Douglas Slocombe OBE, B.S.C., A.S.C. (born February 10, 1913) is a British cinematographer who has enjoyed a long career in the British film industry. His many films as director of photography include Robbery (1967), The Italian Job (1969), Nijinsky (1980), the James Bond film Never Say Never Again in 1983, and the first three Indiana Jones films between 1981 and 1989.
His early films as cinematographer included many of the most famous Ealing comedies, such as Kind Hearts and Coronets (1949), The Man in the White Suit (1951), The Lavender Hill Mob (1951), and The Titfield Thunderbolt (1953).
He has been nominated for an Academy Award on three occasions, for Travels with My Aunt (1973), Julia (1977), and Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981). He also won the BAFTA Award for best cinematography for Julia, The Great Gatsby (1974) and The Servant (1963), and was nominated for Guns at Batasi (1964), The Blue Max (1966), The Lion in Winter (1968), Travels with My Aunt (1973), Jesus Christ Superstar (1973), Rollerball (1975), Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom (1984).
He has also won the British Society of Cinematographers Award five times, as well as its Lifetime Achievement Award in 1995.
He was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2008 New Year Honours.
Member of jury at the Cannes Film Festival in 1981
Famous for never using a light meter on the set of "Raiders Of The Lost Ark".
