Personal Info

Known For

Camera

Known Credits

Gender

Male

Birthday

1942-08-10

Deathday

2023-11-10 (81 years old)

Place of Birth

Moberly, Missouri, USA

Also Known As

John Ira Bailey

John Bailey

Biography

John Ira Bailey 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

5.8%

Incident at Loch Ness

Dec 17, 2004

7.0%

And the Oscar Goes To...

Feb 1, 2014

7.0%

Visions of Light

Sep 17, 1992

7.3%

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

Dec 7, 2018

8.4%

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

Nov 6, 2019

0.0%

Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious

Jan 16, 2019

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Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

CaS

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Casting a Shadow

Dec 6, 2019

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Making Mishima

Aug 1, 2008

JBo

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John Bailey on Freddie Francis

Sep 23, 2014

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Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

Feb 27, 2017

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Midnight Men - A John Schlesinger & Michael Childers Story

2019		Casting a Shadow
2019		Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers as Self
2019		Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious as Self

2018

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché as Self

2017

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez as Self - Interviewee

2014		John Bailey on Freddie Francis as Self
2014		And the Oscar Goes To... as Self

2008

Making Mishima

2004

Incident at Loch Ness as Self - Crew of Herzog in Wonderland

1992

Visions of Light as Self

Camera

2022

Ten Tricks as Director of Photography

2019

Phil as Director of Photography

2018

An Actor Prepares as Director of Photography

2017

How to Be a Latin Lover as Director of Photography

2016

Burn Your Maps as Director of Photography

2015

A Walk in the Woods as Director of Photography

2014		The Forger as Director of Photography
2014		The Angriest Man in Brooklyn as Director of Photography

2013		A.C.O.D. as Director of Photography
2013		Snake & Mongoose as Director of Photography
2013		The Way Way Back as Director of Photography

2012

Big Miracle as Director of Photography

2010		Country Strong as Director of Photography
2010		Ramona and Beezus as Director of Photography
2010		When in Rome as Director of Photography

2009		Brief Interviews with Hideous Men as Director of Photography
2009		The Greatest as Director of Photography
2009		He's Just Not That Into You as Director of Photography

2008		Over Her Dead Body as Director of Photography
2008		Mad Money as Director of Photography

2007		The Death and Life of Bobby Z as Director of Photography
2007		License to Wed as Director of Photography

2006

The Architect as Director of Photography

2005		The Producers as Director of Photography
2005		Must Love Dogs as Director of Photography
2005		The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants as Director of Photography

2004		Incident at Loch Ness as Director of Photography
2004		The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing as Director of Photography

2003		ADM: DOP as Director of Photography
2003		How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days as Director of Photography

2002		Naqoyqatsi as Camera Operator
2002		The Kid Stays in the Picture as Director of Photography
2002		Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood as Director of Photography

2001		The Anniversary Party as Director of Photography
2001		Antitrust as Director of Photography

2000

Michael Jordan to the Max as Director of Photography

1999		Forever Mine as Director of Photography
1999		For Love of the Game as Director of Photography
1999		The Out-of-Towners as Director of Photography

1998		Living Out Loud as Director of Photography
1998		Always Outnumbered as Director of Photography

1997

As Good as It Gets as Director of Photography

1996		Passion as Director of Photography
1996		Extreme Measures as Director of Photography

1994

Nobody's Fool as Director of Photography

1993		Desert Passion as Director of Photography
1993		In the Line of Fire as Director of Photography
1993		Groundhog Day as Director of Photography

1991

A Brief History of Time as Director of Photography

1990

My Blue Heaven as Director of Photography

1988		The Accidental Tourist as Director of Photography
1988		Vibes as Director of Photography

1987		Tough Guys Don't Dance as Director of Photography
1987		Swimming to Cambodia as Director of Photography
1987		Light of Day as Director of Photography

1986		Brighton Beach Memoirs as Director of Photography
1986		Crossroads as Director of Photography

1985		Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters as Director of Photography
1985		Silverado as Director of Photography

1984		The Pope of Greenwich Village as Director of Photography
1984		Racing with the Moon as Director of Photography

1983		The Big Chill as Director of Photography
1983		Without a Trace as Director of Photography

1982		That Championship Season as Director of Photography
1982		Cat People as Director of Photography

1981		Continental Divide as Director of Photography
1981		Honky Tonk Freeway as Director of Photography

1980		Ordinary People as Director of Photography
1980		City in Fear as Director of Photography
1980		American Gigolo as Director of Photography

1979

Boulevard Nights as Director of Photography

1978		Battered as Director of Photography
1978		Days of Heaven as Camera Operator
1978		The Mafu Cage as Director of Photography
1978		A Question of Guilt as Camera Operator