I moved to Europe, where I lived three years, and then, back in '76, I did my first movie as a camera assistant, which was 21 Hours at Munich. And then, I kept on going, I moved up to focus puller or first AC, and then operating and then DP-ing. And then I was DP-ing commercials and then I started directing commercials in the late 80's and beginning of [the] 90's. I was working with Jan and doing his second unit as a DP while he was a DP He is the one that really gave me the break on Speed 1 to start directing second unit." Description above from the Wikipedia article Alexander Witt, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Known For
Personal Info
Known For
Camera
Known Credits
102
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-04-10 (73 years old)
Place of Birth
Santiago, Chile
Acting

2008

James Bond in the Bahamas as Not available

2004

Resident Evil: Apocalypse as Umbrella Sniper (uncredited)

2004

Game Babes as Self

1999

Inspector Gadget as Wet, Green Businessman
Crew

2024

Sayen: The Huntress Director

2023

Sayen Director

2023

Sayen: Desert Road Director

2023

Ferrari Second Unit Director

2023

Fast X Second Unit Director

2023

Fast X Second Unit Director of Photography

2023

Ferrari Second Unit Director of Photography

2021

Jungle Cruise Second Unit Director

2021

No Time to Die Second Unit Director

2021

Jungle Cruise Second Unit Director of Photography

2021

No Time to Die Second Unit Director of Photography

2018

Avengers: Infinity War Second Unit Director

2018

Bird Box Second Unit Director

2018

Avengers: Infinity War Second Unit Director of Photography

2018

Bird Box Second Unit Director of Photography

2017

First They Killed My Father Second Unit Director of Photography

2015

Cinderella Second Unit Director

2015

Cinderella Second Unit Director of Photography

2015

Terminator Genisys Second Unit Director

2015

Spectre Second Unit Director

2015

Terminator Genisys Second Unit Director of Photography

2015

Spectre Second Unit Director of Photography

2014

Hercules Second Unit Director

2014

Kick Director of Photography

2014

Hercules Second Unit Director of Photography

2012

Safe House Second Unit Director of Photography

2012

Skyfall Second Unit Director

2012

Safe House Second Unit Director

2012

Skyfall Second Unit Director of Photography

2011

X-Men: First Class Second Unit Director

2011

Fast Five Second Unit Director

2011

Fast Five Second Unit Director of Photography

2011

X-Men: First Class Second Unit Director of Photography

2010

The Town Second Unit Director of Photography

2010

Robin Hood Second Unit Director of Photography

2010

The Town Second Unit Director

2010

Robin Hood Second Unit Director

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Second Unit Director of Photography

2010

Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Second Unit Director

2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Second Unit Director of Photography

2009

The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 Second Unit Director

2008

Body of Lies Director of Photography

2008

Fool's Gold Second Unit Director

2007

American Gangster Second Unit Director

2006

She's the Man Second Unit Director

2006

Casino Royale Second Unit Director of Photography

2006

Casino Royale Second Unit Director

2005

Æon Flux Second Unit Director

2004

Hidalgo Second Unit Director

2003

The Italian Job Second Unit Director

2003

Daredevil Second Unit Director

2003

Daredevil Second Unit Director of Photography

2003

Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl Second Unit Director of Photography

2002

xXx Second Unit Director

2002

The Bourne Identity Second Unit Director

2002

The Bourne Identity Second Unit Director of Photography

2002

xXx Second Unit Director of Photography

2001

Hannibal Second Unit Director

2001

Hannibal Second Unit Director of Photography

2001

Black Hawk Down Second Unit Director

2000

Gladiator Second Unit Director

2000

Gladiator Second Unit Director of Photography

2000

Remember the Titans Second Unit Director of Photography

1999

Forces of Nature Second Unit Director

1999

Inspector Gadget Second Unit Director

1999

Forces of Nature Second Unit Director of Photography

1997

The Postman Second Unit Director

1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control Second Unit Director

1996

Twister Second Unit Director

1995

Money Train Second Unit Director

1994

Speed Second Unit Director

1991

Thelma & Louise Camera Operator

1990

The Hunt for Red October Second Unit Director of Photography

1989

Black Rain Camera Operator

NaN

Feathering the Wind Director

1997

Speed 2: Cruise Control Second Unit Director of Photography

1996

Twister Second Unit Director of Photography

1995

Just Cause Second Unit Director of Photography

1995

Under Siege 2: Dark Territory Additional Photography

1995

Money Train Second Unit Director of Photography

1993

Short Cuts Camera Operator

1992

Lethal Weapon 3 Second Unit Director of Photography

1992

Chaplin Second Unit Director of Photography

1989

Always Second Unit Director of Photography

1988

The Boost Camera Operator

1987

Who's That Girl Camera Operator

1986

The Boss' Wife Camera Operator

1985

The Jewel of the Nile Second Unit Director of Photography

1984

Pope John Paul II "B" Camera Operator

1983

Cujo First Assistant Camera

1982

Slapstick of Another Kind Camera Operator

1981

Night of Destiny Director of Photography

1979

The Third Generation Assistant Camera