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Michael Boland(1949-2025)

  • Cinematographer
  • Camera and Electrical Department
  • Director
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Michael Boland was born on 16 December 1949 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He was a cinematographer and director, known for Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992), The Nature of Things (1960) and In the Shadow of a Saint: The Ken Wiwa Story (2000). He died on 5 October 2025 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
BornDecember 16, 1949
DiedOctober 5, 2025(75)
BornDecember 16, 1949
DiedOctober 5, 2025(75)
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  • Won 1 Primetime Emmy
    • 3 wins & 2 nominations total

Known for

Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World (1992)
Millennium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
6.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
  • 1992
Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)
The Nature of Things
8.3
TV Series
  • Cinematographer
In the Shadow of a Saint: The Ken Wiwa Story
TV Movie
  • Cinematographer
  • 2000
Canada's National Parks (2020)
Canada's National Parks
7.4
TV Mini Series
  • Director

Credits

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Cinematographer

  • Six femmes sur la planète des grands singes (2020)
    Six femmes sur la planète des grands singes
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2020
  • Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)
    The Nature of Things
    8.3
    TV Series
    • director of photography
    • Cinematographer
    • 2014–2019
  • Political Blind Date
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • Pixelated Heroes (2017)
    Pixelated Heroes
    8.6
    • Cinematographer
    • 2017
  • War Story (2012)
    War Story
    7.4
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2012–2014
  • Sector Sarajevo (2013)
    Sector Sarajevo
    7.8
    • Cinematographer
    • 2013
  • A Promise Is a Promise
    • Cinematographer
    • 2010
  • Empire of the Word
    7.0
    TV Mini Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2009
  • The Al Qaeda Code (2008)
    The Al Qaeda Code
    6.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • Out in the Cold
    TV Series
    • Cinematographer
    • 2008
  • The Climb (2007)
    The Climb
    7.4
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2007
  • Riddle of the Polar Sky
    8.0
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
  • Tanker Time Bomb
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2005
  • Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music (2004)
    Sarah McLachlan: A Life of Music
    • Cinematographer
    • 2004
  • Jean's Marines
    TV Movie
    • Cinematographer
    • 2003

Camera and Electrical Department

  • Political Blind Date
    TV Series
    • assistant camera
    • 2019
  • Women Behind the Badge
    TV Series
    • additional cinematographer (uncredited)
    • 2005
  • Film Club (2002)
    Film Club
    TV Movie
    • additional camera
    • 2002
  • Legends of Hockey (1996)
    Legends of Hockey
    9.0
    TV Movie
    • still photographer
    • 1996
  • Savage Skies (1996)
    Savage Skies
    7.6
    TV Movie
    • camera operator
    • 1996
  • Ron Graham in God's Dominion: Spiritual Seekers (1993)
    God's Dominion: Spiritual Seekers
    • additional cinematography
    • 1993

Director

  • Niobe Thompson and Sarika Suzuki in The Nature of Things (1960)
    The Nature of Things
    8.3
    TV Series
    • co-director
    • 2014
  • Canada's National Parks (2020)
    Canada's National Parks
    7.4
    TV Mini Series
    • Director
    • 2004

Personal details

  • Born
    • December 16, 1949
    • Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • Died
    • October 5, 2025
    • Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Did you know

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    Was a professional hockey player during the 1970s, most notably playing two games with the Stanley Cup champion Philadelphia Flyers in 1975.

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