John Bailey

Personal Info

Know For

Camera

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-08-10 (81 years old)

Deathday

2023-11-10

Place of Birth

Moberly, Missouri, USA

John Bailey

Biography

John Ira Bailey (August 10, 1942 - November 10, 2023) was an American cinematographer and film director best known for his collaborations with directors Paul Schrader, Lawrence Kasdan, Michael Apted, and Ken Kwapis. In August 2017, Bailey was elected President of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for a four-year term.

Production

1993

Groundhog Day

as Director of Photography

1991

A Brief History of Time

as Director of Photography

1980

American Gigolo

as Director of Photography

2007

License to Wed

as Director of Photography

1987

Light of Day

as Director of Photography

1996

Extreme Measures

as Director of Photography

1982

Cat People

as Director of Photography

1985

Silverado

as Director of Photography

1994

Nobody's Fool

as Director of Photography

2005

Must Love Dogs

as Director of Photography

2008

Mad Money

as Director of Photography

1993

In the Line of Fire

as Director of Photography

1985

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

as Director of Photography

1999

The Out-of-Towners

as Director of Photography

2005

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

as Director of Photography

1983

The Big Chill

as Director of Photography

1994

China Moon

as Director

2005

The Producers

as Director of Photography

2002

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

as Director of Photography

2003

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

as Director of Photography

2001

Antitrust

as Director of Photography

2010

When in Rome

as Director of Photography

1971

Two-Lane Blacktop

as Assistant Camera

2004

1996

Passion

as Director of Photography

2013

The Way Way Back

as Director of Photography

2018

An Actor Prepares

as Director of Photography

1983

Without a Trace

as Director of Photography

1978

Days of Heaven

as Camera Operator

2009

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

as Director of Photography

1980

Ordinary People

as Director of Photography

1998

Always Outnumbered

as Director of Photography

2010

Ramona and Beezus

as Director of Photography

2002

Naqoyqatsi

as Camera Operator

1984

Racing with the Moon

as Director of Photography

1976

Welcome to L.A.

as Camera Operator

2022

Ten Tricks

as Director of Photography

1998

Living Out Loud

as Director of Photography

2006

The Architect

as Director of Photography

2014

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

as Director of Photography

2014

The Forger

as Director of Photography

1972

Premonition

as Director of Photography

1984

The Pope of Greenwich Village

as Director of Photography

2015

A Walk in the Woods

as Director of Photography

1981

Continental Divide

as Director of Photography

1997

As Good as It Gets

as Director of Photography

1980

City in Fear

as Director of Photography

1979

Boulevard Nights

as Director of Photography

2003

ADM: DOP

as Director of Photography

1982

That Championship Season

as Director of Photography

2007

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

as Director of Photography

2017

How to Be a Latin Lover

as Director of Photography

2013

Snake & Mongoose

as Director of Photography

2013

A.C.O.D.

as Director of Photography

2008

Over Her Dead Body

as Director of Photography

2004

Incident at Loch Ness

as Director of Photography

2000

Michael Jordan to the Max

as Director of Photography

1996

1978

A Question of Guilt

as Camera Operator

1987

Tough Guys Don't Dance

as Director of Photography

1981

Honky Tonk Freeway

as Director of Photography

2000

Via Dolorosa

as Director

1986

Crossroads

as Director of Photography

2001

The Anniversary Party

as Director of Photography

2012

Big Miracle

as Director of Photography

2010

Country Strong

as Director of Photography

2009

The Greatest

as Director of Photography

1988

The Accidental Tourist

as Director of Photography

1988

Vibes

as Director of Photography

1987

Swimming to Cambodia

as Director of Photography

1986

Brighton Beach Memoirs

as Director of Photography

1978

Battered

as Director of Photography

1978

The Mafu Cage

as Director of Photography

1975

Legacy

as Director of Photography

2002

The Kid Stays in the Picture

as Director of Photography

1999

Forever Mine

as Director of Photography

2009

He's Just Not That Into You

as Director of Photography

2019

Phil

as Director of Photography

2016

Burn Your Maps

as Director of Photography

1990

My Blue Heaven

as Director of Photography

1993

Desert Passion

as Director of Photography

1999

For Love of the Game

as Director of Photography

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