george buchan ogilvie (5 march 1931 – 5 april 2020) was an australian theatre and mivie director and actor. he most notably directed the adventure action movie "mad max beyond thunderdome" (1985) with george miller. he also directed movies such as "the place at the coast" (1987) and "the crossing" (1990). he served as a director at the melbourne theatre company and the south australian theatre company. he was also a freelance director for the australian opera and the australian ballet. his screen acting credits include "the dismissal" (1983) and "the water diviner" (2014).