Personal Information

Known ForCamera

GenderMale

Born / DiedAug 10, 1942 (Died at 81)

Zodiac Sign♌Leo

Place of BirthMoberly, Missouri, USA

Career Span1971 – 2023

Known Credits90 Titles

Official Links

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CameraPopularity Score 0.8

John Bailey

Also known as:John Ira Bailey

Total Works

89 movies • 1 shows

Avg Rating

6.3 / 10

across rated releases

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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.

Signature Roles & Milestones

Top-rated highlights from John Bailey's career

7.6

Groundhog Day

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

As Good as It Gets

1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

He's Just Not That Into You

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 90 titles featuring John Bailey

7.6

Groundhog Day

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

As Good as It Gets

1997•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

He's Just Not That Into You

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.1

The Way Way Back

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

In the Line of Fire

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants

2005•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

When in Rome

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

Days of Heaven

1978•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.7

License to Wed

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Silverado

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Ramona and Beezus

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

A Walk in the Woods

2015•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

American Gigolo

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Mad Money

2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Ordinary People

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

The Big Chill

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

How to Be a Latin Lover

2017•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Cat People

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Antitrust

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

The Angriest Man in Brooklyn

2014•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

The Producers

2005•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.7

Big Miracle

2012•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

Must Love Dogs

2005•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.4

Crossroads

1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

Over Her Dead Body

2008•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

For Love of the Game

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

The Death and Life of Bobby Z

2007•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

The Forger

2014•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.8

Mishima: A Life in Four Chapters

1985•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Extreme Measures

1996•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.9

Nobody's Fool

1994•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

A.C.O.D.

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

My Blue Heaven

1990•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Country Strong

2010•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

The Accidental Tourist

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

The Out-of-Towners

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Two-Lane Blacktop

1971•movie

Role: Assistant Camera

6.2

The Greatest

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

The Pope of Greenwich Village

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.2

Naqoyqatsi

2002•movie

Role: Camera Operator

6.1

China Moon

1994•movie

Role: Director

7.2

A Brief History of Time

1991•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.1

Continental Divide

1981•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing

2004•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

The Kid Stays in the Picture

2002•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.3

Racing with the Moon

1984•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

Incident at Loch Ness

2004•movie

as Self - Crew of Herzog in Wonderland

5.6

The Anniversary Party

2001•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.6

Vibes

1988•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.1

Brief Interviews with Hideous Men

2009•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

Boulevard Nights

1979•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.5

Light of Day

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.8

And the Oscar Goes To...

2014•movie

as Self

5.3

Forever Mine

1999•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.7

Tough Guys Don't Dance

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.0

Living Out Loud

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.6

Brighton Beach Memoirs

1986•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Visions of Light

1992•movie

as Self

6.9

Burn Your Maps

2016•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.2

Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché

2018•movie

as Self

5.7

The Architect

2006•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.5

Michael Jordan to the Max

2000•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.8

An Actor Prepares

2018•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.4

Without a Trace

1983•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.4

Always Outnumbered

1998•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.9

The Mafu Cage

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

4.8

Phil

2019•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.3

Honky Tonk Freeway

1981•movie

Role: Director of Photography

7.0

Swimming to Cambodia

1987•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.0

Welcome to L.A.

1976•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.0

Snake & Mongoose

2013•movie

Role: Director of Photography

6.5

Passion

1996•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.2

That Championship Season

1982•movie

Role: Director of Photography

5.7

City in Fear

1980•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.4

Image Makers: The Adventures of America's Pioneer Cinematographers

2019•movie

as Self

4.4

Ten Tricks

2022•movie

Role: Director of Photography

3.5

Desert Passion

1993•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.2

The Search for Signs of Intelligent Life in the Universe

1991•movie

Role: Director

7.0

A Question of Guilt

1978•movie

Role: Camera Operator

5.5

Premonition

1972•movie

Role: Director of Photography

9.0

'N Sync: Bigger Than Live

2001•movie

Role: Director

7.0

ADM: DOP

2003•movie

Role: Director of Photography

8.0

Via Dolorosa

2000•movie

Role: Director

9.0

Battered

1978•movie

Role: Director of Photography

Glamour and Tension: John Bailey on Notorious

2019•movie

as Self

Midnight Men: A John Schlesinger and Michael Childers Story

movie

Making Mishima

2008•movie

1 eps

Dani&Flo con Lara Álvarez

2017•series

as Self - Interviewee