# Alexander Gruszynski

Alexander Gruszynski (born June 19, 1950) is a Polish-American cinematographer, actor and film director. He attended the National Film School of Denmark, Copenhagen.
In 1985 Gruszynski moved to America and is now a member of the American Society of Cinematographers.

## Filmography
### Feature film

Cinematographer
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1979 | Achilleshælen er mit våben | Jytte Rex | With Dirk Brüel and Jytte Rex |
| 1980 | Next Stop Paradise | Jon Bang Carlsen | |
| 1981 | Belladonna | Jytte Rex | |
| 1983 | Udenrigskorrespondenten | Jørgen Leth | |
| 1984 | Almost You | Adam Brooks | |
| 1984 | The Oasis | Sparky Greene | |
| 1985 | Twisted | Adam Holender | |
| 1985 | Ofelia kommer til byen | Jon Bang Carlsen | |
| 1987 | Promised Land | Michael Hoffman | With Ueli Steiger |
| 1987 | Under Cover | John Stockwell | |
| 1988 | Time Out | Jon Bang Carlsen | |
| 1988 | Bad Dreams | Andrew Fleming | |
| 1990 | Tremors | Ron Underwood | |
| 1991 | Stone Cold | Craig R. Baxley | |
| 1993 | The Russian Singer | Morten Arnfred | |
| 1994 | Threesome | Andrew Fleming | |
| 1994 | I Like It Like That | Darnell Martin | |
| 1994 | The Pagemaster | Joe Johnston | Live-action scenes |
| 1995 | Angus | Patrick Read Johnson | |
| 1996 | The Craft | Andrew Fleming | |
| 1996 | Maximum Risk | Ringo Lam | |
| 1998 | 54 | Mark Christopher | |
| 1999 | Dick | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2001 | The Brothers | Gary Hardwick | |
| 2001 | Prison Song | Darnell Martin | |
| 2001 | Two Can Play That Game | Mark Brown | |
| 2003 | Deliver Us from Eva | Gary Hardwick | |
| 2003 | The In-Laws | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2006 | Five Fingers | Laurence Malkin | |
| 2007 | Nancy Drew | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2007 | This Christmas | Preston A. Whitmore II | |
| 2008 | Hamlet 2 | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2009 | Madea Goes to Jail | Tyler Perry | |
| 2009 | I Can Do Bad All by Myself | Tyler Perry | |
| 2010 | Kidnappet | Vibeke Muasya | |
| 2010 | For Colored Girls | Tyler Perry | |
| 2012 | Good Deeds | Tyler Perry | |
| 2012 | Madea's Witness Protection | Tyler Perry | |
| 2013 | Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor | Tyler Perry | |
| 2013 | Peeples | Tina Gordon Chism | |
| 2013 | A Madea Christmas | Tyler Perry | |
| 2014 | Barefoot | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2014 | The Single Moms Club | Tyler Perry | |
| 2018 | Ideal Home | Andrew Fleming | |
| 2018 | Music, War and Love | Martha Coolidge | |
| 2022 | Folklore Americana | Nell Teare | Short film |
Director
* Black Dawn (2005) (Direct-to-video)

### Television

TV movies
| Year | Title | Director |
| 1985 | Surviving: A Family in Crisis | Waris Hussein |
| 1985 | Murder: By Reason of Insanity [es] | Anthony Page |
| 1986 | Mafia Princess | Robert L. Collins |
| 1986 | A Fight for Jenny | Gilbert Moses |
| 1987 | The Last Innocent Man | Roger Spottiswoode |
| 1989 | Third Degree Burn | Roger Spottiswoode |
| 1990 | By Dawn's Early Light | Jack Sholder |
| 1991 | Cast a Deadly Spell | Martin Campbell |
| 1995 | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Paul Monash |
TV series
| Year | Title | Director | Notes |
| 1986 | Everyman | Jon Bang Carlsen | Episode "Phoenix Bird: The Tale of a Warrior" |
| 1989 | The Women of Brewster Place | Donna Deitch | Miniseries |
| 2000 | Grosse Pointe | Andrew Fleming | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2009 | Wallander | Charlotte Brändström | Episode "The Revenge" |
| 2014 | Bad Judge | Andrew Fleming Jake Szymanski Linda Mendoza | 4 episodes |
| 2018 | Insatiable | Andrew Fleming | Episode "Pilot" |
| 2018 | Conspiracy of Silence | Charlotte Brändström | 8 episodes |
| 2020 | Emily in Paris | Andrew Fleming Peter Lauer | 3 episodes |

## Awards and nominations

| Year | Award | Category | Title | Result |
| 1995 | American Society of Cinematographers | Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Nominated |
| 1995 | CableACE Award | Best Cinematography in a Movie or Miniseries | Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long | Nominated |
| 1977 | Bodil Awards | Best Cinematographer | Jenny | Won |
| 1993 | Camerimage | Golden Frog | The Russian Singer | Nominated |
| 1994 | Independent Spirit Awards | Best Cinematography | I Like It Like That | Nominated |
| 2017 | Cleveland International Film Festival | Jury Award | Tripolar | Nominated |