# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/david-millin
# Generated: 2026-08-12T18:45:17.230Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/david-millin"
name: "David Millin"
slug: "david-millin"
description: "David Millin was a South African film director, cinematographer and film producer. He has produced various Afrikaans and English films throughout his career. He has been a member of the American Society of Cinematographers since 1972, the first member from South Africa belonging to the organization. In 1994 he was honored by M-Net for his lifetime contribution to the industry and in 1997 he was also honored by SASC / Kodak for his contribution. He was famous for his spectacular depictions, large war scenes and his dry sense of humor."
tagline: "South African film director (1920-1999)"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "South Africa"
  isoCode: "ZA"
category:
  name: "Directors"
  slug: "directors"
profileType:
  name: "Movie Director"
  slug: "director"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33999"
birthDate: "1920-06-11"
deathDate: "1999-05-26"
livingStatus: "DECEASED"
scores:
  popularity:           35.12
  momentum:             0
  historical:           5.535601333333334
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     44.99999999999999
  profileCompleteness:  60
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "IMDB"
    url:       "https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0587806/"
    handle:    "nm0587806"
sources:
  - url: "https://ig.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millin"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millin"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%D9%8A%DA%A4%D9%8A%D8%AF_%D9%85%D9%8A%D9%84%D9%8A%D9%86"
    title: "ديڤيد ميلين"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://dag.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millin"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millin"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Millin"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13034562"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"
  - url: "https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1595132"
    title: "David Millin"
    type:  "DATABASE"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump