John Bailey
- Known for
- Camera
- Born
- 10 August 1942 · Moberly, Missouri, USA
- Died
- 10 November 2023
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.
Known for
Acting 10
- 2026Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story
- 2019Casting a Shadow
- 2019Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers as Self
- 2019Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious as Self
- 2018Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self
- 2014John Bailey on Freddie Francis as Self
- 2014And the Oscar Goes To... as Self
- 2008Making Mishima
- 2004Incident at Loch Ness as Self - Crew of Herzog in Wonderland
- 1992Visions of Light as Self
Camera 79
- 2022Ten Tricks · director of photography
- 2019Phil · director of photography
- 2018An Actor Prepares · director of photography
- 2017How to Be a Latin Lover · director of photography
- 2016Burn Your Maps · director of photography
- 2015A Walk in the Woods · director of photography
- 2014The Forger · director of photography
- 2014The Angriest Man in Brooklyn · director of photography
- 2013A.C.O.D. · director of photography
- 2013Snake & Mongoose · director of photography
- 2013The Way Way Back · director of photography
- 2012Big Miracle · director of photography
- 2010Country Strong · director of photography
- 2010Ramona and Beezus · director of photography
- 2010When in Rome · director of photography
- 2009Brief Interviews with Hideous Men · director of photography
- 2009The Greatest · director of photography
- 2009He's Just Not That Into You · director of photography
- 2008Over Her Dead Body · director of photography
- 2008Mad Money · director of photography
- 2007The Death and Life of Bobby Z · director of photography
- 2007License to Wed · director of photography
- 2006The Architect · director of photography
- 2005The Producers · director of photography
- 2005Must Love Dogs · director of photography
- 2005The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants · director of photography
- 2004Incident at Loch Ness · director of photography
- 2004The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing · director of photography
- 2003ADM: DOP · director of photography
- 2003How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days · director of photography
- 2002Naqoyqatsi · camera operator
- 2002The Kid Stays in the Picture · director of photography
- 2002Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood · director of photography
- 2001The Anniversary Party · director of photography
- 2001Antitrust · director of photography
- 2000Michael Jordan to the Max · director of photography
- 1999For Love of the Game · director of photography
- 1999Forever Mine · director of photography
- 1999The Out-of-Towners · director of photography
- 1998Living Out Loud · director of photography
- 1998Always Outnumbered · director of photography
- 1997As Good as It Gets · director of photography
- 1996Passion · director of photography
- 1996Extreme Measures · director of photography
- 1994Nobody's Fool · director of photography
- 1993Desert Passion · director of photography
- 1993In the Line of Fire · director of photography
- 1993Groundhog Day · director of photography
- 1991A Brief History of Time · director of photography
- 1990My Blue Heaven · director of photography
- 1988The Accidental Tourist · director of photography
- 1988Vibes · director of photography
- 1987Tough Guys Don't Dance · director of photography
- 1987Swimming to Cambodia · director of photography
- 1987Light of Day · director of photography
- 1986Brighton Beach Memoirs · director of photography
- 1986Crossroads · director of photography
- 1985Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters · director of photography
- 1985Silverado · director of photography
- 1984The Pope of Greenwich Village · director of photography
- 1984Racing with the Moon · director of photography
- 1983The Big Chill · director of photography
- 1983Without a Trace · director of photography
- 1982That Championship Season · director of photography
- 1982Cat People · director of photography
- 1981Continental Divide · director of photography
- 1981Honky Tonk Freeway · director of photography
- 1980Ordinary People · director of photography
- 1980City in Fear · director of photography
- 1980American Gigolo · director of photography
- 1979Boulevard Nights · director of photography
- 1978Battered · director of photography
- 1978Days of Heaven · camera operator
- 1978The Mafu Cage · director of photography
- 1978A Question of Guilt · camera operator
- 1976Welcome to L.A. · camera operator
- 1975Legacy · director of photography
- 1972Premonition · director of photography
- 1971Two-Lane Blacktop · assistant camera
Directing 5
- 2001'N Sync: Bigger Than Live · director
- 2000Via Dolorosa · director
- 1996Mariette in Ecstasy · director
- 1994China Moon · director
- 1991The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe · director